Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-11
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs
BY the Spectator.
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just as the buds trembling shyly
on their stems seem about to pop
under the influence of a spring sun,
so are the night clubs supper clubs,
lounges and restaurants experience
ing their own peculiar kind of sea-
+ sonal poisoning While the phe-
nOmenOn on one hand takes place
+ under conditions that are natures
/ own, and, on the other. under con-
/ ditionS that are artificial down to
/ the very air the patrons breathe,
they are phenomena equally whose
/ presence is unmistakable 1t is,
/ moreover. a credit to spring and
its power to seen through the walls
of the night haunts and make it's
presence felt.
Opening its new. tender foliage
for example, is the Metronome
Room, whose vernal sprout is Leo
nardo and his orchestra Leonardo,
violinist formerly of Freddy Mar
tin and Jack Denny and their bands,
actually is coming in from places in
Florida and New York. His musical
style is the so-called society,"
which has come to mean tunes of
every nature played softly. Nina
Orla is the name of Leonardo's
vocalist, although the leader him
self is capable of whipping off
song at slightest provocation. IN
like his predecessor, Alan Holmes,
who can and does play every instru-
ment in the standard dance band,
Leonardo simply sticks to the violin
and the vocalizing.
Richard Himbers Orchestra will
be Herbie Sachs proud presenta-
ton" as of Monday. The portly
maestro and his Is - or was it
118?-pieces are returning to the
Del Rio after a brief jaunt on the
road and by, of course, popular de-
mand. Mr.. Himber, never fear, or
fear if you will, still has his decks
OF cards, and at last reports still
has forgotten none of the card
tricks associated with them.
To the Hotel Statlers Embassy
Room comes Emil Coleman, name
that has stood for society" dance
music for the past 20 years. Emil
Coleman, the man and not the
name, has, in fact, stood firm all
these years on his policy of nothing
but the sweet, having resolutely re-
fused to subscribe to swing or any
other musical fad during this time.
Mr.. Colemans constancy has also
had its reward, as it obviously would.
New Workers of the elite set have
always regarded him as their musi-
cal creme de menthe and have pa
tronized his orchestras accordingly.
Mr.. Coleman opens his probably
lengthy stay in town next Thursday. |
While the Burlington Hotel is
burgeoning forth with a newly en-
larged and redecorated Dickens |
Room which Incorporates a nook |
known as the British Cozy Corner" |
The event is scheduled for tomor-
row. Informal, souvenirs for the
girls, etc. Added interest apparently |
is offered in the Coy Corner, where
tables are small and chairs normal"
Hold on; we just heard bud
burst on Pennsylvania avenue.
X
Pete Macias (Piotr Petrovich), his !
orchestra and the Lounge Riviera
will all three celebrate their fourth .
anniversary of continuous affilia-
ton tomorrow evening, 9 pm. until |
2 am. There will be large birth |
day cake with four candles which |
Pete will endeavor to blow out at
the magic hour of II midnight. Pete |
is optimistic about it. All old friends |
and new ones. too, are invited to
witness the spectacle and tender
felicia tons.
Little Jack Little, having returned
this week to his weekday radio
broadcasts in the morning, enters
into a more extensive program next
week. The new broadcasts, on Tues
days and Thursdays. go on the air
7:45 to 8 pm. direct from the Ell