Evening star., 1943-02-16
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photographers and crowd showed
up but not many contestants. Thus.
the local night spots missed out on
a lot of fun. albeit self-conscious
fun, and at least siX-hits worth of
free publicity, which motivated the
whole thing anyway. NO aggres-
siveness like the old days. carped
one seasoned agent spraddling a
tree limb in front of Paul Young's.
why this idea is goldi'
At any rate, the Crossroads
Ralph Hawkins came peddling up
on a bike with Carol James perched
on the handlebars; the Old New
Orleans sent over a hay wagon
carrying the o. N. O's tradi-
tional nanny in a rockingham,
and some one came in sedan chair.
Winner of the War bond was a
gentleman who collects rickshas at
his home in Harpers Ferry. He
pushed his wife up Thirteenth street
in one.
I The Anchor Rooms Matt Wind
sors visit to Walter Reed Hospital
last week was complete success
Mr. Windsor gave the boys two
solid hours at the piano in a fabu-
lousy varied all-request program,
and says he wasn't at all tired when
he had finished. Those fellows
are the best and easiest audience in
the world to play for" explains
Mr.. Windsor.
If. some day. you find yourself
at the threshold of the MayfloWer
Lounge overlooking a solid sea of
faces and pates. do not be surprised
at what you get if you accept the
last seat in the room" 1t will
most likely be that large overstuffed
throne situated under the palm
fronds on the left side as you enter.
Remember not to look too crushed
when you learn that no scepter is
provided with it, There1l be COM
pensation aplenty in the fact that
there is sufficient room in its cush-
ioned vastness for you to curl up
and go to sleep.
The Dubonnet Rooms songstress,
Earline King, has been chosen
Sweetheart" Of Glass IL, Officers'
Candidate School. Fort Washington,
Md. 1t is planned that Miss King
will attend the graduation ball
February % as a final reward for
the unerring taste of the Army.
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Coming as something of relief
after hearing 999 per cent of Latin
American dance band maestri lay
claim to having introduced Latin
American music into the United
States, Mr.. Xavier Cugat of the
Statlers Embassy Room offers a
quote. Mr.. Cugat says that Cole
Porter initiated the vogue-with
his tune, Begin the Beguine."
A cheer, an orchid, a laurel wreath
for frankie Masters in the Del Rio
for having the best controlled. most
restrained large brass section in
town. Mr.. Masters is the man on
account of whose brasses you do
not have to hold on to your hats at
every crescendo.
AS your eyes rove, horror stricken,
over the Copacabana's Deli-esque
murals. keep them, for your own
sake, away from the wall behind the
bar. At that strategic section there
is a titanic head apparently Of an
ancient Athenian woman painted
in tender bilious shade of green.
She is gazing downward at the
bottles which Louis is juggling
masterfully about.
At the Lotus this week it's the
Variety Revue" with Cirilliano and
Fortunella, comedy-acrobats; Peggy
Kraft, tap-dancer; Maurice and
Nadia, adagio dancers, who present
their own conception OF a fan
specially.
Wnlle at Paul YOungS those two
vocalists, Owens and Parker, who
have an amazing facility for origi-
mating lyrics of the double entendre
category, take leave of Washington
with a special farewell party. The
management feels this is justified
in view of the fact that the boys
came for two-week engagement
and stayed for l6. To date, Owens
and Parker have composed ISL dit
ties, the complicated contents OF
which they can reel off as easily
as most of us trying Mary Had
Little Lamb The party is to-
night.