Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1942, Page 18

A-16 Bee————e— Fun Galore in the After News and Comment of the Night Clubs. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Dark D. C, 31 Days in Lifeboat, Sailors On Torpedoed Ship Reach Isle BY the Associated Press. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1942. Gilbert Islands with Capt. Boy: James H. Darlin, Houston, Tex.; Bernard Baker, Jefferson, Iowa; Floyd McWilliams, Smyrna, Ga.;| Carl Knee, Hammond, Ind.; Thomas | Bartlett, Elizabeth City, N. C.; J.| Higgins, Philadelphia; Frank | program of the Shrine Circus sched- | were given the Visiting Nurses of uled for February 9-14 in the Uline | Jackson School and 100 P{re!!n;fli Arena for the benefit of Am-s‘:;b‘::‘;ns""”"n Amy _ for , dis Temple charities, Dr. William M. i Mann, zoo director, has announced. | The local chapter of the Circus| been lost when the Prusa "“‘gie BROOKLAND STOVE wart, Wilmington, Del.; George | Fans has taken a box for the show By the Spectator. ‘Trade Mark Registered, U. 8. Patent Office. MATT WINDSOR | EILEEN GEORGE H ockialls from 25e, | | The patrons jostled against each | other—before the bandstands, among | the tables, in the lobbies. Jammed ;especmls were those fortunate, or | unfortunate, enough to be a part of Ne Cor.-Ne Min. | the small mobs clustered about the horns and saxophones of the “name’ HOTEL | bands which descended in force on: E the town during the first half of the | week. Those folk, of course, were | the more ardent admirers of your | Glenn Miliers, Dick Stabiles and WS Tony Pastors; the gesticulating | fanciers of the autograph and the plain everyday close-range ogler of ! the renown. While above the packed | panorama swirled the blue clouds | of tobacco smoke and the babel of voices mixed with the echoes of the | orchestra’s brass. { In this manner did the public | make its first acquaintance with Herb Sachs’ Del Rio and Miss Maria | Kramer's Victory Room. | The premieres provided occasions the local after-dark circuit is not likely soon to forget. Both had that |excitlng air of quasi-confusion | wkich is probably indigenous to the ! universal opening night of places of entertainment. Waiters and their captains madly on the move to ac- commodate all guests at the same time. Members of the cuisine striv- ing valiantly to keep abreast of the mountains of orders bearing down on them in their new surroundings. Bandmen struggling to dispense music with one hand and auto- 11th to 12th on H 5t. N.W. ICTORYY REVUE THE SINGING NAVSL GADETS 6 Men Drrece from Xato City HOWARD-PAYSEE DANCERS 2 Boxs and 2 Girls In Dances From Ballroom to Jitterbug, and 8 BEVERLY HILLS GIRLS PLUS . . . 2 Orchestras . . BILL STRICKLAND'S BAND and the CON- TINENTAL TRIO NY HARE 11043 MATINEE EVERY DAY 1 P. M. Except Snnday (Saturdav 1:30 P, M.) A lifeboat which took 13 Ameri- |can merchant seanien from a torpedoed steamer has reached a tiny South Seas island after a 31- day voyage over 2500 miles of lonely sea—a cruel journey that ranks as an open-boat epic. . ‘The boat was one of two which rector of screen play in Hollywood, recalled the carefree nights in the States when a fellow had a bit more time to roam for recreation. He also | had a recommendation to offer. set off when the 7,000-ton steamer | “If you are in Washington,” of- | Prusa, owned by the Lykes Bros. |fered Lt. Comdr. Vining, “and you | Steamship Line of Houston, Tex., are looking for entertainment, see |was torpedoed 100 miles from | Misha. There is only one Misha,” or ' Honolulu at 5:30 am. December 19. words to that effect. | The first boat. bearing the chief Misha is no floor show, nor is he | mate and 12 others, was picked up proprietor of the Troika or any other | December 27. Its occupants reported ‘such pleasure rendezvous. On the | that Capt. G. H. Boy of Houston { other hand, he could and has been |ind 12 men were adrift in the second jaccused of being a completely en- boat, headed for the Marshall | gaging personality. Islands, nd that nine men had That's what Comdr. Ford's com rade must have in mind. * ¥ ¥ x 1‘ During those early evening pe- | band may be found in attitude of | | quiet repose almost anywhere out- side the Mayflower Lounge, it is Er- win Devron's job to carry on with the music inside. This, Pianist Dev- | ron does with relish, since it gives | { him a chance to play in both senses | of the word. | 's may be wandering idly Vs to the tune of “Night But in the midst