Evening star., 1940-02-29

pOSerS, Authors ana PUBLISHERS, thai
it was organized in 1914 by Victor
Herbert and couple of other peo-
pie to protect the poor tunesmiths
that Gene Buck has been president
of 1t since 1924. This perhaps i
considerable to know about ASCAF
in an offhand way, but we also
have been wondering about entrance
requirements. One informant tells
us three hit tunes make a composer
eligible, another says eight. Wed
like to make sure because we feel
that ASCAP ought to protect our
protege, too, a fellow named Tschai-
kowsky. A while back, when the
air was full Of his "Our Love" and
Moon Love-" we told you to watch
him, that he'd make a name for
himself some day. Now he's come
along with another hit, The Isle
of May" It was an old quartet
thing that kicked around for a long
time known as "Andante Canta-
bile" but you'll be hearing a lot
more of it now that it has a nice,
romantic title.
= The telephone rang in the
Shoreham Blue Room. II want to
speak to Robert Adams" said q
feminine voice. Robert Adams?"
asked the waiter captain who had
answered. "Is he a guest here?''
mo-" said the feminine voice, Il
want to make reservation" "Oh,
oh-ed the captain, you must mean
Mr.. Robert" We'll, I don't know
the voice maintained, II want to
make reservation and it says in
the ad "for reservations, call Robert
Adams, 0700." And our inform
ant maintains it Is true and sticks
to her story.
80 Ahoy mates Take ye
warning Tonight is the extra
night we get every four years and
thus the proper night for the cele-
bration of Leap Year So the
various rendezvous of the town will
be in an especially romantic mood,
that any lass who needs assistance
in her Leap Year affairs will get it
So lads, beware Helen
Hamilton has promised that her
Club Troika will give every aid to
any girl, even unto whispering into
her ear the proper brand of fruit
punch she should order, a Troika
special, for putting lad in q mood
to say yes And she also has
promised that any couples becoming
engaged at Troika tonight will be
in line for a wedding cake q Ia
Russo when the day arrives The
Wardman Parks Metronome room
sounds warning note, too
"A hunting license, waving all rules
and regulations which ordinarily
apply, will be issued to each Fair
Lady who attends the Leap Year
celebration tonight in the Metro
nome room"
''' Shooting From the Cuff
The right name of Actress Lee Rus
sell before she wed Herbert Marshall
early yesterday at Las Vegas, New. :,
was Elizabeth Brandt. She one time
was wed to Eddy Brandt. Metronome
Room band leader >. Pete Macias
Lounge Riviera orchestra leader
insists he spent one whole night
recently playing tunes dedicated to
marriages. babies, wedding ami
versaries birthdays and even
dedicated Easter Parade" to one
local lassie's new hat Pete's
description: "She came in with
one Of those new Bucks over one
eye" s.sss .."Clare de Lune" notes
The Debussey melody is one Of the
favorite violin solos of Sasha Lukas
the Troika's violinist, and of those
who hear him play it. Carr Van
Sickler of the Madrillon's Carr and
Don, was up banging 1t out on the
piano at 1915 the other morning
trying to figure out an orchestra
arrangement. Says it didn't sound
so bad, but then he isn't too critical
at 1918 am. Phil Regan has
added his name to the roster OF
celebrities who like the Cartons
Shar-Zad. Was in renewing his
acquaintance Ian old trick of Phil's
as anyone who ever met him
knows with Bill McCune. The
McCune Orchestra was playing the
Bossert in New York when Phil was
making personal appearances at q
nearby theater That new Music
Box" dance, performed by Mara
Beleinskaya and Sasha Bolshikon
is another reason the Club Troika s
shows are always fun. Its music,
incidentally, was composed by a fel-
low named Lyadov and we'll bet you
never knew that before That
La Sale Versailles waiter who re-
sembles Leon Enrol has one answer
to people who ask him if anyone
has ever told him he looks like
Leon Enrol. Everybody" he says,
sadly.
." We're always learning some
thing new; even science comes upon
us in the night. The other eve we
reached for a siphon bottle at the
Madrillon and had our hand prompt
ly grabbed by the waiter. ''Pick 1t
up by the top" he said. "Your hand
is warm, that bottle is cold and
there's a lot of gas pressure inside
It could blow your hand right of"
Gruesome thought for l am, but we
know how to handle q siphon bot
tie now.
- Left-handed From the Other
Cuff Favorite music of Mischa,
the Troika's headwaiter, is that
Tragedy Trilogy he induces Sasha
Lukas and the lads to play for those
who also like it. Includes "Danse
Macabre," "Valse Triste" and Ami
tra's Dance" from peer Gynt Suite u
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