The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-07
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New York.-There just isn't popularity of Broadway's so-caiied mot spots" those places where 1t ia almost q ritual for celebrities of the. .thoroughfare te gather at vari- ous times and for various purpos- les. One day they limay be found having &heir combination break fast and lunch at q cheap cafe- teria, and a week later patroniz- ing ( rather expensive. restaurant .s.r'. Last month a certain speak, easy was prospering with their trade, and to-day Louis, the pro- prlotor. gloomily watches them pass by to Q new. hotspot in the
 Lindy's (the place where Ar phone call that lured him to place today. For dinner, though, it's de rigeur to go to Dave's Blue Room, though the food certainly IS no better than in many another nearby spot.. At night the crowd fcrcgathers at the Palais Royal, pn Long Islands Merrick road. By three or four in the morning they're all buck together again, over coffee and scrambled eggs in Reubeng .N.a. s \ Theatrical folk, visiting movie
 stars, gentleman gambler or
 two, q politician, q lawyer who
 eaters to their legal troubles
 and doctor who tends their
 ills, an insurance man who
 does a million dollars worth of
 business . year over night club
 tables, pretty girls, unnum- bered stooEcs of indefinite
 social and business connec- tions--these are the people.
 who decide wha is, and what
 is not, q hot-spot. taA'e@ r" Kindhcarted Landlord 4 It was in Lindy's the other day that this story was told--about an apartment dweiler who, answer ing his door bell, was informed that the nice old lady down the hall was about to be evicted for non. payment of rent. Most Of tho tenants here arc chipping in Q few dolinry to keep tho landlord from throwing her out In the street" ex- plained the caller T thought you might like Q help too"
 "All right" said the tenant. But tell me--who are you" "Me2" replied the altruistIc one. Why, I'm the landlord"
 Broadway's High Flyers Broadwayttes being the rather flighty kind of people that they are, tt seems only natural that lot Of them should be alr.mind- cd -. ltoger Wolfe Kahn, for Instance, has been skimming the skies fer years. and has even taxicd hls band around the country by plane Billy Leeds, hcir to tho Tin Plate millions, rates pi- lots license +oo.
 the girl who, with Al Trahan in acp once maae King George lauGn out loud Arthur LOcw, son of Marcus Locw, the movie mag nate, keeps flying Tn spite of three craghcs in wpicn he narrowly cs. capped death each time Young Russell Thuw, tson Of Hurry k. i5 making Il profession of avia- ten. And so, doubricsa. will Al k. Hay, Jr, son of tho vaudeville comedian. Tho boy now holus the Junior altitude record z. There are, you see. some really high flyers along tho Gay Way. Holding Their Hats
 MT Joe Cook, now hearing an- other Of his mad musical comedies hag . collection Of all the silly hntg he has worn on he stage. From towering slaaos Co minute skuiicaps =. 4 lot of other ae tors, too, have a sentimental or supcrstitiouB regard for certain headgcar. There's Ted Lcwig, who attributes most or his famo to the battered topper that hns practically become his trudcmar... The stuttoring Frisco wouldn't part with his original Frisco dance uer- by Tor . for.une. Young Hal I.cltoy still keeps tho gray felt he wore when, us a gangiing kid, he stopped tho ziegield follics fl,e years ago Ted Heaiy chcrigh. cs the dcnted hat reminiscent Of hts first success A3 for Jimmy Durantc--h;s tcndercrt emotions arc for the ancient brown fedora that was tossed on the floor of every night cub in earlier days,
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