The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-27
In New York
BY pAuhHARRISON

New York - There have been a good many arrivals from Holly wood lately, and much additional evidence that a sojourn in the cinema city adds immeasurably to any performers glamor and fame. Too-long exposure to Broadway somehow tends to dissipate the TO- mantle legends which flourish in the studios.
 For example, the gay-way is try ing to reconcile the current hoopla about Katherine Hepburn with us | rccollections of that lean and mo- derately capable young actress when she was last seen here in a silly farce called "The Warriors Husband" She's rehearsing now for an imported London play titled "Thc Lake,"
 Miriam Hopkins, Gary Cooper and .Sondra Shaw, who was born Veronica Balfe over in Brooklyn, all came east for the premiere of their movie, "Design for Living" Miss Hopkins will remain and star in "Jezebel", the play which was held off for many weeks in vain hope that Tallulah Bankhead might recover from her illness and dSSuiHe LHe Eoic Oi'5 An"'S ised her. Miss Hopkins will do very nicely though, and her Holly wood interlude seems to have added new elements of interest. Stars in Town
 Franchot Tone, the new roman- tic of the films, was just nice. dashing young juvenile when he belonged to the Group Theater here. But the autograph hounds were out in full cry when he re- visited Broadway, especially since he frequently appears in the com pany of "exotic and glamorous' Joan Crawford, whom some people 'hereabout remember as a chorus kicker in Bill Duffy's floor show at the Silver Slipper.
 RumOrs arc flying that an
 engagement Is pcnding; also
 that Tone Is returning to the
 New York stage. Both gucsses
 are wrong.
 Nancy Carroll is still around, looking over new plays since the closing of her last one, "Undesir- able Lady" Lilyan. Tashman is buying some more clothes on the avenue. Elissa Landi has blown in from England, and Frederic March has flown in from Holly wood |. Bebe Daniels is getting around to the night spots. Other night at the Central Park Casino she idly began making sketches of some of the guests on the table linen. And gallant gentlemen pro- ceeded to buy the tablecloths for $5 each.
 Like Old Times
 Fannie Hurst, who has written q new novel, gave a Gay Nineties' party the other night in the mem ory-laden atmosphere. of Billy the Oysterman' It was gay but not particularly "ninetics," and proved. if anything. that nobody particu- larly regrets the demise of the era and its ways Not even old Daniel Frohman, who is 80 and still wears four-inch collars, saw anything of the ghosts of Diamond Jim Brady, Jay Gould or Gertie Vanderbilt as he leaned against the famous old oyster bar, or later as he tackled a steak in the dining room. MT Frohman preferred to talk about the theater, which he says is getting better every year and he's glad of it.
 There had been talk of every body coming in hanson cabs, but it turned out that the guests were in hurry, or chilly or something, so they arrived in Rolls Royces, For the Walter Damrosches, Irwin S. Cobbs, George Palmer Putnams and score or so more celebrities, dress was informal but modern. Mrs Oliver Hartman wore a mer- ry widow hat. Grover Whalen wore his usual mustache which is slightly reminiscent of an earlier day. Somebody hopefully asked Mike Read. the gray headed wait CT. if this party were like old times. Mike said gracious noi- that in the old days most of the guests got ''overloaded" and that behavior is much better now.