Evening star., 1940-02-01

after all. Mankind just plods along
in the same old rut, his inner mind
being assailed by the same old
doubts, the same old worries
Flames can engulf the world but
man still ponders the puzzles he
has always pondered, his woman
his livelihood, his government
Prince Mogul, the Shoreham's mind
reader, the lad who sits out there
In the cocktail lounge prepared at
any time to tell you all about your
past, your present and your future,
passes along the reassuring news.
Most prominent among the ques-
tions Prince Mogul is asked are
those about marriage and/or ro-
nance. Next come questions about
business. And the third query on
the list is "Who will be the next
President?"
Prince Mogul doesn't name
him; just describes him.
violinist, hopes that the next time
his bass player has his alarm clock
fixed he doesn't stop to get 1t on
his way to work. He did the other
night. Sasha was right in the mid
die of Caprice Viennoire." Da-
de-da -da dada, he fiddled. Bill
n-n-n-g. went the alarm clock.
"Zounds!" screamed Sasha, and
when he was finished the bass
player had to buy new clock any
how Sasha says he wouldn't have
minded so much. but the alarm was
off key. Very bad for violnists
nerves.
>" Round the Town A quick
survey yesterday showed those ho-
tells which took part in the Presi-
dents Birthday celebration still
standing, despite the biggest array
of stars and largest crowds of star
gazers yet How Bill McCune felt
about getting to his cocktail hour
session at the Cartoons Shar-Zad.
we could only guess. but Bill and
his lads were still playing like mad
at the Gold Plate breakfast at 4
in the dawning When Mickey
Rooney took over the piano we left
the Cartons North Lounge to
sturdier people, like the Metronome
Rooms Phyllis Usher and An
nouncer Ray Michael So. maybe
Bill just played on and one until
time to move over to Shar-Zad yes
terday afternoon With COM
mendable Lincolnesque simplicity
the Madrillon's singer has now be-
come Mary La Mar instead of Mary
La Mari Tricky music: Those
duets by Pianist Evalyn Tyner and
Organist Glenn Hardman at the
Neptune Room Note to those
people who have been wondering
whee in the world AL Norton is:
He's back in town. Where, we
don't know, but he was a sudden
voice in the telephone the other eve.
Latest celebrity to approve
Helen Hamilton's Russian Troika
was Elsa Manchester. Relaxing q
moment from the Presidents Birth
day festivities. Mrs. Charles Laugh
ton dined quietly in a corner,
thought everything about the Troika
very fine. And If she hadn't had
to dash of to keep an appointment
she would have approved the new
show, too. A change in the cast
had brought Vladimir Diloff back
to town, for one thing, and Mr..
Diloff can sing like nobody's busi-
ness. Also Vanya Orlik is back to
top form In his dances with Lola
Lolik, after having been taken down
with an attack of miseries in the
And Sasha Bolshikof still
is doing land probably will be doing
for some time) that bright thing
about THE Widow and the Dea-
con-" Mrs. Laughton would have
liked them all. and the others, too.
- . Sunday was musicians night
at the Madrillon again. The Burrus
Williams (he's the orchestra leader
now at La Sale, Versailles) was
there. both boasting of Daughter
Linda's two proud teeth. Also the
Irv Levicks and Marty Rubin of the
Pail Mall Room, and raft of other
music-makers who find the doings
of Carr and Don and their orchestra
just right The Hi-Hat has new
music now, supplied by Opalee and
her International Trio La Sale
Versailles, that stronghold of the
Conga, is also the place now where
you can do the Brazilian samba.
If you can do the Brazilian samba
. Not to be outdone in the hands,
across the Panama Canal mood,
Madrillon's Carr and Don have
burst out with something called Eel
Lanero," which is "Jorapo Venezo-
lano." Very popular at New
Yorks' Stork Club Bert Bernath,
Raleigh Pail Mall Rooms Band
leader, is another who likes the new
Cole Porter tunes. II Concentrate
on You" and 1T Was Written in the
Stars" Aside to the Lounge
Riviera's Pete Machias: How soon
can we hear Adele Van sing "It
Must Have Been Something I
Dreamed? . Opening tonight:
The Robin Hood, new cocktail
lounge, on K street west of Four
teenth. Entertainment will be by
Tommy johnson and an electric or