Evening star., 1943-01-05
After Dark
News and Comment of the Night Clubs.
BY the Spectator.
Mark Registered s.

fear of contradiction that a con-
ductor's baton provides at least one
small clue to its wielder's person.
ality. Take the sturdy, utilitarian-
cut stick of Toscanini-a piece of
lumber shaped and sized for but
one guiding purpose, efficiency
Xavier Cugat, on the other hand,
in his more brilliant musical coups
does his conducting with a baton
measuring about 3 feet in length
a lollipop among true showman's
stock-in- trade. In the case of Sto-
kowski it is, of course, no baton at
all-artistic flash.
And now that Miss Ina Ray Hut
ton is slated to return 10 the Vic
tory Room with her band, it has
occurred to this department, as ii
in a dream, that here is musical
personality that cries aloud to be
similarly epitomized. Why not, in
stead of the unexpressively straight
baton, one designed in a series OF
judiciously sweeping curves? For
the most curvaceous personality
in the band business.
Frankly, we are surprised and a
little disappointed that some press
agent, in all his daily soul-search-
ings, has not yet emerged with the
idea, which is fiendishly elementary
We will, however, gladly hand 1t
over to one of the same for two
ticket stubs to the 1910 Rose Bowl
game or a slightly used collar but
ton.
More or less in connection with
the above, conversation at one OF the
clubs the other night turned tc
trademarks (or subtitles, If you
wish) which bands sometimes be-
stow upon themselves. Some one
mentioned a new outfit, which he
had heard or heard Of, calling itself
Three Cats and a Canary" :" This
repulsively artful tag-line, of course
conveys that the outfit is sWingy tc
its very heels, and that it consists
of three instrumentalists with girl
singer. 1t summoned memories OF
past triumphs in that particular
line-Milt Herth and his earth
quakes," Three Suns and the Dawn
of New Rhythm" Bob Strong ano
his Music With the Strong Appeal,
and also of press agent once en-
ployed by Songstress Anita Boyer
who headed all his releases Buoy
ant Topics"
Outside of some notable exceptions
such as Swing and Sway" listeners
today have been able increasingly tc
quell their fear Of ingenuity ir
bands. With Shep Fields, for ex-
ample, it is simply the New Music
and not Shep Fields and his New
Fields to Conquer" and in the
Wardman's Metronome Room it re-
mains quiet Alan Holmes anc
his orchestra" Although music
lovers even now cannot suppress 6
tremble lest Mr. Holmes outfl'
some day fall heir to a radio spot
and promptly become Holmes tc
Homes" just like the bakery com,
pany.
The 400 announces booking of E
new band the Ruiz Rumba Orches.
ira, effective at once. One suspect!
this is Frank Ruiz and his boys who
recently appeared at Louis Copa'
cabana on l street. At any rate
the Ruiz Rumba Orchestra "is {
colorful and versatile group which
has played the top niteries through
out the country"
Richard Himber's notoriety as
magician, or, more specifically, ma
nipulator of card decks, preceded
his engagement at Herb Sachs De
Rio. This may be gathered by {
quick count of the patrons Wht
since opening night have been seer
at their tables bending eagerly ovel
the Himber sleight- of hand roper
tory, which is quite large, battling
and boring-unless you are not ont
of those people who regard care
tricks in the same light as white
shirts: if you have seen one, you've
seen 'em all. Be that as it may
persons interested in the eterna
missing ace of spades can get {
smattering of detail on this phase
of Himber in an article published
in the latest issue of a glossy, over
size magazine for men.
But to hear Harpist Sam Amoros
in the champion arrangement o.
Il Didn't Know What Time 1t Was
or Tea for Two" Back to the band
! Mr. ujroherI
In case you are dreaming now o.
Bali, there is a place in the suburb.
known as Club Bali. Don Sandros
singing troubadour." and his banc
play for dancing. Plucking ker
mel from the Don's biography, WI
find that he has appeared with such
talent as Dick Powell and Sylvia
Froos at one time or another.
Jack Teagarden, who has playee
trombone strictly from Dixie since
before the days with Paul White
mans celebrated concert orchestra
brings his band to Ulines next Sun
day for the second in Goldi,
Ahearns festivals of the dance. Of
fetal attendance report on the Ton.
Pastor engagement of week or 81
ago is 1,500. AS Goldie croons softl.
to himself, "A name band hatl
charm"
The fellow who does most of tht
arranging for Dave Roberts Trio il
the Neptune Room is Bill Strauh
who is also pianist. Having as rec
ommendation his fox trot scoring O
TschaikoWsky's None But the Lone
ly Heart" Mr.. Straub is at presen
engaged in a pot-pourri type o
thing from the Waltzes of Chopin
One assumes as much, at any rate
Other evening in the Neptune HI
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