Evening star., 1942-09-03
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs.
BY the Spectator.
s. n Ice.

They had a fashion show last
night in the Victory Room. The
place was crowded, the atmosphere
blue and electric.
Mrs. Kramer was down from New
York, supervising. In other words,
constantly on the rum with instruc-
tons for the waiter, the maitre
and the upstairs maid who wanted
table closer to the ringside. The
photographers were sitting around
wearing their customary expressions
Of ennui, or whatever it is they
wear after a free full-course dinner.
A neWshawk finally locating Mrs.
K, managed to stammer his name
and affiliation but was cut short
with a Yes, yes, sonny, the lady in
black will take care of you"
The Aloha Maids of Ray Kinney's
show were idling around the out
skirts, waiting for the show to
begin. Mostly they were talking
about where they'd been the night
! before, or standing on chairs to
get better look Meyno THE
Glorious" Holt was engrossed in
conversation with the cashier. Mr..
Kinney of a sudden hurried over
through the mob. Look, girls,
you're gonna have to come in
through the French doors. Or
maybe we can move that corner
table TO one side for a passage.
I don't know. Maybe I'd better see
Mrs. Kramer" And hurried off
again. The band was on the stand
looking uncomfortable and waiting
for their cue. Burdened walters
were on every side, oblivious, intent.
There appeared soon a minor ruff
fling of the crowd up by the micro
phones, shortly followed by the
jutting up of a well-dressed, bespec-
tacled lady before the foremost
one. Good evening, ladies and
gentlemen" she said; and every
one knew the fashions were on as
soon as several other important
ladies connected with the show
had spoken their piece. The Amer
ican Women's Volunteer Services,
under whose auspices the show was
being presented, were accorded a
nice hand after each little talk
Then strains from the steel gui-
tar and the parade was on. AS at
tractive couples or just unaccom-
panied young ladies walked on with
carefully placed footsteps and reve-
latory turns, various ladies at the
microphones described just what,
fashionable, was taking place be-
fore the bemused spectators eyes.
Here We have a splendid ensem-
BILE, Kelly hat, Kelly dress and a
Kelly veil" 1t was black and
rather conservative. Here is an
afternoon dress in Victory Blue
and another in salute blue" Both
were blue in a pale sort of way.
And in bewildering succession ap-
peared bag-like playsuits-probably
Victory" wear, too; dazzling eve
ming gowns with swooping back
lines, plunging necklines and diving
slippers: black number trimmed
In "chartroose" with an all-out
"chartroose" purse FOR satchel to
match; even a nylon overcoat, guar
anteed comfy and warm, despite its
apparent dissimilarity to the stock
ings of the same name.
The show lasted for some time,
long after the photographers had
gotten the shots they wanted.
In fact it seemed rather early in
the evening when the boys snapped
their cases shut and gritted the i'm
mortal words, Lets get QUITO here" !"
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Oscar Heintze, who teams up with
his brother Gustave at the pianos
of Restaurant 1923, is an ardent
antagonist of jazz, as such. He will
listen to swing more or less willing
ly If it is played by an organization
like Kostelanetz's, Whiteman's old
large and defunct one or that of
David Rose. But as for the rest
no, no and no!
Oscar, in fact, takes. a broad view
of the situation. He feels jazz is
cheapening and nerve racking
not only to the poor souls" who
dance it but to those who listen to
it, Intentionally or not.
I'm Europe-at least in Austria
and Sweden where I have played
the common people go to concerts
for relaxation, not this wild jump
ing-up-a down stuff. They have
been influenced right"
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| The Dubonnet Room was host last
night to a large group of naval Of
ficers having last Yankee fling
before departing for sea duty. OF
the requests which they heaped on
Mr.. Rollini's capable shoulders
"Honky- -Tonk Train Blues,' was
easily the most inspiredly played
and stirringly received.
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All, yes; boogie- woogie. You have
heard it on piano, vibraphone
harpsichord, orchestra and calhope
but you haven't lived, my dears
until you have heard it on the harp
Peggy Norton is the perpetrator-
in the Anchor Room. Well, it's un.
usual, anyway.
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Missus Burt has proven yer,