Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1937, Page 30

After Smart People, Smart Dark " Things, Smart Places. By the Spectator. ‘Trade Mark Registered. U. 8, Patent Office. where Saturday nighi and haven't regained your hearing yeot .. . and now that Washington has head done with celebrating the eve the way only Washington does, the RMussian Troika, the Heigh-Ho, the Pall Mall Room, the Madrillon, the ‘Wardman Park, the Mayflower, the Shoreham, other local taverns and ‘wine shops are getting back to nor- mal . .. for a bit of a breathing spell ere comes the mad season of the holi- days. \HAT was Halloween, that was l « + + in case you went some- ® ® ¢ And the biggest news of the moment among the supper show shops must be Irene Bordoni . .. for to- morrow the bewitching French star of & whole raft of revues, a number of motion pictures, and of late the radio, comes to town . . . bringing with her to the Cocoanut Grove an entire revue. ® & ¢ Not since the delightful Reyes has there been a pair of dancers in town to arouse such a furor of ap- proval from the Latin American dip- Jomatic set . . . but now have come Ramon and Renita to the Shoreham, and every night the Blue Room is practically overflowing with those gen- Wlemen, who have to do with affairs of state, and their ladies . . . Among them recently the Cuban Ambassador, 8r. Ricardo Siri, Manuel Trucco, Decio de Moura, Capt. Cugia, Roberto Mone- dos, Nick and Mme. Perazic, Charles end Mme. Lucet, and a raft of others o« « experts all at the rhumba and #ango and approving all of the Ramon and Renita versions. ® * ¢ Sonny (Double-Talk) Kendis, ‘whose able crew makes the music at @he Pall Mall Room of the Raleigh, wont be pinned down romantically « « « Jast Sunday night did the Ma- @flion with Audrey Sieber . . . and probably would be happy if Helen For- vest had & night off. ® * ¢ 1t turned out to be a champagne eslebration of Halloween at the Rus- slan Troika, a gala night that almost #an the cellar dry . .. This is another spot that has won the diplomatic crew o+ » what with that friendly atmos- phere, the songs by Vera Veraga, ac- sompanying herself on the harp, the smooth violin caressing of Durward Bowersox, the other bright moments in the shows , . . A Mexican Embassy party the other night has Juan Wiores, George P. Mendez and R. Cuervo among others . . . And another night life insurance biggie, Rains ‘Wallace, was there, with Mrs. Wallace, Wrnest Hughes, guests of Hugh Ker- ‘win , . . Mr, Hughes, just returned via the Queen Mary from an extended feunt over Europe, vowing he'd seen mothing to compare with the Troika in ali this travels except one spot in Paris, and he couldn’t remember the pame of that .. . Still another night eame the same Mr. Kerwin, Troika’s pumber ong host, with R. P. Bonham, 'ashington night life . . . And the off in a corner one evening, Mischa Markoff sitting at singing long after every one ‘was Waverly' Taylor. (Madrillon) Shaw has faith in women (Mrs. Shaw exoepted), it's ell because of a lass pamed Virginia Guilfoyle . . . who by the Madrillon bandstand the other eve, asked Johnny if she oouldn’s borrow the handsome rose from his lapel for a while . . . So gave in, then turned not five minutes later to find his piano player, ‘Van Sickle, wearing the nosegay. ® @ If the fellow who was wondering b has happened to Hal Horan had %0 the Heigh-Ho a couple of eovenings back he would have found « « « for nothing has happéned to Mr. Moran and he is still about, hale and hearty . .. There that same night were Bidney of the Mayflower and lhandsome Mrs. Sidney . . . and another Gime was the Belgian Ambassador and party of 18 . . . and