RUSSIA IN LONDON.
By-and-bye tho British will bo ablo to savour something of tho atmosphere of every continental country without going further than our own capital, states a London writer. Already we have a Hungaria restaurant, with food, drink, and music from the country; now a perfect example of a Russian " cave " has been opened in what used to be the grill room of tho Prince's Restaurant. Decorations reminiscent of Caucasian cafes, vodka instead of cocktails, sterlet from tho Baltic, delicious borschok—cold beetroot soup—and wonderful coffee aro on tho menu. But the music is still moro important. Songs which begin almost like dirges and end in a wild chorus, folk songs, many made popular in London by the Chanve Souris, come from the red coated, whitc-collared orchestra, and a lovely Russian singer. Madamo Marova, in silver turban and peasant jacket, snng gypsy songs to a native gujtar to the many Russian patrons —and the Sultan of Muscat.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20366, 21 September 1929, Page 6 (Supplement)
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