Evening star., 1940-03-28

1t was practically a Mutual Ad-
miration Society. that first meeting
Tuesday night of Gray Gordon's
Orchestra and the Metronome Room
patrons. Mr. Gordon and crew we're
greeted with enthusiasm as they
whipped out the new rhythms in
such danceable style that even Ye
Spectator was almost tempted to
tuck his white beard in his vest
and have a try at the dance floor.
And the IA musicians who comprise
the crew were obviously happy, also
obviously entertained as they looked
upon some of the more exuberant
dance antics of Washington
younger set. Quite a party it was.
Only face missing was the one be-
longing to radios Charlie DAILY, that
inveterate first-nighter, but vir-
tually every one else was there. The
Shoreham's Barnee was one of the
people there. Another who made
the journey out to the Wardman
Park to greet Gray Gordon was
Carlton Manager Frank Swadley.
just returned from New York, Mr..
Swadlev also was waxing no end
enthusiastic over the musical talents
of one George Duffy. Mr.. D. brings
THE Golden Music of George Duffy
and His Orchestra" to the Cartons
Shar-Zad week from tonight, after
Bill McCune and his lads leave to
return to Manhattans Essex House.
Plant of the week: Sasha
Lukas, the violinist and orchestra
leader at the Club TrGka, does have
his troubles. Right now it is the
repertoire of Dara Birse, the tai
ented continental singer, which is
making things difficult for him on
occasion. He can play anything she
wants to sing, Of course, but that
isn't the point. Seems she sings
two songs of virtually the same
name-the French "Parlez Moi
d'Amour" and an italian song which
we are not crazy enough to try to
spell. But whichever tune it is to
be, Lee Kerry just says Miss Birse
will now sing Speak to Me of
Love-" And poor Sasha never knows
whether to start the French or the
Italian song.
= The Midnight Merr y-Go-
Round Impromptu contributors
to the entertainment at the Shore
ham Blue Room the other eve were
Mary Healy and Peter Lind Hayes.
both of the Capitol's stage show
-. Very fine listening are those be-
tween-dance musical interludes by
Pianist Sasha Bartnovsky and Vio-
linist Arsenic Ralon at La Sale
Versailles And another thing
we would like to know is why we
always have to write ''the La Sale
Versailles" the first time and then
cross out the first article It might
be habit started when there was
the La Paree and the most logical
authority we could find advised us
to use the English "the" with the
French La" there on account of
Paree isn't legitimate French word
Also we would like to know how
we get into things like this . And
the last thing we want to know to-
day is why we do not have more
free evenings for going to the Lounge
Riviera to listen to Adele Van sing
and for visiting the Cafe Caprice
to watch the mad antics of Eddie
Mayhoff Linda Carroll, whom
you have been hearing via N. B. C.'s
air-waves these past several weeks,
is the new singer with Dick Koons'
crew at the Mayflower Lounge :.
One place you are sure to find the
theater folk being entertained after
having entertained you is the Fiesta
Room of the Del Rio, out Bladens-
burg way. Harry Krivitt, the boss
of the Capitols Rhythm Rockets.
has practically endowed chair
Turn -About-Tale of the Week,
or that which we never saw before
and you won't believe Carr
Van Sickler, Madrillon maestro,
calls for the bands theme song to
end the evening at am. "Ah, no."
shouts Drummer Leon Farber.
you can't stop now. I want to
play. Don't STOP"