Jimmy Nichols, Shoreham, returned to his long enough to wail about ahow in the Blue Room . . . with all soocount of he is allergic to keeps aneezing into his sax trying to play for the ghow. * The Department of Justice took the Bamhboo Gardens Tuesday « » o filling every chair in the wnd even more, for a gala fare- to PFrank Parrish, who Government post; for private T RERYS HE .gs : 41T ;EH i ® © * Notes from the statistical de- periment: Sonny Kendis can play your fav- erite tune, old or new, within two seoonds of your request. Bamee's foot is twice as long as $hat of Renita of Ramon and Renita + » « But you should have seen” him %oss those feet around in the Big Apple at the Bamboo Gardens Sunday Right , . . (His, not Renita’s.) ® ¢ ¢ People get about . , . At the Wardman Park: Frank H. Buck, the Bachelor Representative from Califor- nis; Representative and Mrs. John S. MoGroarty, also of California, in the wan of the returning congressional eontingent . . . James W. Riddle- Derger, Second Secretary of the Amer- fean Embessy in Berlin, enjoying a Meave with attractive Mrs. Riddleber- @er . . . Angela Brown of the golden ‘yoles, who, unfortunately, won’t be here for the winter season ., At e —— JOIN SMART WASHINGTON SUPPER DANCING at YeighHo Club 1936 Connecticut Ave. Music in the Modern Manner for Dancing Until 3 Minimum $1.50 Saturdays $2.50 the Pall Mall Room: A lot of bright and handscme faces, including Helena Shafroth’s . . . and Villette Sullivan was there, with Dot Highfield and Betty Galt . . . At the Carlton: John Biggers, new head of the unemploy- ment census, in deep luncheon con- versation with John L. Lewis . . . Frederick Willlam Wile, also in con- ference over food, with Jules Herry, Counselor of the French Embassy (the chap many think will be the new French Ambassador). * * * It's been anniversary time , . . with Johnny Shaw breaking out the giggle water last Friday to celebrate his first year at the Madrillon . .. and Al Norton breaking out into a cold sweat Tuesday night to celebrate his fourth year at the Lotus . .. Heigh- Ho's Leo was worn to a frazzle again Saturday evening, trying to find places for all the Halloween celebrants . . . Aside to Helen Forrest: Maybe you and all those other people are right about those crossword puzsles after all . . . What is an incarnate form? ., . . Dictator note; There's a waiter at the Russian Troika who re- sembles Mussolini and one at the Lo- tus who looks like Hitler without the mustache . . . Wonder if Russ (Bam- boo Gardens) Cullen has lost that baton already? . .. He was leading the band with the lead pencil again yesterday. T Carlton and Miller came yesterday to the Bamboo Gardens to do their dances as the high light of the three daily revues. Supper Club Notes who like to stay up late at night, like to do it at this intimate and friendly rendezvous. There’s dancing from 10 until 3 every night and until 3:30 Saturdays. The music is by Pete Macias’ own orchestra and there are songs by Marty Rubin. * ok ok % EIGH HO CLUB—A whole .ft | I of the town's better people, Russian Trolka—The Russian man- ner sets the mood- here, for the atmosphere, the show and t he menu. Two nightly revues (8:30 and mid- night) feature songs by Mischa Markoff, songs and harp selections by Vera Veraga, dances by Lolik and Orlik, more songs by Dena Larena and sketches by the entire cast. Danecing is to suave music by Sasha Bart- novsky's Orchestra. * Kk K X Madrillon—The mot¥ here is Span- ish, but you can get also French, Italian or American dishes if you prefer. There’s a concert trio for luncheon music and dancing evenings is to music by Johnny Shaw and his orchestra, from 7:30 