Evening star., 1940-04-25

dlne0 ana was stared at Then
later into La Sale Versailles he
went and was stared at some more,
autographed menus, sighed with
my face, I never can stay unrecog-
nized" And another night it
was at Metronome room that Mr..
Won Stroheim was seen, lending an
ear-his sturdiest ear, we hope-to
the doings of Les Brown and his
lads Still another time it was
at table for two at the Cartons s
Shar-zad, being watched with fas-
scination by Ann Corio and her
escort.
- = Hey" asks a ringsider of Carr
Van Sickler at the Madrillon,
"how's about playing In the Mood'?"
"We don't know it," growls Drum
mer Leon Farber, who probably is
tired of playing it.
"Hah," snarls the ringsider.
That's something that never STOP
ped you before"
-" The Midnight Merry-Go-
Round Add Mischa Knows
Everything: Sasha Lukas' orchestra
tripped into something fanciful and
unfamiliar the other night. What"
Mischa, the Troika's headWaiter
was asked, "is that?" "It's an old
Hungarian song," he answered, as
though everyone should know
Goodbye My Hills and Woods" we
call it in Russian" Latest in
novation at the Raleigh's Pail Mall
room is that game called Musical
Chairs" which you played when you
were younger and didn't stay out SO
late =. But our favorite game still
is watching the exhibitions of terpsi-
chore displayed by a varied crowd
OF dancers, such as that one at
the Madrillon Sunday night :. . Most
deserving of your admiration this
evening is that member in the Three
Freshmen at the Cafe Caprice, who
sings and plays bass fiddle at the
same time, never missing note in
either project. Seems like a tre-
mendous achievement =. Top musi-
cal number of the week: Sasha
Lukas' concert violin version OF
"The Wind and the Rain in Your
Hair" Sign of Spring: Les
Brown, the Metronome Rooms
music-maker, blossomed out Satur-
day night in white coat. white shoes
(among other things, of course).
The Two Eileens, those lovely
lassies who dance at the Shoreham
Blue Room this week, aren't twins
even if you think they should be-
They've been together two years
D.. New Workers visiting in town
who miss those New York bars
should try the Hi-Hat at the Ambas-
sador. Always reminiscent OF
Fifty-second street D.. Tops in the
shows: The Reeves sisters at the
Casino Royal, whose songs are the
same songs, but whose impersona-
tions are a novelty; the Gibsons,
at the Lotus. whose bolero is some
thing sleek indeed Pop of the
week: Buddy Shaner of the Lotus,
who will be called Dada" as soon
as that boy of Tuesday night can
talk :. Troika one night was play
ing host to two Senators and eight
Representatives . Not a quorum,
maybe, but getting close . There's
one Senator. incidentally, who has
been in twice to consult Leo about
prospects for the next four years
and whatnot, and the affairs of
the Government, no doubt
Burrus Williams, La Sale Versailles
orchestra leader, finally broke down
the other night in the face of
numerous requests and played
Tuxedo Junction" Played it in a
"Continental manner" though, ac-
cording to reliable spies.
Incongruities of the week:
Brahms Lullaby" at the Hi-Hat
Bells of st. Mary's" at l:54
am. at the Flagship.
- Dining Difficulties "You
should eat only fish," says Mischa as
we plead for some of the Troika's S
Boeuf la Stroganoff. "You should
eat only fish until the Russian Easter
which is Sunday" We win that
point and then waiter passes as
we reach for a hunk Of that Rus
sian black bread. "Tsk, tsk," he
says. "You eat bread. You should
eat Matzas. It is Passover"
Stage whisper (one) in the
night =. Your first six months in
Washington are sort of horror"