The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-11
In New York
By PAUL HARRISON

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New York, July 11.-MeaAder-
ing: Broadway agents have been
showering vaudeville offers on
Huey Long, effective after the adj
| journment Of congress. And so far
no members Of the theatrical pro-
fession have tried to invoke the
agreement about keeping amateurs
of the stage.
Buddy Rogers abandoned or
stra-leading and went to Lon
don to make a. screen comeback.
So they put him in a picture called
Dance Band" Hospitable
Jack Dempsey gave Mayor La
Guardia the hot-foot while Hiz-
zoner was dining in the Dempsey
restaurant the, other night. The
"hot-foot," in case you haven't
had one, is the business of surrep-
titiously wedging match between
sole and upper of victims shoe.
then lighting it.
Cobina Wright smoked a big
black cigar on dare at the YER
sailles-and left under her own
power Some Of the Broadway
men and gals are moking a fad
of dipping snuff. Making faces,
too Jack Curley, the wrest-
| ling promoter, has an upside
down stomach. I've always sus-
pected mine might be similarly
inverted because often have a
yen to start dinner with dessert
and wind up with soup. Sailing
of Leslie Howard leaves the town
without a matinee idol, and the
hundreds Of women who waited
every day for q glimpse of him are
desolated. Or will be until Tonic
Selwart or some other candidate
pops up.
on Stage
Eddie Cantor is so i'll that he
may not return to the stage.
Jimmy Walkers sister, Nan Walker
Burke, has a prosperous business
of her own-a liquor store at Times
Square. Maybe haven't been
| listening very hard, but haven't
heard the song called Little Jacket
of Blue" on this side. It's Lon.
don's top tune, though, and was
written by Fred Fisher, the veteran
washed up these many years.
GhO anu EdTdHHOuHt dTS G4-
pected to form the next big movie
combination 49,. AL Lichtman.
new president of United Artists,
used to be an usher at Tony Pas
tors -. The Cherry Sisters ars
getting along in the world, too,
They're booked for Broadway, in
the Gay Nineties Club. and are tc
appear without the net which
used to shield them from tributes
of garden sass flung over the
footlights All four Crosby
brothers are in show business
now. Bob is an orchestra leader,
and Larry recently has taken to
song-writing, leading of with a
ballad called "Plain Old Me-
oh, Yeh?
Sounds funny to hear Beatrice
Lille singing American slang in
clipped English accents An
nette Kellerman and her husband.
a Mr.. James Sullivan, have beam
rounding the gay spots. Soor3
they'll go back to their island
Utopia Off Australia !. Most dee
jected face belongs to poor Prfmo
Camera, now discovering that an
exploited. beaten fighter has no
friends.
Maddest place in town, after
midnight. is the dinny den called
Healy's. Only there do visiting
Broadway stars seem to enjoy
helping out the entertainment.
Jimmy savo and J-j-j-joe F-f-fris-
co practically live there !. like
listening to Marion Chase,s ,inno-
cent song-query. did DO
Wrong?"
Almost Twins
George M. Conan and Pat
only look and talk alike, but have
tthe same birthday. And on that
day they always dine together. =.
Impish Milton Berle hailed Clar-
ence Mackay from afar with, Hey,
you, take q telegram"
The communications magnats
just grinned.
And the other day one Of my
newspapering friends passed J. p.
Morgan. The finaneier was sitting
with his chauffeur IN q ear stopped
by q trafiic light. The pedestrian
stared, and Morgan stared back.
| Il got to be q sort Of contest, but
| neither weakened. Finally tho
| light changed and broke the spell
| The man on the curb was seized
with 3 silly impulse. ''Weli, 20
long, Toots." h& said 10 Mr.. Nor
san, The latter started, ana almost
swallowed the clay pIpo No was
smoking. But ~ the oar moYn1
CT he mustered pale smile and
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