The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-08
In New York
Rv pAuI HARRISON

New York-It seems there were
 a Jewish comedian and 8 Scotcn
 theatrical agent, and they played
 game of golf for a modest bet.
 The comic had an apoplectic
 stroke. An dthe agent made him
 count it.
 Incidentally, you never can tell
 dialectician's nationality by his
 type of batter. George Givot. the
 Greek hambassador, is Jewish. So are Patsy Flick and Harry Fin stein, who also impersonate Greeks. Jack Pearl is Jewish. but
 earns his living with heavy Dutch
 accents. Jimmy Hussey, the He brew comic, was Irish. And Hugh Herbert, who's Scotch-Irish, used
 to be a Jewish dialectician. Wall ter Kelly, vaudeville's famous Virginia Judge" is of Irish par entage. Leon Belasco, a Russian,
 sings Spanish songs. Fl Brendel, German, depicts Swedish roles. And you know of dozen who have scored in blackface. One of the latter is Tess Gardella, an Ital- ian.
 Number, Please!
 Up Harlem way the numbers game still flourishes, providing fortunes for the policy kings and occasional 1000-1 winnings for
 sepian suckers. There, are daily prizes, and a constant. quest for guidance as to which numbers to play.
 Almost any incident can pro- vide a hunch for the thousands of gamblers. Once an airplane crash ed in the black belt, and many policy players bought tickets cor responding to the crafts license l number. It won Sizeable sums have been won by betting on the l license numbers of the car of Cas- per Holstein, 8 wealthy gambler. | .. Addresses. birth dates, num- | erology, the number of red-headed Negroes one can count in a day, l dream books--all sorts of hocus- pocus provide inspiration for those
 who buy policy slips.
 A revival preacher came to a church on 13Sth street recently, l and announced his text from the
 thirty fourth verse of the ninth chapter of St. Mark. Several of | the parishioners ,suspecting that l this might be a sign from Heaven, played 934 in the numbers game. They won, and the word spread.
 Next evening the preacher arose | and said they'd sign No. 287 in the hymnal. Scores of the broth CTS, and quite a lot of the sisters, l bought policy tickets on 2S7. They won.
 On the following night the
 church was damned. Penitents were sitting in the windows; standing in the vestibule. The revivalist announced hymn No. | 341. In ten seconds fiat the vesti- bule and few of the pews had
 been emptied of people who were l flashing for the nearest policy | agents to bet on 341. But they
 were punished for their irrever- | ence, because 341 didn't win The | number that come up. effecting a
 reversal in their fortunes, wac
 143.
 Second Best
 | The young fellow at the night | club opening seemed very young,
 and also rather painfully assured. He managed an introduction to Miriam Hopkins and asked her to dance. Told her all about himself l-coliege sophomore. good family. l quite a lot of money = and then nearly f1oored her by asking her to 1 marry him. She refused as gra- ciously as her amusement per- | mitted, and soon the m s c
 stopped: well. then" said the | young man. yanking out a note
 book. ''maybe you'll give me your autograph"
 Broadway Episode
 Six years ago a certain topspot
 vaudeville actor was very much in
 the money, what with a large sal
 ary and some lucky market invest ments. He took a little chorus girl | out of a cheap night club, wooed
 her with lavish gifts. married her | within a month. They went abroad | for a year and indulged in every
 luxury. He hadn't known. until the bills came in, that there were
 so many jewels and gowns in Paris.
 But he paid.
 They came back to Broadway, and in few months he was broke. By the time they were divorced,
 he was in debt. For years he struggled along without finding bookings. Finally he took a job
 as cashier in a well-known restau- | rant. His ex-wife, who's on her way up in the show world, comes in occasionally for lunch. When
 she's alone which is seldom, she places her check and money be- fore the cashier without word or sign of recognition. Thank you,
 he says impersonaily. handing
 back the change.