The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-15
In New York
By PAUL HARRISON

New York.-Meanderin Two just heard about the night at the Casino de Paree, when a per- former became desperately i'll and walters, pages and most of the officials spent an anxious half hour after 2 q. m. securing the rialto for a physician. If somebody had
 asked: "Is there doctor In the
 house 2" there'd have been a riot for 220 medical men, part Of a
 convention, were occupying the ringside tables.
 Sally Rand's dance may be orig inal, Broadwaymen are reminding each other, but it's also complete take-off. Smart shops enl- ploying society girls to model their clothes often sell their blue blooded employees gowns worth ten times the wages they've re- ceived. The other day Beatrice Lillie posed in sable coat for m
 advertising photograph. Then she bought the coat.
 
 Drinking Job
 Prince Mike Romanoff has a new job. As goodwill agent for q liquor concern, all he has to do ts demand certain brands on his rounds of the night clubs and May fair saloons. Plans are afioat for the swanklest world cruise
 ever. A ships to be chartered, and ] invitations sent to a couple of hun dred socialites--congcnial ones.
 Then those who wish to accept
 can buy tickets for about $5,000
 each. Theda Bara's in town.
 Octavius Roy Cohen is up from tho
 south. Moon-faced Phil StonG (Did you read his Farmer In the
 Dell"?) is hello-ing Broadway aft
 CT harvesting story crop In his Connecticut retreat.
 How about pioughing under q
 few censors? Boston banned Sean O'Casey's within the Gates which Is essentially q mans affir.
 nation of faith in life. Hollywood l Is afraid to buy "Tse Petrifi td Forest" for fear 1t may glorIfy gangsters-when, as q matter of very obvious fact, the play is l. plea for the return to the forth- right and honest American virtues. Intimate Lctterlieads
 If you're close friend of Alex ander Woollcott, you'll get letters from him on green stationery la- beled at the top, Wits End'-- the name of his apartmen over- looking the East River. His namo and address arc on the buff-col- ored paper bearing his messages to mere acquaintances. For total
 strangers--just his name on the lctterhead, and the notepaper IS yellow.
 Edward J. Reilly had some spe- cial letterheads for his use during tho Hauptmann trial. They idcn- tlfied him as chief counsel fer the defense, and bore n picture of a ladder. Reilly, incidentally, used to be an inveterate night clubber. Nils Granlund of tho
 Paradise says Reilly used to haunt
 the Texas Guinan Club. And when Ruby Keeler came on to do her buck dance the attorney always in- sisted on dancing an Irish reel with her for an encore. High Hat Show
 The Vain Stems bright spots are gripped by an epidemic of society girl entertainers, the thory beins
 that Main Street thus can enjoy q nuBh or buperlOrlty over IuFk AVs- nue. The Sotrk Club, hear, soon
 will put in show completely of
 society folk. |. Best news of the month: Police have been very rude to female impersonators, 50 the Club Richman, with its eve ming -gowned chorus boys, closed for repairs. And the Loew theater chain has barred femme impersOn- atora from all its stages.
 People here and there: Anna
 Roosevelt Boettinger, Amelia Ear
 hart, Eddie Cantor, Franclne Lar rimore at the theater. Miss Enr- hart seems to be respected more than almost any other celebrity. Everyone recognizes her, yet even the autograph hounds are inclined to keep their distance. At
 Tony's: James Thurber, Margaret Suilavan, Leslie Howard, Elliott Roosevelt, Lawrence Tibbett At the Algonquin: Gertrude Ger trude Stein Stein having Q time
 having Q grand time grand grand
 time.