The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-04
THE VOICE OF
Broadway
By Louis SObOl-
CaeIIaI CnnnnnnntI
Casual COMMENT!

1ndG BUSINESS OF packing JnelT
plane with ping-pong balls which
has inspired so much comment
was not such a dumb move on the
part of MessrS. H. Richman and
Pilot Merrill AS a matter of
fact, 1 learn it was shrewd COM
mercial maneuver The balls
are to be autographed by the two
boys and peddled here at five bucks
the copy Incidentally, on the
very eve of his hazardous ven
ture, Richman spent most of his
time at the Hollywood Restaurant
arranging about his billing, the
type of advertising and his special
song and patter material :. . With
the arrival of a friend from Eng
land, I learn of the ironic futility
of Captain George Chambers
sacrifice the other week Chan
dler was the secretary to Jeffrey
Farnol, the British novelist A
close friend of Farnol'S, an emf
nent statesman, Sir Harry Preston
was dying and a blood tranSfu-
sion was necessary Chandler
volunteered, his blood proved the
correct type and the TRANSMISSION
made A few days later Chan
dler dropped dead on the golf
courSe-and almost at the time,
Sir Preston passed away, too.
Regardless of your political
affiliations, the personal story of
Saul STREET., judicial candidate in
the current campaign, is nice
success stuff. STREET., an East
Side boy, scheduled for the rab-
binate by his father, won the in
tereSt of Judge Otto ROsalsky,
who used to play chess with the
older STREET.. ROSalSky convinced
the boy he ought to take up law
and also persuaded the father.
1t was ROSalSky who sponsored
the young bar applicant and who
later had the satisfaction of sit
ting on at least so cases which
STREET tried before him (althOugh
in many instances he had to
decide against him. STREET
went up politically, as an aSSiS-
tant district attorney, served
in the State legislature and
now is the Tammany candidate
for the lofty bench berth vacated
when his chief sponsor and
guide, Judge ROsalsky, died.
Fragments !
Monte Proser and Julie Jenner
have settled their difficulties annie
ably-out of court. Archie Fire
stone, asst. Dist. Atty. of Dodge'S
staff, is back from his vacation
with a bride, Anne Rheinstrom of
the Cincinnati distilling family. .
AL Frazin of the Mad. So. Garden
publicity staff and former Jack
DempSey'S p. a. becomes the papa
OF twins any hour now. The
Stork Club staff was flustered
when a youthful-looking patron
handed over $500 bill in pay
ment of his bill and even Sher-
man BillinSley hesitated until he
learned that the owner of the bill
was Jock Whitney-who has
plenty of them. Harry K. Thaw
celebrated the closing night of
the Saratoga race meet in most
of the mite spots at the Spa
the first time he has been there
in many years. .Mitzi Haynes,
Hollywood Rest. coincidence, and
Atty. James Pellecchio have
reached the final wash-up. D..
Blonde Phyllis Brooks is back from
the Coast and being courted anew
by the young department store
heir, Billy Bloomingdale. Dick
Merrill. pilot on the Richman
plane. has received his check-in
advance-25 gees.
Ralph Wonders, CHS. exec,
leaves for the Coast tomorrow
to arrange for the opening of
the new Columbia station there
.. Major BOwes is reported
financing what may be the
largest single family house
realty operation in the city. ..
The plan calls for 1900 homes
to be erected on the site of the
old CurtiSS Wright airport, be-
tween Valley Stream and Rose
dale, L. I. -. Fannie Hurst has
lured 100 grand from Metro
for the picture rights to her
new book, "Great Laughter"
not yet published Composer
Johnny Green is steering clear
of all rOmanceS until his di-
vOrce becomes final. in a few
months. Report that Riley and
Farley (the "Music Goes Round"
bOyS) will split when they leave
the Hickory HOuSe-each head
ing his own swing orchestra. =.
Jimmy ward, Scandals"
stage manager, is dangerously
ill in Chi-he'S had two trans
fuSiOnS. Oracle GiIlen, Riviera
eyeful, and Johnny Hauser, the
sOngman, have iced their ro-.
nance. A bow to the lad who.
wrote the P. 1. story, "Ruby
the Mock" in yesty's Journal
for a style packed with a
punch-it rated a byiine.