Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-15
After Dark
News and Comment Of the Night Clubs.
BY the Spectator.
Trade Marx Registered 0. Patent once.

Glars recent trend toward the me-
chanical, or, metallic. His welding
studies began as his personal means
OF chipping in for the war effort.
But the fellow obviously is the type
who disbelieves in half measures.
X X X
Chuck Foster, the band leader,
has a sideline which he takes al
most as seriously as his music. Pub
lie speaking Bueinessmen's asso-
Citations are his dish, and he has
made it a Nationwide practice to
address the cigar smoking corps
whenever and wherever time per-
mits. Favorite topic: Leading a
Band Is Business" principal
theme Of which being that leading
band is a business and not all
glamor as lot Of people dreamily
suppose.
There is no record Of his having
done any deglamorizing about town
during his stay, and it's too late
now. Shep Fields and his band
move into the Roosevelt's Victory
Room tonight. 1t is the new" mu-
sic. of course-with all the ripples
smoothed out. First-rate, too.
Treasure Island currently is host
is a new aggregation as we'll. This
is a fellow named Ovanda and his
International Runba Band, with
singer, Aristita. Music now on al
ternating current, as il were, in
asmuch as Paul Kains Knew is still
around.
The Hoffman Trio of the 400 has
a soubriquet. it seems. Just call
them the "Salonaires' when the
spirit moves you in the future.
Come down out of the tree, Granny,
it's only optional)
Promoter Goldie Ahoin has an
nounced that Tony Pastors band
has been booked for the Liberty
Athletic Clubs Christmas dance at
Uline's Arena from 9 pm. to 2 m
Goldie couldn't have picked more
popular outfit as far as Washing
tons hep-cat segment is concerned.
Gcldie knows It. That's why he is
anticipating a mob numbering thou
sands to populate Uline's floor space,
which is anything but postage
stamp in size.
In somewhat ghoulish terms the
music of Neptune Rooms Dave Rob-
erts Trio has been described as
flicker fingered knackrobatics" and
'ear'-repressible group Of note
worthless" Let those haunting
phrases linger somewhere else. At
the same time. it may be we'll to
explain what they are supposed to
indicate: Versatility, mainly. The
boys have a library of special ar
rangements" that numbers 80 to
date. These are really super-Spe-
cial, the ones we have heard. Rare
ly, for example, has such a biting
of themes taken place between three
instrumentalists as In the trio's
version of "Liebestraume" Piano,
organ and vibes ravel and unravel
melodies like the Bears used to
work their T formation in the old
days.
When first they were with Fred
Warnings singing band back in the
SOS they were known as Babs and
Her Brothers. Then Fred realized
he had something that deserved a
more eloquent name. Thus. one of
the very first of the very close har-
mony trios dance music. not bar
Der shop was born-the Smoothies.
They will be filling in for Little
Jack Little at Little John Longo's
Ell Patio through this month.
We never could understand how
the yammering A :drews Sisters
product gained supremacy over the
Smoothie type.
Eileen George has returned to &C
ton on the night club front at the
Casino Royal. Yes, singing m. c.
X
1t is rumored that Vim Gallagher
Is oiling up his motor-scooter for
another of his snappy cross-State
jaunts. Unless he has been keep
ing another limousine in his ga
rage.
At any rate, Tommy Johnson will
once again take over piano accom-
paniment and interludes while Eve
lyn Knight alternately sings and
rests in the King Cole Room. He
starts next Monday. And Miss
Knight already is porting over her
Johnson-inspired boogie -woogie rep
ertory, sweet expedient!