Evening star., 1943-02-23
Trade Mark Registered u. 8. Patent once.

Cole par and Grooming TO the throng
a waiter trotted up with a request
selection and IS bill From one
OF our best customers" he whispered
Now, when any entertainer is pre-
sented something like a fin by q
patron. the first impulse is to please
that customer on general principles
But, unfortunately, Miss Knight die
not know offhand the words of the
request in question. AS Gal" testi-
f1es luridly. You should have seen
the scramble to find that music -
The song finally done, Miss Knight
proceeded ~ the table where she
sensed something decidedly fishy
about the cascades Of jeering laugh
ter greeting her arrival. She be-
came acquainted with the facts
Not only was 1t Gal" who had sub
rnitted the IS request, but 1t was
Miss Knights money.
60 on and call me nercenary, -
retorted Evie to her receptionists
I recognized that request, anyway
FOR Me and My Gal Ha, ha
that's a laugh"
just in case no one has vet posted
you on the new slogan-or bon mot
or whatever you want to call it-of
the newly redecorated and reiu-
venated" Olmsted Restaurant, 1t is
"Olmsted Forever Stirring, like the
watchword Of the Fighting French
or something.
Emil Velasco was dining last week
In the Neptune Room and that was
the signal for the restaurants two
current organists to foregather and
bat the fat, as the saying goes. II
you should ask both Leonard
Friendly and Dave Roberts, Mr.. We
lasco Is the greatest playing author
ity on the organ today-not in the
strictly classic field, that Is. And to
prove the boys are not just saying
1t. both Mr.. Roberts and Mr.. Friend
ly are dickering with the expert re-
garding lessons.
There may be some confusion in
connection with the term band
battle" This institution, In which
two or more dance bands play in the
same dance arena during the course
OF the same night, is not, as its
title may imply to some, contest
wherein the members of the COM
peting outfits hurl their instruments
at each other. Nor does it mean a
given number Of bands play differ
ent pieces at the same time In an
effort to OUTFLOW their competitors
although this sounds an intriguing
idea. What 1t does mean is that the
bands alternate at specified inter-
walls on behalf Of the dancers, and
that at the end OF the evening the
crowd votes for the most popular
either by ballot or by acclaim.
Perhaps We brought this subject
up because the Victory Rooms Nal
Hallett once outacclaimed Jimmy
Lunceford In such concert in Bos-
ton. In other words. what band!
The Mayfiower Lounge has a new
singer taking the place Of Durelle
Alexander 0ast night. Peggy Nor
man is her name, and the young
lady's engagement here amounts to
q short contrActual interlude in her
long stand at New York's Weyfin
Bar. -" -
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An altogether new idea for night
club entertainment will be inaua1ir
rated tonight in the Balalaika when
Misha Bess' Russian Army Camp
skit hits the boards. It depicts in
song and mime a group Of Slavic
draftees reporting for duty. Also In
the revue are an organ grinder skit
q sailors dance, the old Caucasian
Sketches" number and Ivanotf' &
ever popular, ever fascinating dag
ger dance.
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Paul Youngs amended new show
effective tomorrow night, consists OF
Lenny Kent. comic m. c.: the ballet
taps Of Mary Jane Brown and song
by Craig Matthews, formerly OF
Crazy With the Heat"