Word: savoyism
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...married to a former Follies girl (Rosemary Wallace) whom he taught to fence, he presides over his own Salle d'Armes in Manhattan's Savoy-Plaza, where his pupils include several U.S. fencing champions and a handful of celebrities: Tenor Richard Crooks, Writer Paul Gallico, Actress Lillian Gish. As a finished world champion, Nadi finds it unnecessary to train, likes to spend his evenings in expensive nightclubs...
George Johnson is the fine altoist who used to play in Frankie Newton's original band at the Savoy. He was a mainstay of the band, and is certainly one of the top altoists of the day. The three stars should make for a very pleasant afternoon. There are the usual drawbacks of between-the-sets backers who try to play too, but the assets should outweigh the liabilities...
Speaking of the Savoy, which has never reopened since the Grove disaster, the manager has finally got a permit to open the Royal Palms, which was where the Savoy was going to move when the Grove fire occurred. The policy will be the same as the Savoy, plenty of good jazz and no floor show, and right now it seems as if George Johnson will move in as soon as the Ken engagement finishes. The Royal Palms is or are, next door to the Little Dixie, on Massachusetts Avenue near Columbus...
Working as a securities salesman from 9 to 5 in a Wall Street brokerage office was 38-year-old Archduke Franz Josef of Austria, who rumbled to work by subway from the swank Savoy-Plaza. He explained he just wanted something...
Some R.A.F. expressions wander into wondrous double talk. Example: "Can I get a taxi?" asked the American outside the Savoy. "You've had it," said the R.A.F. flyer, i.e., "You haven...