Evening star., 1942-03-12
CARL HOFF,

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evening or so ago. He recalled the
incident Of the bow during one of
his first concert recitals in Wash
ington.
Sasha was playing before select
womens organization which had
turned out in such numbers as to
overflow onto the stage itself, prac-
tically under Sashas elbow. This
was gratifying to Sasha. the show
man desirous of impressing as many
people as possible; at the same. un-
nerving to Sasha, the artist who al
ways enjoys plenty of elbow room.
Nevertheless, he smiled his best
Slavic smile which is very broad
and warm, and launched into the
first set-a group of vigorous Hun
garian dances or something.
He ripped through the first two,
strewing cadenzas and pizzicati in
abandoned fashion over the nod
ding heads of his audience.
Now for the climax" muttered
Sasha to himself. Boy, will give
1t to 'em now"
First winding up for the bolster
Gus opening passage, a corker among
opening passages for violin, he let
go with a wide sweeping motion
of bow across strings. And the bow
kept going-in a beautiful arc which
ended in the lap of some dignified
matron about five feet distant.
But Sasha didn't beg to be shot
on the spot or otherwise put out
of misery at such an artistic crisis.
He calmly made little bow, re-
trieved the stick with polite "Ex-
cuse me" and carried on with the
rest Of his piece and the program.
They've an especially colorful
show at the Balalaika this week,
one that unfortunately will have
ended by Monday.
In the first place, Yourlo and
Yoder do a dance of the Chetniks,
the valiant Chetniks Of Yugoslavia,
that Is the most exciting and invigo-
rating the team has yet staged. Cos
TUNES are excellent and authentic.
furthermore, Miss Yoder with her
rigging Of wells and pill-box cap
and Yourlo with his rompers, black
stockings and pill-box cap.
Then in the Fisherman Scene
there's Yourlo again as the village
half-wit in which role he Is hilari-
ously convincing.
A new dancer, Incidentally
Ivanoff by name-will arrive shortly
to supplement the present dancing
corps.
Petty. the head waiter In May
flowers Lounge, is going about with
a suspicious eve for all dentists who
may loom in view.
Our hero, you see, had gone
through his entire life brushing his
teeth daily, having them inspected
twice year and letting them MUNICH
only the most congenial foods
Petty's flashing display of healthful
bicuspids and incisors was the toast
of the lounge.
The annual dentists convention
set up headquarters in the hotel last
week.
And Petty had his first tooth
ache.
Heard In popular spot IN town
was a line that will stand as de
parture from the customary stream
OF chatter INDUCED in by m. c.'s
the century's most refreshing the
world over.
1t was prompted by a spectator
who apparently had enjoyed the
previous routine 50 much that he
couldn't stop applauding and shout
ing bravos. To cope with the situa-
ton the nc. uttered these i'm
mortal words:
Thank you. You are very an
noying. But the show must 60 on!"
Don Renaldo and his foursome
who are now settled in the music
nook In Ell Patio have . penchant
for Latin American ditties which
literally sprinkle their performances
Of dance numbers. That they are
especially adept in this practice may
be partly due to the presence Of Al