The Washington times., 1936-11-30
KELLEYGRAMS

of press agentry, about Mr.. Lakes
eminence there could be no dis
pute. Miss Lee is suspect because
the strip teaser'S Winter Garden
tub thumper is Joseph Aloysius
Flynn, a publicist who Swears he
never told a news editor or a city
editor a MunchauSen tale. But
Mr.. Flynn is a rogue about filch-
ing space for his principals. He,
it was, who in the first days of
prohibition, conceived the plan of
passing out fancy eight ounce
flasks of pure rye at the New
York opening night of Frank
Tinney musical comedy. The
critics talked more about the SOU
venirS than they did of the play
and Uncle Sam rushed a flock of
dry agents to the theater for the
second performance. Nothing
happened, as all the first night
evidence had been consumed.
There was nothing on which to
make a case, liquid or legal.
Only last week Walter Winchell
paused in admiration to observe
that Gypsy Rose Lee of the Follies
had accomplished more news
paper and magazine lineage this
year than the renowned Peggy
Hopkins Joyce, frequently marry
ing or being divorced.
Mr.. Flynn had his alibi properly
prepared when sought by police
reporters running down robbery
clues. He was sound asleep in his
hotel room when it all happened.
Besides, he pointed out that an
English insurance company had
insured the jewels and it might
have been more than pure coinci-
dence that "Lloyds of London"
opened on a New York movie
screen on Friday.
Thus do press agents get credit
for ingenuity when they indeed
might be quite innocent and hon
estly reluctant to steal bows.
Colonel Lakes novelty this week,
by the way, is believe it or sue, Amy
Fong, a tantalizer from Hong
Kong. AS Bobby Clark says,
Damned clever, these Chinese"
THIS AND THAT
My first Christmas reminder in
the morning mail features the smil-
ing countenance of Audrey Sieber,
showing how attractive a photo,
graph can be in the Yuletide stock
ing Noel Coward and Ger
trude Lawrence will do Red Pep
perS'' on Rudy Vallee's Thursday
night air program The Capt.
tol Theater will switch to a Thurs
day opening for New Year eve
week with the French Casino re-
vue playing the greetings to 1897
midnight performance Eddie
Carr, among the best of the MIN
les and the Earle's headliner this
week, has Universal movie con-
tract in his pocket and is await
ing Hollywood summons .
Three Men On A Horse" did so
well at the Earle it will get sec
ond week at the Metropolitan .
Eleanor Powell was ordered by M
GIN to turn in her Snappy sports
roadster and acquire a new coupe
with an all steel top, the produ-
GERS paying the difference. Just
in the interests of safety, because
the dancer likes to step on the
gas. Her new picture Born To
Dance" will be screened for Wash
ington critics tomorrow LoeW's
invitation to Miss Powell to make
personal appearances with the pic.
ture was vetoed by her studio.
They want to begin Broadway
Melody of 1887" within a fort
night Johnny Perkins and the
Elida ballet, plus Art Brown and
vaudeville acts show what a good
Emcee can do in tieing together a
stage show. At the Capitol this
week THE Gold DiggerS of
1887" air caravan will go down
into movie history as the prize ex.
ploitation stunt Of the year. AL
ready it has attained more news.
paper space and pictorial attention
: than the famous "42d Street Spe-
cial' of 1882. It is explained that
Baltimore was passed up by the
: sky travellers because the airports
in our neighboring city didn't have
concrete runways. necessary for a
; safe take-off and landing with the
. big Warner Bros. plane.