until 1:30, with only a short intermission between dinner and supper. Songs are by Helen Forrest. * ok K ok Wardman Park Hotel—Music by Paul Kain and his orchestra makes the Metronome Rome a lively spot, a favorite with young folk who like their dancing with a swing. The Kain rhythms are supplied nightly from 10 until 2. * X k¥ Shoreham Hotel—Ramon and Renita, who compose one of the country’s top-ranking dance duos, have come to the Blue Room to head- line the show and show dance en- thusiasts what ballroom stepping is all about. Their feature is something new titled the Ronrico. Of course, there’s other entertainment and danc- ing is to Barnee's sleek music. * ok ok X Raleigh Hotel—The Pall Mall Room is one of those elegant and well- groomed salons that gives you an immediate feeling of well-being the moment you enter it. And there’s dancing at lunch, cocktails, digner and supper, all to the kind of music you're bound to like, supplied by Sonny Kendis and the orchestra with which he made a hit with New York's “cafe society” at the Stork Club. * ok k% Maryland Club Gardens—The cock- tail lounge has been newly decorated and there’s dancing there every night. There’s a complete floor revue nightly, the dogs and ponies | oo * ok k% Mayflower Hotel—The lounge has its own particular “air” and it's a fav- orite afternoon or evening rendezvous with a lot of people who know Connec- ticut avenue better than they do F street. There are songs (in almost any language you can name) by Claire ‘Willis and dancing is to pleasant music by Sidney’s Orchestra. * %k X Hi Hat Lounge—If you're in a mood to let down your hair and have fun, this is one spot whera you can do it. There’s no dancing, but the enter- tainment goes on all the time, part of it contributed by Helen Malcolm and Dick Reger, some by the Three M’s, and some more by the customers them- selves, 5o you never know who's going to take over the microphone next. * x kX Bamboo Gardens—The Continental Chorus remains to brighten the three daily revues with new routines. Also remaining are Billy Mclntyre, the master of ceremonies, and Chanteuse Mary Martin. Newcomers to the en- tertainment are Dancers Carlton and Miller. Dance music is by Russ Cul- len’s Orchestra, with songs by the maestro himself and by Miss Martin. * ok K % Hamilton Hotel—The Rainbow Room goes on and on, having become some- thing of an institution and always having a happy crowd on hand. Music for dancing at cocktail and supper time is by Milt Davis and his orchestra, —— THE PALL MALL ® SONNY KENDIS and his orchestra ° Dancing During Cocktail Hour ° Luncheon- $1.00 (Saturdays $1.25) Dinner $2.00 . (Saturdays $2.50) ° No cover charge for Dinner Guests —Cover Charge after 10 p.m. Weéek- days, 50c plus tax; Saturdays, Holi- days and Holiday Eves., $1 plus tax. Beservations eall Leo, NO. 1231 HOTEL RALEIGH and there are songs by Ginger Lee, Bert Bernath and Lou Behrman. * X ok % Lotos—Alfred Latell, as Bozo the Dog, remains to provide laughs for a second week as the floor show head- liner. Also remaining are the La Fons and their adagio number, Lenore's Debutantes, Dancer Al Bowers and Irene Baker and Odette Borde. Al Norton is the master of ceremonies and Bill Strickland’s Capitolians are on the bandstand. * ok kX Anchor Room—There’s entertain- ment nightly at the Annapolis Hotel's cozy lounge, all done up to represent the inside of a battleship, supplied by a John Slaughter trio, with songs by Evelyn Knight. * % X x Boulevard Farms—There's a nightly floor show now at this suburban ren- dezvous down on the Mount Vernon Highway a short way below Alexandria. Every Friday night is Big Apple night, done to Phil Loria’s