Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1936, Page 30

After Smart People, Smart Dark Things, Smart Places. By the Spectator. OORMEN are polishing their uniform buttons. Orchid vendors have knocked out walls to make way for stampedes. The ermine and sable trade is turning desks topsy curvy to find last Summer’s storage checks. For the night of reckoning is coming. Four nights of reckoning, in fact, almost in a row. The Trofka's caviar crew starts dish- ing it up again a week from to- day. Heigh Ho starts keeping the social register up late on thei same eve. May- flower's lounge tosses a formal opening on Oc- tober 2. The Volga Boatmen row down from the roof at No. 1 Thomas circle and into Winter quarters on Oc- tober 6. And services for the village night-club scribes will be held Octo- ber 10, at 3:30 am. Whatever tender memories the nightlites may cherish of last year's floor show, last year's decorations and the spirits of '76, the bent of all the localy owls will find new faces, new gadgets in the more prominent spots this Fall. Heigh Ho is having a com- plete face lifting, with new drapes, new carpets, a rearrangement of seating space so that the overflow, formerly consigned to the north room. will now be in the midst of things. Troika will still be Russian as a Comitern clerk, but there also will be changes, improvements, aggrandize- ments. Matt Windsor has skipped to New York innumberable times to entice more exciting entertainers to Club Volga Boatman, and the May- flower tops them all by inducing *Sunny” Robbins Forbes, & cousin of President Roosevelt and Washington's | toning gadgets in the lounge work | first blue book torch canary, to make 3 her professional debut in the spot| Weather as they did on August's| where she took & bow before society gome years ago. * % k¥ ‘Undoubtedly the most extraordinary person in town at the moment is Frances Woods of the dance team Woods and Bray at the Shoreham. and there's always a crowd on hand. | Born absolutely deaf, this beauteous young lady has, with the aid of her partner and teacher Billy Bray, be- come a ball room dancer of such ex- quisite skill that audiences watching her perform cannot really believe that she hears not one note of the music, catches the time through the vibrations of the floor, co-ordinates her gestures with those of her partner by observing him intently. You may or may not know it, but most dance teams, performing on a large stage or a floor 80 spacious as the Shore- ham terrace, talk to one another al- most constantly, under the breath, without perceptible lip movement. To Woods and Bray, of course, this method of communication is impos- sible. They cannot say one to another “faster,” or “slow it up I'm tired" or give the orchestra verbal directions #s to tempo. Yet, they work together handsomely and we think Miss Woods should get the equivalent of a Carnegie medal for her courage. * x K X The de Ia El Patio crowds have been guffawing over Jack Tarr's “The Msrtins and the Coys.” . . . Local night club people specializing in ex- ceedingly low cover charges, minor minimums nor neither of each have been victimized lately by the very young youngsters, who spend their | trioycle money loafing all evening in a smart place, refuse to buy | cigarettes from the cigarette girls, | order nothing else, take up space and wind up by paying & $1.05 check .. .| the impresarios are pretty sore over it. . . . Paul Tremaine and his band come to Cocoanut Grove next Tues- BEN ALLEY, Who recently was featured on a popular radio hour, comes to La Paree tomorrow to headline the new floor show which ushers in the Fall season Trade Mark Registered, U. 8. Patent Office. day. . . Moe Baer is leaving the Hamilton's rainbow room on October |3 .+ . goes nobodys knows where as yet. . . . Lad who went backstage to the dressing room of Kirsoff (Tania and Kirsoff) at Cocoanut Grove 'tother night got & slight shock whenKirsoff reached down in & trunk, pulled out a handful of something and handed it to him |- - . ’'twas the Mexican blue indigo snake they use in their act feo doesn’t bite, but the victim has | sworn never to grab another snake by the ears. . . . Matt Windsor has promised there will be no forest fires at the Volga Boatman opening this | year . . . in 1935 the kitchen went up in blazes and a house full of | newspaper men didn't know it until somebody telephoned and asked one of 'em what went on. . . . A certaim nitery scribbler in Washington was asked to attend the Mayflower open- ing and “bring and escort” , . . S Supper Club ; Notes HOREHAM HOTEL — Frances Woods and Billy Bray, “the wonder dancers,” have been held over to contribute show presented nightly on the terrace. | Hal Sidare, the “legomaniac,” also is very much present. Music is by the Barnee-batoned Maxim Lowe Orches- tra. | | Mayflower * ok k% Hotel—The air-condi- Just as well on this Indian Summer | blasts. There's dance music every | afternoon until 7 o'clock and every | evening after 10, by Sidney’ popular | henchmen. I * ok k% Hamilton Hotel—The rainbow room is one of the favorite spots downtown | Music in the brightest modern manner is supplied by Moe Baer and his | orchestra, with songs by Russ Cullen and Jack Schaeffer. | * ok K % | _Heigh-Ho Club—Redecorated brightly | | | Where Smart Folks | Meet to Enjoy i Luncheon, Tea, Dinner | W Cuisine in the Southern style — delicious cock- tails. Ideal for parties. Service in the outdoor garden, weather per- mitting. Held Over NNO_ & STRAFFORD European Dance Stars [{ % Lenora's Debs A (Lovely Chorus) Irene Lee (Acrobatics) Carr & Mave (Novelty) Betty 0'Brady (Rhythm) . Connie_g