The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1933-09-29

Temporarily mlnB11nG WIFI INC
Broadway merry-go-rounders Is
DR.. Foldi, editor-in-chief Of the
Pesti Maple, leading newspaper
of Budapest. The erudite jour-
nalist has been visiting Manhat-
tan newspapers, studying the
methods used here, and freely
applauding some of them. What
he couldn't understand was this
business of sprinkling the pages
with by-lines. In his country,
he told us, anonymity was the
thing. At best a newspaper
mans by-line might be used
once a week-but to use it ev-
cry day was unthinkable. The
public wouldn't stand for it.
Why did they do it here?
He was told that certain fea-
ture writer's had definite fol-
lowing-the names Of several
columnistsl we're pointed out to
him and the nature OF their
work explained. They wouldn't
last a week in Hungary or in
most European Cities" pro-
tested Foldi. THE day one Of
the species you call columnists
were to state in print that such
and such a person were in love
or had quarrelled he'd be chal-
lenged to q duel-and he'd have
to fight. II we had columnists
in our country I can readily see
where the first question the
editor would ask is. Are you an
expert duellist?' and if the an.
swer was no. the fellow wouldn't
get the job. I'm afraid the
columnist of the Broadway type
will have to remain strictly an
American institution - thank
God!"
Most of our dramatic critics
are none too enthusiastic over
Hold Your Horses" starring
Joe Cook. Even the most
friendly disposed are inclined to
insist that Cook and his ingen-
ious gadgets are not as funny
as in former years. Personally,
I had an entertaining evening
it's because, I guess I like any
thing that deals with the times
that were and the Broadway
that was. I like the puffed
sleeves and the lace panties and
the funny top hats of the early
goth century and the late COS.
I am easily impressed with
scenes showing Rector'S and
Delmonico'S and the old Aston
ballroom-I go soft all over at
the tinsel and the fol-de.rols Of
the period and the popping Of
champagne corks. All you have
to do to give me a good time
is have mines walk in repre-
senting Lillian Russell, Diamond
Jim Brady. the Floradora girls
and the like, and Immediately
my innards warm up and my
head, tool imagine I'm hav-
ing the time of my life, and
that's as good as the real thing.
So 1 had a rare good time at
the Winter Garden Monday
night, and even forgot my col
umnistic ethics to find myself
appIauding time and again.
Nor was my good time spoiled
when coming out Of the theater
I ran into prince" Mike Ro.
manoff, hi-hat, full evening
troopers, ct al. ut was rally
very amusing" drawled the
Prince in his choicest Oxford
ian, II had two seats-but 1
took no girl. / wanted to feel
imperial, so l used the extra
seat for my hat. 1t was rah-ly
delightful, y'knOw!" Later at
Leon and Eddie's met the girl
whom the Prince has previously
invited. "The fellow must be
daffy," she said. II started to
go home to dress and he called
me up and said, Jean, I won
der If you'd mind If I didn't take
you after all. 1 feel very much
as if 1 should like to use that
seat for my hat. Would you
mind?'"
Which reminds me that 7
must drop over to the Broad
Street Theater in Newark where
I understand some sort Of
creaky melodrama is being pre-
sented-with two endings. Just
before the final curtain the
heroine steps forth with hands
outstretched in appeal to the
audience and inquiries: Shall
live or shall I die?" just as in
the Coliseum days Of Rome
when the spectators thrust
down their thumbs, the audi
ences usually yell, "Die!"
Over at Moriarty's Monday
night there was excitement, too,
along with beauty. TheuS
MundS was 1eClng most OF Cne
Vanities cast and some Is or 20
were crowded into the elevator
leading to the upper floor when
suddenly it stuck and three gen.
tlemen were crushed in by some
Of the most beautiful gals in
town, two or three of whom in.
sisted upon fainting in the now
obsolete manner. After about
Is minutes some one discovered
there was a way of. climbing out.
oldest bit of torch-carrying
involves a prominent gentle
man of town, mad about a gal.
who has reserved table No. II at
the MaiSon Royale for the next
80 days. The instructions are
that the table cannot be used
by anyone else but must always