music, as is more normal dancing on other nights. * %k X - -Checkerboard lhom‘—’rucker and Bloan entertain in the Lafayette’s pop- ular cocktall lounge every evening from 5 to 7 and from 10 to 1. There’s a special luncheon every Saturday, too. with entertainment from 1 to 3:30. * kK X Cocoanut Grove-~-The popular musical star, Irene Bordoni, brings a new revue tomorrow to the theater restaurant at Fifth and K. Eddie from Troika's mous Russian and ca: nl"'" American __cuisine. ... Week davs Dinner from 6:30 . . . and Bunday $1.50, 8aturday $2.00. SATURDAY'S LUNCHEON, 75¢ n“"el" from 7 PM. 3 AM. twice nightly the gay Russian Gypsy manner by the finest European artists. BANQUET Zaust. Reom available for private Parties. NEVER A COVER CHARGE. OPEN SUNDAYS The Russian TROIKA Washington’s Smartest Revue—Restaurant 1011 CONN. AVE. Res. NAtL 4141 R S RO to 8 Continental Beauties Billy Meclntyre, M. C., and others Russ and his Our Special Feature Table d'Hote Dinner, 80c 8 DAILY FLOOR SHOWS 1:00—7:30—12:00 NEVER A COVER Reserv. Natl. 9123 MAID'S NIGHT OUT? « « . You'll apprectate the ex- cellency of Chef OChinto’s special Thursday offering « « roast capon giblet sauce sirloin steak fresh mushroom’ sauce sea-food patty di;:a.er, $ l This is our regular $1.50 or « « « Sorved every rsday for $1.00. JRILLON WASHINGTON BLDG. 15 & N Y. Ave, Dist, 4381 Daniels remains to supply the dance music, * ok ok X Hay-Adams House—Dining every night in the main dining room here is made pleasanter by music by Larry Hendrick, at the electric organ from 6 till 9. A pleasant spot for a bit of quiet relaxation is the Old English Tap Room downstairs. * ¥ % x King Cole Room—Joan English still is on hand to handle a considerable portion of the entertainment chore, singing the songs of the day in the manner the customers like. * koK K Swanee Ballroom—Phil O'Brien and his orchestra play for dancing every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday night. Sweepstakes Smugglers. For smuggling 11,388 Free State sweepstakes tickets, 316 letters and 20 newspapers addressed to varioys places in the United States and Canada, Alexander Bradley, & railway dining car attendant, was fined $50 in Newry, Northern Ireland, HOTEL LAFAYETTE (77 TUCKER & SLOAN Entertainers—8upreme" B¢ 1:00-3:00 P.M. with e nien § e QP S Every Saturday All Drinks 35¢ Every Saturday 1:15-1:30 P.M. We Serve the FINEST DRINKS TASTIEST FOOD In Town Ever since the day 1t opened, this popular eontinental eoek- tall lounge has increased in popularity. It's the ideal before-dinner or after-theater rendesvous. Never a eover, mever & minimum, ‘Three Merrymakers Sensational Trio Helen Malcolm . Versatite Songsiress MBASSADOR \ HOTEL ashington's Newest 500- om Downtown Hotel Radio_in_Every Room Claire Willis Sings with' SIDNEY'S ORCHESTRA from 10 p.m. to 2 a. m. in the Always Gay MAYFLOWER LOUNGE For Reservations, Call Teddy at District 3000 SALARIES BARED BY CORPORATIONS Two of Almost $100,000 Among List Received by S. E. C. By the Associated Press. Two salarles of almost $100,000 topped a list of compensations re- ported by corporations yesterday to the Securities Commission. The Vick Chemical Co.,, New York City, reported that the compensa- tion of H. B, Richardson, chairman of the board, was $95,710, while the Archer-Daniels-Midiand Co,, Min- neapolis, paid Guy A. Thomas, chair- man of the board, $99,436. The Vick company reported com- pensation of $65,779 for L. Richard- son, president, and $57,210 for W. Y. Pryer, vice president-treasurer. Other top payments by the Archer- Daniels-Midland Co. and its subsidi- aries were $49,597 to Werner G. Smith, president of the Werner G. Smith Co., and 