The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-28
THE VOICE OF
way
By Louis SoboI
Snapshots at Random!

truck Thursday night at the
premier Of "Stage Door" at the
Music Box b.. Producer Sam Har
ris, in the right upper box, study
ing the audience During the
intermission, Noel Coward, pulling
Gertrude Lawrence by hand
dashes down the street In the
left upper box, blond Sandra
Rambeau, jewels glittering from
fingers, arms, bosom and hairs
watches Libby Holman walking
down the aisle Mrs. Raymond
Hitchcock. widow of the famed
comedian, purrs: Raymond
would have liked this show. It's
so true-So true" Later, cross
ing 48th ST., we barely escape
being run over by a flivver-
driven by Tamara Geva
Thursday afternoon, two Oc-
cidentalS and several Orientals
in a procession up Seventh Ave.
near 49th-Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
O'Neill and some Chinese pals
:. Later at the BOSSert Grill,
Sir George Lambert, typical
Britisher, confeSSes his mission
here is to observe the Presiden-
tial election for King Edward
.. Steve flanagan walks into
the StOrk Club Tuesday night,
carrying his own can of chilli
con carne which he orders pre-
pared, causing no end of an
guiSh to Sherman BillingSIey,
who insists the chef will be Of
Tended Wednesday night at
the SOft-lighted AStOr Grill for a
session of Vincent LOpez's meIo-
dizingS Getting up a new
song to replace Knock, Knock"
ne adviseS-"GOing to use the
Gimme the business theme"
The aged oldster with the hack
ing cough at Seth and 7th. carry
ing sandwich sign advertising a
Health Gym" After the
"Stage Door" opening, Thursday
night, Phyllis Brooks, at the Ell
Morocco with her mama and
young Billy Bloomingdale, con-
fesses that the flame in her heart
burns holly and steadily for Cy
Bartlett, Coast writer "There'll
never be any one else for me-" she
signs . Heiress Anne Mitchell is
here this evening, just back from
Hollywood From now on,
mama and l." she warns, twill
spend a least three months every
year on the Coast. There's so
much fun there" At the Yacht
Club for the debut of the Queen
Of zazuzas, thunder-voiced Frances
Faye, who manages to thump as
much swing melody out of a small
piano as a whole 15-piece or.
chestra and whose powerful voice
requires no simplifying mike e.
Gladys Crane is here this evening
with the Pat Rooneys, sr.-some-
what excited, having just heard
that her sister, Virginia has
eloped with Writer Sid Cullen in
Chicago
Tommy ManviIIe, jr., in an ex-
citing tuxedo of blush gray,
escorts the orchid festoOned
Norma Taylor to the premier Of
"1O,O0O,O00 Ghosts" Friday
night "TOmmy's such fun
such a darling" she purrs and
the asbestos heir grins A
group of Theater Group young
Sters surround Stella Adler &C.
cupying a seat down front
Later, Manville and the Taylor
gal again at the Paradise, not
unaware of or averSe to the at
tentiOn they command No
orchids on the pretty little girl,
Ann Terry, who peddleS cigar
cites here, nor does the COnceS-
SiOnaire, Jack ROSen, wear a gay
tuxedo, but they find excitement
enough this evening, too, for Ann
has just promised to marry Jack,
her boss Later, across the
street at the Hollywood, Vic
Oliver and Sara ChurchiIl-cOm-
pletely ignored by a group of
young autograph seekers who
crowd around Messrs. Harry
Richman, Jack WaldrOn and
Miss Marion Martin instead ..
Six hanson cabs OVERLOOKING
with Ferdham rooters crawl
through traffic down Broadway
about l o'clock Sunday morning
and the street resoundS with the
cheers of the elated supporters of
the victorious Ram. Mitzi Green
is feted with a birthday party Fri
day night at the Cotton Club, but
her mama and papa both shout
their protests when Cab Galloway
announces that "Mitzi is II to-
night" "SiXteen-She's only 49,"
they urge. In the party are the
pretty youngsters, Cherry and
June Preisser and the not so
pretty Milton Berle, while the
moving spotlight reveals among
others at the floorside Bugs"
Baer, Jack Pearl and Floyd Glib
bons =. Saturday night at the Cot
ton Club, Ted Healy, just in from
the Coast, dances by with a pretty
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