Evening star., 1949-11-29

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you can arrange for a steak with
out negotiating a bank loan, bu
you might we'll pause to take nott
of what's being done out in Holly
wood. This is just a cloud on thu
horizon - no-bigger = than a =
man's-nand type-but where i
might lead, no one knows.
There is a price war going or
out in Hollywood. according to tht
Associated Press movie reporter
Bob Thomas. It is being conduct
ed by some of the more glitterine
of Double Dubuque on -the-Pacl'
hcs' eating establishments and II
is such a price war as you never
heard of before.
1t all seems to have started
when the manager at Larue's, 8
spot on the Sunset Strip frequent
ed Ly movie folk. looked at his
butchers bill. The price OF New
York steaks had just taken
mammoth leap and the Larue's
man was good and mad. He had
some cards printed for the tables
I'm order just to swap dollars
in the buying, cooking and serv-
ing of steaks" the Larue's patrons
read that night as they undraped
themselves frome their mink and
prepared to order dinner, I'VE are
forced to charge $3.50 "a la carte)
for such services. It's entirely too
much for this sort of food and we
earnestly request that you scan
our menu for many other excellent
dishes more reasonable in cost and
in many instances superior in food
values. ..
stop eating steaks for awhile
and bring these prices down"
X X X X
Prince" Mike Romanoff, prov
ing that royalty" is as sensitive
to the high cost of living as those
commonerS at Larue's. ordered
some of the same cards for his
restaurant in Beverly Hills. Then
the Brown Derby happily joined
the battle not to sell steaks.
prices are entirely too high" "
the Derby advised it's customers,
telling them to pass up the sirloin
and try other fine and nutritious
foods"
This may bring down the price
Of the steaks that nourish the
pampered movie pretties, all right,
but Hollywood ought to be warned
before this goes too far. The
spiral can go down as well as up.
If the movie people all stop eat
ing steaks. a lot of butchers are
going to be hard-pressed. They
won't be able to afford to go to
the movies on Saturday night.
And if a lot of people-butchers
or anyone else-stop going to the
it will be felt by the peo-
pie who make them. They'll re-
trench. They may not feel even
up to the price of a bowl of chow
mein, let alone a sirloin steak.
And then where will Larue's be?
The Midnight Merry CO.
Round: Dolores, the pretty bru-
nette who sang with Basil Fo-
orchestra at the Congo
Room of the Carlton from last
January up until shortly over a
week ago, has remained in town.
Her singing now is being done
with Glen Williams orchestra at
the Wardman Parks Metronome
Room The King Cole Room
celebrated it's thirteenth anniver-
sary last week and Jody Miller her
first (almost) as a singer there
The new show at the Lotus. start
ing Thursday. will include Church
and Hale, tap dancers: Nico1ls and
Rene. "a magic act with sex ap-
peal" and Tom. Dick and Har-
riet, whose speciality is musical
comedy and acrobatic dancing.
Church and Hale were in the orig
inal "Oklahoma!" and are among
the few teams who have played all
four of Broadway's major talent
showcases-the Capitol, Palace,
Roxy and Strand Theaters
George Ryall, whose piano play
ing-both classical and boogie
woogie-scored a hit last season
at the Cafe Caprice Of the Roger
Smith Hotel. is back there
Good listening: Duets by Joan
Dexter and Bob Simpson in the
shows at the Sazerac Room of the
Old New Orleans Beatrice
Schwartz. concert pianist and So
prano, who has appeared several
times on the Capitol, stage. is a
special three-wee attraction at
Michel's.
ALI singing in the shower gets
some men is a curt growl from the
wife, but 1t got Dick Turner a
singing job, at least 40 one-night
singing job. The events which led
up to it took place something like
this:
Peggy LIE Baron and Gustave