850,000 to 8. M. Archer, president of Archer-Daniels-Midland. Other Salaries, Other corporation compensation re~ ported: included the American Agri- culture Chemical Co. (of Delaware), New York City—Horace Bowker, chairman of the board, $30,000; L. H. Carter, president, $45,000; A. F. Stock, vice president-controller, $40,- 000. International Agricultural Corp., New York City—John Watson, presi- dent, $40,814; John T. Burrows, vice president, $20,000; Harry B. Baylor, vice president, $20,000. Brown Fence & Wire Co., Cleve- land—Frank Spits (deceased), presi- dent, $22,600; M. B. Sackheim, vic Luncheons from 75¢ Dinners from 85¢ Under Supervision of Constance Porter Brook Farm Tea House 6501 Brookville Road, Chevy Chase, Md. Open Every Day Except Monday (Turn right from Chevy Chase Circle on Western Ave . . . Left at first turn into Brookville Road, 1 mile.) Anchor With Your Friends in the Anchor Room Washington’s Finest Cockiall Room HOTEL " apolis H St. at 12th N. W INTERNATIONAL STAR of Stage, Screen & Radio OPENING FRIDAY For & limited engagement with Rer president, $15,140; C. O. Hodge, sec~ retary-treasurer, $7,640. preaident, Sidney Rabinovits, vice pres- 2,050. Sugar President $25,000. Eastern Sugar Associates, Caguas, Puerto Rico—Clarence K. Bowie, president and general counsel, $25,000. Seeman Bros, Inc, New York City —Max L. Masius, employe, $37,500; Joseph Seeman, president, $35,000; Sylvan L. Stix, vice president, 35,000, ‘Vanadium-Alloys Stee! Co., Latrobe, Pa—Roy C. McKenna, president, $42,010; Floyd Rose, vice president, $36557; J. P. Gill, metallurgist, $22,043, SUES FOR DIVORCE Washington Woman Defendant in Montgomery Court Action. ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 4 (Special). Mrs. Florence A. Howland of Wash- ington is named defendant in a suit for an absolute divorce fl:d in the Circult Court here by Robert A. Howland of this county, who charges thta he was deserted July 4, 1934. The petition states that the couple were married at Annapolis, Md., May 5, 1928, and have no children. ¥DINNER-DANCE RAMON & RENITA King and Queen of the Dance 1 and other entertainment Dinner $2 incl. cover. - Sat., Rolidays, §2.25. Suvper cover [ S0¢; Sat., holidays, $1. Prices | ] slus taz. For reservations jf3 phone ADams 0700. ; MAXIM LOWE'S MUSIC BARNEE, Directing IR i —in the Beautiful Tudor Room of the Hay-Adams House. (Where i3 featured nightly) LARRY HENDRICK DINE TONIG Frem $1.18 ers From $1. Alse a-la-Carte Service A& own company NEW SHOW TONIGHT 20—ENTERTAINERS—20 COCOANUT e 5th and K Sts. N. W. NAt. 7720 MEETING ANNOUNCED Retired Federal Employes to Hold| Session Saturday. A monthly meeting of the Na- tional Association for Retired Federal Employes will be held at 2 p.m. Sat- urday in the Natural History Build- ing of the National Museum. Lewis Croft, landscape architect of Reg. $147 Reduced to NOTHING DOWN the Natlonal Park Service, will give an {llustrated lecture. Pictures the Great Smoky National Park will be shown for the first time. Penalizes Boxing Attendance. 1t either of his two daughters attend & boxing or wrestling match her share of the inheritance will be reduced $1,000, according to the will of the late J. P. Dreyer, just filed in Cape= town, Bouth Africa. Save 47 On this slightly used 1936 FRIGIDAIRE ‘100 As Little as 15¢c a Day. Small Carrying Charge. Other Frigidaire Bargains Used Models and Floor Samples (Small Carrying Charge if Budgeted) (2) 1937—4 cu. ft. Frigidaires. (1) 1935—3 cu. ft. Frigidaire. Orig. $139.50 --$124.50 --$100.00 (1) 1937—6 cu. ft. Frigidaire. Orig. ) (1) 19377 cu. ft. Frigidaire. Orig. $234.50.. 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