The Washington times., 1937-02-17
THE VOICE OF
Broad WaY
By yLOuiS SObOl-
Snapshots at Random !

ing ErnO FCapeeS OrCneSCTa
through the divine musical mazes
OF THE Firebird," white-haired
Waiter Damrosch leans over and
whispers: "The chewing gum
habit is strictly American, isn't
it? You don't hear about chew
ing gum much in other countries
remarkable" This is Thurs
day night at Radio City Music
Hall benefit for the flood suffer
e,S Later, Luise Rainer, wide
eyed and shy, imploreS Broad
way reporter to please see if he
can't attract Ruth Gordon'S at
tertion-She would so much like
to speak to her.
BY accident, Ada LeOnard's
little red trunks slip to the
floor during her strip act at the
Hollywood, Saturday night -.
Later, still flushed, she pants:
II was never so embarrassed
But across the street at the
peppery new Paradise show,
Janis Andre, completely nude,
rides q little, meek, white pony
And q block away at the
French Casino, slim Una Wise
emergeS nightly without
shred, from an oyster This
is truly the nude deal on Broad
way-and the giggle is that
blaSe Broadway now yawnS-
and hungers a little for a re.
turn to shapely lOvelies with
clothes on Wednesday night
at the Cotton Club, Governor
Earle Of Pennsylvania, heading
. large party, among whom is
Novelist Fannie Hurst, is inter-
rupted in the midst of q cOnver.
satiOn when a round faced gent
from another table approaches
with OutthruSt hand Ex-
Governor Scholz of Florida.
Pallid, his face drawn, young
Winnie Gardiner sits in Twenty
One Saturday night, his left arm
in sling. "It's been a tough
year." he laments. .. Il had wife
i lost her in Reno. L build a
special racing car and We have a
SmaShup and my mechanic Is
killed. My airplane takes a nose
dive in KanSas-and have u
narrow escape there, too.". SO
young Gardiner now remains IN
Semi7seclusion in a little apart
ment in midtown OF er
Twenty-OnerS cape when Lillian
Emerson, beautiful heroine in tho
drab Benedict Arnold play, "A
Point Of Honor" enters with Mil
lionaire William Wright Harts, jr.
for it wasn't so many months
ago that the pulchritudinous Lii
liam divorced the young society
man. Reconciliation?
The lure Of the George M. Co
han name brings the cream Ia
first-nighters to the opening of
Fulton Of Oak Falls" at the Nor
osco Wednesday night and the
veteran Yankee Doodle boy at the
finish receives a dozen curtain
calls, tribute to his performance,
In a tenderly Wistful occasionally
maudlin) little play.
A woman giggleS during the
scene at the premiere Of "A
Point of Honor" Thursday night,
when Major Andre announces
he has assumed the name OF
"JOhn Anderson. Mrs. John
Anderson, wife of the Journals
. aiSle-Seater. Mayor LaGuardia,
meeting a Broadway cOlumniSt
for the first time backstage Of
Radio City Music Hall in the
early Friday morning hours, is
Obviously disappointed: 81 had
an idea-I don't know why
that you were a big, good
locking fellow"
Friday night at Gallagher's a
pretty gal in a tricky hat, pushed
far back on the head, tries to
appear unconcerned as suScepti.
BILE males stare, Sigh-and flirt.
Virginia Judd, famed cigarette ad
model. . Gloria Vanderbilt, cling
ing to the arm of the young at
torney James Murray, is escorted
TO a floorSide table at the AStor
Grill Thursday night. AT the ad-
Joining table sits Pauline Frede-
rick. Tuesday night In front Of