The Washington times., 1937-04-09

Bro way
BY Louis SObOl-
Album Of Manhattan !
Snapshot
TIMES SQUARE, Monday night
,. A damp, gnawing chill bites
through the bone A tall, un-
lovely, purplish-lipped Jezebel in a
thin, shabby, brown coat and
summary sandals. worn down at
the heels, approaches the stand
where out-of-town newspapers are
sold, Kisses request for the Los
Angeles Examiner I'm cold
I didn't know it could be so cold
here" she whines What a
lousy town.. With chill-numbed
fingers she gropes in the recesses
of a cheap, gaudy purse for a coin
and pays for the paper A
newspaper man, more curious than
touched, follows her as she walks
away e. In trouble, SiSter?" he
asks e. . She withers him with a
naughty stare. ."Scar-rew, flea"
she snarls-and stalks off in the
direction of the brilliantly lighted
Paramount Theater.
IOddest Job
A stalwart, formerly connected
with the police department, is now
bodyguard for a prominent Wall
Streeter. His duty is to take all
punches thrown at his boss, who is
an eccentric and pugnacious ginko
when he gets stinko which is very
often. The bodyguard in addition
to a fancy salary is also guaran,
teed hospital expenses. He accom-
panieS his ward" all over the
world. At the Paradise the other
night he pointed to his phoney mo-
lars which had replaced the Mac
Coys knocked out. He pointed to
his scars. ct got this" he said,
three months ago at the Paradise.
I got this at the Stork a month
ago. This scar-there'S story be-
hind that-it happened just as we
were leaving a club in Paris about
six months ago. Here's a souvenir
from the Cotton Club" There's
only one hitch to the job. While
he is under orders to be on the re-
ceiving end of all attacks intended
for his insulting boss, he must
never strike back on penalty of los
ing his job. This, to protect the
Wall Streeter from insults!
Plays and Such
The critics have agreed that the
worst play of all bad plays is Bet
Your Life" which opened at the
John Golden Monday night and
will probably play out its game
of chance in Gains W. k. ware
house. Until Bet Your Life" came
along, the crown Of thornS rested
upon an insipi0ity, 1.-THE High
Hatters," which opened at Klaw
Theater, May 10. 1928. We had
quite forgotten this braSh anna
flourish gesture of a Broadway
novitiate until the other day when
out of the mail dropped a letter
from the National Play Bureau Of
the Federal Theater Project urging
us to submit the play again for a
revival. Over our dead bodyI
Fragments
The tempestuous Mary Kirk
Brown and Billy Seymour have
parted permanently following that
fracas in Hollywood the other
night Permanently, that is,
until they kiss ana make up =.
The Merle Oberon-Brian Aherne
nuptializing may be a London
event following the coronation %.
Genevieve Tobin's brother, George
and Clotilde Knapp, will ride the
maritally-ho {. To dispel the silly
rumor of rift between them
Frank Capra and Robert Riskin
have been inseparable the past
few days and nights Benny
Leonard's chowry will be located
at 72nd and Broadway Hotel
man Nathan Kramer is now q
commooore-he bot the luxurious
yacht, Bridge the Bird Night
club romance: Vic Hyde, who
plays half a dozen trumpets at one
bloWing-and Joan Vickers, who
sheds wells at the Mirador
Town and Country's June issue
will lampoon Life in a six-page
satire tagged: Life Misses q
Party" 1t will show pictures
taken at prison matrons' ball.
Tips to aIent Scouts
Neila Goodelle, slim of figure,
exciting of face. voice of great
charm-currently at the Para
mount Joan Hill, a British
importation, with classic features,
Shapely chaSsis-and a thrilling
voice (she is the secret bride of
Buddy Wagner who leads an or
cheStra at Mario's FL Mirador)
-. The girl sings a few songs each
night-at request Jimmy, the
doorman at Twenty-O
DeadeSt PANIED gent in town
Can look sinister upon request
Oshins & LesSy, hilarious duo .
With proper material, can rival
Ritz Brothers or Marx Brothers
but not Gable or Taylor.