Evening star., 1944-04-20

An neScapable destiny seems to
have entwined the paths of three
Washington orchestra leaders,
Johnny Robb. Johnny Shaw and
Carr Van Sickler. From the time
they played together in the same
orchestra they have intermittenty
been sitting side by side on the
same bandstand or playing follow
the leader in and out of hotels with
their own orchestras. As you prob
ably know, Johnny Shaw holds
forth at the Mayflower, Carr Van
Sickler at the Treasure Island and
Johnny Robb at the Madrillon, the
latter, guided by the fine hand of
circumstance once again, taking
over the baton from Carr. Mr.. R.,
who plays one Of the sweetest horns
in town, has a vocalist called Won
Daliee, who looks far too young
to so much as set foot inside night
club, much less sing in it (appear-
ances are deceptive, because she is
18. Miss Daliee, who was discov-
cred as Roxyette, brings light
into the lives of swing addicts who
frequent the Madrillon.
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Eddie Fogel, head of the music
department in the Dubonnet Room
of the Sheraton, had nothing much
to do with becoming musician. 1t
was sheer case of influence of
|heredity and environment. There
have been an impressive list Of
Fogels connected with the enter
tainment field, eliminating with the
present generation, Eddie's father,
who was a singer with many of the
Eastern bands, and an aunt, Helen
Forrest, who won her reputation
through singing with Benny Good
mans Band. So it was rather
natural that Eddie should want
band of his own, so much so that at
one time he was working during the
day. going to school and studying
during the evenings and playing
engagements during his rather
nebulous spare time.
Now Eddie works as research ex-
pert for the Government, and does
his nightly trick at the Dubonnet
Room with no trouble at all. TITS
easy when I don't have to study"
he says.
BY the way, Eddie and one Of his
men, Lloyd Huiss. get a very in
teresting effect through a score
which provides a duet with two
horns, with piano and drum in the
background.
Eddie says there was a family re-
union when Helen came to town
last week end he gave her musical
sendoff toward Detroit where she
is going to do some free lance work
before going on to Hollywood to
make some pictures.
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The delightful Rumanian sketches
which line the walls of Paul Young's
Romany Room are the work of his
brother, Ned, who designed them
before he took his departure for
Hollywood to become an art direc-
tor. Ned has since gone into the
Army, with an assignment he never
expected to have. He's back in
Hollywood making pictures again,
this time for one Of the better known
producers, Uncle Sam.
Snub Moseley has recently taken
up quarters at the Brown Derby,
where he does request numbers on
the piano before the orchestra starts
later in the evening. It's a fairly
safe bet that the club has the lar
gest collection of pictures and car
features on the walls of any in
town.
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One Of the incidents in Roy Fox's
life which he deos not particularly
care to remember now that he is
playing in the Wardman's Metro
nome Room has to do with his being
locked in in the vault of the bank
where he worked, while practicing
on the sly. 1t took three and one