of the piece he may espy the familiar fizure of, let us sa; nouveau riche ma- neuvering through the lounge. With a gleam in his eye, Devron promptly breaks into the strains of *We're in the Money.” or something similarly PATRICIA Cover Charge 75¢ Saturdays i HOTEL RALEIGH torpedoed. | The Navy received word from Wellington, New Zealand, last night that Capt. Boy's boat had landed January 19 on Nukunau Island, one of the Gilbert group, about 2500 | miles north of New Zealand. The | report was said to have been sent by the fourth officer, who reached nearby Beruin Island and made contact with British communica- | tions. | A report by the Tampa Inter- Ocean Steamship Co. at New Or- leans listed the captain and 10 others as rescued. Nothing was said of the two other men previous reports had | indicated were aboard the boat. ‘The Tampa line gave the follow- ing names of men who reached the g riods when the men of Dick Koons' | 3 N The Pall Mall Room Presents PROCHNIK In Songs and NOLL and NOLAN Brilliant Dance Team Music by BERT BERNATH and his Sidney Orchestra Min. S1 Per Person Monday to Friday Inclusive | . |and plans to entertain Clyde SB,’,,"% N’:&?’Yflk’:fi‘;‘ Er?ifl:,e‘dw&_' Beatty, famed animal trainer, who | lams, New York. will be a feature at the circus. 2 | Needham C. Turnage, committee ¥ | chairman, announced that 500 free | tickets have been given the Kiwanis | Club for distribution among crippled children. An additional 75 tickets Clean COAL smokeless $10.25 15t TON THE BROOKLAND CO. Coal—Fuel Oil—Paints 3912 GAL AVE. Thylor 7000 Circus F;;;of X;ericu Take Shrine Show Box The Circus Fans of America Or- ganization has indorsed the 30-act THE MUSIC IS GRAND! BUT HERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S EVEN BETTER . . . ‘Most Popular Place in Town’ ] Jit COCKTAIL LOUNGE ONLY IN ALL 30¢ the best MIXED use» 8 AM. TO 7 PM. DRINKS Entertainment Till 2 AM. TASTIEST FOOD in Town NO COVER NO MINIMUM WASHINGTON'S NEWEST 500-RO0M DOWNTOWN HOTEL Swimming Pool and Health Clob Ample Parking for Onr Guests PHONE NA. 8510 In waltz time or swing, On sweet or gay note, Its R.W.L. Wins the popular vote! Aleobel 20% by vol. Toom e HORLS [ARGEST WINERY ROMA WINE CO.. INC., FRESHD. CAL. graphs with the other, speculating | prankish. Should a broker put in an Lonch sor (T Charee e s | Uhe while over the number of |appearance, likely as not he will be (Sat. & Bun, $1.10) | tramplings which surely must result | greeted with “Any Bonds Today?" { from the clogged condition of the |and so on. | | ‘dance floor. But is it Burton, the page boy, who | But, as it usually develops in such | events, all came off satisfactorily by | suffers most consistently. He has Chinese American | evening’s end. Patrons smiled their ibuc to utter “Call for—" once, = e s when Grofe's topical tune, “On the Retaurant of iDliinction { adieu to return home and content- . 14th & N, Y. Ave. N.W, edly ! Trail.” commences to leer at him — b T reknit excitement-frayed |from the depths of Mr. Devron's fa- S . |nerves; Mr. Sachs retired to his | vorite toy. office to continue his mediation on | * x ok ® priorities and their effect on the| Before many days have passed, operation of a night club; Miss | hotel managements to a man will Kramer excused herself for another | pe placing minute replicas of the glance into her storeroom of bands | time-honored lunchroom sugar dis- to decide whether Harry James penser on their tables to take the No Cover Charge Lounge Chalf I'se Your Credit! | come next or Blue Barron. | place of silver bowls. Each con- | tainer will hold approximately nine | tablespoonfuls. which will be the !quota for each table. Of course, you can ask for more if you like. Go ahead and ask, the manage- | ments dare you! x x % Something new for the quivering | annals of classical music occurred in the Shoreham’'s lounge a few days ago. Poor Tschaikowsky isn't {involved this time, but Bizet, a rel- atively unmartyred composer in this day of musical rearrangements. | Mr. Bizet was going about the | business of lying peacefully in his grave during an intermission of Eddie Plerce’s jive five when Joe, the bass fiddler, decided it was time for the next set. His method of sum- | moning the flock was to bang an introductory discord on the piano and then pluck resoundingly on the | big fiddle the strains of the “Faran- i dole,” from “L'Arlesienne.” | * % % x | Notes from here and there: | Special music for Vera Strens- ' kaya's newest dance routine