The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-31
By PAUL HARRISON


 By PAUL HARRISON
 Miami Beach, Fla--Going places: In every spot one hears Florida's theme song: "June in January" 4 tune less apropos down here IS l"If I Had a Million Dollars" Everybody seems to have a million dollars
 Many parodies, from smart 10 smutty, are being sung on Cole Porter's ditty, "You're the Top" It took Chick Endor and Charley ant: We're Two Guys Who Don't Sing You're the Top"
 At the Hangar on the Fleetwood Hotel meet Alice Louise Clever. who dances with La Mae and learn that she's q Bryn Mawr lass. Here's personable Lois Glover. just down from Joe Zelli's in Manhat- tan. The three rowdy Ritz broth- CTS bounce by on their way to Ira'S club for busboy's holiday. Night spot entertainers here play sort of musical-chairs game, dashing to each others clubs after their own performances.
 Hard 10 Bcf1cve.
 The lovely, dancing Pearl twins
 from Los Angeles. sit at our ta-
 ble and sip limeades. We get to
 talking of l.. Frank Baum's fairy tales, and I'm refreshed to learn
 that there are at least two show
 girls in the world who still thrill
 ao the magic of make-believe.
 Most entertainers, dealing profess
 ..E. A.n ,n1H
 the dullest sort of materialists.
 And it's difficult to imagine that
 they ever were children. =
 Roger Wolfe Kahn and his wife.
 down from Palm Beach for a
 night of it. And here is the Ham, gar's beaming William Kurtf, who once served Queen Victoria and later worked on the Ziefeld Roof. There's a short story for you-Queen Victoria to F'lo's glor- flied cuties.
 To the Miami Biltmore, to hear Howard Marsh and marvel at Ann Pennington,s unslacked agility, and to watch Harriet Caperton and her partner dance. Jack Powell. the black-face drummer, and my fav- orite rhythmicist, clatters over stage and chairs and all the glass; es on the ringside tables, and even
 on, g. bald head.
 Sophie Tucker "Festing."
 The silver Slipper. established l here by Texas Guinan. Sophie
 Tucker pops in on her round of the bright spots to see old friends. Insists she's having a "rest" be- fore her opening at the Hollywood Country club. And promises 0 l laugh with new song she's intro- ducing-"Life Begins at 40." So- phie is the hardest of the per ennials. ask whether she actual ly called Queen Mary sweetheart" when she met Britain's ruling family last autumn. La Tucker says: Sure, sweetheart. l call I everybody sweetheart" s The silver Slipper has an adagio l team composed of two women and | one man. hoped vainly,f that the women would toss the man a. round. That would be news. like Hot Dog Bites Man" or "Piaho Sits on Helen Morgan" Then to the Cafe de Biarritz, for my first glimpse of B B. B, the master of my money. Hollywood is welcome \ to E B B. Also. Chicago is wel- come to the female impersonators from it's KS Club who clutter the | Torch-IS9 Club here. 5k# | J SS e
 Cause For Laughter.
 At the Roney Plaza guffaw at the operatic parody of Golf and Kerr. the song team. And admire the dancing of GtOrges and Jaina, | ingratiating youngsters. who are. suspect and hope, in love. Enoch Light provides the music. won der whether there are any good orchestras or dance teams left on | Broadway. Raquel Torres. very striking in white satin. Mrs Jock whitney, who seems to know everybody. And Detroit's Douglas Wheeler. talking to- someone who looks amazingly like Gloria Swan
 son, but isn't.
 l At this writing the gambling rooms of the night clubs are still | closed; the shiny wheels and green tables covered. Proprietors I are gium, but resentful of reports spread nationwide that some of I the places will close unless the | gaming ba his lifted. It's true, l though. Rich suckers have to buy
 a lot of blue chips to keep Flor ida night club out of the red.