Evening star., 1939-08-31

a recent morn, led him to the tele-
phone, led him to call another lad
in the Metronome Room crew, an
nouncing that he. Forti, was Glenn
Miller and wanted the chap to come
down for an addition, that he had
an opening for him. The sleepy
musician believed it all for a while,
finally retaliated by making a break
fast date with Forti's newly acquired
| flancee.
''@ Pete Macias and Ford Min
nick, manager Of Hotel 2400 have
agreed that it will be very fine for
Pete and his crew to stay on for
another year at the Lounge Riviera.
Peggy Townsend, back from Reho-
both, turned up there that very
night to agree also that it would
be fine for the Macias music to stay.
So did Kitty Fuqua. And scads of
other people who find the Lounge
the best excuse in the world for
staying out of bed Another
sign of approaching fall is the Carl
tons Frank Swadley, returned from
his vacation in frisky and resplend-
ent garb. full of plans for Shar-
Zads opening night Chicago
raises lots of pretty girls, if that
isn't changing the subject too far
for three little dots. Muriel Kret-
low, who grooms them out there for
night club floor shows, has sent
SIX more to the Lotus to do some
bright and tricky routines and gen.
orally improve on the scenery.
It's much fun at the Madril-
lon when that orchestra of Carr
Van Sickler and Don Shook goes
slightly "Helkapoppin" in mood
while taking some swing ditty
apart :. Exhibitionist of the week
was that lad who fell on his face
on a dance floor, made a great
show of clenching painfully
sprained arm in agony for awhile
then decided he wanted to play the
drums-and forgot to clench the
arm in pain And the pun of
the week was the Madrillon's Hugh
Barteman's. Met with a panied
expression for an ancient gag. he
just shrugged "Oh, we'll, those Jokes
stick around-revival of the fittest.
you know" Louis Armstrong
brings his trumpet and his swing
crew to town Saturday night for
two moonlight cruises on the S. S.
Potomac :. And Cecil Golly brings
his orchestra and Nancy Gay back
70 Glen Echo's Spanish Garden
Ballroom Monday night Odd
requests seldom throw an orchestra
leader of stride. Chet de Chastain
didn't even hesitate when a Middle
Westerner at the Metronome Room
asked for "'Cut Down the Old Pine
Tree in jig-time." The boys Just
played it, with Penny Ford and
Bob HOLDEN singing, and before the
evening was ended there were a
dozen requests to repeat it.
Somehow in the mail to
the night club department is a
note reading, Dear Jim: Please do
not make mention of the fact that
Dick Gardner has been playing at
his own Club Ha-Cha on the Fred
erick road this summer. Thanks"
The night club department is not |
named Jim, so if there's anybody
named Jim listening, who might go
around mentioning this, don't do it.
Supper Club Notes
Anchor Room-Lounge at the
Annapolis Hotel; no dancing, but
entertainment by Matt Windsor and
his accordion.
Bamboo Garden-Floor shows at
l, 7:3O and II. featuring AL Norton,
dancing to Norton music; minimum
charge.
Hamilton Hotel-Milton Davis and
the orchestra play for dancing in
the Rainbow Room from until 7
and from 10 until /.
Hay-Adams House-Dinner music
nightly by Larry Hendrick at the
Hammond organ.
Hi-Hat Lounge-At the Ambassa-
dor Hotel, entertainment nightly by
Angie Rodante and the Jack Man.
ming string quartet.
L0tus-Shows, featuring several /
acts and chorus, at /, 7:3O and
1880 pm; dancing to Bill Strick-
lands Orchestra; minimum charge.
Lounge Riviera-Gay and init
mate spot at 2400 Sixteenth street,
with dancing until 2, with music by
Pete Macias and his orchestra.
Madrillon-Spanish and American
cuisine; dancing, 7:30 until 1:3O, to