The Washington times., 1933-08-30

but although Adolph Zukor,
Sam Katz and Will Hays were
present, none of them clung to
the arm Of the other.
Monday night brought the
homemade product, Noon
light and Pretzels," to the Ri
alto, and I know there must
have been some very important
folk among the audience, for
N. T. G.. got up on the stage
with several sheets of paper
in his hand from which he
started to read off names of
people whom he was to intro
duce. However, I fled into the
night, not so much in alarm
as to escape the boredom which
is always mine when so-called
celebrities are introduced. ..
Earlier that evening on Sew
enth Avenue, run into three
fellows, bosom friends, and it's
not until I leave that it occurs
to me that they possess ALTER
ative monikers. Hal Horne,
Leon See and Kay Kayman,
all more or less of Broadway.
Early Thursday evening to
what I thought was to be an
intimate little supper for a few
of us at the penthouse of A. ].
Powers, only to discover that
from 200 to 300 other people
probably thought so, too. =.
Here, I meet for the first time
one of Broadway's favorite
priests, although his parish is
in Jersey-Father Joe O'Con-
ner, Songwriter by avocation
God Sends a Little Gift of
Roses" among others), and here
too, for the first time since her
elopement I met Gilda Gray,
who forgot her aesthetic aspira-
tlons and Squirms into an old
time Shimmy and torso-twiSting
that brings back memories of
the days when nobody knew,
or cared particularly, that Gilda
Gray could sing.
Through it all grins Boris
Morros, the Paramount execu-
tive, who has one of those odd
names I've always envied. :.
Sheila Barrett mimicks Zasu
Pitts and a gentleman with a
splendid voice, James Melton,
sings, as do also a Miss Padulla
and a Miss Hildegarde. Sing
exceptionally we'll. L am very
much in favor of these init
mate parties on roof-tops On
these dull nights-particularly
when someone else conducts
them and foots the bills.
Somewhere between these
night club wanderings / find
time to attend the opening of
Love and Babies" at the COrt
Tuesday night and, although a
gentleman for whom have the
deepest affection, Morris Green,
is one Of the producers, I find
it impossible to say anything
gracious about the play and
must dismiss it as one of the
summer seasons accidents :.
In between acts 1 study three
gentlemen standing together
near the curb three phySi-
clans, DrS. Lempert, Michel and
Wagner, one or the other of
whom, if not all three, you will
invariably find present on open
ing nights. Monday night at
the Simplon, where Larry Siry's
orchestra greets me with "Mel-
anchOly Baby" for which I sup
pose and hope / am truly grate-
full.
Later at the Hollywood, where
the four youngsters from the
Coast are present, namely, Elsie
Ferguson, I'd: Bryant Wash
burn, jr.; E14c Won StrOheim,
jr., and Carlyle Blackwell, jr.
Friday, / lure DIR. Nathaniel
Lief away from his song writing
activities and we drive into the
mountains to the place known
as GrOsSingers' to escape
Broadway, as we Iaffingly insist
but when we get there Broad
wal greets us at the gate in the
persons of the three Ritz
brothers, Dave of the Blue
Room, Nat Kramer, owner of
the Edison, and half a dozen
DINNER lights There is no
escape. Snapshots The
Album of Manhattan.