The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-01-27
In New York
By GEORGE BOSS
0 toa0, NEA

New York, Jan. 27.-The art of ballyhoo is 0 flokle trade, as many press agents have learned to their sorrow.
 was listening the other night to the woeful talo of two high- pressure exploiters and how one of their major plans for Q head. line yarn failed. These two In. termediaries of the press, 1t seems, were hired to put Q dance hall across. Well, first they con- vinced their employer that he needed someone of Italian nobility In the place.. You know, dance with Q Baron for Q dime" They do such things In New York. Sec. ondiy, they convinced him that the baron was to Do put to some other use besides hot-footing t around.
 Accordingly, they coneocted Q lurid story. The baron, in their whimsical plot, was jaunting along Broadway when Q pretty girl smiled ct him. They became acquainted soon and the girl ask- ed tho baron If he wished to 60 to Q party. Now, like everybody else, the baron liked Q party. "Hut first" she said, i've have to meet some friends of mine in Cen. tral Park" At this point, tho boys slavered in anticipation They could see tho gtreamer, BA. RON VICTIM or GIRL DEC0Y ITALIAN NOBLEMAN BEATEN IN PARK. As they say in Times Square argot, sure.tire stun. Plot That Failed
 And 90, on Q cold January even. ing, they brought the baron to the park, strapped him in adhesive tape and made such Q ship-shape job of it that the quaking nobleman could hardly remonstrate. Aban. doning him to his fate, they waited outside the park for further devel- opments. Tn 20 minutes, Q wide- eyed individual ran out.
 "There's Q dead man in there," he yelled, where can I get Q cop?"
 Fortunately for the baron and his two mentors, he exaggerated Q bit. The baron was merely numb with cold.
 Tn five minutes, three police squad cars, four motorcycle cops, Q hospital ambulance and that mysterious crowd of bystanders who collect at any hour, violated as,n.,xy ,Hya an nA tIaak s.aaA NEPaAvA OfR the Grass" The press agents pounded each other on their re. spective backs. "It's in the bag, kid," they whooped, while the baron was escorted from the park telling Q frightful tale of i've as- sassins who had bounced upon him, absconding with his money and the family jewels,
 Our friends, the ballyhoo men, waited up all night for the papers and when nothing appeared about the baron's inisadventlire, they were frankly puzzled. Distracted and worried, they waited until dawn and to make a long story end where it should, the following headlines then confronted them: POLICE BLANKETINd CRIME NEWS. REGENT RACKET WAVE MPELS POLICE TO WITHHOLD NAMES OF SUSPECTS AND VIC- TIMS.
 Family Interest
 The great play. '"Ethan Frome, :" opened the other night and Ray- mond Massey, the English actor. took one of the leading roles. Four blocks north. his wife, Adrianne Allen. is appearing in Pride and Prejudice" They get together at midnight.
 But the night 'Ethan Frome' opened, Miss Allen worried about the reception her husband was getting To keep in touch, she sent Q scout to "Ethail Rrome" to flash signals to her by telephone
 The messages came through fine At the end of the first act, Miss Aliens ernissary ducked over tG the phone and called to say thai Raymond was getting a great 'hands. At the end Of the sec ond, she called to say that Rags mond was stili in the lead. Al the end of the third, when the asl- dience applauded loudly and yeil- cd "Breyo." she got Miss Allen ozl | the wire, said @Listen," stuck the receiver out and let the actress hear ell the noise for herself. Misl Allen was satisfied.
 Painless
 Personal Testimonial: Your eoFEe- auoudent offered himself co ono ol ' the first sacFilicial lambs lo the lfnN des1nglkizer. didn't howl once and now looks denaist straight in tiaa ' leye.