Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-02-05

each attraction. And betimes smil-
ing an instruction to one or so Of
his Cossack servingmen.
1t Is the sort Of occupation that
consumes all of mans time, except
those scattered evenings when he
may mutter soft Slavic epithet to
himself and slip away to the opera
or ballet-institutions of which he
is very fond. Even so, these sorties
serve the practical purpose of giving
Mitch" production ideas.
Ever since he left Michael Vavich's
Hollywood offshoot of Nikita Balieff's
original chauve souris company to
organize the local establishment,
Misha has taken upon himself the
task OF supervising everything from
carpentry to the caviar and olive
situation. The days when he had
only to worry about music for "the
original" Balalaika Orchestra's role
in their several movie productions
were completely irresponsible by
comparison.
But it hardly need be said that
Misha enjoys nightly the packed
life, despite the fact that he has no
time to delve into Dostoevsky and
scarcely more to plunk a reminiscent
ditty on the balalaika, his favorite
instrument of all things.
n
The balancing act which the
Saxons are staging 10 feet above the
floor Of the Lotus this week may
thrill the customers, but it is only
kitten plan to the Saxons themselves.
Normally the lads are wont to
execute their twists and turns on
that little ball atop that 3 by 3 plat
form at heights ranging between IS
and IS feet. Outdoors, too, where
space always seems 50 menacingly
spacious.
One Of the climaxes, though, in
their 12-year career of doing their
shakespeare stunts, was the engage
ment at Atlantic City's Steel Pier,
where the wind usually blows free
and strong. 1t blew free and strong
on every day of the job, but with
utter disdain for the bowling gale
and the swooping gulls the Saxons
shinnied up to their little pedestal
and went through every pace of
the act.
Saxon GA" in retrospect, declares
ut was good for the nerves"
YEAH" echoes Saxon 3D." swoon-
ing away.
Advices from the Layton baili-
wick reveal that Mr.. B. has a new
songstreSs with his Metronome
Room Band Her name is Kay Grit
fifth, and she comes from Pitts
burgh, where radio was her prin-
cipal medium
Also, Roy Wilson, the bands new
trumpetist, doubles on the violin as
does Saxophonist Bedford Brown,
thus providing Mr.. Bailey with his
longed-for fiddle section.
Also, emanating shortly from
Metronome, will be two new songs
written by a pair of local radio
pros, Grace Shannon and Bill Crago.
Miss Shannon's is known as do
You Wake UP With That Run
Down Feeling" while the Crago-
Shannon number indicates less
cynicism: IT Just Dropped in to
Dream"
From a populous downtown
night spot comes the report of the
waitress who, throwing caution into
the four winds of the air-condi-
TONERS, approached her client and
calmly asked for a cigarette, please.
Swallowing surprise. customer
hastily produced package of popu-
lar brand.
And now" requested the waitress,
fatigue rapidly disappearing with
anticipation, will you please not
want anything for five minutes
while I 60 out and smoke it?"
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how Don Carper and his Cafe Ca
price men became so proficient with