Evening star., 1945-10-18

Government got out to Kentucky. |
She owes her singing career to the
bottom of bus, she says. Johnny
Robb was going shop1e one night,
Miss Poindexter AYERS. and he saw
my picture on Sunday magazine
section on the bottom Of bus. He
read about me and called me up"
We think she meant the floor Of q
bus.
The Name Eddie Jane, incident
ally, is not just something she made
up, Miss Poindexter insists. Her
mothers father was named Eddie
and her mother avowed her first
child would be named after him, boy
or girl. So she had her first child, !"
says Eddie Jane, "and it was me and
she named it Eddie" Named Eddie
or anything else, 1t sings very nicely
The fashioners OF popular dance
music have made life much easier
for Pete Macias, the piano-playing
local institution whose orchestra
now is in the seventh year Of a brief
engagement at the Lounge Riviera.
Pete admits he can't read a note of
music, but also says that this onis-
sion In his educational background
has caused him not a moments
trouble in his long career. And he
owes 1t all to the tunesmiths, whose
imagination is not unbounded. Hear
one chord in almost any popular
ditty. Pete maintains, and you know
what the next three will be.
1t. Mark Lawrence, son Of David
Lawrence, composer Of several
Princeton Triangle Club shows and
more lately engaged with "Fantail
Frolics" and other naval entertain
ment items in the Pacific, was in
the Lounge the other night. allow
ing as how he thought it was time
he learned to read music, too. But
Mr.. M. was advising against it.
There's only one songwriter around
today who will ever cause you any
trouble" Pete said. That's Cole
Porter. He doesn't Go the old rou-
tine things with those notes."
The Midnight Merry Col Round
Don't forget: The champagne
and-orchids opening at the May
flower Lounge tomorrow night :.
Jimmy Husson, of the Troika show,
is as able comic as has returned
from the services hereabouts. Espe-
cially hilarious is his version of
Hollywood aviation film. But
some one should tell the Troika S
Monica Lewis, whose voice and per-
Sonality are fine, that private jokes
with the band never strike the GUS
toners as especially funny. The
Lotus show currently features the
best tap dancer to strike the village
in a long, long time-lad named
Richard Turner. Also featured Mon
day night an ex-Roxyette, appar-
emily in the middle of new routine,
whom ringsiders could hear stage
whispering between her smile
rhythmic "one-two-three-four" :.
Stephen Kisley, the Carlton Congo
room maestro, doesn't have any
trouble getting the musical arrange
ments he wants when he wants
them Performs the chore himself.
There was girl wearing an
cII1pI cSS EuscIiIc tIcIIiSulDcT - pOp-
piece at the Madrillon a recent eve,
prompting one lass to remark, We'll,
the hat I wear with this coat is one
I had when I was years old" . :.
And it was the Capitol's Gene Ford,
mourning for vaudeville, who leaned
across the table at another ring
side during the show to whisper.
Now you see why I play dog acts"
And don't forget: The Night of
Champions" next Tuesday evening
at the 400. Winner gets an engage
ment at the New York 400. where
Tommy Dorsey is playing now.
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Matrimonial Bureau. Frank
Flanagan, Bill Strickland's bass
player, is back on the stand at the
Lotus after a New York honeymoon.
Artie Smith, singer. at the 400,
marries Christine Atkinson Satur-
day afternoon: they met when
Christine heard Artie sing, with
out a Song, a Man Amt Got a
Friend" and thought something
ought TO be done about 1t.