Evening star., 1942-11-10
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs.
BY the Spectator.
Registered. o. Patent once

invigorating news dispatches anc
with them the first glimmer o1
meaning for that loosely used term
victory" it is not with so pro-
nounced a feeling of wry mockery
that one learns of new topica.
tune with dance innovation tt
match. Entitled The Victory Walk
and heralded 1.-The first new dance
tempo of World War H. this pleas
ant jingle of a tune repeatedly has
aroused much popular acclaim in its
few short weeks of existence. Re-
cordings of it have been selling fast;
on election night several clever radio
broadcasters even dedicated the
piece to winning candidates. We
haven't yet heard it in local after
/ dark haunts; but then, we have yet
| to see a pair of ladies' slacks in our
conservative establishments, so that
fact is not especially significant.
The Victory Walk" has been cate
| gorized as a spirited 1912 cake
walk" And that is reassuring
Years from now we'll be able to tell
our grandchildren that in 1942
America cake walked to victory, and
raise our fingers in the ~" salute
and hum the opening strains OF
Beethoven's Fifth"
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A further sidelight on the Amer
ican songwriter at war has been
afforded by the current rage, Praise
the Lord and Pass the Ammunition. u
The overwhelming urge on the part
of most singers, professional and lay
is to clap the hands to the swingy
cadences of the piece. Which makes
it all very gay. A large number have
gone so far as to shake hands above
heads in the accepted revival meet
ing manner and to affect facial
muggery of the same nature.
Truly, praise the Lord, we're on
a mighty mission" 1t is also axio-
matte that we're not a-goin' fish
in" But for victory's sake, don't
forget the amen.
A lot of new entertainers having
recently come to town, the follow
ing section is appropriately or not
devoted to brief biographical sta
tistics.
Cd Nat BrandWynne CHATS
BrandWynne not BrandyWynne
brandyWynne or white claret, as
some typographers like to believe)
whose band is playing at Herb Sachs
Del Rio. Mr.. Brandwynne comes
from a family of musicians. began
his professional career at the age
of 13 and conducted his first outfit
but six years afterward. The Brand
wynnes, all five of them, play piano
moreover. When Nat got his start
he was playing with Leo Reisman's
elite organization in company with
Eddie Duchin, and at one time he
served as accompanist for the late
Russ Columbo. With his own band
he has toured virtually all the
name" places of New York and
environs-Stork Club, Morocco, Co.
pacabana, Essex House, Waldorf
Astoria, Pierre. etc.
90 Dave Roberts Trio, ''the swing
lest little band in the land" now
at the Neptune Room. Organist-ac-
cordionist-pianist Roberts whose ca
reer started at the age of IA this
is not child prodigy week. has as
sociated with such people as the Ritz
Brothers and Nick Kenney's Radio
Gang. Bill Straub, the Trio's pian-
list, has provided accompaniment for
Dinah Shore and Barry Wood in his
time. while -vibraphonist-
marimbaist- pianist Godfrey Hirsch
numbers Mary Healy, Ray Bolgers
and Don Ameche among his pro-
fessional acquaintances. That's a
lot of versatility. what? Incidental
and extra added attraction at the
Neptune is Leonard Friendly, or
ganist. whose name is not unfamiliar
about this city.
60 Lillian Roth, singing in Treas
ure Island. An easy-access sum-
mary of Miss Roth's musical past re-
veals the following excepted data
which was listed under headings
like "Songs Introduced and Popu-
larized by Lillian Roth" Songs In
troduced by Miss Roth in Pictures
then, simply stage Productions,
Paramount" Paramount and War
ner Bros" etc. Under the latter
caption we find many short SUBJ
jects" mentioned. but the other
items are more specific: "The Love
Parade" "Vagabond King" "Ani-
NAL Crackers" then Earl Carroll s
Vanities," "ziegfeld's Midnight Frol-
les" On the radio she has sung
for breakfast and sponsors of hair
oil, gasoline. cigarettes and on a
mysterious program listed tx. N. x
Songs introduced include "Sing You
Sinners" II Never Had a Chance -
"Eadie Was Lady, and True
good ones all
Consult Encyclopedia Britannica
for the rest.
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