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14 THE NEW YORK MAGAZINE PROGRAM [[image]] GLOSSARY OF THEATRICAL TERMS ANGEL... A show's fairy godfather; optimist. BABY SPOT... Small spotlight. DOG SEAT... Theatre seat number K9 DOLL... Show girl; pretty but empty-headed woman (Webster). FADER... Orchestra leader. MOUTH-HAPPINESS... See SPUD. MUGGING... Kidding the part. PULLMAN... Elevator to dressing-room. SPUD... The smoothest round of smoking enjoyment the stage world has discovered; the menthol-cooled cigarette you have to smoke to find out what "mouth-happiness" means. (20 for 15c) [[image]] WHAT the MAN will WEAR [[image]] EVENING: The man-oi-fashion perfects what the crowd neglects. It is by the delicate shadings and nuances in evening dress that one gains the savor of self-expression and the air soigné. This is notable true of collar, shirt and tie which may still be individualized whereas the rest of the kit is standardized to a common mould. This column has pointed out repeatedly the spreading vogue of the pleated-front shirt to pair off with the dinner jacket. Instead of the conventional narrow pleats, one may go in for those broad pleats pictured in the accompanying sketch. The effect is newer and smarter, and the wide-pleated bosom is prone to lie flatter. Cuffs are the French double-fold type but laundered flexibly so that they do not stick in one's jacket-sleeve, a waspish annoyance. [[image]] Broad Pleats The evening collar should always be of fairish height, preferably sloping lower from back to front. The form shown is a fashionable favorite, because the tabs are set in the correct position, neither too stodgily straight nor overly angled. The black silk tie is the elongated affair with the snug knot and those pointed ends that look jaunty and youthful. AFTERNOON: Some fashions sizzle up like a headache powder and subside as quickly. Others become weft and woof of the fine art of dress, because they are rooted in sense and fitness. A case in point is the riding stock. This is much less worn in the States than in Britain, but no seesaw or somersault of the mode has ever succeeded in dislodging (Continued on page 16) THE MUSIC BOX 15 THE EMBASSY CLUB 151 EAST 57th STREET VELOZ and YOLANDA World Premier Dancers THE YACHT CLUB BOYS Adler-Kelly-Kern-Mann Presenting Their Original Songs GERTRUDE NIESEN Columbia's Featured Radio Songstress BOB GRANT Society Dance Orchestra VAL OLMAN and his Continental Orchestra No Cover Charge at Any Time For Dinner Guests DINNER SHOW 7:45 SUPPER SHOW 12:30 a.m. SPECIAL DINNER SERVED NIGHTLY $3.00 SPECIAL LUNCHEON $1.00 MUSIC BY VAL OLMAN SUNDAY TEA DANSANT 3:30 to 6 p.m. $1.50 PER PERSON For reservations: Vol. 5-4900 Broadway's Brightest Comedy of Young Love ! The Curtain Rises With JEAN ARTHUR KENNETH HARLAN DONALD FOSTER 2nd MONTH "Here Is A Comedy Of All Those Scenes You Like The Best" BURNS MANTLE News 48th STREET THEATRE Evenings 8:45 - 50¢ to $2.50 Mats. WED. & Sat. 2:45 - 50¢ to $2.50