Odet (Duo Tap) Al Norten M. C. Judy Ellington Dance to § the featured numbers to the new' floor | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, T “It’s a Rhythm That Is Oka..” | It’s the mew "carioca. That's what Manno and Straford | are doing here in the number they will feature next week, which will be their third, at the Lotus Restaurant. and arranged a bit more comfortably, | this opens October 1, with dance music | by Pete Macias and his orchestra. * ok x % Russian Troika—The opening date here is tentatively set also for Octo- | ber 1. Russian atmosphere and gay Cossack floor shows. * x %% Raleigh Room—Eddie Whitesel and his accordion are on hand at cocktail | time to entertain at this popular | Pennsylvania avenue oasis. * % * ¥ Lotus—The whole show here has | been held over for & second week. | 3 PIANO AND ACCORDION ENTERTAINMENT Cordial—Congenial Atmosphere * In Our Dining Room SPECIAL LUNCHEONS from 5S¢ DINNERS from $1.00 Nons Noel, Harpist Give your feet o Belt in your instep. Make your toes square. Choose rich suede ace cented with patent or contrasting color. There are smart ball room dances by Manno and Strafford, clever tap | and comedy numbers by Carr and | monies and Bill Strickland's Capi- tolians are the music. ' % x Voiga Beatman Roof—This is the only roof left now that September’s upon us and & handy spot it is. There's dance music by Milton Davis and the Swingcopators and Matt Windsor and Anna Sablukova provide intimate en- tertainment. Matt plays the accordion and Mile. Sablukova sings. The at- mosphere is in the best Muscovite manner. * k¥ X El Patio—Sande Williams and his orchestra make neat dance music and between _dances turn their talents to entertainment in song. They pro- vide a lot of fun. The decoration motif of the room (it's at the Carlton Hotel). has people talking all over town. ® ok k% Hi-Hat Lounge—Marion Swanson, who heretofore has done her singing via the radio waves, is the new featured entertainer at the Ambassa- dor's popular cocktail nook. The Hawalians are still present, too, ready 't. play just about any tune you call or. * % % Maryland Club Gardens—There are floor shows nightly at dinner and supper and Jimmy Harris is on hand to supply the dance music. Weather being what it is, the gayety is still outside on the terrace, but sll can be moved inside on the slightest provocation. * x x % Madrillon—Leon Brusiloff and his orchestra play supper dance music every night until 1:30 a.m. There's an air-conditioning system that keeps the room at a pleasant temperature. * % % x Griffith Farms—Bill Cassa comes from Jack Dempsey's famous New York rendezvous to lead the new dance orchestra at this popular Marl- boro pike resort. Frank McNey is on Mayo, songs by Judy Ellington, and | |f the Lenora Debutantes polish things | off. Al Norton is the master of cere- | OPENING THURSDAY October | FOR A NEW GAY SEASON PETE MACIA® @E@M}f@ 1536 CONNECTICUT AVE. 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R N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N \ N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N DAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1936, hand to see that you have a good time. * %k La Paree—They're getting all set to usher in the new Fall season with & bang tomorrow. There’ll be a gay revue, with s galaxy of gals from Broadway, headlined by Ben Alley, recently featured on a radio hour; Honey Davis, whose voice is of the better ones in town, and Buddy Shaner. Al Sako! has a 10-plece band, now, too. * % ¥ % Cocoanut Grove—Bill Brady has stopped off to headline the show for & week before he sets out for the coast to start a movie contract that has options up to seven years. The others—Dancers Tania and Kirsoff and their 7-foot snake, Singer Helen Shaw, Local Lass Betty Cooper and the girls—remain. Paul Tremaine’s Bhnd opens Tuesday night. 1 * x k% Mayfair—Pianist Jack Campbell and Singer Roy Kiser provide pleasant informal entertalnment every after- " (See SUPPER CLUBS, Page B- € miles beyond Silver Spring on Ga. Ave. extended (Wheaton) DANCING Dally Dinners and Luncheons MUSIC BY BOB WINFREE'S CABINEERS TONITE at Swanee LADIES 55¢ BENTS 15¢ s s e Featuring PRIL O'SRIEN and His Band SWANEE 13th & E Sws, UNDER FARLE ourse m‘“sr;a‘l‘o "“f"rhn'pl"mmul ’AnvCoolld Dining Rot CHOICE MEATS and Fresh Green Vegetables Supplied by Our Local Dealers LOW PRICES REFINED ATMOSPHERE McREYNOLDS CAFETERIA C. F. HARPER D7 /111027111111 21142011 A2 LI I 4 72412 L AL LA L ISP T E2 L 22T OPENING FRIDAY . OCTOBER 2nd Marking the Debut of " "Sunny” Forbes servations at District 3 A Calaxy of REAL Broadway Stars BILL BRADY “Hollywood Bound,” Washington's Own Seandals and Warner Bros. Star TANIA and KIRSOFF European Narrative Ballet Artists HELEN SHAW Blue Singer and Dynamic A Dancer Chester Doherty’s Beautiful Ensemble HOREHA '}G'C‘Cdce Week Nights, $1.75 Saturdays, $2.00 Dinner Guests Mav Remain for Daneing Without Additional Cover Charge Reservations by “Robert” at the Shoreham Hotel ADams 0700 The Gayest Spot After ’ N " ENING “Hold it Boys—Here we go—Swing out men—One Two Three Four—"" and La Paree enters it's greatest season with a personal invitation to you to join the fun and frolic. Re- member the date Friday. Sep- tembeér 25. e 'i me gokden-voiced er of the air, now in . . . with a brim full of pep and personality—mis- tress of ceremonies . . . ... giving you smart songs and gags as she di- rects La Paree’s . . . ] + + « featuring the Continental Revue with the famous C. B. S. Nocturne Hour Vocalist BEN ALLEY. . .. serving the y finest Chinese-American foods—also Best Mixed < Drinks