The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-21
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS


 Miscellany: Tho best capsule cut oi all was given to Q new show the other day by Brooks Atkinson who began his piece by saying, Don't look now, but Q play entitled "A Private Affair." opened lasI evening""
 And Leonard Lyons reports that when Harry HerShfleld visited the Federal Courts building where Johnny Torrio had just been freed on bail, the humorist remarked "This is the only country in the world where they lock up the jury for the night and let the prisoner go home."
 Among Manhattans leading petty rackcteers are the night club checl dodgers. I like Sherman Billingsley': formula for dealing with them, Pro. prietor of tho popular Storh Club, Billlngsley is always SuS' picious of client who orders laVishly first and asks for credit of. rewards. He always trust a patror who first confesseS that he Is short of funds, then proceeds to ordering Swing Low Chariot
 Father Divine, I'm told, is about ready to purchase Kingston Airport in upper New York SO that he may commute between his Heavens in the suburbs and Harlem. lily Gardner is the father of a new word game that he names Column Association Played by identifying Q personality with Q certain article. As follows; For Q marriage ring: Peggy Hop- kins Joyce. A wide smile: Presi- dent Roosevelt, A gong: Major BoWes, A top hat: Fred Astairc etc. Although Miss Sally Rand brought the ostrich to world fame 1t was Faith Bacon who first intro. duced the fan dance to the world She Is now back on Broadway waving her plumes before Q cabaret audience.
 Trlendllness Decree
 It's the general impression that when well-known couples part witt A We're friends" declaration, bit. terness ensucs and mutual hatred follows. It wouldn't seem so to judge from the cordial, inadver' tent meeting between Jack Demp' sey and his former wife, Estellt Taylor. or between Brandon Peters and his ex-mate, Miriam Hopkins. or between Margaret sullavan and Henry Fonda, who though parted, not only appear op' posite each other in plays and films but are amiable companions, They've made Billy Rose Q deputy sheriff in the county of Fort Worth Texas, and he came for a flying visi to Broadway the other afternoon with pistol holster, badge and fiv' gallon sombrero. A ten-gallor wouldn't 1t the pint-sized Barnum |
 Merchants, from Ground Up
 one of the sights which guides neglect to point out to visitors ir this town is Seward Park in thu lower East Side. The little, enclosed park, nevertheless, abounds witt more human interest than the en' tire Ghetto. For this Is the StrangeS public bartering place in Manhattan where perambulating shoe mer' chants carry their stock in a sacl over, their shoulders, fit them t' customers feet on the pavement ant retail them for whatever they cal get.
 Trades of all descriptions ar' made here. A pauper, temporarily out of funds, will barter his shabby coat for Q pair of patched trousers or another impecunious merchan will exchange cheap watch, slight ly out of skew, for 8 pen-knife. Other objects bartered in Sewart Park include curling irons, neck ties, pots and pans, secondhand skis, felt hats for straw, old clothes vest farbs and mattresses. All busi ness is conducted in the open air and there are no pushcart displays Merchandise is carried in meander' ing merchants pockets or on theil backs.
 Reward for Glory
 Fannie Brice is seriously iii ains her confinement to sickbed cauSes the permanent shutdown of tn "Zlegfeld FOllies." That sororlt. of former Ziegfeld beauties. incl dentally, has been formally organ lzed. and will devote Itself to caFanl for less fortunate glorliled girls Q the mast. Leslie Howard va saving, upon his arrival in NeS York, that he'd probably retire iron stage and screen after several nior years. Broadway Tncongruitlea Below the biggest liquor electri sign in New York is Q slim, llttl lady selling temperance pamphleti