The Washington times., 1936-01-22

over to the man. He returns
Hes blind, awright-but he
in the snow-don't want no lii
Frank Buck in the Savoy cock
tail lounge, surveys the room
full Of women and chirps: Like
to set three little mice loose here
and in every cocktail room in
New York LOtSa fun, watchin'
what'd happen" Mae Murray
and her blond young son at a
nearby table 4 o'clock, Satur-
day morning, with the place
practically to themselves, Her
bert B. Swope's red-headed heir
in an amicable argument with
Novelist John O'Hara A rare
trio huddle over tea and gin
early Tuesday morning in Long
cLamps-three Sizarre wits
Sheila Barrett, Neville FleesOn
and Reginald Gardiner
FleeSOn cOlOrs his verbal gems
with typical BrOadwayese q. The
Barrett gal delivers in broad
BOStoneSe, and Gardiner tiltS
voice and phrase in querulOuS
LOndonese Another table re-
vealS AccOrdioniSt Basil Fomeen,
Dancer MedreanO and Pianist
Dick GaSparre, sharing scram-
bled eggs Jack Solomon sur
veyinS the newly.inStalled brass
rail at Gallagher's That's q
100000 improvement" he signs.
"The only thing l got out of
my investment in the Flying
Trapeze."
Panels slide, hands reach out in
the dark, old men are killed in a
hokey.pokey piece Of business la
belled II Want a Policeman" =.
The premiere at the Lyceum, Tues
day night lures the mytsery lovers
Of town including Johnny Wild
berg without his Ursula Parrott) ,
George Marshall and Honey john
son, the eccentric young pianist1c
genius, Oscar Levant with Ira
Gershwin's bride, Fannie Hurst
who is usually a theatrical treat
herself (the only woman author I
know who looks the part), Mer-
chant Herman Bloomingdale who
aSpireS to be a playwright and
hobbies in etchings, Roland Drem,
Canary Jean Sargent and a few
bored critics. Mr.. Harry 2ich-
man spouting multisyllabics in
caressing tones, regardless of how
evilly they jell, halls the presence
of Mr.. Eddie Cantor at the Yer
sailles Friday night and almost
sobs his admiration of the fellow
so good enough to turn out for
him, ETC., where upon Mr.. Cantor
and Mr.. Parkyakarkas team up on
the floor and deliver Is minutes Of
good substantial joemillerisms
slightly odorous and certainly
reminiscent, but the patrons howl
and Mr.. Richman is obviolsly
touched. Tall Matthea Merry
field, European sensation as an
exponent of the well-fanned nude,
and formerly one of Mr.. Rich
mans romantic fancies, is present,
starry-eyed as she discusses in
tender tones the virtues and tai
ents of young Mr.. Jack Hylton,
the British orchestra leader, 1-er
current fiance.
Director Max Reinhardt StOOpS
to net-a dachShund on Madi-
son and 43d. Thursday after
noon. Slipping a glass Of
Schnapps as he reads a news
paper at the Wivel, is Edward
SaltOff, who looks like Herbert
Hoover and painted the recent
portrait of President Roosevelt
AT the gay Broadway Room,
Dan Healy dragS reporter
downstairs to listen while a
young woman fingers yellow
keys on q red and black piano
as u gent sings a song which
he SOlemnIy assures the reporter
is dedicated to him because the
inspiration came from his col
umn. Billy Tracey (whO wrote
NANNY O'Mine'') is the sing
ing lyricist and Helen Pope the
composer The song is tagged
broadway Merry Go Round"
and you learn that Life begins
at Seven when they light each
Neon Sign" RebelliOus youth
in New Mexico is portrayed in
the Masque'S offering, Thurs
day night. "RuSSet Mantle" is
the play and my neighbOr sug-
gests an alternative title might
be "BOy Meets Girl in the
Chicken Coop. Critics Brown
and Atkinson hover over Critic
G.. Jean Nathan before curtain
rise and Mr.. Sam Lyons, the
dialectic booking agent, hOverS
over the much prettier and tai
ented Joy Lynn .Velvet-vOiced
Carmela PonselIe thrusts out
her hand toward the invisible
curved glass of the jewelers.
window at 4Sth and Fifth, Thurs
day morning, fascinated by the
illusion.
The Palladium filings open the
doors of what was once the
glamOrous Casino de Paree,