Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-01-31

grown-up and big and strong, and
jr., danced extra numbers with
Olivia de Havilland Mrs Evelyn
Walsh Mclean had table for 40.
Mrs. John Hay Whitney was at an
other table with stars.
Senator Arthur Capper circulated
among the guests while Stephen
Early, secretary to President Roose-
welt, presided at table near the
bandstand Elsa Lanchester's break
fasting was interrupted by long
distance call from her husband,
Charles Laughton.
Mrs. Cagney, rushed from one
hotel to another with her husband
and moaned at one point that she
was glad to have a big part in a
little cause" instead of phrasing it
the other way around.
Z Dancing Impossible.
Prime example of the vanity of
women was the gesture made by a
girl at the Mayfower, where the
crowd was so close-packed that
dancing was impossible. The young
lady wanted to look in a mirror so
she held her own pocketbook mirror
above her head, the only way she
could get a comprehensive view of
herself while the crowd swayed and
pushed.
For running ahead of schedule,
Miss de Havilland and her escorts
got the prize. The star was whisked
in and out of hotels with such
celebrity that at one point the en-
tourage had to ride up and down
Connecticut avenue just to take up
time until the next visit was due.
Miss de Havilland, incidentally
put on real show at the Wardman
Park Hotel Before she appeared
before the microphone she told Mr..
Hittenmark, National Broadcasting
Co. announcer, who was to introduce
her. that she wanted to do some
thing different When she reached
the microphone she heard him sug-
costing waltz. They waltzed be-
fore the cheering crowd.
Enthusiasm for Brenda Joyce
radiated from Policeman H. w. Car
michael of the traffic division, who
furnished the police escort for her
jaunt around the city with Tyrone
Power. The officer, who escorted
Annabella, now Mrs. Power, last
year, kept murmuring, Il tell you
she's really swell. I mean she's
grand" Backstage at the Earle
Theater, when Miss Joyce appeared
for the midnight show, Mr.. Car
michael held her coat and her
bag and her orchids, with her COM
pact tucked in his pocket
Crowd Around Power.
The Roxyettes, who finished up a
day of regular performances with
appearances at the Earle and Capt.
toll shows, still had enough energy
left to crowd around Power, when
he appeared backstage, and ask him
for autographs.
Before Grace Bradley, who is Mrs.
William Boyd. consented to appear
on the stage for the midnight shows
she insisted on being introduced as
Mrs Boyd, though she was known
in Washington years before her mir
riage
Mickey Rooney, his stiff shirt
buckling and suspender acting up,
gave the midnighters at the Capitol
Theater an added thrill by tuning
up an impromptu duet with Gene
Autry on South of the Border"
Mickey chirped a part-time tenor
and added bit of Dixie" to COM
plete the rendition with the singing
cowboy star.
Gloria Jean, tired from a night of
crowds and wild motoring, managed
final smile for the Capitol audience
and stole off to bed, leaving out one
or two scheduled stops on her rou-
tine Eleven-year- old Gloria was one
of the most cheered stars in the
delegation.
Edward G. Robinson and Ona
Munson inserted into their busy eve
ming the half-hour broadcast of
big Town" Elsa Manchester, in
sisting that she arrive by the front
doors since the people had come to
see the stars at close hand, got wit
tier at each stop.
Walter OKeefe, dean Of the mas
tiers of ceremonies, was to preside
at many of the functions, but an at
ack of laryngitis kept him abed at
his hotel. His place on the programs
was taken by Bob Trout, Columbia
Broadcasting System announcer.
Some of the stars doubled their
schedules by appearing out-of-town.
Mickey Rooney went to Baltimore
early in the evening and still had
Washington visits on his schedule
at 3 am, but he was still ready to
appear at the Gold Plate breakfast,
already having gone to town" on
the drums at the Wardman Park
and Washington Hotels and ex-