The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1940-05-11

international crowd "Bricktop'
Smith, Queen of Montemarte, Ameri-
can night life sector of Paris, who had
entertained DIR. R. many times during
his trips. . 'Brick" was postmaster
hostess, Chancellor and Premier of the
gang . beside the Black & White
Scotch and Four Roses Hitler
Maginot Line, Chamberlain, Norway
and MussOlini and other war talk
pro and con the jam session ended
more or less peaceful Mona Davis.
another late European" gave her
version of the Russians and of
course | had my say as | was also an
ltlnerant visitor "over-there" before
the gang knew where the Ocean
waved . during the World War
LES THEATRISTS CLUB . art
lists of the stage presented their first
of series of swanky cocktail parties
Sunday Afternoon, at Jock Miller's
Tavern, 2350-7th Avenue formerly
Yeah NAM. . Not stage play but It
was "played" in the correct tempo of
the following: Josephine Hall-Smitb.
Hot Mikado;" Alberta Pryme. Cafe
Society; Wilhelmina Williams, Porgv
& Bess; Artie Belle McGinty, radio
sklts; Eloise Bennett, The Women;
Susie Sutton, the Green Pastures:
Ollie Burgoyne, kiss the BOYS Good
Bye" Maude Osborn, queen of the
Barbary Coast now wasn't that a
solid-sender?
Thaddeus Drayton, International
dancer of the team Greenlee & Drav-
ton, recent arrival from belligerent
Europe, will soon be seen with a new
partner-the cute little Florence Par
ham protege of the late Nora Bayes.
IN new act in which they will
feature new song hits of Maceo Pink
ard, Sam That Man From Alabam',"
West Wind" and 'No Tellin'"
La Ethel Waters, current attraction
at the Apollo and La Hazel Scott. con-
trlbuted their bit Sunday night at the
gala benefit Might of Nights" for
China at Madison Square Garden.
Bill Robinson and la femme Little
30" entrained for Los Angeles
tredi Washington, late of "Mamba's
Daughters" is having the time of times
IN Los Angeles, wined, dined and the
toast of the cinema colony The
Cresendo Club is throwing a ball at
the Kenny Sunday, featuring their
first la Conga Dance, with Willie Bry-
ant emcee Who are they?
they are large group of Colored
songwriters from tin-pan alley. w.
c. Handy, Andy Razaf, Clarence VIII
liams, Charles L. Cooke, Claude Hop
kins, Eubie Blake, Walter Bishop, j.
Rosamond Johnson, Henry Troy, Chris
Smith, Joe Jordon, VIII De Mont
Evans, Will H. Vodery, Jimmie Lunce-
ford, Laurence Deas, Ford Dabney,
Kay Parker, Lucky Roberts, R. C.
Mcpherson, Donald Haywood, Porter
Granger, Joe Grey, Edgar Sampson,
Thomas Chapelle, j. C. johnson,
Alonzo Govern and Freddie johnson.
CANDIDETTE DE LOVELY
Mrs. Eddie (Rochester) Anderson,
the beautiful wife of the ace film star
has been married to her illustrious
spouse since 1888 E. it's a happy mar
riage they are wild about one
another. =. The former Edith Virgins
was a secretary, Probation Dept,
City of Los Angeles, her hometown
. where she was born and reared
. daughter of Mrs. Annie Virgins.
Quietly resting in her palatial suite
at the Hotel Theresa amid the rigorous
roar and fan flare indicative of the
immense popularity of her movie-actor
husband, Mrs. Anderson lounged pla-
cidly in colorful house pajamas, in
which she nourishes a fond satisfac-
ton. Will celebrate her next natal
date on May 81 and Eddie is saving up
his pennies from heaven to make his
annual birthday gift . tell you about
that later.
The charming Edith is an accom-
plished pianist and plays the pipe
organ e.. studied for music II years
e.. Loves the celebrated composers of
classics . Chopin and Wagner are
her favorites. Shyly admits that
the jitterbug stuff leaves her cold.
Attends her church and plays for the
BYPU.
Goes for sports-fshing, swimming,
tennis looks natty in Stacks while
hiking in the California hills is
fine horsewoman and looks chic in her
riding habit. =. Wears tailored clothes
to a Queens taste with a flock of
choice silver fox furs her selection
of jewels is conservative and not given
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