The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-23
In New York
By PAUL HARRISON

New York.-Meander1n A voung man, probably college fra ternity initiate, roller-skating along Broadway wearing tails and top
 A very pretty blonde doing an intricate bit of crocheting on a subway express, oblivious alike or the stares of men and the approV- ing mods of old ladies A gar haze truckman wearing spatS and plush earmuffs, salvaged some where on his grounds An or gan grinder, product of the mech anistic age, whose music is ground out for him by motor hooked up to a storage battery. No doubt he's on the lookout for 8 robot monkey A bibulous fellow wrapping his scarf about the neck of a policeman's horse, and leav- ing it there =. That's Manhat- tan.
 Lady Suzanne Wilkins, who quit the stage when she married Sir Hubert, is considering the atrical offer A famous maitre d'hotel of pre-prohibition days IS now an ordinary waiter in a cheap little restaurant in the Forties And a once-noted dancer, who was a partner, of Mae Murray, is a doorman at a place nearby |.
 Incidentally, one of those small stablishments which can't afford liquor license has a laW-evasiOn scheme that has the enforcement fel- lows puzzled. If you buy a 75-cent luncheon the propri-
 etor will give you a cocktail. .. Actors Take the Floor
 Clifton Webb, the actor-dancer, and his mother, Mrs Mabel Webb, usually have houseful of celeb rities before and after theater. Ones likely to stumble over literally stumble over, because some of them sit on the floor Ina Claire, a few Russian Grand Dukes, the ubiquitous Elsa Max well, Louis Bromfield, Helen Hayes, Clark Gable, Roland I Young, and Prince Whats-His- | Name of Lichtenstein, who's still in town with his Texas wife
 Lilyan Tashman, who's bound to live up to her best-dressed- woman-in- Hollywood reputation stalked into hat shop the other day and ordered eighteen chap eaux. Didn't even try them on You select them" said Miss Fash. man, and wandered out George Gershwin has a punch l ing bag in the same room with his piano During Norma Tal- madge's quick round-trip to Flu rope (she didn't like the movie proposition offered her over there) she and George Jessel talked each day by ship-to.shore or trans-At- lantic telephone. One of the things the Jessel had to tell her was that he expected to appear in Theatei Guild play. He always has wanted to be a legitimate actor .'.
 Harry Hershfield, cartoonist vaudevillian, Broadwayman anG catchweight champion master o1 ceremonies, is broke. Said so ir a bankruptcy petition. Almos anybody along Broadway could ex- plain that one of the reasons 1s because he spent so much time ap' bearing at charity benefits. |
 That's Gratitude
 Broadway has notoriously short memory in matters of grati. tude for favors received. And ye it loves to sentimentalize over in cidents such as the following l perhops because they're So rare:
 A year or so ago a producer gave a playwright an idea for { comedy. The author was enthusi astic and promised to write thu show. It was understood that thu producer wanted nothing more than first chance at the finished script. The playwright did a good job and received the usual $50( advance payment-and soon after ward the producer went stony broke. So he returned the scrip and suggested that the author sel it sonaakvhere else. Another con
 cern bought 1t, and the play is on, of the hits of the season.
 Recently, according to the leg
 end, the playwright invited tn
 bankrupt producer to lunch. The,
 talked of this and that, but witt
 no reference to the fact that tn,
 luckless fellow had suggested tn,
 plot of the successful play. Aftel
 lunch, as they said their so-long
 at the door. the playwright hand
 cd over. a letter. face down, ans
 said, Mall this for me at the cor
 ner. will you? I've got to grab {
 taxi here"
 Just as the producer was abou
 to drop the letter in 6 box h,
 noticed that 1t was addressed {,
 himself. Opened it and found {
 nice little note. with q check fo