A mid-week activity was the Towers celebration of its second goes on presenting them, the banquet at which they are handed over continues as one of the big functions of the Hollywood year, and no producer hesitates £o advertise his successful actor or actress as the Academy winner in the next picture he or she makes, Now every Hollywood, writer is tipping his winners for 1937. The present male holder is Paul Muni, and it looks as if he might do it again, for his latest picture, "The Life of Emile Zola," is being even rore highly praised than his brilliant "Pasteur."
On the feminine side the name I see most strongly suggested is Barbara Stanwyck for her performance in "Stella Dallas." The name familiar. Samuel Goldw, encouraged by the attended his remake of -another old birthday, and patrons on that evening were pleasantly, surprised when delicious birthday cake "was served to them. The Tower, emerging from its period of precociousness is now a fully-matured, sophisticated night club.
A great many friends attended the Occasion and many were the well. wishers who expressed their hopes for the future success and sustained popularity of the night club. Freddy Kaufmann bore himself throughout the evening with modesty, but the success of The Tower should be particularly attributed to his expert management through its early months, ana even when he left to take over his new duties at Ciro's he still showed an interest in the club. Now, back again at this gay and Informal entertainment spot, he is sparing himself ro effort in order to establish it as truly the smartest and most informal night club in the city.
Those who recall the first few months of the Tower's existence may well think of Eric de Reynier who entertained there since its beginning. There has been no entertainer at the Tower, more popular than he, not even Toy Toy, petite soprano. Toy Toy has left these shores now, but de Reynier, Joseph Ulistein and his talented musicians, and Jean Kirk yet remain, to maintain the Tower's reputation for providing only the finest in entertainment, 2
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