The Washington times., 1937-02-20
THE VOICE OF
Broadway
Louis SObOl-
Facts About Folks!

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MarIene Dietrich is a lovely
lady She must be, because
studying her, full-face, side-face or
at the three-quarter angle on
screen or off have never been
able to find fault with her fea-
lures But the other night at
the Clover Club in Hollywood, the
lovely Dietrich, in full view OF
scores of diners, calmly took off
her rakiSh little hat and, letting
down her hair, began briskly comb
ing it over her bowl Of soup ...
Miss Dolores Del Rio and her
spouse, Mr.. Cedric Gibbons; Miss
Lili Damita and her spouse, Enrol
Flynn, observing, grinned in ap-
proval of Miss Dietrich'S "cute"
democratic gesture -. A few
walters and some obscure diners
neither grinned nor applauded -.
The rabble, with its stiff -necked
conception of the conventions.
doesn't appreciate the emotional
balm of bad manners in public.
Janis Andre is the slim, exciting
young beauty currently featured
at the Paradise. For years she has
had q phobia-horSes. That was
because as a child she saw a horse
throw its rider in Central Park,
and since then has never been will
ing to take a buggy ride, much less
60 horseback riding in the park
for exercise, as suggested by her
physician. Came the new Para
disc show and, to the girls dismay,
she learned she was assigned to
ride a live horse chained to a
treadmill. And so, every night
now Janis Andre in the nude sits
on the back of a galloping pony
scared to death. But so Is the
hoSS!
Nelson Eddy is a handsome
young singing star of the cinemaS
and the airwaves. He is an ardent
column fan, but he doesn't care
much for society news-and even
less for society folk. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, jr, who is not a
handsome young singing star
Of the cinemas and the air
waves, doesn't care for So
ciety folk either-which may or
may not be the reason that Nicely
is no longer listed with the
SacredS in the Social Register,
having been tossed out some years
ago. But Nelson Eddy, the screen
and radio star (and this is some
thing few people know is still
a member of society, in good
standing, and with his name in
the Register. For some reason,
he has never wanted people to
know.
Elmer Layden. Notre Danes
GRID mentor, sitting in the Sap
phire Room. the other night, with
Movie Comic Stan Laurel and
Tenor Vernon Rickard, lamented
the paucity Of good backs for the
coming season. II can't get a
good one who has enough
weight" he complained. "One of
my best men is only 164 pounds
"a wind'll blow him over" Lay
den was one of the devastating
-Four HorSemen" three of whom
weighed under 1855 pounds.
Samuel GOldenburg, the impress
sive patriarchal Moses of "The
Eternal Road" is being discussed
for the films. According to Irving
Hoffman, a suggestion was made
that he change his name to some
thing similar to Professionalism
or Coates-Smith. 1t would facili-
tate negotiations, he was told. The
actor gave hearty assent. "Okay"
he agreed, you can change my
name to Samuel Golden-Burg!"
Allen Prescott of the ether-Waves
took a course in advertising writ
ing while at college. Prior to the
Christmas holidays, one semester,
he decided to try his skill as a
copy writer for a practical pur.
pose. He inserted the following
ad in the college paper: Wanted
"A Pup. A pup for the Girl
Friend. 1t must be young, for the
Girl Friend has the unquenched
enthusiasm of eternal youth; it
must be wise, for she is wise with
an intuition far beyond her years;
it must be gentle. for she is ever
gentle; it must be faithful, for she
has faith-unshaken and serene
1t need not be beautiful-for she
has beauty enough for all of us
If you have such a pup, will buy
it for the Girl Friend" He received
141 answers. All requesting an in.
PRODUCTION to the Girl Friend!