Evening star., 1949-04-28
After Dark
Johnny Robb's Private Talk Over
Public Mike Must Have Confused

/ W.
II there are Madrillon custom
ers who thought Orchestra Leader
Johnny Robb had gone OF his
trolley, or at best was being less
than explicit, the other night, an
explanation Is In order. Mr.. Robh
and orchestra were playing Star
dust" when we walked IN, a fact
which led us further In the un-
ending quest of knowledge.
What tunes have you played
every night for the last year, or
any year?" we asked him later
between sets. He didn't even have
to pause to think it over.
'Stardust.' he said. And To
Each His Own"
"'To Each His Own'?" we chal-
lenged in disbelief.
Ito Each His Own,'" Mr.. Robh
said firmly. ALSO Night and
Day. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,
Make Believe'-oh, an that Show
Boat music and September Song.
That's about 1t, I guess"
He went back to work=and soon
found himself In the middle of
Begin the Beguine." That's when
he realized his list wasn't COM
'plete and when he mystified the
customers via the microphone.
Every night" he said solemnly
and sadly over the amplifiers to
us. Twice" he added, 80.
three times" Seemed a little dis
couraged about it.
II you're looking for dance
music Sunday night your best bet
will be the ballroom Of the WASH
ington Hotel. That's where ard
when Local 161 Of the American
Federation of Musicians will be
staging its first "Calvacade Of
Bands" and 1t ought to be quite an
event. The largest group of local
orchestra leaders and radio and
television personalities ever as
sembled around here for an enter
tainment affair will take part.
The dance will get under way
at $3.50 pm. and run for five
hours before all its guest enter
tainers have done their bit. Among
the radio and video people on
hand will be Eddie Gallaher
(WTOP), Mike Hunnicutt (WOL) ,
Art Brown (WOL, WOIC), Jack
son Lowe (WWDC), Howard Will
liams (WINX) and Johnny Brad
ford (WNBW). !. Orchestras max
ing the music will be those Of
Sam Jack Kaufman Capitol
Theater). Johnny Robb (Madril-
lon) Jack Schafer Casino RoyaD
Sammy Seymour (Mayfair). Bob
Knight lounge Riviera, Jack
Cory Ootus). Clinton Hobbs
(Nightingale), Tiny Americas s
Biggest Bandleader" Meeker,
Herbie Powell, Dave McWilliams
and Buzzie Ellis.
There probably will be others,
both making music and making
personal appearances. You can
get tickets at the Campbell Music
Co.. kits, Mrs. Stabler's Ticket
Mart, Super Music City (the r
street one) or from almost any
bandleader.
incidentally, Just to keep the
record straight, We know and
Marty Emerson. Madrillon from
bonist and pillar Of Local l6l,
knows what q calvacade is. Mr..
Emerson was voted down In COM
mittes, however.
There will be no men on hurse-
back" he declares. "Just q whole
lot OF music and entertainment. I"
y = 4 4
Singer Gene Archer, who prac-
tices his art in radio, in television
and In the Shoreham Blue Room,
where you'll find him at supper
shows this week, recently turned
the vocal trick Of the month on
his WNBW video show. Mr..
Archer raised that girl who re-
corded a duet with herself by O.
full 100 per cent. With the aid
Of camera tricks, recording and
an extreme range he sang q quar-
tet. When he is prepared to in1i-
tate the U. c. L. A. Glee Club
singing "The Whiffenpoof Song"
in the Blue Room well let you
know.
Artini and Consuelo, the May
flower lounges popular dancers,
who have been praised by q whole
host, Of people, have now received
the final stamp of approval. Bal
let Teacher Lisa Gardiner, this
departments favorite dance au-
thority, was at the ringside there
the other night and both her ex-
preston and her applause indi-
Gated enthusiasm.
This, by the way. is the dance
duo's last week at the Lounge this
trip. Come next Monday the en-
tertainment chore will be taken
over again by Jimmy Carroll. who
was here for a month q year ago.
Mr.. Carroll Is a tenor Of sufficient
merit to have had his own show,
Jimmy Carroll Sings" on CHS
with a sponsor paying the bills.
He also has sung over ABC and
NBC.
New Music Department.
Sonny Kippe and orchestra ar