The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-31
In New York
By PAUL HARRISON

hamburger of boom during the rest of the theatrical season is the presence in twon of two visiting "angels". one from Cleveland, one from Chicago, both begging for q chance to back show-almost any
 Broadway hasn't seen an angel since an Italian restaurateur f- nanced a production two seasons ago which lasted exactly one night. But the fellows business card still reads: Caterer and Theatrical Producer"
 June Blossom looks so much like Evelyn Knapp that she's constantly being accosted by autograph pests. She has found 1t saves time not to argue but to sign--"Evelayn Knapp" Clever beggars soon learn which of the shows softens it's customers to q philanthropic mood. The lame and the blind now stand in humble supplication be- fore the theater where Men in White" is showing-a play about life and death in great hospital Theme song of Broadway's s blind mendicants is "Did You Ever Feel Lonely?" Thetune must have made millions for them
 New York's only Chinese taxi driver, who somewhere acquired the name Of Fermin Dantin, hopes 500 nto hand up his license and go back to more refined pursuits. He used to be valet, secretary and sometimes butler for various gay- way gentlemen, among them Harry Richman
 And one of the few women
 taxi-drivers is an cx-cliorus
 girl, Dorothy West, now down
 on her luck but still hoping to
 beat back to the foOtlights.... Broadway Style Note
 Tallulah Bankhead, striding in where lesser celebrities fear to tread in informal attire, goes to the Algonquin Supper club in a street dress, gets the best table, and sits in cynosural solitude, sip ping beer A man whose name is nationally known fell victim to "clip joint" the other night. Two drinks cost him all his money and his watch. Next evening he was back again with some burly fel- lows wearing stars and carrying axes. .'. Oscar Of the Waldorf has brought out a book of the 100 cocktail recipes which includes the new Mae West-half Dubonnet, half French vermouth and a green cherry Although Walter Con- molly and Nedda Harrigan have been married thirteen years, he al- ways was busy in another show or in Hollywood whenever she ap- peared on Broadway--and not once has seen her on the stage. Now in New York especially to see her in "a new play, he's probably to be recalled to the coast before 1t opens.
 Sophie Tucker, who came back from Hollywood to appear at the Hollywood restaurant here, has gone to Hollywood, Fla, to sing at the Hollywood Club, after which she will return to Hollywood, Cal. Her initials, by the way, are SALT - Sophie Abuza Lackey Tucker It was a gay party backstage at Murder at the Vani- ties" that celebrated the 150th per- formance of that surprisingly suc- cessful mystery-musical. Ushers burlesqued the show, and you'd be surprised how many theatrical tricks an usher can acquire by ob- servation There was great name in the orchestra pit at "Ro- berta" a few night ago. Paul Whiteman climbed down there and fiddied while his niece, DorRothy Atkins, paraded on the stage in a mannequin's role.
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 LarneresQue Retort
 A little story about the late, great Ring Lardner, told by the almost Iequally-loved (along Broadway R. H. Burnside. who managed the Hippodrome spectacles for fifteen years: The two were talking quietly In q corner of a hotel lobby when an objectionable and vainglorioui fellow entered: Hello, Ring, old man! I just came back from Hoi' iywoodi"
 The crowded lobby was in ar Instant hush while Lardner ieveled n painfully long glance, at ths boor. Then he uttered the perfect squeich:
 "Why?"