The Washington times., 1937-04-28
Broad way
BY Louis SObOI-
Snapshots at Random !

Snapshots at Random !
Babe Ruth rivals Pop-Eye for
the attention of publishers at
King Features reception in the
Jade Room of the Waldorf Thurs
day afternoon Glenn McCar'
thy. in the role Of master OF cere-
monies, completing his stint,
comes off the stage to ADVISE
two paragraphers to wager on Sir
Damion in the Kentucky Derby
Irene Rich, swathed in err
mine, enters as we leave-stlll
one of the most beautiful women
of the screen Broadway S
newest club. the Frolics, crowds
Broadwayites into the handsome
room where once Bee Lille and
Reginald Gardiner wooed the So
phiStiCateS Joe Lewis, riotouS
comedian. fresh from Miami and
before that Hollywood successes,
heads a bill in which the towns
funniest tWoSome, OShins & LeSSy
are featured Red-headed
Terry Lawlor carries the singing
assignment, a mimic named Jack
Guilford who looks like George
JeSsel and impersonates Laurel
and Hardy, is a newcomer to To-
cal night spot entertainment {.
A gay, froliCsome show thiS-a
welcome addition to Broadway's
night life.
Peaches Browning refutes the
rumorS of the rift with her
groom Bernie HyneS and con-
fides he will be here next week
to join her for trip to Ber-
muda Gayle MellOtt, film
beauty, travelled 5000 miles by
plane through storm and wind,
only to stumble out of the craft
when it arrived at Newark Air
port Thursday night-wreCking
her gorgeous torso and legs e.
The social registered Alice
Andre and Wallace FOOte will
shortly announce serious atten-
tiOnS =.
At the Hollywood. Wednesday
night near the stage door en-
trance of the Winter Garden,
several kids with autograph books
crowd Oracle Barrie-ignoring
the veteran Dan Frohman.
Friends are now hopeful of
reconciliation between the eS-
tranged John HamiltOns och. of
Republican National Commit
tee) D.. Sonny Whitney, son of
Evan Burrows FOntaine, the lad
who was the center of much
headlined litigation years ago,
has won his appointment to
Annapolis Dan Healy, May
or of Broadway, deserts his
career as night club enter
tainer to become booking
agent Anise and Aland,
youthful dance tea mat the Cot
ton Club, have been secret
merger since October.
A milk drinking foursome at
LaRue 's-Edwin M. Post, jr., FL
canor Corby, baroness Szveteney
Persieo and Baron Won Citters D.. {.
Wednesday night finds a change
in Muriel Richards escort-in-
stead of young Warren Pershing,
Muriel enters Ell Morocco with
Paul Warburg John Perona
announces his plans for a two
months Summer tour of Italy J.. {.
A rare night club guest this night
%. o. Mcintyre :. At the Stork
Club, Sherman Billingsley out
lines tentative plans for establish
ing two more night spots-both
in the East Side The rowdy
threesome at the Yacht Club-the
Three RacketcheerS-a cross be-
tween the old trio of Clayton,
Jackson and Durante-and the
zanies three, the Ritz Bros. (.
At Jack and Charles bar Tues
day night, Babs Beckwith, Man
hattan'S glamorous model now
headed for the films-and Jay
Carlisle-earlier that evening,
Gloria Swanson and Sport Ward.
Once one of the leading fe-
male imperSOnatOrS, Francis
Renault is now running a room
ing house in Toledo {. . Private
enterprises have offered $4,000
for the estate of James Whit
comb Riley in Indianapolis
but the city, sentimentally enuf,
refuses to sell, because the pO-
tential buyers want the grounds
for an elaborate gasoline sta
ton :. F. Newton Cutler,
Princeton undergrad, and Bev-
erly Waring should announce it
any day Ernest Hemingway
currently on the Spanish front
has shelved plenty poundage-
and is down to 200 Ibs.-with-
out shoes -.
An interesting threesome at the
Plaza's Persian Room Wednesday
night-Gladys Swarthout. Frank
Chapman and Deems Taylor {.
Earlier at Morris in the Village,
Henry Hull and his young son . {.
Tommy ManVille, thanked by two
blondes, is the chief attraction at
Monday nights premiere of pen
ny Wise" at the Morosco &.
Thursday night near the Aston,
Ed G. Robinson drenched by the
doWnpour tries Yainly for five
minutes to get a cab-Every time
he starts to stem into ono Sonoe