The Washington times., 1936-06-18
THE VOICE OF
Broadway
BY Louis SObOl-
Snapshots at Random !

husky gal booms through the am
plifiers as her face is lighted by
two spots" on each side of the
tiny platform. She Sways in
what appears to be a Semicooch. &.
Outdoor cooch dancer?. Don't be
silly. Salvation Army orator
preaching the path to heaven. T.
even the Salvationists 60 in for
production these days.
A pOrtly, elderly mister with
q Victor Moorish mOOnpan,
steps aside with an affable grin
to permit a cOmely gal to pass
through the WaldOrf'S swinging
doors. Herbert cover. A
chap with a brief case under
an arm. halts at FOrty-secOnd
and Lexington to wipe the sweat
from his brow. George X. Ar
thur, former cinema star, now
. salesman.
If he will communicate with
J. H. Gethin, of the Warwick
Hotel, Arthur will learn that
there is still a safe deposit box
in his name at the Warwick
which may contain papers and
valuableS which he has forgot
ten. Burgess Meredith, idealiS-
tic tOughie of "Winterset," feeds
sugar to q gendarme'S boss in
front Of the Martin Beck. Two
picketerS walk hack and forth
In front Of the 15-fOOt front of
q barber shop on E. Fourteenth
Street, carrying signs: 1--WE
Are on Strike" Roughly we
figure they must pass each
other perhaps 200 times an
hour at the pace they're going
Surely they hate the sight of
each others pan at the close
Of the day.
Two quiet-miened handsome
lunch together at LaRue's
Two women of artistic tastes
Helen Wills Moody, tennis star
and amateur painter - Michael
author, poetess former
bride of John Barrymore)
Surveying them from another
table, a handsomely groomed
darkeyed woman Nita Naldi
Song thrush Oracle Barrie
having attended the orchestral
debut of her fiance, Dick Stable,
in the Lincoln's Blue Room, stars
1t her own opening in the Versailles
Among guests assembled to
pay her tribute are Helen Morgan
and Harry Kannen Romantic
duo who until Thursday night
had been parted for months
Strange twist is that Helen, idol
Of the youngster, Oracle Barrie,
now joins the George White show
in Atlantic City to step into the
role vacated by Oracle Odd
fancy: The Hotel Roosevelt towers
over the tiny Coolidge-and the
Harding is no more -.
AL Scott, tOw-haired mine
owner and financier. walks into
the StOrk Club with Gloria Nor
gan. Having just flown in
from the Coast PubliciSt
Steve flanagan displays tiny
white pills to Heir Dan Topping
"YOu take one after every
meal-and eat and drink what
you want-they're marvellous"
-. Giggling comment is passed
over the report that one of the
towns timOrOus paragrapherS.
noted for his frugality. has
taken to the Coast not only his
personal guard but his personal
barber as well "MigOdd,"
shouts Jimmy Cannon, what a
tight squeeze-the three Of them
in an upper berth! :. A waiter
grinS for the fellow has the
reputation of never tipping =.
"He never hangs a night club
up on the cuff for more than
three people at a time," MUIR
murs another reporter
"Cant get anyone outside Of
his bOdyguard and his column
istic stOOges willing to sit down
and eat with him.. Nat Brand
wynne plays "Is 1t True What
They Say About Dixie" -.
A handsome couple window
on Fifth Avenue. ..
That's an idea for me, honey"
whispers the girl, inspecting a
neat window-display . .Bebe Dan
Iels and Ben Lyon. .Bebe runs
d fashion shop in Hollywood. ..
In the English fashion at the
picturesque Claremont on the
Drive, a group watch tennis and
backgammon contests outdoors
them, Mrs. Nevil Monroe
colorful Coloneps lady
from washington. Countess Canva
di Riovola, British radio canary
here on a honeymoon with her
groom from (no gagD the Isle of
Capri-and Lady Wilkins whose
explorer husband, Sir Hubert,
goes back to England without
her this week. "A lonely figure
of Town Hall, carefully
announcements of forth
coming events. James Cagney,
cinema tough.
Use a-muggin'" Boom.
Ba-da.yadee-ee" thunder the
sepes of Stuff Smiths Onyx
Club SwingerS "All tOgedder,"
urges Stuff, "When we all sing
Boom yO' all's sing 'Ba-da-
yadee'" "A full.bosOmed mid
dle-aged woman with a blond
lad who might be her son but
probably isn't, lifts her lOrgn-
cites carefully to her eyes. opens
her capaciOus mouth, and rOars
''Ba-da-ya-de-e-e!" -. SOngwriter