Evening star., 1940-06-06

sleek new bandshell. Quite q ray
opening 1t was and accomplished
with no untoward incident, at least
no incident so untoward as that
about which q veteran Washing
tonian was reminiscing that very
evening. It was the PoWhatan roof
then and one of the towns most
circumspect young ladies was dane
ing an evening away, a Y. L., Incl
dentally, who just loved to chew ice.
So she was gnawing away calmly on
a hunk of ice, dancing happily when
her escort unburdened himself of a
WitticiSm which struck her fancy.
She whooped with laughter, the ice
flew through the air, a dignified
doWager at the ringside leaped high,
accompanied by a scream of surprise.
Several rOueS in the vicinity were
suspect for some time.
With no outdoors to move to,
but with an conditioning plant
that can whip up pleasant atmos-
phere in a flash. the Metronome
room at the Wardman Park Hotel
goes merrily on. Merrily right now it
is enjoying Reggie Childs' music,
looking forward at the same time to
the arrival of Little Jack Little,
which will be a week from tomorrow
night. Mr.. Child's report ON life as
he sees it at the Metronome room
currently is that Cole Porter is by
far the most popular composer with
MetrOnome dancers; that his Begin
the Beguine' is again on the crest
of the request wave; that the old
fashioned waltz Is much in demand,
hence his revival of Missouri
Waltz; that the legend Washington
audiences are unreSpOnSive is false
-" Contrast on the Starlight Roof
A moth or some small creature of
the night, attracted by the gayety,
alighted on a table to look things
over. 1t was hardly ferociouS and
no one was unduly alarmed, so the
waiter started to ease it gently away,
let it fly off about its business. But
this was not enough for the lad at
the table. He sWooped and crushed
the beast. The waiter. obviously q
man with too much heart to kill
anything, was just shocked.
-" Stage Whisper (One) in the
Night: CAT the Madrillon well,
he'll never think of looking for me
here, but I'll bet he's keeping that
Hi-Hat phone hot"
- Pals of Sonny Kendis, cur
rently at the Beachcomber in New
York. will be happy to know his
piano wizardry is going to be re-
corded before long. He's rehearsing
a larger band now for the platters
Latest tune by Nat Lewis, the
local lad who does get songs pub
lished, has been introduced by Lyle
Smith at the Mayfair. "Ya Amt
as Smart as va Think va Are" is
the newest title concocted by the
chap who has conceived such items
as "Knick Knack Pollywah Jingasol"
and Kermit the Hermit" Joan
Whitney, Mayflower Lounge song
stress. leaves there soon. having
signed a contract with New York
music publishing company to do
composing. Her partner in the
tune-making business will be Alex
Kramer, Canadian-born song-hit
expert The Astor had to 60 and
lose Dick Kuhn, the maestro who
made music at a local spot a few
seasons ago. He's in Atlantic City
at the Ritz Carlton, he says, II you'd
like to say hello Held over,
as a matter of course: Woolford's
Dachshunds at the Shoreham Ter
race Byrnes and Swanson,
Lotus adept dance team The
Powhatan Roger Smith New Star
light Roof is not the only resort
at that hotel giving us name trouble.
The sign in the window of the cock
tail lounge downstairs calls it, with
an accent, Cafe Ceprice."