Evening star., 1940-08-01
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places
By the Spectator
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The bombers drone overhead. The
tanks, like Dartmouth backs, 60
roaring by The fame -throwers
surge in. The town is ashes. The
world is ashes. Life is ashes in the
mouth. Here in Washington solemn
men ponder the far-reaching effects
of a madman's hate We bring 1t
up again only because one of the
far-reaching effects has reached
so far that it wound up in the
back room of Tom ODonnell's the
other night and started us ponder
ing sadly and solemnly, too. A
familiar sign is missing from its
familiar spot on that ledge over
the door. No more is there
legend there that advises Try
Lowenbrau-Muenchen." No more
Lowenbrau, rich, winelike, very
nectar of brew. It's almost carry
ing this thing too far. Shorty, see
what the boys in the back room will
have. Anything beyond the big
guns range. (Geez! Ed
The heat being what it has
been, the relative humidity being
about 2 points less than that of
the Potomac River, the after-dark
scene has not witnessed much that
is over exciting lately There
is a further note of those sea bass
scales Hugh Barteman of the
Madrillon carved into guitar picks.
Hugh discovered they have to be
clean, very clean. His friends be-
gan avoiding him. Then he dis
covered the reason and now he is
avoiding the wallet he was carrying
the gadgetS in Another thing
we brood about, knowing no one
will ever tell us the answer, is why
most acrobatic dancers can kick
higher with one leg than with the
other. Seems lack of foresight
when they were developing and
loosening muscles Mac, Rain
bow Rooms maitre d., says he'll call
when there's news, news about that
spot being when it has dull night
Harry Krivit, the Rhythm
Rocket man, sitting at the Lotus
ringside docking for ideas?). is
happy about Gene Ford's new num-
ber, "Juke Joint 1--WE" Mills is
publishing, Bob Crosby and Cab
Galloway are recording it. CA luke
joint" is one of those cabarets
where the entertainment comes out
of "juke box" A "Juke box" is
known more formally as an electric
photography D.. Next Monday st.
Clair and Day start another week
headlining the Shoreham Terrace
show, their eighth "Mousie"
Garner's madness has the Mayfair
patrons bowling with glee
And "Mousie" howls with glee, we'll
he gets mighty enthusiastic, over
Jack Schaffer's music at the Casino
Royal . . Anything can happen
note: Blk Ramsey, trumpeter with
Bill Stricklands crew at the Lotus,
was the first man on the bandstand
after an intermission the other
night.
. Today's anniversary: Russell
Conn's seventh as manager of the
Ambassador Hotel. The lad largely
responsible. among other things, for
seeing that the Ambassador Hi
Hat cocktail lounge became one of
the towns popular rendezvous, was
surprise PARTED by his staff this
morning.
. . 1t may be hot, but there will
be fall season department:
Raymond Lurba. Neptune Rooms
boss, says the Milt Herth Trio,
now entering its final week, cer-
tainly will be back come the
cooler weather if he has any
thing to do about it. The trio.
one Of the highest-priced units ever
to play local spot, and certainly
the highest priced per capita,
dragged so many happy customers
in that the salary figure was
worth it.
The Cartons Shar-Zad, which
you have been missing all summer,
might open some Friday the 18th
in September. It's something to look
forward to.
s'' That's what we heard. If
there isn't any Friday the 18th in
September, we're sorry. There isn't
a calendar in the office. (Attention,
public! Ed