The Washington times., 1937-01-06

BY Louis SObOI-
Snapshots at Random!
A buoyant Nancy Carroll clings
to the arm of a quondom swain,
Van Rensselaer, Smith, just in from
the Coast-and Mama Eugene
Clair Smith, with fingers, wrists
and bosom dripping in costly gems,
beams-and hints that Nancy is
wearing a betrothal ring This,
too, at Ell Morocco, New Year Eve
At "21" still earlier,
Walter O'Keefe and Roberta Rob-
inson, his pulchritudinous bride
and mother of his heir, flaunt
sports mufti while the place throbS
with brilliant and even gaudy eve
ming attire I'm going to have
my dinner-me and Roberta-and
then we're going home and listen
to the radio tell us about the cele-
brations," says O'Keefe, and
Broadway reported SighS with envy
Later at the Stork, where Ann
st. George and her fiance, Alex
Thompson, greet the New Year
with a fervent kiss.
It is at the Stork, too, the fol-
lowing afternoon, that group of
the towns better-known young
folk make a solemn pledge to alb
stain from drinking for a month
and, as a mark of good faith, each
hands 500 to Sherman BillingSley
to hold as a common fund AS
each falls off the wagon the bond
is forfeit and the survivors at the
end of the month share the SpoilS
Among the pledgers are Mimi
Durant and her spouse, Leo Black,
June Almy, Quentin Reynolds,
John McClain, Lois Long and Dan
Topping.
On E. 54th St., New Year Eve,
leaving a cab, little Midgie Gage
and the young Earl of Warwick .
At Leon and Eddie's Saturday
night, Leon bemoans the romantic
streak of blonde Betty Gibbons
piano player for the Rhymn Girls,
who slipped off a few days ago
and eloped in New Orleans "A
girl" sighS Leon, who could play
a piano like she can--so she gets
married." Monday afternoon,
inspecting the paintings at the Ma
tisse Galleries in the Pierre-tWo
tough guys of the Screen-Edward
G. Robinson and Jimmy Cagney
Jimmy Durante thrustS him
self amid the Meadowbrook Boys
at the Versailles, Thursday night
and chants his "Inka-Dinka-Doo,"
coming to a dead halt to shout to
the cameramen, photograph me,
boyS-Photograph Durante" :.
The lenSmen entering the spirit
of the thing, turn their backs and
walk off.
Manhattan in its choicest bib
and tucker files into the Opulent
setting of the French Casino
Tuesday night to greet the new
French FOlieS. And remains to
cheer the most spectacular cab
aret revue in town. Here, the
aging but graceful Mistinguette
spends most of the evening dane
ing with Painter Van DOngen
and Tyrone Power keeps Sonia
Henie active on the floor. Sat
urday night at the Hollywood
bar. Five Coast beauties, the
stately Bunny Waters, red
headed Gary Myles, raven
treSSed, SlOe-eyed Dean MyIes,
blonde Nora Gale, and pretty
Peggie Page, bemOaning the
mild Manhattan winter which
has brought no snow to date. =.
They brought their mothers
from the Coast to enjoy the
snow. "A new twO-SOme for New
Year Eve-EtheI Norman and
Dan TOpping!. BrOadway's
newest night spot, Jay Faggen's
Harlem UprOar House, a rOwdy,
hilarious rendezvous, draws curl
Gus BrOadWayites Wednesday
mite, including LenOre Uric,
Ray Henderson, the Lou Geh-
rigs, Charles MOScOni and Others
=. Friday night at the Kit Kat
Club, Airline Judge and her cur
rent chronic escOrt-Pat di
CiccO, also Of the Hollywood
temple. !
The monocled CheSterfieldian
gent who promenadeS along 29th |
st. every afternoon with an enor-
nous, gentle-eyed Great Dane
strapped to his wrist. Cinemagun
George Stone, his physician, and
Charlie Emmett, the young Holly
wood director, are among the Cot
ton Club spectators Friday night
Stone is in melancholy mood |
over failing eyeSight for
which he is to undergo an opera
tion shortly. Thursday night in
front of the Hotel Navarro, four
stewy collegians serenading Hide
garde, the chanteuse :. "C'mon
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