Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-08-12

By L. L. STEVENSON
Back to B'way: Old vaudevillians
are making their return in various
forms of the entertainment world.
Many are doing bits in the 1egitl-
mate theater, working as extras out
in Hollywood and along the main
stem, entertaining at private par
ties, conventions and meetings of
various kinds. In the latter field
they have staunch champions in B.
A. Role and Joe Cook, whose men,
berships in lodges and fraternal or
CARNATIONS make them stand out as
chairmen of entertainment commit
tees. At recent party given by
one of the Role neighborhood So
cieties, the following old-timers fur
nished the program: Sherman
Wade, seventy -four-year-old dancer;
Harry Brooks, fifty-seven-year-old
banjo expert; Allan Wallace, sixty
three-year-old songster; Gertrude
DeSylvan, age unannounced, pian-
list, and young Lillian Ashton, fifty
year-old character singer.
Fate: A young woman driving in
Brooklyn the other afternoon was
stopped by carload of cops who
in no uncertain terms informed her
that she was on the wrong side of
the street. The young woman, I'M
aware of that fact, remained mute.
The officers of the law, however,
went on and on, sometimes taking
turns and sometimes working in
duets. Running down at last, with
final and most emphatic denunci-
alton, they drove away. With that,
the young woman, having heaved a
great sigh of relief, was about to
drive on, only to be halted by the
regular man on the beat.
"Never mind 'em, lady," he re-
marked with a grin. "You wasn't
doing nothing. But they've been on
the carpet themselves and they just
had to bawl somebody OUT
Southpaw Right: There is a store
on Fifth avenue that displays some
of the most beautiful gowns in the
city. For show purposes, wax mod
els, whose faces and forms are in
keeping with the fine raiment which
adorns them, are used. Naturally,
the exhibits are the targets of many
eyes whenever they are on display.
A short time ago, however, the
models attracted more attention
than usual. There seemed to be
something wrong with one of the
most attractive. Close inspection
revealed why that impression per-
sisted. The beautiful model had
two left hands.
Satisfaction: A New Yorker, who
by intelligence, diligence and much
hard work reached a point where
he could retire from business ac-
tivities, went back to his old home
town in Connecticut and built him
self a mansion. In the days of his
extreme youth, in fact all through
his boyhood, he had been looked
down on, the general opinion being
that his kind were worth probably a
dime a dozen. When the house,
which topped everything the whole
countryside had to offer, was COM
| pleted, the owner sent out invita-
tons to party. None were ex-
Guided, not even those who had
sighted him most in his ragged
days. The guests were taken
through the house and then served
a sumptuous dinner. At the con-
clusion of the feast, the host arose.
"Neighbors, he said, 'you have
seen my home. You have been we'll
fed. You know that, despite your
prophecies, I have made good. Now
you can all get out. I'm going to
bed"
They did and he did.
At Parties: Instead of singing,
Carl Ravell sits at the piano and
gives limitations of Eddy Duchin, Joe
Riechman and Vincent Lopez, :.
Don Voorhees, leads symphony or
chestra in pantomime. Nor
ton Bowe does sleight-of-hand tricks
-. Peter Van Steeden takes de-
light in beating his host at ping pong
or pool. Phil Baker plays clas-
sizes on his accordion. Martin
Freed sits at the piano and COM
poses spur-of-the-moment lyrics
about other guests. Johnny Green
exhibits tap dancing steps he
learned from Fred Astaire. Carl
ton KaDell burlesques more impor-
tant screen and radio stars. &.
Charles Martin, writer, plays the
violin. Harry VonZell sings bari
tone.