The Washington times., 1937-02-18
THE VOICE OF
Broad WaV
BY Louis SObOl-
Diary Of a COIyumist's 5
Pup!


ing a ball to me. It makes her
giggle when catch it in my jaws
and you would think it was some
thing amazing that I should catch
ball in my jaws but as long as
it amuses her I figure let her have
her fun. Well, shake my head
to toss it back and somehow it
hits the wall and then pops right
into Drivelpan'S coffee and that's
all it needs to set him off. I never
hear a lunatic rave and carry on
about ball in his coffee. "Serve
you right" he yells, "if I get by"
drophobia-who1l pay for your
cruises them" And she says,
why, darling, nobody expects you
to drink this coffee. Annie'll give
you a fresh cup" and he snaps,
"ThiS was just the way I wanted
it, for a change" and she says,
well, it'll be the same coffee,
only fresher and hotter" and he
growls, Il wanted it just the way
it was"
This kind Of argument never
leads to anything, and so I am
tickled pink when Annie takes me
out for walk Cd because don't
like the way he keeps glaring at
me and then sorta looking at his
foot; CD because I figure may
run into that coy dame, BibSie.
It's all peaceful when we get
back and he's reading her let
ter from Hollywood, which says
the Phil ReganS are not expect
ing another baby, like some Of
the gOssipS said, and that the
next important elOpement will
be someone named Cesar RO-
nero and Virginia Bruce, who
SOurpusS says is one Of the
prettieSt girls he ever met in
Hollywood. He is also amused
because he has gotten q letter
from a girl who writes that Jack
Kirkland must be lonesome now
that his third wife is divOrcing
him, SO would he please tell her
how to get in touch with him
because she knows she is just
the kind Of girl who would un-
derstand him and make him
very happy.
WedneSday-He shows her a big
book he had received from Colum-
bia, all full Of pictures and reading
matter about picture called Lost
Horizon" and he says: Look at
all the money they spend just to
exploit a picture. This book with
its hard covers and its color work
and special art work must cost
them easy 60 to rs cents a copy
to put out" and the Queen says:
"Well, Heavens, considering they
make millions of dollars on good
picture, what is that?" And he
says, well, if the picture is good,
they don't need special books like
this" The Queen says: IF every
one thought like you do, there'd
be a lot of advertising and pub
licity men out Of jobs"
Thursday -" Have you got any
annuities?" asks the Queen. Hawk
nose looks at her SuSpicious-like.
"Why?" he asks. ooh, nothing"
she says, "Only I read where when
Greta Carlo gets to be SO she will
draw $500 every month from an
nuities and I think it would be
nice if you drew $500 every
month when you're so. I can't
understand how you can have so
little feeling for me and not make
some provision for the future"
He says: "Who said I haven't?
When I'm so, my annuities will
give me a cool thousand" d
Darling" she screams, really?
A Thousand a week! That's won
derful" Don't be a sap" he
growls, "a thousand a year!"
Friday-He was to some bene-
fit at Radio City Music Hall last
night, but along around 3 in the
morning just when he's supposed
to get up and introduce Luise
Rainer and Burgess Meredith and
some others, he gets a case OF
stage fright and leaves and what
burns him up is that nobody
seemed to miss him or even re-
member that was on the program
at all.
The Queen, who was sitting
out front, said: Everybody
looked so nice on that stage
so much at ease. Oh, that Noel
Coward, I could love him! And
even Clifton Webb, with his
broken arm-waS so much at
ease. But yOu-yOu sat there
moving around in your seat and
twisting and Squirming - your
pants looked baggy and your
coat was all spotted with ciga-
rette aSh-I never felt so hu-
inflated in my life." And he
growIS: "I never claimed to be q
matinee idol"
Saturday -" Have you gotten
tickets for Lanny Ross concerto"
ask the Queen. you've simply
got to take inches so hand
some.". SourpaSs says: Don't
fret, you'll go. By the way,