The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-04-18
In New York
By PAUL HARRISON

stage: Strollers around the rialto in the early evenings sometimes are startled to see dirty, tattered, un- shaven old fellow riding along in shiny 16-cylinder car. He's Henry Hull, star of "Tobacco Road," who on matinee days doesn't remove his makeup between afternoon and night performances.
 Most difficult costume role on Broadway, though, Is that of Fay Bainter. In "Dodsworth" she has to change into ten different frocks and gowns, and three cultures Clifton Webb uses nine changes of makeup in his impersonations of celebrities ranging from Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, to Mahatma Gan- dhi Incidentally, Webb origin ally was a straight actor and got into dancing quite by accident. Mae Murray once went over to his table in a night club and said: You look as though you could dance; let's try" He tried, and he could dance ...
 Cardini, the magician who smokes all through his act, snatching dozens of lighted cigar cts and cigars apparently out of thin air, never smokes offstage. When chorines dress for the street many of them don dime-store wedding rings to discourage Goth- am Lotharios Helen Kane, Mrs Max Hoffman, Jr, now, is going to resume her boop-a-doop- ing. And also says she'll sue a popping movie cartoon for imitat- ing her Al Jolson comes by his southern drawl honestly. He was born, Asa Yoelson, in Wash ington, D. c. Eddie Cantor got his famous pop eyes from a glan- dular condition.
 And George M. Collan ac-
 quircd his best- known char notwithstanding from one
 side of hls mOuth-becausc
 of a dental difficulty.
 Eating and Acting
 People who make plying jokes about the monotonous fare endur- ed by inveterate banqueteers never consider the plight of actors and actresses who have to eat and drink the same things six nights and two matinees a. week.
 There are lots of sticklers for realism among theater patrons and stage managers have found fl desirable to put real food on their tables. Of course it's all right to serve slices of banana instead o1 white meat or chicken, but there are few other deceptions. In "Ah Wilderness!" 1t was discovered that nothing looks like bluefish except bluefish. and that boiled lobster couldn't be faked safely by stuffing the shells with bana- mas. So bluefish and three Holsters are served to the seven people and there also are real olives rolls, crackers, soup and vegeta- bles. All these are brought in from nearby restaurant for $6O a week. As little surprise the restaurant once sent over some excellent cream of mushroom soup, and the performers enjoyed 1t so much that two of them missed their cues.
 Drinks on the House
 Liquors. of course, generally are faked with coloring and water. But not always.
 In one play thls seasOm a bottle Of rea1srye was put on the buffet. either by detsign or {, error. Fortunately Nit was only plrt bottle, for the players began inventing such
 lines as. "Jeems, think I'll have another rye and sodA.D l Real beer Is served Occasional. ly. and in "The Green Bay Tree, recently closed, the champagne was 3.2 .. There's a tremendoui amount of guzzling called for ir this seasons shows, and the cast, are forever arguing with property men as to whether the "whisiies' should be made with caramel col l bring or cold tea.
 Tiny Polly Walters Is worryin, about her figure because she hai to eat lot of sandwiches ans frosted cake in "She Loves M, Not" On the other hand, Franl Thomas, Jr, has q tough assign ment in "Wednesday'S Child" be cause the script called for him t, refuse a huge dish of ice cream And by the end of the act he's always find the stagehands hat gobbled 1t. It is reIuctantly ac cepted tradition that all left-ove food goes to the stagehands: bu there's one show in which they'r, cheated. The musical cOmed! | Roberta" has bread made of rub Der, roast ducks of .papier mache ana layer cakes of hard plaster