Imperial Valley press., 1936-01-02

NEW YORK, Jan. 2-The metro
polls, believed to be almost entirely
a city of cigaret, pipe and cigar
smokers, has many devotees OF
what Abe Martin called "eatin' to-
bacco."' Every tobacconist in the
in the Fifth and Park avenue areas
keeps numerous brands of plug and
scrap tobacco on hand.
It is never displayed and its users
are even more secretive. Some of the
most immaculate dandies have been
chewers of the weed. Chauncey De-
pew was wont to slip a nip of fine
cut in his jaw when preparing some
of his famous speeches. Even Harry
Lehr liked a bite OF raw Burley
twist now and then.
Among the old time theatrical
men Tom Heath, Of Mcintyre and
Heath, Jack NorWorth and Hap
Ward are unashamed cheWers. And
Fred Allen, of a later generation
often goes on long, lone walks just
to enjoy the soothing effects of a
reflective cud.
Winnie Sheehan, the film eXecu-
tive, takes a chew on the sly now
and then when he drives his Rolls
through country roads, q throw
back to the days when he was a
hard boiled police reporter. Julian
Eltinge, foremost of the female i'm
perSonatorS, is also a devotce.
Remembered cries: Charles Win
ninger's "Happee New Year!." Ed
Wynn's "So-oo-oi." Al Jolsous you
amt heard nuthin'!." Fred Stones
Very Good Eddie!." Jack Benny's
PLAY Frank" Major Bowes' al
right, all right" Ben Berries
"YoWsah!." Bert Lahr's Some fun
ell kidd" Texas GuinanS Hello
Sucker!". Mac Vests You must
come up to see me sometime!" ano
Beatrice Lilies "Pul-leeze!"
Herb Williams recently revived
his knock-down- and drag-out piano
Skit at a gambol at the Waldorf
For the evening he borrowed Tom.
my Lamb, the venerable house cat al
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are spent largely at the end of The
bar in contemplative gazing at celeb.
rity customers. So when the explo.
sion catapulted him out of The
piano at the finale of the act hi
INDUCED a beWildered bound oyel
the footlights and down the aisle
Two hours later, drenched by rain
he was at the entrance of the club
house, meowing to get in.
Once to every man comes the Biz
Moment. And that moment--ol
rather hour-came to Frank Fay
in Hollywood recently Admitted!
| the Suavest master of ceremony O
his day--no one ever topped his rur
at the Palace-he somehow landed
in the dog house" in cinema land
Tho breaks have been against him
the studio doors closing and ever
| fellow players bowling coldly At al
suspicious film gathering Donald
Ogden Stuart failed to appear a.
m. C. at the last moment. Fay wa
rushed in with no preparation. Hi
reception was almost cruel as III
took the floor, but for an hour III
fairly rocked them with delicious
foolery and shrewdly sly thrusts.
was the most versatile ard dazZl
ing one-man exhibition Hollywood
had seen. Just as suddenly SIS he be,
gan he busted off his hands a.
though finishing some distastefu
task, threw back his shoulders ant
walked out of the hall. A sweet re.
yenge.
I've often thought one of tie bet.
/ ter bits of low comedy was between
| Fay and the Palace orchestra lead
er, Benny Roberts, a half dozer
years ago. Fay had returned from {
London engagement and appeared
in tWeedy set of Bond street toy
with saWed-off vest and panta.oon
in mile-wide pleats. Rather awank
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