The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-18
I THE VOICE OF
Broadway
By Louis Sobol

Snapshots at Random
Helen Stephens, femme ace OF
Of the Olympics, broad-shouldered
and baSs-voiced, shuffles shyly as
she thruStS an autograph book in
front of a reporter for his Han
cock. This is at the Versailles
and Coach Dee Bechmann ex
plains. "She'S got some mighty
important signatures there" The
reporter starts to scrawl his name
on a page and stops short. In
pencil, sharp, angular and stacca.
to above, is the signature OF
"Adolf Hitler" Hitler" said
Coach Bechmann, Thought Helen
the most remarkable woman ath
lete he'd ever seem. "A slim, sad
eyed girl in mourning, brushes by
>. Gloria Grafton, widowed SO
tragically a few weeks ago, when
OrVille Knapp crashed outside Of
Boston. In a cab at Madison and
44th, Babe Ruth and Kate Smith
ON q seat only meant for three
Frank Buck picks at his food
like q delicate debutante at the
StOrk Friday night. Just con-
valeScent, this fellow who has
lived in fever drenched jungles,
guzzled germ-clogged water.
eaten stale musty foods and
braved a thousand potential
deaths, without being knocked
off his feet, met his Waterloo
In the soft, easy living of the
effete East that is Manhattan
and vicinity. d. Bert Wheeler
and Sally Haines drift in. just
off the boat. :. Still unwed
"SOme time In February"
Wheeler admits. Cornelius Van
derbilt, jr., sits at 2 corner table,
studying faces. His own has
grown fatter and more mature
."YOu got to give that fellow
credit" insists Buck, "he's got
real CUTS" AT the Gay Nine
ties, Golf Champ Sylvia Amen
berg and Broker Charles Leis-
cher, now . current twOSOme
giggie at Broker Clayton QuaW'
who pays over . $50 wager lost
to LeiScher. .. QuaW had bet the
Annenberg gal could spot the
broker half stroke a hole and
beat him. But LeiScher played
championship golf this day :.
Jimmy Rogers, son of the late
cowboy philosopher, in dreamy
mood as he holds the hand OF
pretty Florence SunStrOn at the
Glen Island Casino. . Leo Car
lie swaggers ferOciOusly down
Seventh Ave. until he reaches
the fruit Juice stand at 46th-
where he downs two sissy
drinks in q hurry.
Prince del Drago at "21" reveals
an unusual ring, bearing the lam
lily, crest. With a flick OF the
thumb nail, he snags from the seal
q tiny key. .'"This-and I am
serious-opens every lock in every
one Of my homeS-alSo some OF
my special vaults. Carmen Dee
Barnes, the girl author, and Joan
Castle, stand in the lobby waiting
for their mutual escort. Car.
mems new effort, an operetta, will
probably be Courtney Burr's open
ing gesture on Br "a dwa az. It's
tagged, Gentlemen, the Queel,"
which win lend itself to accuse
tons of typographical error.
Adolphe Menjou keeps up a run
ming fire of chatter as he sits with
Verree Teasdale and a gent at
La Rue's. . 1t is practically a
monologue, for neither Verree nor
their guest interrupts with more
than a monosyllabic affirmation OF
negation. T h ur sday afternoon
Samson Raphaelon with Cartoon
list Irving Hoffman passing 44th
and Broadway, looks across the
street and shrieks: "Migodd-a
five-and-ten-iS this Broadway"
Later that evening in Jack and
Charles. he goes into a huddle