Evening star., 1948-02-17

| vhe Mayfiower Lounge several weeks
ago, they we're hailed as the bright
est. new stars of the dance world.
1t was suggested that here might
very easily be tomorrow's De Mar
cos. Today's De Marcos. to man
and woman, agreed that the Champ
ions are fine.
1--WE sort of have them nomi-
mated to succeed you some day."
Tony was told.
"It couldn't happen to two nicer
people he said.
The dancer, at the moment, was
relaxing while steak took effect
and admiring the Palladian Room
This" he decided, "is easily the
most beautiful hotel room in the
country" He can be considered
something Of an authority. since a
large part of his professional life
has been spent in the fanciest
rooms of the country's leading
hotels.
"The man who decorated this
room," he went on. did something
that's the hardest thing in the
world to do. See those people across
the room. They're not dressed and
they're not out of place. If they were
dressed they wouldn't be out of place
either. This Is formal informal
room, or an informal formal room.
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Tony De Marco probably has
blighted the lives of more husbands
than he can count. all unwittingly.
He has sent more men to dance
floors than all the 10-easy-lessons
schools in America He makes it
look so simple, so effortless. This
undoing of husbands will continue
now for the two weeks during which
Tony and Sally will be doing their
completely graceful dancing at the
Shoreham's Blue Room.
1t will happen all over the Blue
Room every night, as it always does.
The De Marcos are barely off the
floor after their final bow before
the Little Woman is all eagerness.
Lets dance" she says, full of
enthusiasm.
"Dance?" the Old Man says in
amazement. You know I haven't
danced since the Charleston came
along and forced me to give it up."
Don't be silly" she protests.
There's nothing to it." She has Just
seen Sally De Marco, who dance as
If she never needed to touch the
floor, and she thinks she will look
like Sally De Marco. This Is ridicu-
lous, since Sally is one of the most
attractive women in show business,
or not in it for that matter, but the
Little Woman won't give up.
Come on" she persists. you can
samba. You just saw how easy it
Is"
"On him 1t look easy" the Old
Man says, "but on me 1t does not
look like samba. 1 can't samba
and Tony De Marco can -.
mol"
So they get up to dance and the
Little Woman soon discovers that
whether or not she floats like Sally.
her husband does not dance like
Tony. A strained GOODNESS develops.
Having watched the De Marcos. the
Little Woman is convinced nobody
could dance the way her husband
does, without trying and the cool
ness turns to nloodiness. For the
next several evenings the living
room at home becomes a setting out
of Thurber drawing, inhabited by
a. strangely brooding woman. All
Tony De Marcos fault.
II a Mira Gilbert clique is being
formed, you can count us in. Miss
Gilbert, who is entertaining this
week in the Pail Mall Room of the
Raleigh Hotel sings folk songs and
folk songs turn out to be, a welcome
change from the general run of
night club entertainment. Miss Gill
bert was demonstrating her roper
toire the other evening at a small
preview party, proving that old bal
lads are fetching things to hear.
Miss Gilbert sings such things as
"As I Went Out One Morning in
May" BLOW the Candles Out" Go
No More Rushing" Who Will
Shoe MY Fair Foot?" Stay Away
From My Window" and 1.-The
House at New Orleans" among
many others. The latter two are
interesting predecessors of the
American blues and BLOW the
Candles Out" you will find, turns
out to be Fifteenth Century an
tecedent Of Bell Bottom Trousers.
Coincidence Department.:
Monday news story: Thief taps
Club Cairo till for 1896
Monday call from Club Cairo: vi