The Washington times., 1936-12-07
THE VOICE OF
Broad way
By Louis SoboI
Broa dway Hors
D'CueVres!

Broa way Hors
D'Ouevres!
There is a new tenant in the
apartment on Beekman Place once
occupied by Nancy Titterton, who
was slain in her bathtub. The new
lady tenant was not at all per-.
turbed when she learned that she
was moving into the scene of a
Sordid crime. If the lady shiverS
when she uses that bathtub, she
needn't for the original murder
tub was junked by the apartment
house management after the
crime, although a Coney Island
museum had offered fancy price
for it.
Pretty Betty La Won opened
the other night at the Clover
Club. That isn't news. She
caught cold and is now bedded
with the grippe. When a dancer
catches cold, that isn't news
either. 1t becomes news only
because Betty La Won does
dance in the nude. She is the
first, as far as our records in
dicate, nude dancer who has
ever caught cold.
Joe Fejer is distinguished
violiniSt and orchestra leader. He
has appeared before many OF the
crowned heads of Europe before
they were uncroWned, and mas
commanded as high as $1,50O for
a single performance at Snooty
affairs in our own American
aristocracy. He was intimately
connected with the late Texas
Guinan regime, and much OF her
success was attributed to his sage
advice. Mr.. Fejer was once listed
in a poll of world violinists as NO.
IL. Twelfth in list, which IN
cludes close to 100 outstanding
violinists in this entire world, is
a. pretty swell rating. Mr.. FeJer
is quite proud of it, although ne
has hinted to intimates that they
could Just as easily and rlgntly
have placed him nearer the top.
Violinist Fejer is now back IN the
heavy chips again. AS chief sales
man for q leading meat concern!
A famed singing star of other
days is destitute in Chicago. 1
wish she'd permit me to use her
name, because she has many
admirers and 1 know something
could be done for her, but She
is extremely sensitive and onV
a few know her real plight. She
makes it difficult for them' tOo'
because she refuses to take
money from them. They arc
frankly worried. Last week She
called upon a friend starring IN
a Chicago theater. She made no
mention of her poverty, but ne
knew. He said to her: Got any
money!" She said: "Why, yes
certainly" "GOt a dollar:
.. "Why, yes, 1 have dollar.
''I'n make a bet with you.
ri bet you 500 to that dollar
that the house in front is
jammed to the DOORS" =.
"Dont be silly, Harry" she said:
''Why, the doors have just
opened. How can there be more
than a handful yet?" The
star put on act Of bOasting'
"Why, that house is jammed-
people have been fighting to get
in. What do you say-put up a
dollar to a hundred?" The Det
was made. They looked out into
the house. AS he expected, there
were scarcely eight people in the
orchestra. "You win," said the
star-and handed her $1OO.
Mrs. Eva Moore Jones Is one
Of the last living descendants OF
Governor Winthrop, first governor
of Massachusetts,. That isn't as
important as the fact that she Is
the youngest granddaughter OF
Van Zandt Munford Moore, VINO
was president of the NatlonaI
Park Bank, later absorbed by the
Chase. AS president of that bank,
he was a member of the commit
tee which received the Statue OF
Liberty from France and his name
is on the plaque on the statue.
With all that historic background,
Mrs. Jones finds herself no better
off than thousands OF cltlzens
with no background. I mean Mrs.
Jones has a husband i'll in the
hospital-and no funds with which
to maintain him there. This mem
her of a distinguished family is in
need of a job. She went over 20
the bank once headed by ner
grandfather and stood in line With
other applicants. For the first
time in her life she used her Gre
dentials. The man to whom she
applied said: II once worked for
your grandfather" And offered
her a position at $65 a month.
A new game is being rushed to
the market-something similar to
"Monopoly." It is called Kings
and Queens" and King Edward
and Mrs. Simpson are the princl-
pal card characters. The object
of the game is to get them mar
ried. other cards represent the
members of the cabinet, and if
YOU can't get rid of them, the
King and Mrs. Simpson are
thwarted in their marriage-and
you lose.
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