Evening star., 1940-08-08
After Dark
Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places
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Nose" lass, several times has sung
her famed version of that ditty on
the Earle stage. She's really Mrs.
Jack Meakin and Jack calls Hardie
Meakin, Keith's manager, uncle.
Unlike all the other people who call
Hardie Uncle Hardie," Jack means
1t.
80 Then there's the story some
body was telling at Lounge Riviera
the other eve. Seems a post-deb
went into one of our better known
cocktail lounges the other afternoon
with the man of her choice at the
moment, calmly ordered q drink, as
has been her won't on occasion ever
since she was old enough. The
waiter shook his head, apparently
over some inward sorrow, went away.
He returned to announce that he
was afraid he couldn't serve the
young lady anything very strong
because she wasn't old enough. Torn
between the pleasant glow of feeling
flattered and irritation, the lass
shouted that she was "A and could
prove it if necessary. The head
waiter appeared and allowed as how
she'd have to prove it. Then she
couldn't find her drivers permit.
Finally a compromise was reached.
1t was agreed the lass might have
one, just one. And finally the waiter
brought it, set it in front of her
and snarled: "I1l probably get fired
for this"
- Miriam Gutenberg just walked
out. See drama page for time Of
her arrival.-Advt.
80 Little things you pick up sitting
quietly at the typewriter: The
drama editor knows why horses face
in opposite directions while standing
side by side in a field. That way
there is a tail at each end for
switching flies away. Aren't horses
smart? And SOS the drama editor.
80 If there are any pretty young
girls who can sing in the audience
we know where one of them can get
a job. See Carr Van Sickler at the
Madrillon between 7:30 and l any
evening. The job is still open be-
cause the girl who sang so sweetly
up there the other evening wants to
retain her amateur standing, doesn't
want to sing for her supper.
80 Fellow just left a picture Of Ina
Ray Hutton on the desk. There
isn't room for it in the paper, but If
any one wants to drop in and look
at it, it's right here handy. Any one
who wants to see Ina Ray Hutton
instead of her picture may do so
aboard the S. S. Potomac Saturday
night on the 8:45 or 1890 moonlight
cruise.
-" Comes another fellow with two
tickets to 'The Night of January Is"
at the Willard Roof and card from
Harry Somerville advising us to
let Tiny Meeker know of our pres
ence at the Tavern Club. He'd
probably like us to let you know Of
Tiny Meeker's presence at the Tav-
ern Club.
80 Ralph Fox, the Capitol's "Cur-
ley" will be the drumming member
Of the new trio opening at the Nep-
tune Room tomorrow. He thinks
Evelyn Tyner, who will be the pianist
Of the trio, is spectacular. Who
doesn't? We don't know what he
thinks of Jimmy Smiley, who will be
the organ expert, but it's probably all
right. Aside to Milt Davis at the
Rainbow Room: We weren't kidding
about that copyright restriction on
Irving Berun's God Bless America. "
Irving doesn't think it's a fox trot.
There's one man in town who
greeted that heat wave with smile
of welcome, who Is full Of cheer at
the weatherman's slightest hint of
a bubbling thermometer He's Dan
Wathey. manager Of the Roger
Smith Hotel. atop which is the Star
light Roof. The rumor that has
the musicians Of the town brooding
Is the one that Bill Strickland has
ordered his Lotus orchestra into
white -and-tails come the fall
season. Wen start brooding with
them the night Barnee turns up on
the Shoreham Terrace bandstand
clad In a pair Of slacks and an old
sweat-shirt. {. Whatever happened
to the Thursday Night Chowder
Marching and What's Become o.
Marie Fowler Club, the group which
used to be composed of Marie's most
ardent admirers? And, for that
matter, what HAS become of Mis-.
Fowler, the lass who Bonnie Bakered
hereabouts a couple of years before
Bonnie Bakers time?
- Stage Whispers in the Night:
She's the kind of woman to whom
the obvious Is hazy." From now
on I'm going to pay my bills only
In months that have q December
In them" HE wore his moeca-
sins, sure, but that's not all"
Well, that's nice.
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