The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-01
Inz New York
By PAUL HARRISON

New York.-The august board of admission of the New York Social Register association has finished its annual job of blue-penciling the names of some more blue -bloods. And the resulting volume, for the year 1884, is simmer than ever simmer by thirteen pages than it was in 1892.
 Nobody but the board itself knows the rules, if any, for official admission into recognized society. This year, for example, the Reg ister doesn't contain the name of Mrs Rhoda Tanner Doubleday, who sued Harold Mccormack of Chicago for $1,500,000 worth of breach of promise. That's the first such case on record filed by a genuine socialite, and apparently it isn't an approved practice The first blue blooded participants in a murder trial, however, are still accepted members of the Four Thousand. Mrs Granville T. For tescue, and her daughter and son. in-law, Lieutenant and Mrs Thom- as H. Massie, who figured in the sensational Honolulu case, are list ed as usual.
 They Don't "Belong"
 When Polly Lauder, who be- longed in the book as a member of prominent family, married Gene Tunney, the couple were list ed for year. But some of the H1l rd Sn xnhnua ly against being placed on the same plane as an ex-pugilist that the Tunneys were dropped. So this year the governing board took no chances with the marriage Of Mrs Phyllis Baker Potter, blue blood in her own right, to Fred Astaire, the actor. Of course. the polished Fred is very popular with the people who do belong; and it is true that his sister Adele is now Lady Cavendish. But 1t is also 8 fact that Fred is the son of mid western brewer. So the Astaires aren't listed.
 Neither, by the way. are George Palmer and Amelia Earhart Put nam, though they're seen at all manner of society functions Colonel Charles and Anne Lind bergh, on the other hand. are named in the new Register, though they do not get about much on the upper crust It's all very con- fusing. And the omission of the names of most of the titled foreign CTS resident here scarcely simpli- fies matters To be sure, there are counts driving taxicabs and count esscs working the five-and-ten.
 But when the Social Register
 neglects to mention such people
 us the Grand Duchess Marie.
 Prince George of Russia, Prince
 Serge ObOlensky, and the Prince
 and Princess Chaycha vadze--
 then you get an idea of what 1t takes to crash our native nobil-
 fly.
 Broadway's Busiest Man
 A comedian who has been gath ering an impressive share of fame recently Is Gene Loekhart, who ap- pears with George M. Conan in Eu- gene O'Neil's "Ah, Wilderness!" and who on the opening night re- ceived from Conan one of the most glowing tributes one actor ever pair another But what gen. erally Is not known about Lockhart Is that, in addition to being an actor, he is director, monologist. pianist, composer. singer teacher, lyricist librettist and playwright. He also is about the business man on Broadway. Besides performing eight times a week for the Theater Guild, he teaches stage technique and pantomime at the Juilliard In- stitute of Music. lectures to the Junior League on acting and play reading, writes continuities, makes movie shorts, writes skits and songs for the Recital Revue programs which he gives about town with Mrs Lockhart. Last season he di- rected and appeared in Sunday Nights at Nine" and his summer revue, "How's Your Code?" Is scheduled for Broadway this sea- son. He has done the words and music of several songs, but his big gest royalties are still coming from the lyrics of 'The World is Wait ing for the Sunrise"
 Letting Cat Out of Bag
 Smuggling story: A man re- turning to New York after vaca- ton abroad asked the customs off cials not to open one of his suit cases. It contained, he said, noth- ing but a cat. The customs agent. naturally. opened the suitcase. And a cat actually jumped out and dashed back up the gangplank While the rest of his luggage was being examined. and cleared. the man went aboard with the suitcase. ostensibly to catch the cat. When he finally reappeared locking red and hutered as if from q long chase. he was waved by with Knowing grin and murmured apoi- hotel and opened the suitcase, nothing jumped out. It new con 4si"ed twelve hnstles nf liauer.