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Died. Paul Hartman, 69, ballroom buffoon with a thousand expressions whose double-jointed dance routines with his wife Grace tickled American nightclub and theater audiences in the '30s and '40s; of a heart attack; in Los Angeles. Best known for his Broadway antics in Angel in the Wings (1948), Hartman appeared frequently on television and made numerous films, among them Inherit the Wind (1960) and Luv (1967). He had recently begun preparing for a major supporting role in a movie of Nathanael West's The Day of the Locust...
Most of Walsh's concert experience was garnered in three summers at the Last Chance nightclub in Poughkeepsie, New York, his home town. At the Last Chance, Walsh played one summer alone, once with his own band, and once as a small part of a dixieland band. This band featured Johnny Windhurst, a trumpet player who is considered one of the best Dixieland performers and said to be the only man alive who can play "West End Blues." "I had no business playing with him," Walsh admits. "I was just a honky--but the experience taught...
...take from the gate paid part of his tuition. Playing at the club gave him an opportunity to develop an easy stage rapport. "I consider working with audiences an education," he said. "You have to learn the ability to adapt yourself to different types of people." But the nightclub environment became stifling. "I was becoming Brock Walsh the live jukebox. All people wanted to hear was Elton John. That was the least dangerous stuff to do, if you didn't want to offend anybody...
Died. Jules Podell, 74, former speakeasy operator who in 1940 opened the Copacabana, famed New York nightclub that became a showplace of flashy entertainment and a watering hole for celebrities; in Manhattan...
...Prince Louis's view, the prosperity was deceptive, concealing weaknesses that became obvious after "Ari" left. Says the prince: "People got to saying: 'Monte Carlo and Monaco are for old people. They are boring.' " Seeking the younger set, S.B.M. under Prince Louis brought top nightclub Hostess-Singer Régine from Paris to headline a new club, and so upgraded its restaurants that one got a star in the Guide Michelin this year. The government helped out by building a new beach. "Several English lords have told me that they are obliged to come to Monaco...