Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-13
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places
By the Spectator
By the Spectator
Trade Mark REGISTERED o. 9. Patent Once

Those enthusiastic advance re-
ports about Luba Malina, the Rus
sian Troika's new chanteuse, were
all wrong. They were all wrong
because they missed-by at least
10 miles-being enthusiastic enough.
Miss Malina is terrific, magnificent,
stupendous and all the other adjec-
tives in the book meaning hooray,
WOW and oboyoboy! /! Her roper
toire at the moment ranges from
Say 81. 81" to La Cucuracha" to
"Bublichki" to Dark Eyes" and will
embrace more as soon as she has
time to rehearse more. 1t will
embrace more because the people
who listen are going to demand
more. She doesn't sing a song; she
sets it on fire. The Troika hat
check girl says Luba leaves some OF
the patrons completely speeches.
and we trust the information of our
favorite hat-check girl. Anyhow.
If Luba Malina translates into Eng
lish as Love Raspberry" we GER
tainly are not crazy enough to take
vanilla.
$50 hoy. we finally got it" says
the Madrillon's Carr Van Sickler
as he breezes past. Got what?"
he is asked, but he is at the piano
Next it's oDn Shook, who sails by
chanting, 1--WE got new one that's
the nuts" He says no more and
goes off to chew on a saXophone
Then somebody else calls from the
bandstand, Wanna see some swell
lyrics? Take look at these" He
losses sheet of music down
They're all right" We finally ad-
NIT. Why don't you play it?'
I'VE just did," growls Carr. That
was it, We'll. play it again"
Nuts" he says politely, IF you
want to hear it, 60 down to the
corner and put nickel in the
machine. The name of it is And
the Angels Sing It's better on the
machine anyhow on account OF
Goodman plays it a little better
than we do" He plays a few bars
OF the next tune, then turns around
again to warn, But wait till we get
our own arrangement made"
And there can be no doubt
about it, And the Angels Sing" is
on the way to the top; is really max
ing an impression. It made a beauti-
full impression on one lass. Out at
the Lounge Riviera the other eve
Pete Macias and the lads were in
the midst of one of those sessions
with old-time hits-ditties that spell
nostalgia for some and to others
sound brand-neW. Can you," the
lass asked Pete, play Suddenly"
Pete pondered. "Oh, I know he
finally decided. Its that old Fol-
lies tune" The boys broke into
Suddenly" That is not it," the
young lady announced. 1T GER
tainly u.s." Mr.. M. maintained. But
she was firm. 1T is not. I mean
Suddenly It's something about 7
looked at you and suddenly the an
gels sang"
= 1t was reported as an argu-
ment, but you'll have to decide for
us who won. Those old beauty ex-
perts, Earl Carroll and Count Toma-
deli, were the participants.
Said Mr.. Carroll. at the Shore
ham Blue Room to see Dorothy
Stone and Charles Collins dance,
II have the three most beautiful
cigarette girls in the country I'M
der contract"
Said Sr. Tomadelli, You have
maybe the three next best. Give a
look"
And just then platinum tressed
Fleda Foster hove into view.
Well" Mr. c. admitted, "she Is
a bit all right, she is
Tonight is the night Nor
mandy Farm goes Spanish or Cuban
or something tropical, with its
rumba- tango dinner dance. Rene
Vale and his orchestra will supply
the music and Ethel Fistere and
some of her dancing instructors will
be on hand to guide fedgling rum
ba and tango flights :. Good news
for every one who likes to watch a