Swing (Jan-Dec 1945)

NEW YORK PORTS OF CALL 6? A' COMMODORE. Charlie Spivak and his orrhestra are the attraction here, playing for dinner ind supper dancing and for kicks. Lejcington at ;42nd. WM 6-6000. lAr THE CORTILE. If it's cojiness you want, go o the Cortile. Small, tea-roomish — inexpensive. Deep in the surroundings of Creole New Orleans. Has a bar if you want to use it. Rosalia tells your Fortune if you're so moved, and it's fun to be so moved. Luncheon served 'til 2. Dinner a la irarte or suggested. About $1.00 or $1.50. 37 West 43rd, between 5th and 6th. MUrryhill 2-3540. ^ JUMBLE SHOP. An Artsy-folksy favorite down in the Village. There's an open fireplace, and always a free exhibits of the really attractive paintings of young artists. Back windows look out on MacDougal's Alley. Drinks and inexpensive food. 28 West 8th. SP 7-2540. LEON y EDDIE'S. Joey Adams swaps banter with Tony Canzoncri, who seems to have his vocal hands tied behind him, emcees a stock 6 and 7/8 L E show, which consists, invariably, of male and female vocalists, chorus girls for purposes of playing :bumps-a-daisy with embarrassed customers, skating act or the equivalent, and Sherry Britton, striptease, who has no equivalent. Send Aunt Martha to the movies: if Adams doesn't get her, the wall cartoons must. Food surprisingly good. 33 West 52nd Street. ELdorado 5-9414. •A PENTHOUSE. From where you can look down on the Park as you enjoy delicious luncheons or dinners. There's a palmist around if you run out of things to talk about. 30 Central Park South. PL 3-6910. ★ COPACABANA.^ "They say the lion and the leopard keep . . . " Or to paraphrase Omar, the Copacabana is no more. The Copa Bar alone remains, with the Milt Herth trio still obtaining; also Choo-Choo Johnson and his dance band. 10 E. 60th. PL 8-1060. ir PIERRE. In the Cotillion Room, Russell Swann makes some very nice magic, while Stanley Melba's orchestra makes some fair to middlin' music. Tea dancing daily in the Cafe Pierre. 6 1st and Fifth. REgent 4-5900. if PLAZA. Mellow Morton Downey sings softly for the crowds. There's also Ray Benson's orchestra, and in the Palm Court Lounge, tea dancing each afternoon. 5th Avenue at 58th. PLaza 3-1740. ★ ROGERS CORNER. The Korn Kobblers hold forth in the Pan-American Room on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Other days, except Monday. Harry Lefcourt plays for dancing. 8th at 5 0th. CI 5-6150. if SA'VOY PLAZA. Cocktail and supper dancing to the music of Roy Fox and his orchestra, erstwhile of London. The Cafe Lounge is, of course, one of the plushier places. Tea dancing each afternoon. Fifth Avenue at 58tb. VOlunteer 5-2600. ★ VERSAILLES. The Versighs are still shapely, stately, and sleepy. You won't be. Sleepy, we mean. 151 East 50th. PLasa 5-0310. ★ VILAGE BARN. When you leave the Bam, you'll know as much about square dancing as Tiny Hill, your slightly-on-the-solid side M.C., who has you doing things you thought you were far too decrepit for — like playing musical chairs and running potato races. The dance orchestra is good, and so's the food. 52 West 8th Street. STuyvesant 9-8841. ★ WALDORF-ASTORIA. In the Wedgwood Room — Victor Borge. much to the delight of many. Also Leo Reisman's orchestra, sounding to the dance. There's a $2.00 cover later in the evening. In the Lounge Restaurant, Mischa Borr and Orchestra. And for men without women, the Waldorf Men's Bar is one of the nicest places in town to do your drinkin'. Tummy Stuff: ★ ARTISTS y WRITERS. Solid food ... a little too solid, some say, but filling like anything. Those conservative looking business men patrons are actually newspaperman from the Times and Herald Tribune, and not a Lee Tracy in a carload. A la carte lunch and dinner, but the over-all tariff's pretty low. 213 W. 40th Street. MEdallion 3-9050. ★ BONAT'S CAFE. Opposite the postoffice. French cooking for. the more restricted budget, and the most quantitative hors d'oeuvres in town. Save room for the filet mignon, if they have it, or the poulet saute Marengo, which they usually do. The domestic wines seem a notch above average. Lunch and dinner. Surroundings unpretentious, and scattered over two floors. You'll have to bring your own French pastry. Madame Bonat believes in fruit, cheese and crackers — and that's exactly what you'll get. There's a Washington Bonat's, in case you're down that way. 3 30 West 31st Street. Chickering 4-8441. ★ CAFE ARNOLD. French-ish. but not arbitrarily so. There's a chicken and noodle combination that's something to conjure with, and a park view if you can see past the taxicabs and street cars. Lunch and dinner, and a well stocked bar. 240 Central Park South. CI 6-7050. ★ CAVANAGH'S. Cavanagh's clientele, a handsome and hansom one, moved up town, but Cavanagh's stayed put, so the clientele just keeps coming back. Steaks and chops, mostly, and the a la carte tends to mount up. 258 West 23rd Street. CHelsea 3-2790. ★CHEZ MARIE. On the small side— only a one horse Chez, really, where the murals are hardly pure-als. French dishes are rushed to the table piping hot, praise the bon Dieu, and they're cooked out in the open to allay any possible suspicion of switchin' in the kitchen. Patsy, the barkeep. swings the most energetic cocktail shaker on the east side; fixes drinks with gusto — and females, barred from the bar, with a baleful glare. One of the places where time buyers bide their time, in case that's a super Hooper sticking out of your pocket. 129th E. 47th. ELdorado 5-9848.