The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-16
In New York
By PAUL HARRISON

NeW II IOEk.-I tAtAo ahO N@S reform campaign has gone Tar enough, now that both sides are getting a little hysterical, and care less about calling each other names.
 But speaking of names, l should think the Legionnaires of Denency might concern themselves With picture titles, so that customer can have a rough idea in advance whether he's going to witness something right out of the Elsie books or a collaboration of James Joyce and Erskine Caldwell.
 i, For example, if you were taking your Aunt Hattie to theater. would you stand in line under the marquee advertising "The Hell Cat"? No you would go on down the street to where Wharf An gel" is playing, never dreaming that the latter has been branded by some self-delegated authorities as immoral and indecent" while the former is classified as "suit- able" Hell Bent for Love" doesn't sound very suitable, either. but 1t Is; and show with such bucolic handle as "Springtime for Henry" may be just brimming with SEX. If things go on this way our cleaner minds may come to sus- pect that "Wild Cargo" Is story about yacht full of chorus girls. As for Posters. Hotcha!
 Then, there's the matter of posters. I know that artists have a difficult enough time painting appropriate accompaniments to the colossal, stupendous, soul-rend- ing superlatives selected to go on the posters. But I also know at least one artist who would appre- ciate a chance to paint something different for change. One of Hol- lywood's master visualizers evolves the ideas for the layouts. blocks them in roughly with penciled ln- structions instead of details, and sends them to the artist. They all seem to be variations of the same theme, although they are intended for different movies.
 Hot figure of blonde with torn dress" one will say. She regis tering hate, terror. etc. at sensu- ous man in evening clothes"
 Or: Big lush head. Tip in man kissing. (Get this light colors in big give-all love shot). Behind him woman and child--horrified -wrecked-life stuff. Make this side dark colors."
 Still another: "Zippy kissy face, big at left-come-to-m mama look. At right small chorus figures climbing around and lying on let ter e and letter s. Head must be plenty hot and teasy."
 Only an Observer
 The other afternoon a man called up and said that if 1 would hurry right over to Leon and Ed. dies I could see Prince Mike Ro- manoff at work. Naturally I hur- ried. had seen Blanche Yurka stand on her head; I had seen Jack Dempsey cry, Lillian Gish eat hot dog, and Paul Whiteman do a fan dance. But I had never seen Prince Mike work.
 It was a false alarm, however. dashed into the celebrated cocktail That was apparent as soon as 1 restaurant and noticed that every body was just sitting around as usual. Prince Mike, who used to be Harry Gerguson before he left the steppes of his imperial Iowa, was there all right, but he wasn't working. He was observing. He has titular job as assistant man. ager at Leon and Eddie's, and ad- mits that all he intends to do is wander around the Kitchens, bars. dining room and the patio with It's bawdy posters to get an idea of how the restaurant business is conducted. He will be suave and pleasant as usual, and will greet his friends as a sort of sub-host. Now and then he will have a bran dry and soda, or spot of caviar. His plan for the autumn is to open Prince Mikes Sky restaurant on the 46th floor of the Contin- ental Bank building in the finan- cial district. Just luncheon and afternoon cocktails. French chef, a trans-lux stock ticker, and Prince Mike himself. Days, he can sit around and chat with captains of finance. Nights will be free for extra-curricular activities.