The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-25
In New York
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BY GEORGE ROSS

and fame-finding folk from the home range have the benefit these days of the Amateur Hour, but no place has yet been made for the sensitive souls with song in their hearts and tune to sell. Why not an amateur songwriters' hour?
 Tin Pan Alley is a closed street to the man or woman who tries to get by its iron gates. Music publishing houses not only frown upon unsolicited songs but won't even accept them from the post man. They have 8 good reason for being harshly indifferent to songs that arrive via the mail. It prevents suits of plagiarism. It has happened to ooften that a MT. Blank of anywhere, who wrote 8 tune entitled My Miami Moon," has sued a song publisher for plugging @ song called Moon Over Miami" because MT. Blank had sub- mitted his sonf first. Music pub- fishers refuse to take the chance.
 And so, if it is any consolation to the countless would.be composers of here and there who can't crash Tin Pan Alley, your correspondent has submitted a plan to 8 radio concern in their behalf. Why not Songwriter's Amateur Hour? Let the amateur composers around the country submit their lyrics and rhythms to a broadcasting big-wig as part of 8 national contest on the lengths. And thus give songwriter an equal opportunity a! .g with the zither blowers and .rmonica players.
 Santa Is Sandwiched In
 No ordinary sandwich man is George s. Stirl, otherwise known as Daniel Boone" who is now turing customers into a Foto-of-U shop along Broadway. A native of Dan- iel Boone own birthplace, Berks County, Pa, Stirl has been imper- sonating the Pioneer for well over 10 years and closely resembles the Trail Blazer, according to all his- tory book pictures. Posing out on the street isn't his steady job. More often, he fall sinto long engage ments at the art schools where he poses for the students as Q model of rugged Alnericanisnl.
 But this year, the bearded George cohfided to me the other trappings in order to play 8 "peripatetic" Santa Claus during the holidays. When l asked him what he meant by @ "peripatetic" Santa, George re- ferred me to Aristotle. [ don't know what Aristotle had to do with it., but the ''peripatetic Santa Claus" proves to be one wh owalks around. Just one of Daniel Bone's little Jokes.
 Came the Dawn
 Before retiring for the night or rather, the dawn--your corre- spondent,s favorite last stop is Jim Healy's on West Sand street where the lean Zai1y, Jack White puts on the rnaddest show in town. A two- man show, by the way, consisting of his own antics and the madhat sheenanigans of Joe Frisco, who is not on the payroll. Frisco, never ye. seen by mortal man without a cigar clinging fast between his lips, is a well-paid comedian when he is working on the vaudeville circuits. (Sotto voice: he hasnn't been work ing). Meanwhile, he spends his life between midnight and morn at Healy's performing extemporaneous- l ly for the customers and for the boss. Tn return for these services, he has carte blanche privileges with the night clubs supply of cigars. Comeback
 Short Shrift: Irving Berlin is back on Broadway after Q long ses- sion in Hollywood.
 Inseparables: Gloria Vanderbilt and Lady Furness.
 Most jovial face among the first nighters: That of Postmaster Gen. eral Farley.
 | Sir Jame s Barrie is godfather to the stage and screens Wendy Barrie.
 The autographed musical score of Victor Herbert's Babes in Toy land" was sold the other day foi Se0O.
 It seems that Sally Rand didn't mean to say those nasty thing about Tobacco Road"
 And George Arliss has comnlun- icated with your correspondent tl deny, as elsewhere reported. thal he was bidding America goodbye The perennial Disraeli wants k leone back to the United States.