The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-05
In New York
BY PAUL HARRISON


New Notwithstanding: Night
club walters never expect more
than a quarter tip-a quarter OF
all the money you have with you.
Paul Whiteman has been sign
ed for the Forthcoming circus
musical, Jumbo. So has Jimmy
Durante. And SO have chorus girls
Who ytap-dance on the backs Of
elephants. Now Billy Rose is
looking for a lion that will put its
head into Joe z. Browns mouth.
Funniest sight Of the week--as
mute telling a suffering story to
an appreciative group Of other
mutes on a Broadway corner.
The raconteur's hands trcmbled
as he spelled out the words -.
George M. Conan is recuperating
from his long road tour by work.
ing day and night on a new show.
With three hours off IL there's q
baseball game These are lean
days along Broadway. Bert Lair
has reduced IA pounds and the
orchestra leaders Dick Himber
and Emil Coleman have dropped
40 and a pounds respectively.
GIOACSSAou0t uCCCocltyS AOL VahsISs
Maybe Jimmy Walker really is
coming back in September. Seems
he won't have to face an income
tax evasion charge, but just an
awkward discrepancy between his
income report and his testimony
during the Investigation of his
administration Sentimental
note: Broadway instructors say
Veloz and Yolando are the best
dance team because they're the
most in love .. The former Mar
jorie Oelrichs will be dropped
from the social register for mar
rying Eddie Duchin, who Is Just
red-blodded band leader.
Too Doggie
And speaking OF blue bloods
Beatrice (Timmie) +Dobbin, So
cialite teacher at .uppity Foxcroft
finishing school, is singing at the
Club New Yorker, Singing, among
other things, q ditty about q little
doggie" that would rate her
pretty low grade In department
Harry X. Thaw is back on Broad
way Earl Carroll frankly
advises his chorus girls to favor
the blades of Park avenue instead
Of poor musicians and the night
haunters of Broadway. Better
for them, says the Earl; and, just
incidentally, better for hte show.
Jimmy Savo, who has been
called the worlds greatest panto-
mimist by Charlie Chaplin, al
ways appears with his collar
turned around backward in cleri-
cal fashioD. A tribute, sincere II a
little ironical, to the Ions .dead
mother who was determined that
Jimmy should be a priest
Name OF Helen Morgans' night
club will be 1.-THE House of Nor
gan" Informal protests already
have been made by a banking
concern down in Wall street (.
Burns and Allen will adopt boy
next time. And the Paul White
mans may adopt twin girls.
Checking Forgeries
If you're an amateur autograph
collector who writes for the
signatures of celebrities, chances
are you're receiving names writ
ten in a deliberately disguised
fist. The celebrities intend no
deception, merely self protection.
For many of them have been vic
timized recently by forgers who
write for autographs and then
copy them on checks Ever
wonder what has become OF Tech
nocracy? It's doing all right.
Howard Scott, the high priest, Is
still around, still coming graphs
fortelling the doom Of our eco
nonlic system. And he has re-
vived the magazine that recently
faltered and fell before the ru-
mored advance OF capitalistic re-
covery.
Paths OF glory: Joe Louis,
whom sportswriters like to COM
pare with another great. Negro
| fighter, Sam Langford, reaped
| $44,636.e6 by popping over poor
| Primo Camera. A few evenings
previously, benefit was held for
the aforementioned Langford,
now half-blind. It Melted exact
| ly Sc Max Bear is continuing
| his training In the night clubs.
IT kinda like IT," he says. "a
champion is never really popular
until he's an ex-champion."
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Plane Vanity
Harry Richman, who thinks
nothing Of quitting a es.0o0-a-
week singing engagement to 80
| fishing, Is proudest OF hts new
transport pilots license. Just
imaglne," he reminds everybody
whc'll listen, ''l'm eligible 20 ear
~ maifs" Meow note; Helen
Menken ana Judith Anderson, CO.
starring IN the Pulitzer Prise win-
ner. "rhe Old Maid,e speak 10
each other only Or ihe esage'