Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1935, Page 24

After Dark Smart People, Smart Things, Smart Places. By the Spectator. Trade Mark Registered, U. 8. Patent Office. honey-bear . . . take a trip to I the Shoreham onme of these days and see for yourself . . . there you wili find Mrs. Doro- thy Lee Ward basking in the fun and glory of having such a one for a companion . . . She brought it back from Singapore recently . . . paid one dollar for each of its 10 pounds . . . When she wrote Manager Gardner Moore that she was bringing a bear to his hostelry, Mr. Moore frankly scratched his head and wondered what other guests might think if they knew the; were playing nejghbor to a bear . . . one look, however, of the little fellow con- vinced him . .. “Jumbo’s O. K., said Manager Moore...so Jumbo remains one of the most popular 10-pound guests the Shore- ham has ever had . . . In the lounge it is said that Barnee has played wistful music for him . ..that he has watched singer Everett Marshall do away with his afternoon pot of tea . .. that he has even had words with Roscoe Ates . . . Mrs. Ward is bringing him up right . . . he should be in the pink of con- dition when he travels to Gainesville, Ga. . . . There he will become the pride of and joy of Mrs. Ward's little nephew . . . honey-bears you see don't ever grow up be young and tender . . . he will never tip the scale at more than a few pounds . . . boy, what a bear! * =+ Prom Ye Spectator's Shoreham “stooge”: “Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Mor- gan were among the dinner guests in the ball room the other night . . . Mrs. Morgan as radiantly beautiful as usual” . . . nice going, stooge. * ¢ * Bamboo room celebrities: Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr, . . . porarily playing hookie from his Shoreham haunts . . .and Maj. O'Brien also temporarily playing hookie from the Mayflower, where it is said he still thinks that Harriett is the falrest fower of them all. * « * And speaking of Harriett— Christopher Columbus . . . last Mon- day evening she actually broke down, zan off from her legions of “uncles” — - 204 Whatnots. . . S tripped by the table at which two of Washing-| ton’s handsomest sisters, Mrs. Wil-| llam Cushman and Mr. Jo New-| bold were sitting and with such a look as only she| can muster pre- sented Ye Spec-| tator with those cigarette holders " she has been keeping In a cupboard for him . . .| Doing as neat a little courtesy as| Tommy Moorhead had ever seen (he was crumpled up in a corner—dis- | appointed over the non-appearance | of a certain gal), she admitted that | she had seen the old man once or | twice before, but that she had never suspected he was quite that old, or quite that stout . . . and also didn’t dream that his whiskers were as white | as Father Time's . . . Said she when asked: “No—I shall never call you “uncle’ . something which those present construed as meaning that | when she finds a name for the old man it wil' “ither be “grandpappy” or “Methusalah” ¢ s « Cried a lone voice the other night at the Heigh-Ho: “Who is Mme. Cairo?” And now around town the cry has gone like mad: “Who is Mme. Cairo?” Nobody seems to know . . . and a great many people seem to care . . . S0-0-0-0-0 Ye Spectator has gone into it like mad . . . he has looked | here and spied there . . . he has combed the town for Mme. Cairo and, by golly, he has at last unearthed her . . . Believe it or not, she is & very important matron about town ... a lady whose daughter, for in- stance, gave farewell cocktail party yesterday afternoon for Christine Ekengren, who sails for Europe in & Jiffy . .. “Mme. Cairo” has just come back from Egypt . . . thither she traveled with two ladies of equal prominence . . . lived in a stateroom next to the Jimmie Cromwells (Dorls Duke, to you) and is said to have had all the dragomans and Egyptian shieks in a dither ... . “Mme. Cairo” entertains frequently at the Heigh-Ho . .. she is short, handsome, and wears a pound of so of gardenias whenever she can get them . , . Her smile is more mysterious than the Mona Lisa’s . . Mrs. Sidney Chappell knows her well * * * Next Wednesday night will be a gala night at the Club Habana ... The Club will be honored by the presence of the Cuban Ambassador, the entire staff of the Mexican Em- bassy, and many and many a diplo- mat from some of the Southern and hotter countries . . . white ties will | be on tap and top hats, too . . . the celebration is in honor of one of Cuba’s favorite dancers, Chela de Castro and her partner, Rene Doray | . . . for whom a giant reception is being given today at the Mayflower In Every City There Is an Outstanding Italian Restaurant In Washington It's MACINA’S 1009 E St. N.W. (Second Floor) Wines & Drinks of all kinds, F! Parking | | | | HERE'S nothing quite like a]. . . Jumbo will always | night rendezvous in town tem- | . “Chela” is sald to dance like nobody'’s business . and since Doray put Valentino through his “Four Horsemen” dance paces he ought to be 0. K., too . . . no dance team of the season is being awaited with such excitement. * ¢ * Wardman cocktail lounge visitor: One Nathaniel Saltonstall of Boston . . . architect, traveler and direct descendant of good old Sir Richard 8. ... here for business and pleasure . . . entertained high, wide and handsome during his stay . . . once by the Richard gers in their Chevy Chase pallazo . . . . * * * The place to go now Sunday nights is Ramon’s . . . this is the Connecticut avenue one - floor - up haunt at which you'll find the youth of the land and most of their pappies and mammies . . . present last Sun- day were such local lights as the Edward Hollanders (they're really Baltimore), two famed newspaper ladies, several gentlemen of leisure, ané a dance team that twirled in merry time to Bob Lane's merry piano playing . . . The thing to do is to book your table about two weeks ahead of time . . . otherwise you'll get stuck— as did about 16 pleasant couples when Ye Snooper was there. ® & ¢ Briefs: Charel De Thomee, now in his umpty-umph week at the Maryland Club Gardens, will leave shortly to do | a musical comedy . . . The “Gardens,” by the way, are still the scene of one of the most exclusive Tuesday organized by Mrs. Wallack Merriam, it has in- | cluded such noted about-towners as the Emmons Smith and many another | salty nightclubber . . . And Charley | Mayer, too, one of the Garden's bet- ter entertainment bets, used to be one jof Kate Smith's pals when she was younger . . . Hope Jackson's new Spring rig had all the Mayflower boys agog last week . . . The new Gingham Club dance floor has been renovated . . Moe (Club Habana) Baer is to have his theme song published soon ... Both the Spanish and the Greek ambassadors have been Casino Russe patrons . . . The Pilgrims Club is no more . . and eggs at the Kaleidoscope last Saturday . . . and so did the Shore- ham’s Barnee, Featured DOROTHY WARDEL Is & decorative member of the team of Dade and Wardel, which iamlppearing this week at the Mad- rillon. BOB LANE Famous Pianist From Stork Club of New York, at the Piano Daily 10 P.M. to 2 AM. DANCING SUNDAY 10 PM. to 2 AM. AMON’S 1341 CONN. AVE. North 9138 g S P I st & = Russis® . . sings them all with Sidney's Dance Orches- tra at the Cocktail Hour and Supper in the . . Mayflower Lounge For reservations, call Teddy at District 3000 T ———— JOHN SLAUGHTER And His BROADCASTING BAND . Hardie Meakin ate bacon} i | and his New | the lounge cafe every afternoon at tango hour—s5 to 7:30 o'clock —with Barnee and the Shore- ham Hotel Orchestra playing. The floor show in the ball room has Marian Wilkins and Jack Meyers doing a thing called “Raftero” and tango numbers; Alma Metcalf with her sing- ing violin, Talbert Haslett, master of ceremonies, and, of course, Maxim Lowe's Orchestra and Barnee. * Xk X Club Habana—Renato and Rita continue in those sophisticated and very suavely done dance routines, Susan Hall does tap and acrobatic numbers, Russ Cullen and Lew Gates sing and Moe Baer leads his Habaneers in brilliant and lilting dance music. * ok ok % Maryland Club Gardens—Charel de Thomee, whose individual singing and | plano playing have been something of a sensation, is in his sixth and last week; Leyla, who has been a solo dancer in & number of Shubert produc- tions, offers some unique Oriental dance interpretations; Charley Mayer | sings, Fran Trappe plays accordion solos and there is music by Al Barkley Yorkers. * kX X Heigh-Ho Club—The. intimate en- tertainment at Pete Macias’ intimate gathering spot features Enters and PIERRETTE CONN. AVE. AT QUE For that BEFORE DINNER PICK-UP Join the Pierrette COCKTAIL CROWD SHOREHAM—Th!re is dancing in REAL BAR! If you prefer to take your beverage standing . . . if you want to see your drink mixed before your eyes . . . then you should make an expedi- tion to the Crystal Bar. Come expecting the elegant appointments and the refined, quiet atmosphere of an ex- clusive private club. Your order fo Ernest, the Super Bar- fender, brings a DIFFERENT result! It's poetry in motion as he jerks in o Jigger of that, a dash of this, twils the shaker with a flourish ond flips the .right amount—to the drop—into each glass. Yes, sirl A delight to the eye . . . and fo the palate. Crystal Bar Gl is mimstes J {5 aintes frie RENE DORAY AND CHELA DE CASTRO Are the popular Cuban rumba dancers, who are being widely entertained here before their debut next Wednesday evening at the Club Habana. Supper Club Notes Borgia, who do some very neat ballet numbers on the Fokine ballet style. Dance music is led by M. Macias him- self, * K K X Gingham Club—The which starts tomorrow, York and Lewis, reputedly one of the best ball room dance teams about. Main feature, though, is the con- new show, tinuous entertainment, which goes on | right through the evening. Jack and Jill play the piano and