The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-17
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON


 New York-Meandering Rem edy for lousy headache, pre- scribed by old Dr. Harpo Marx - of insect powder.
 Clothes make all the difference in the uppity Rainbow Room. Bea- trice Lillie, who is Lady Peel, and who also entertained there all last season, was turned away the other night because she wasn't in eve- n.ng dress Bird's-eye views: Ben Bernies gray head; Gladys Parker's pink locks; young James 'Roosevelt's barren pate.
 Booking agents trying to sign clior' ses for Panama and South American cabarets are finding prospects shy, and I don't mean gscarce John Barrymore has furniture on his mind. First, with Elaine Barrie, he shopped for some; now he's going into q play called "A Room in Red and White" =. Next to talking with celebrities, singing seems to be fun. At Bills Gay Nineties, one of those too awfully atmospheric spots, 1 saw-and heard-dozens sof customers helping William Gax- ton, Victor Moore and Mary Bo- land with Sweet Adeline."
 Cracker Jack
 Street scene: Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur pitching quar- ters at crack in the side walk before the Hippodrome, where the super-hyper specta- Gle Jumbo" is supposed to be re- lfearsing. Jimmy Durante joins Them and the rehearsal waits. Billy Rose, who is only the pro- ducer, stands by and fumes. Fin ally, in desperation, he pitches too, wins every time, breaks the "tLoco boy makes good" jeers MT. Hecht.
 Nothing in a name. maybe, but Peggy Joyce seems attracted by a flicker fellow yclept Lew Diamond 2. Who was it said Irving Berlin was washed up Listen to his tunes in Top Hat" London bound: Helen Hayes, Frederic March, Douglas Montgomery and Merle Oberon, the latter pausing in mid to blow kisses E. Most ubiquitous personalities about town just now: Norma shearer and Irving Thalberg. Sew Bad There1l be Guianan night club in Hollywood conducted by Tommy Tallulah Bank head is reading play scripts, searching for Broadway vehicle. | Why she isn't besieged with movie | offers is one of my favorite mys- teries Earl Carroll looks less | like a Broadwayman than almost | anybody I know. And he should | sue his tailor. But the frequently | glorified Beryl Wallace, usually to | be seen with him of an evening, | compensates for his lack of glam- or Remember Davil Warfield? | The great actor is 79 now, rich. | retired. Lives near Central Park, and usually can be found strolling | there of a sunny morning. Poor Sally Rand!-she has to decide whether to keep her buD- bIes and fans and the very sub- stantial security they offer, or toss them to the winds and risk mak- ing only a bare living as legiti- mate actress. Maybe I'm mixing my terms a little - if she losses away her bubbles Sally will don voluminous costumes, perhaps those Of Mary of Scotland" She already is accustomed to wearing awig, and probably could get used to dress with little practice. Il
 
 Puzzles *Show-business specializes in make-belieye rightfully enough but I'm not quite clear about just Where an ex-Tex Guianan girl - such as. for example Yvonne Bou- vjer-gets French accent that js almost unintelligible. Or how a rip-dancer--such as Trudy De ISing--who appeared in three late- spots last year, can be seriously billed as "Javanese dancer mak- ! ing her first appearance in Amer ica." No wonder they call 1t Fraud way. .. Handsome Paul Draper. with '4he suffering feet may be the next Astaire of the stage an,l | 1ilms. But before he utters word | in front of an audience he'll have l .so cure a strsnge shyness that manifests itself in vocal stutter- ing