Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-12
New York Letter

NEW YORK. Dee. HE Is bet
ter described IS one OF Brcadway's
most popular citizens. ard hs is
worth at least . million dollars. His
songs are always hits, and he has
never been associated with a flop
ditty or musical production. He IL
a mans man, but he is also ire
mendously popular with the girls. all
of whom have received costly gifts
from him frequently.
Some of US were discussing him
again last night. IL seems he COM
plains of being lonesome "in a
crowd" The mob will tell you that
while ne spends heavily on the wom-
en-. they always wind up with the
other guy" And he cannot UNDER
stand why.
Last Christmas, too, he showered
gifts on an army OF alleged friends.
spending almost $4,000. Great
Guy!" he heard them chirp Of him,
which he seems TO enjoy more than
anything else. But what we started
out to say was that all he rec lived
in return was a holiday card and a
pair Of inexpensive gsrters from his
7-yesr-old son.
Reason Enough
Texas Guinan, who Just came from
the gold coast, relates how one day
she was ankling here and there
with a prominently rich man who
snubbed such celebs as Doug Fair
banks. Mary Pickford and Cholly
Chaplin. after they ssiuted him on
the street. "Cee. but you can ritz
big peoplei" sighed La Guinsn. but
the man ignored the remark.
Finally a tramp approached him
and the snob embraced him sffe-
tionately. After giving the bum
some currency and n warn hand
shake. the amazed Guinsn asked.
Who the deuce n that person you
we're SO sffable to-"
why. don't you know proudly
retortef the srob, that's Poker
Pete. the only person in Hollywood
nobody's got anything on"
Hsv!
Another probable fable from Hell
lvwood concerns Fatty Arbuckle's
all-nIrhs cafe, where the noon
pitcher celebrated collect TO 20 CAV.
A strange spendcr called for every
hcdys check one recent Sabbath
night and when the management
presented 10 to him he peeled off
two one thousand bills and pai5
with a smile. The following Sunday
evening he instructed everybody ~
the place to dine and drink at his
expense again. This time the bill
was $4,000. which he paid without n
squavk. p%eclinE off three grand
notes.
The third Sunday night when IN.
cafe invited almost all Of HOLLYWOOD
70 dine on the "chumpr the check
was $4,000.
"Okay." he chuckled. "brinr me 4
PENCIL SO ] can sign my name AMI
charge u. You see. 7 can 70 lust
as fast when ! haven't got a dime
st when ] have"
Uncommon Sense
Shortly before James l.. Walker
ran for the mayo-sIity or New Yrok
he dined with 20 representative
show folk Of Broadway. Who came
70 honor a youth who was COM
mencing . career a. dramatic critic.
among other things. NJ Walker
GRATED in part: II rather feel sorry
for this Young man. He's going 10
be a critic. mind you. Well. an I
can say is that he is either going
to be a good critic and lose All his
friends. or keep all his friends and
lose his Job"
This is TO inform Yr. Walker that
the Young man still II somewhat of
q critic. although he just lost the
last Of those alleged friends. He has
made countless fair weather ones.
however.
quiteso. Quiteso
The timeworn argument came IN
arain last night when a producer
cornered a dramatic critic and con-
terded that most critics are persons
who failed ut something or other
and can only criticize. even II they
do not know what they are criti-
cisinr.
Walter Pritehard Eaton once an
rNNifu Atdt IWV~b CTN0ltdnlN wner ne
argued that the critic reacts to the
finished product. II isn't his job
70 tsach' And Aristotle settled the
matter 1.4on wears arc when he said
that a pilot. not a carpenter. is the
hest Judge of y rudder. and n guest,
not 2 cook, the best Judge Of a din
ner.
Sonn-ts n Lspsed' Erstscy
Woman - mar has always been q
mystery,
And you are no exception to the rule
That guided the mesdames Of ancient
history
And colors conduct IN the modern
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