The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-09
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, Oct 9.-Manhattan medley: Long-schnozzled Jimmie Durantee now rides to opening nights astride a ten-ton elephant To exploit Jumbo, the new $250,- 900 circus Billy Rose soon will ura- leash at the Hippodrome this month Ernesl Hemingway's constant companion is Sydney Franklin, the Brooklyn toreador.
 Ed Wynn's boy, Keenan, is in Remember the Day., one of the new dramas. So are John Drew's grandson, the late William Hodges daughter, Martha, and Producer Phil Dunning's seven- teen -year-old daughter, Virginia They've behaved so nicely, the management has posted this sign across the stage door: Through These Portals Pass the Most Up- spoiled Children in the World . The late will Rogers daugh- ter, Mary, has the leading role in new play called Crime Marches On" Her first important drama tic attempt on Broadway ..
 Headlines flashed the latest from the Ethiopian front. "Who's ahead?" asked the man in a rush as he brushed by. the newsstand "The Cubs?" Which is 8 para doxical reminder that there are touts in town who are quoting 1C to 1 on Italy -. ~ . On Plate Glass
 Sign on a midtown restaurant plate glass: "If You Don't Eat, We'll Both Starve" Another sign on a barroom front, rarely seen: Family Entrance" Street scene: A couple, plastered, emerging from night club. He falls down in a stupor. A cop, summoned from the corner, calls an ambulance and young in- terne step out. After a nasty diagnosis, the young medico pro claims, Why, that man IS drunk "Oh, now, he ain't, his fe- male companion protests, T just saw his finger move"
 Walter Huston came back from England with well trained moustache The premiere un- reeling of the Max Reinhardt film "A Midsummer Nights Dream" lists an $11 top, highest admis- sion fee hereabouts for cellu- Ibid show One of the better songstresses at a Broadway night club is such an ugly-duckling, the management makes her wear mask and capitalizes on the mys- tery of her identity . They say Jimmie Walker will be back ir town within two weeks Te abate noise, the mayor has order ed all mounted policemen's horses shod with rubber shoes |. Now if Hizzoner will only order velvet tracks for the elevated rattlers.
 Long Distance View "
 Zoe Atkins came on from the olt homestead, Portage, Wisconsin, tot sell Brock Pemberton her new stage piece, something called "Afraic to Marry. And then, right back te Portage again where she interprets the moods, men and maids of New York in play and story Tha, elegant, elderly beau brummel witf the towering collar, the stark-reo cravat, who cheerfully swaggers ur and down Fifth avenue and comes to all the cocktail parties ii Thomas Bull, well known paint CT and a dauntless man about town. He has portraitured many famous beauties of yesteryear anc has been a permanent resident o1 the Beaux Arts, one of the few last stands of good old days" !.
 Darn clever, these Chinese. In considering now the plucky cast of Tsiang -Hsi-Tseng, a young Chinaman who attended American universities, and. then took t writing books. He found publish CTS a procrastinating tribe. St he published his books at hi own expense, joined the army O hawkers and pitchmen aloni Broadway and sells his literar! works himself to passersbE He' done well to date. Disposed of couple of thousand copies of hi latest creation. -