Evening star., 1942-07-21
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs,
BY the Spectator.
Trade Registered I. s, Patent cfnce.

Sidney, of the musical Sidneys and
the Mayfiower Hotel, has added an
other responsibility to his shoulders.
Now, in addition to furnishing mu-
sicians and music to persons de-
sirous of thoSe commodities, which
make for him living, Sidney is
serving as Washington representa-
tive of branch committee OF the
YMCA War Prisoners Aid. In this
capacity he will be devoted to the
task Of gathering in every sort Of
musical instrument peculiar to the
American hearthside. having them
reconditioned and shipping them off
via Red Cross steamer to American
prisoners of war.
The committee naturally urges
every one to comb their homes from
attic to basement to unearth any
thing dignified by the term "musi-
cal instrument; and that includes
the most skeletal of banjoeS, the
wheeziest of accordions or even that
battered ocarina which has been
gathering dust in your recreation
room for the past century. Some
one will be in the committee off1ce
in the Mayf1ower at all times OF
day, Sidney VOWS.
The next Red Cross boat leaves for
alien ports about August l. Obvi-
ously, speed is of the essence. And
Sidney reminds that these are the
men who absorbed the shells on
Bataan who will benefit.
Followers of the mellerdrayma
had best look to the working order
OF their booing apparatuses and one
thing and another because the Will
lard Roof Stock Co.. Richard Midg-
ely, director, tonight will trundle out
It's second classic of the season, Ten
Nights in a Barroom." Several new
faces will appear in the New York
cast which Harry P. Somervllle Is
in the habit Of presenting in that
vast hangar otherwise known as the
Willard Roof Music Hall.
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After echoing about the Terrace
and the Blue Room OF the Shore
ham Hotel for upwards OF month,
Barnee,s Francesca" (after Tsch-
aikowsky, but gratifyingly) has at
last found a set of lyrics which 1t
NAV call its own. They have been
penned by Mark Lawrence, whose
reputation as an ingenious tune
smith will sooner or later burgeon
forth in bold-face type.
Purely on a rough-sample basis,
verse No. Is herewith submitted:
You. Francesca, do to me
What the winter does to the sea;
Or an old champagne to memory.
Here, Francesca, at your 1eet,
I know happiness so complete.
For I know until
Ev'ry sea is still,
NV Francesca will be with me.
In Eddie Pierces beguine arrange
ment the whole thing certainly looks
surefire from here.
Glen Echos Spanish Ballroom
has just fallen heir to an added
feature. To do the thing justice
we invite you to the lyric fire OF the
publicity agent, today's guest sololst
Speaking Of the cool delight IN
dancing the wind-swept Spanish
Garden Ballroom Is just perfect..
situated on q high bluff overluok
'inx the Potomac River, the GaraM'
is & place where there is always N
breeze. And to add to natures
cooling system the management has
placed a battery of ten 24-incn
electric fans All along this beautl1ui
dance floor. If you have ever seen
a 4-inch electric fan and II you've
ever felt the small hurricane 1t
kicks UP. you can get some idea OF
the wind that races across the dance
floor. It reminds us seafarin' men
Of a small nor'wester coming from
the sea. On the hottest night dane.
ing at the Spanish Garden will be
cool and easy. The breeze is 30
powerful you'll actually get chilly
And from another press release:
the giant fans that throw
breeze like that of an airplane pro-
pellor, together with the natural
breezes which pass through this
lovely open ballroom are like
small hurricane. Skirts and coat
tails fly everywhere
The next time we go there we shall
wear our heavy duty "nor-wester,'
hat with chin strap, debris-pr
goggles, a companion who will be
completely weighted-down and a lie
line, just in case those "breezes" get
entirely out Of control.
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A pun sometimes may be morally
justified. Possibly, when it is con-
jured up and applied directly with
\ degree of spontaneity In this con-
nection word drifts in regarding a
hoary granddad of pun and the
Robin Hood Lounge.
A British of1icer and his long-sep
arated chum from Canada were hav-
ing little reunion the other night.