The Washington times., 1936-03-18


the fights Kingsley had pre-
viouSly driven Doris Dudley, still
wearing her overall slackS, to the
airport for her flight back to New
York At the Legion Bowl. Jol
son and Ruby Keeler sit plumb
against the ring, JolSon'S nose al
most buried in the canvas On
the opposite side of the ring, his
elbows dug into the canvas as he
leans forward, sits Pat O'Brien
who weaveS and SwayS and gri
maces with every movement and
punch . Frank Morgan. his thick
gray hair dyed juvenile brown
founders around helplesSly search
ing for his proper seat location. .
Two rows back is his brother
Ralph Joe Penner, George
Burns without Gracie), Bill Rob
inson, Lew Brown, George Raft,
young Tom Brown, this time with
the infant cutie, Phyllis Frazier
dnStead of Ida Lupino), Make
RoSenbloom, Frank McHugh
These are a few of the fans col.
lected around the ringside to watch
palookaS who would be tossed out
Of New York ring battle for some
vague honors-or perhaps, come to
think of it, for the money
Later to the Brown Derby,
where meekly sits the cOrpuIent,
bearded eccentric of the mat,
Man Mountain Dean, wiStfulIy
surveying a piece Of lemon me-
ringue pie being gulped down by
the Indifferent Carol wench. .
He signs and leans over to mur-
muir: "That-yOu see-that's
what want, but she won't let
me eat it" "She" is his slim,
efficient looking bride, sitting
at his side Lew Brown comes
over, melancholy of pan. "YOu
heard 1 signed. To produce for
R-K-O" That's swell, Lew
that makes you big shot here"
"YOu think so. Say-it ain't
New YOrk-thiS town amt New
YOrk-peOpIe are different here"
But all around, standing out
side in front of the Derby and
seated inside like any of the
Lindy or Dawes or Reuben or
DempSey'S after-fight SupperS,
is New YOrk-Or Broadway
Raft, Sammy Finn, Harry JAMS,
Joe Penner, George Burns, Abe
LaStfOgel-practicalIy all whom
/ mentioned a paragraph above
at the fight Only outside is it
different Outside it is cOatlesS
early summer weather.
We drift on to the rare little
rendezvous, The Seven Seas-a
tropical. semi Oriental indoor set
ing, where every half hour or so,
suddenly a space behind the. bar
lights up greenish and mystic and
down pours a heavy artificial rain
:. Among the tropical beach
combers present are Harry and
Alva Green, Muriel D'OrSay and
AL Davis Saturday night, in a
popular gaming club, we watch a
tall, good.looking young fellow,
with sideburns that reach down
almost to the jaw line, standing
in front of the roulette table
watching Bob RiSkin and Dave
Burton play. Finally, he asks for
a stack of chips, and shoves most
Of them on number II But the
little ball clicks into No. and
the croupier shovels the disc away
Again the fellow groups his
chips on 17-thiS time the win
ming square is 81. The player
groans anG walks away. Robert
Montgomery,
At the VendOme, Leland Hay
ward calls over from the next
booth "Say that it was a mis-
take about keeping you off
Katharine'S (Hepburn) set. i
heard about it later and tried
to get you back. It'll be Okay
I've Strengthened it out SO
you can co.. Across the way
Is an attractive woman with
graying locks. This repOrtOrial
heart thumps-fOr this was his
queen of dreams in the silent
days Now, Sedately matrOnly
but still very beautiful. Alice
Joyce mrs. Clarence Brown
Two platinum-haired young
sters-a girl and a bOy-the
boy about 4, the girl about Q
attract attention from the
MONDAY patrOns-"Duke" and
cd u c h s." The precOciOus
youngsters of Skeets Gallagher
-. The boy runs over to table
where three young women arN
Seated-and all three make a
fuss about him, including the
blond gal in the tinted glasses
Joan Bennett. Billie Burke.
passing by, pats the kids head
and ErSkine Gwynne, standing
near. murmurS-"I was cute
like that when I was a kid
now when thev pat me-it's on
the chin--with a closed fist"
Junior Laemmle calls Friday
night. How about the Springs
again this week-end?". NO
maybe next. Say. now that your
pap's sold what hap
pens? Do you drop out Of the
picture business, too?" "Me drop
out? I'm just beginning. Al
though Junior keeps mum on the
subject. this much vour Holly
wood exile can tell you.
Laemmle, senior. sails for an
extended stay in Europe on the