Evening star., 1943-05-04

tSh "OklahOma. Johnny SnaW
has had the pieces in his repertory
for two weeks, fact which we
knew about two weeks ago, but
which we, being an up-to-the-min.
ute on-the-spot department., are
just newsily getting around to. And
after all the admirable spade and
pencil work on the part of the
Misses Dulaney and Palmer. who
interrupted orange juices that me-
morable afternoon to pry from Mr.
Shaw the aggravating details.
That takes care of the back
ground. Now, for the titles them
selves: People Will Say (We're In
Love-" Boys and Girls Like You
and Me-" The Surrey With the
Fringe on the Top" Many New
Day." "oh, What Beautiful
Mornin'"
Due credit to Mr.. Shaw (bow)
and to Toni Palmer (bow)-and
Sidney, perhaps-for introducing
"Oklahoma" to local music and
night club lovers.
Fred Bellak, head waiter of the
Cosmos Room, has Viennese ac-
cent. Which is like saying that
football players have footballs. But
Mr.. Bellak and his accent are OF
authentic origin-Vienna, and. more
specifically, Maxim's. This is the
place which would have been world
famous even if Lehar hadn't come
along with his Merry Widow"
Headwaiter Bellak was talking
about Maxim's S the other evening.
What a joint!
His description dn all but visual
color of the various lavishnesses
Of Maxims was impressive enough.
His revelations of the places tip
ping system would wither the imag-
nation of American habitues ac-
customed to spending half their
weekly earnings on hat-check girls,
seems that in Maxim's there was
q different menial for each course.
Another carted the hors d 'oeuvres-
for fee. Another the cocktails,
still another the main course, the
salad course and so on down to
the demi-tasses, If the patrons wal
let had not worn out by that time.
And when that little orgy of COM
pulsory altruism had been finished,
acre was always the compensa-
ton to be paid the head waiter for
supervising the entire procedure;
to say nothing of the dinner bill
and the hat keeper. Woe, more
over, to the patron who might try
to dodge one Of his responsibilities
to the serving and attending corps
Word OF such dastardliness would
spread like the plague along the
entire serving encourage. and a
program of systematic sabotage i'm
mediately effected.
To special customers-and for a
special price payable to the matre
dhotel-curtained hooks were avail
sble in the main dining room. You
naively inquire of Mr.. Bellak. what
lind of hooks? He looks at you,
then rapidly raises and lowers his
eyebrows three or four times and
rubs his hands together.
X X X X
A good distance and contrarily be-
hind the lead of the Connecticut
svenue haunt which offers some
thing appalling like Broadway en-
tertainers' and which once turned
away bevy of nine unescorted
though pleasure seeking school
teachers. comes move by the Du-
bonnet Room. Dubonnet not only
Is receiving unescorted ladies, but
no less than nine. The occasion of
gay abandon is tonight, when the
group marks it's 25th anniversary
Of work in the Vital Statistics branch
Of the Government. There will be
dinner, toasts to vital statistics and
to each other, and rather wistful
one to that vital statistical event
when they all may retire from Vital
Statistics and comptometers of
every description.
A flock of changes are due for
Treasure Island in the very near
future. Rocco Terrone and his en-
semble will take the place of Ovan-
dos rumba band. but there is an
even more radical physical change
In order. Operator Peter Arban is
erAdicating the bandstand-ba ar
rangement, moving the beverage
counter to the rear and expanding
the dance floor right up to the low
cred stand itself. The new setup Is
to include specially designed back
drop for the musicians, huge
American eagle in gold gilt with
wings spread wide-designed and
executed entirely by Mr. Arban. who
has knack, if not downright COM
mercial interest, when it comes to
such matters.
Treasure Island, it may be added.
now is host to cocktail dansant
band on a daily basis Name of it
Is Jack Morton's, which makes two
Jack Morton's simultaneously in the
after-dark, if you'll remember the
400 Club.
Dish-o Of thew moo k-of- the
Munch-Club Division):
At The Stables they are serving
pompano, which Is an edible fish
This item comes in a paper bag.
which you do not eat, and with a
pair OF scissors, which you employ
to cut open the bag to get to the
fish. Mail orders for pompano have
been terrific
X X X
Paul Young, who has just closed
smackaroo of an engagement as
comedian-m. at the Thirteenth
street place known as Paul Young's
has been rehired by Paul Young for
another extended stint in the same
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