The Washington times., 1937-03-01


ence is to be held shortly at which
club managers and press agents
will be given their final warning.
Whitney Bolton, drama surveyor
for Literary Digest and the Tele-
graph, was summoned by Colum-
bia Pictures to aid in the exploita-
ton of Lost Horizon" . Bolton
snuboed the offer, insisting he was
"a critic not a press agent" I'VE
don't want a press agent" insisted
Jack Cohn, Columbia's vice presi-
dent This is a dignified picture
and we want it to have dignity" -.
How about an author and a play
wright?" asked Bolton. ."Fine-
that would do it" SO he recon-
mended Charley Washburn. who
has written a book and play ..
Sooner or later, however, Mr.. Jack
Cohn should discover that Mr..
Washburn is a professional press
agent.
Last year Lou Richman, who
operates the gay little Dizzy Club,
had Lois DeFee, 6-foot-2 Amazon,
as a bouncer. He lured beaucoup
publicity until finally he was ad-
vised it wasn't dignified and he
might get into trouble with the
liquor board. SO this year Rich
man has a male bouncer-four
/ feet tall in high-heeled shoes.
Brief Facts About Few Folk:
Richard Himber, the orchestra
leader, is an expert magician,
crack pistol and rifle ShOt-and
could make living as milliner
Mario BraggiOtti can play pi
anO melodies with his elbows. =.
Vladimir Dukelsky, composer,
sheIved his unwieldly mOniker,
and, as Vernon Duke, wrote
many song hits, including "April
in Paris" He resumed the Du-
kelSky tag, however, to turn out
symphony which is to be played
by the Boston and Chicago Sym
phOny Orchestras in March.
His brother designed the facade
and interior of TOny'S-hiS cOu-
sin, Prince Paul ChavchavadZe
has a turkey farm outside of BOS-
ton. The Harry HOrlickS are so
fond of bridge they hire only ser
wants who can make the third
and fourth hand-when neceS-
Sary.
George Beatty wires he was look
ing through an old suit OF clothes
up at Laurel-in-the-Pines and
found his brother-in-law!
The columnists and humoristS
once had a union in this town.
Among the members were Franklin
P. Adams, Berton Braley, K. C. Bea.
ton, Ellis Parker Butler, Lewis Al
len. Rube Goldberg, Homer Croy,
Irwin S. Cobb, Kin Hubbard, Ed
gar Guest, o. o. Mcintyre, Don
Marquis, Walt Mason, Ring Lard
ner, Grantland Rice-and others.
They banded together under the
official and optimistic title of the
American Press HumoristS and
held their convention annually in
different cities-the last being held
in Chicago. BY coincidence, every
time the HumoriStS convened, the
National Association of Undertak-
erS also had a convention on the
same day in the same city. You
could always tell the undertakers
they looked happier. The Ameri-
can Press HumoristS disbanded
when the members began to hiss
each other and throw accusations
that their gags were being pilfered.
Most of the night club owners
are in exile at present Bill
Hardy of the Gay Nineties is in
Nassau Eddie Davis of Leon
& Eddie's is in Havana John
PerOna of Ell Morocco is Palm
Bleaching Sherman Billingsley
of the StOrk is in Miami Jack
Dempsey of DempSey's is in Mi
ami =. Jack riendIer of
Twenty. One leaves Tuesday for
Palm Springs Jack White of
the Club 18 is in Florida.
Max Baer celebrated his walk
out on the boxing commission by
dipping into a bowl of coffee at
Ell Morocco Wednesday mite while
he outlined his plans for a series
of fights in Europe to be followed
by vaudeville engagements there
Jim Braddock, after a brief
stay in Miami, will spend from
three to six weeks on the private
estate of a Wisconsin millionaire,
cutting down trees Ina Claire
is being bated by the movies again
Barbara Weeks, personal pet
of all the columniSts, has been
signed by Columbia on a long-terln
contract Bert Lytell. just ir
from the Coast, will be co-starred
with Gertrude Lawrence in the
new Rachel Crothers play, Susan
and God" after Tonight at $50"