The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-01
In New York
By PAUL HARRISON

New York - Meander1ngS: 1T that Carolina preacher who fond led the rattier will apply on Broad way he can make a fortune as Q pitchman-selling snake oil.
 Barkers on the Chinatown busses usually identify the site of Nigger Mikes saloon. And then, pointing to two men-any two men-they say: "And there's Irving Berlin now, folks, showing a friend his old hangout!" The other day 8 megaphony man actually did point out Berlin; it was the first time in years the songmaker has been south of Forty-second street.
 Romance departments: Lou Hoitz in the uppity company of Eleanor Jones. Lila Lee and Charles Le- maire, the costume designer. Peter Arno and the stately Toni Johnson, who always reminds me a little Of some of Arno's drawings .. Hol- lywood on Broadway: Pola Negri and Thomas Meighan Ga New Yorker now) in the cocktail lounge of the Ambassador. Lila Lee (no Lemiare this time), Nita Naldi. Harold Lloyd at Sardi's. Nancy Carroll, Dorothy Mackaill, Dennis King and Mary Young at the AL gonquin. Anita Loos waiting for a taxi.
 Broadway Vanishing
 There's a new sob ballad which is selling very we'll, called The Death of John Dillinger', A new book, about explorers, is au- thored by J. Leslie Mitchell and Lewis Gibbon-and they're both Theater Guild is trying to sign Greta Garbo for a play this season. And will, if anybody can. Helen Morgan, probably will sit on some more pianos in the night clubs ... Eastern friends of Pat McNutt are chuckling over his latest assign ment. All he has to do is take the sex out of Sailor Beware!" which was the sexiest play of yester- season Prince Mike Roman off has found job for which he's eminently suited-an editor of a society scandal sheet.
 Not a single legitimate theater left on Broadway. and only one on Forty-second street, which used to be the show lane of the world. Just one block, on Forty-fifth street west of Broadway, has become the main stem of Manhattan's rialto.
 It's an old trick of night club masters of ceremony-introduc distinguished people and then ap- bearing to be surprised when they can't be found to take a bow. One of them tried 1t the other evening, expressed the pleasure of the es- tablishement in entertaining the well-known socialite-Harry Payne Whitney. Some of the customers began looking around for ghosts. MT Whitney has been dead for years.
 Highest Night Club
 Not so many years ago the Rocke. fellers were contributing to the cause of prohibition. Then came the reversal of John D. Jr, and now they're building a whoopee palace on the sixty-fifth floor of the RIGA building in Rockefeller Center. It's to be called the "Stra- tosphere", and will have three cir. cular levels of tables around a re- volving dance floor. I never ur,- derstood why more clubs didn't have them; they create the illusion of motion even though they're SO crowded that couples can't take a step.
 It's to be the highest night club in the world in distance from the street level and. I suspect, in price, Lucienne Boyer, the imported French star, is to sing there Ass' her turn fin the theater. An, MT. Noble, imported London orci ss.. N leader, will beat time. The Rocke- fellers (Junior and sons) drop iii occasionally to see how the work is getting on. It's getting on rs . idly enough to assure an October opening.
 Fact is, 1t looks like a pretty costly season in the fun spots. For example. Harry Richman and some monied pals are paying $87,- 900 for the Palais Royal, for which they'll import the show of the Folies Gergere. That may sound like a big initial outlay, but wait untilsyou hear what they sold the hat-checking concession for. Forty thousand dollars. Some fund, eil?