The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-19
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 New York. = Col Raymond Robins, again hale, hearty and l vibrant after. his amneeia shock and disappearance last September which had the entire nation (in- cIuding ex-President- Hoover and the Secret service) looking for him, managed to board the Presi- dent Harding the other day with no one knowing he was sailing ex- cept the family and a couple of intimate friends. Col. Robins has gone to Russia to see with his own eyes just what is happening. He was stationed there after the Revolution. in charge of the American Red Cross relief work. This is his first re- turn trip after 15 years.
 A Good Time Is Had by All Handsome green suede gaunt- lets. with fiapping deep cuffs prac- tica1iy proved magic wands the other evening. Constance Collier wore them, as mistress of cere- monies at the Algonquin Supper club held after the theater. She conjured up magic entertainment every time she waved them to beckon someone from the audi ence of the celebrities to do a stunt.
 White-haired Cissie Loftus was superb in her impersonations. It was worth going far to see Pauline Lords enjoyment of Cissie's imita- tion of her in "The Late Chris topher Bean." Cissie also gave a ludicrous, throaty, eye-rolling im- personation of Ethel Barrymore. Francis Lederer looked more like a tired-young-man-peeding-a- haircut than the matinee idol he is Blanche Ring won the An- toine haircut and finger wave that were raff1ed off Elizabeth Ar. den won back the handsome week. end beauty kit she had contribut. ed, the raffie being to raise money Damita had an unreal. ethereal beauty in a blue gown with white organdy jacket, as she danced with a society beau.
 Footlight Philanthropists
 The happiness of stage stars in unselfshly and unstintingly giving their services for benefits somehow 6Vb0 yOuss OVGE AG LlAC w diuOEI Astoria groups are meeting every apartment, planning a Society Cir GUS for the benefit of the Boy Scouts.
 Fannie Brice earnestly pied for someone to pose for a swell sword throwing act she is working up. Honest, won't hit you," she i'm sisted Ed Wynn and piquant little Ona Munson were getting up an entirely new act, not satisfied to contribute something they al- ready know Eddie Carr, drop ping in after a matinee of "Strike Me Pink" reported that he is get ting up some new impersonations 2. Hope williams, Lupe veIez and Jimmie Durante were having a slight disagreement over just how they were to do their mutual
 Trim, vivid little brunette Dor othy Fields disclosed that Weber and Fields were to be counted on for three- minute act A cable from Beatrice Lillie assured Mrs Wright that she would be back, in time to roller skate or sing, while a couple of battlers from Jersey stage 8 prize fight old Uncle Bob" Sherwood insisted that no circus could be a circus without calliope. "I'1l bring one, you can count on me, Cobina," he
 Jay "Rye'' Ryland was making lists of young society men to get for his "gigo1o dance hall' that will occupy one room.
 Are you using society girls for your taxi dancers?" he was asked.
 "Not on your life," he said. "I want tho girls good looking and swell dancers. I'm getting them right out of tax dance 1lalls!"