at the Belalaika was written by Balalaika's pianist, Kunevsky. He likes to do things like that. At the same spot the “Russian Music Box" staging, in which the cast simulates mechanical toys, has been drawing exceptional praise. Roberta, new songstress at the | Tt was a successful evening each | for Del Rio and Victory Room. 1 x ¥ %k * And while these gala occasions | were taking place the management of L'Escargot quietly and sadly closed for an indefinite period the doors to its pleasant Versailles Room. JOSEPH SUDY O”d "\IS OrCHOS{ 6 The Troika's Misha has been paid rather undying tribute, whether he knows it or not. Lt. Comdr. Robert E. Vining. n:fsal | attache in London, in a recent wist- | tul note to Comdr. John Ford, di- The DICKENS ROOM is now open mnon to I am ® COCKTAILS from 30c © LUNCHEON from 50c ® DINNER from 90c BURBLINGTON HOTEL 1120 Verment Ave. 16th &K Sts.x ME.262 6 Have Your Dinner with LOUIS at Copacabana 1 DANCE 1o the Hottest Rhumba Band in Town 7:30-9-10 ‘Til Close Finest Cocktafls—Mixed Drinks W. RE. 9688 ¥ 1316 Eve N. * % ¥ ¥ { 5‘9.15 A fine bit chalr peautitolly 99" olstered in €*° quisile P UP TO 18 MONTHS TO PAY! 3-Piece Maple Bedroom Suite $38.88 | Mayflower, likewise has been charm- | ~ | D8 frequenters of the lounge. Par- Colonial design of distinction and charm of hardwood construc- tion in rich maple finish—dresser or vanity—chest of drawers 4 | ticularly with such tunes as “I Said | No.” which is about the magazine subscription. Milt Davis of the Rainbow Room | predicts great success for Henry Nemo's “'Tis Autumn.” “It's a song that can make the grade without plugging—which is rare,” says Mil- ton. Dance to the Enchanting Rhythm of the il DON CARPER FOUR nightly at 10 Saturday nights at 9 and Saturday afternoon from 110 2:30 * Deliciousfood.tastefullypre- IY pared is served in the gin- ing room and Cafe Caprice Luncheon from 85c¢ Dinner from $1.00 * Tremendous Cocktails At ¢ Tall Drinks of Distinction SUPPER DANCE 10 to No Cover + No Minimum %o cotii e dimaun Except Sat. Night—3$1.50 Min. (Exe. Sat., $1 Min.) CAFE CAPRIC Because Sloane & Co. can do spec- tacular tight-wire tricks without self-injury, the firm has been en- gaged for another week at the Casino Royal. And because the Juggling Jules in Shoreham’s Blue Room can throw Indian clubs all over the place with- | 4 out wreaking havoc among ring- | siders, they, too, are being held over. A new feature, starting Monday. will be Will and Gladys Ahern, ex-Zieg- feld dancers. Barnee, incidentally, is about to receive the flowery honor of one of those “New Yorchids” which Rear Admiral Winchell passes around from time to time. The Arnold Trio. which gained Initial recognition in the Neptune Room, will open the week of Febru- ary 13 on a downtown stage As a reminder, the tumbrils of | Hollywood movie stars will stop at | the Carlton, Wardman and Shore- | | ham for their appearance on behalf |of the President’s birthday celebra- | tions tomorrow night. | 46 From One Mma | Enter Armed Services Forty-six selective service regis- trants of local board No. 2 of Mont- gomery County, Md., have entered one of the armed services since the Pearl Harbor attack December 7. | They are: | _Army—James W. Baggott, Evans R. Bargman, Ward P. Burdine, jr., John B. Clark, jr., Jack W. Golden, John J. Kemmey, jr. Ernest W. No Cover or Minimum Charge, ‘g‘%"fi]' md;;;ge A.HMoomr;. Albert Except Saturday after 9 pm. |\ At bl S . | Stickley, Wesley E. 3 Minimum $1.50. Ample free |Billy A. Thorne, Ril mo!led ;hg?x. parking space for automobiles. | per and Joseph E. Woodfield. | | Navy—Thomas C. O'Brien, My-| iron E. Gustafson. Donald E. Arm- strong, Edward B. Irwin, Jay H. Axtell, Richard A. Ayers, William | D. Caldwell, George S. Chesky, Athol H. Ellis, jr, Walter E. Finne- gan, Eugene S. Fletcher, Woodrow g | H. Fogel, Charles F. Garcia, John | C. Griesbauer, William E. Harris, | John T. Risley, Ray S. Wilkinson | and John W. Wilmeth. | Marine Corps—Prancis M. Miller, | James L. Cornett and Richard H. French. I Coast Guard—William H. Walker | and Edgar F. Britt. Those joining reserve corps in- | ‘gud‘esd lechnel J. Becker, Roy T.| Snapper Turtle Soup avis, jr. Charles D. Garber, Blair | Whole Broiled Lobster Platter_ f| Noval Reserve: Garmon 1o memen| Crab Flakes with Smithfield Ham_ 5| Army Medical Reserve; Harry W, Jumbo Frog Legs Platter. reuzburg, Army Infantry Reserve, Sew Food Pletier nd George W. 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