sing, and vari- ous others enter into the fun, which | keeps up long after the orchestra stops. * ok x Lotus—Charles and Celests dance Iérerr, a high spot of their routine 1 Facing the BANQUETS AND titul Capitol Plara DINNER (' 100 per person and up. Complete Facilities in %hmu Rooms, DANCES BALL ROOM{ ,Avisbie, Call Nat. 1672, Ask for “Julius” . .10¢-15¢ Homemade Pies . Salads . .8c-12¢ .5¢ up will feature | Danube” number. Cooper and Madras do rhythm novelties, Sunny Marston and Lillian Kayton offer specialtics and there'’s a chorus of eight. Al Norton is master of ceremonies and the music is by Bill Strickland’s Capitolians. I3 Madrillon—Aida Luciano, most ex- pert at singing and dancing in Span- ish, has come here to do some- thing called “Tupinamba,” & Portu- gese peasant dance and a gitaneria. Don Dade and Dorothy Wardel re- main, now doing dance novelties in the 1900 style, and there is music by Leon Brusiloff agg his orchestra, with Dickie Bailey’s accordion featured. R Casino Russe—Mischa Markoff sings robust Russian ballads, accom- panying himself on the guitar; Emil Konevsky at the piano plays the clas- sics classicly and Felix Amstel plays an eloquent violin and leads the dance orchestra, all of which is done in 8 gypsy style, in keeping with the inti- mate and friendly Russian atmos- phere. * ok x Kaleidoscope —Neither cocktall lounge, nor night club, nor restau- rant, this is just an informal spot where you can meet your friends after the show or the dapce—or before for that matter. The entertainment is in- formal, too—just the Singing Trouba- dors—and if you want to sing or play yourself, no one will mind. * ok kX Hi-Hat—Gordon St. Chad and his Paradise Islanders still are the popu- lar entertainers here, and don't forget the birthday party next Monday. * ok ok *x Club Carlton—A Sidney ensemble provides a smooth, sweet musical background for a restful hour or two | or three here. * ¥ ok % Club Troika—The Russian Gypsy show here has two new performers in the cast—Seva Foullon, master of ceremonies, and Dunya and Kolis, dance team. Matt Windsor, with both his accordion and orchestra, and Michel Michaeloff with his violin, re- main, among others. * X X X Mayflower Lounge—Here you will find a restful atmosphere and the very nice rhythms turned out by Sid- ney's popular orchestra. * ok ok X Willard Bamboo Room — Johnny Slaughter and his orchestra play at this favorite gathering spot, with song lyrics sung by Ernestine Gardner and Fenton Froom. * X Xk X Cotton Club—There’s a new revue | HOTEL CARLTQON 16TH a2 K ST. N.W. Choice Green Vegetables Desserts Soup ..uee Special BREAKFAST AND YOUR MORNING POST ‘se Breakfast 7:30-9:30, Lunch 11:30-2:00, Dinner 4:30-8:00 MARION WILKINS and JACK MEYERS Ballrool Dancers * TALBERT HASLETT Baritone ALMA METCALF With “Singing Violin” Dinner Dances 7:45 t0 10 Special Dinner $1.75== including supper * corer. Saturday’s eover not in- cluded ® Supper Dances 10to2a. m. Cover, 53¢ Saturday, $1.00 Midnight Supper Show. LUGILE CONRAD Sophisticated Dancer MAXIM*LOWE' S ORCHESTRA “Barnes” Directing DANCING 7:45 to 2 ECTICUT AVENUEPAT CALVERT COOPER AND MADRAS, Acrobatic dancers, are currently being featured in the Lotus floor show. here, titled “From Dixie to Harlem,” featuring Wade and Wade, dance team; Babe Wallace, master of cere- monies; Amy Spencer, fan dancer; Vivian Baber, dramatic monologist, and Sid Sisko, singer. Misic is by Tommy Miles and orchestra, playing from 10 until 4 am. * ok ok ¥ Ramon's—Bob Lane, planist from the Stork Club in New York, is fea- tured here every night, and there is supper dancing Sundays. * & % Randle Gardens—There is dancing nightly to music by Ridgeley's Holly- wood Serenaders. * o ox ox Swanee Ball Room—Phil O'Brien PETE MACIAS’ Supper Dancing Nightly at the Really Smart Place Floor Entertainment After Midnight 1536 Connecticut Aven: LIFETIM E FURNITURE MAYER & €O, leads the Meyer Davis unit which plays here for dancing every Wednes- day, Saturday and Sunday nights, starting at 9:30 o'clock. KINDLER CHANGES CONCERT PROGRAM Alteration Made Necessary by Illness of Miss Sylvia Meyer, Harpist. Because of the sudden illness of Miss Sylvis Meyer, harpist, and the importance of the harp part in the Ravel “Concerto” and “Les Preludes,” Dr. Hans Kindler has been obliged to change the second half of the pro- gram to be given by the National Symphony Orchestra in Constitution | Hall this afternoon. Harold Bauer, originally scheduled to interpret the Ravel “Concerto,” will be heard as soloist in the S8chumann concerto for piano and orchestra. Dr. Kindler's revised program fol- lows: “Chorale Prelude” “Symphony No. 4" . “Concerto in A Minor “Tristan's Version™ “Dance of Comedians” from “Bar- JUST A SUGGESTION Whék you sy HI-HAT she knows you ki Leave the rest to ¢ ocintillating atmosphere, smart ene terusinment and the choict ond finese driake in tOWA. 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