Evening star., 1944-11-07

There are lots Of ways to please
the ladies. But why 60 to 30 much
trouble to please one lady when q
few reptiles viii do the trick, say 4
playful boa constructor or an i8-foot
cobra?
This isn't Being facetious and you
don't have to. take our word. for 1t.
When Leolita comes dancing OF the
Trade Winds floor simply slip her
the word that there's q snakehouse
in the Capitals Zoo or better ,stiil
that you're personal friend Of the
head snake keeper. You'll see what
We mean And youlI probably learn
more about snakes than you've ever
dreamed OF.
You see reptiles are the ladys
hohbyl 1t all started when Leolita
began bringing snakes home from
biology class and housing them In
the family Kitchen. That Is until
gas from the kitchen stove killed
two of her prize Texas Racers.
Il felt that al reptiles were mis-.
understood and I wanted to do
something about It." she explained.
II began reading and studyinel
Abodt them. You would be surprised
how easy 1t Is. Soon / could ten
the poisonous from the nom poison
Gus variety" r r
Actually Leolita says no snake is
dangerous because even poisonous
snakes have very poor aim.
Well we're certainly glad to hear
that.
And by the way, in case Manager
Jack Jurnain Is worried, Leolita.
left all her pets at home this time.
r r.
Speaking of pets reminds the
Spectator OF another story. This
one has to- do with magicians, not
dancers--birds not snakes. Bobby
Parker, whomakes all sorts of things
happen at the Lotus has his trouble
with birds.
According to Bobby the bird fam
lily is. the hardest kind OF livestock
to work with.
The feathered creatures are espe-
cially sensitive and must be handled
with particular care otherwise you'll
have a dead pigeon on your hands, I"
Bob says, Cor whatever 1t happens
to be-" 49,
Take for instance the sad fate of
two OF Bobby's fayorite canaries,
named appropriately Romeo and
Juliet. First cat nearly put an
end, to: Juliet backstage one day,
and then after all that trouble both
Romeo and Juliet went and smoth-
cred to death.
IT'S a lot easier" Bob said, ito
use a pretty blonde in an act and
just skip, the birds. And the audi
ence seem to appreciate it. more.p
For long time now AKIN Tamir-
OF has been one of the Spectators
favorite actors. The other evening
we just happened to 60 into the
Windsor Room and therefore Just
happened to overhear his name
mentioned by Anna Sablukova.
When Anna arrived in this coun-
try from Moscow in 1926 she came
over on the boat with IL friends.
all of whom had grown up together
IN Russia. One of these was Mr..
Tamiron. Since that time the actor
has made a name for himself in
Hollywood and Anna is more than
satisfied that she traded an oper-
attic career to be Mrs. Matt Windsor.
Miss Sablukova's last professional
performance In this country was
with the Philadelphia Opera Co. ex-
cepting, of course, an impromptu
aria now and then in the Windsor
Room.
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Irene Bordoni told us the other
night how she was interrupted dur
ing a recent New York engagement.
A French sailor crossed the floor.
mounted the stage and removed the
Cross of Lorraine from his chest
and pinned it on her >. Evidentally
the Cafe Parisienne has a woman's
right when it comes to program
changing. Latest word Is that they
will continue with the supper club
program Art Hinett who covers
so much keyboard territory In the
Neptune Room and in 15-minute
interludes began his career by play
ing an organ in a Philadelphia
movie house.
1t was celebrated audience in
the Embassy Room the other night
that called over Russell Swami to
congratulate him. But if Myrna