The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-08
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

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haitian Miscellany: Ed Wynn, they
say, was introducing friend Of his
to Ethel Barrymore the other day.
IT didn't quite catch the name, "
Wynn's friend muttered hesitantly.
Miss B. WINGED second, then
frigidly spelled out "B-a-r-r-y-
m-o-r-e, you know, Elaine Barrie's
sister in -law."
And Charles Butterworth sends
word from Hollywood that nova
days film writer's who stall on
their scenario chores are being
called script teasers."
While Phil Duey submits that
he knows an actor who finished
reading George Jean Nathan's new
play and Kissed for ten minutes In
the solitude of his own house.
Thirst Extinguisher
A neighborly desk clerk confldes
about the amiable drunk who
checked into the hotel and called
for the best room In the house and
the most expensive bottle Of Scotch.
Both requests were instantly full
filled but, the next morning, the
inebriate rang UP for the manager
and was In an ugly mood. Walking
In, the manager greeted his guest
with a CHEEKY, well, sir. how Is
everything? And how was the bot
tie of Scotch I sent up?"
THE Scotch wasn't bad at ALL"
replied the befuddled drunk, "but
this darned soda syphon. Is so
strong 1t almost knocked the glass
right out Of my hand. Send me an
other bottle Of Scotch and take
that soda syphon away, too"
eyes, SIR" meekly replied the
manager, as he walked out Of the
room with the fire extinguisher UNI
der his arm.
Pawns of Fate
Pawnbrokers, q midtown loiterer
reports, now send agents down to
West Attn and 48th streets In the
heart Of the Broadway hurly-burly
at about 6 p. m. every day. This Is
about the time when tibet days
races are over and all the results
have been through the ticker tape.
Many a bettor who has had q dis
astrous afternoon will put his
watch, stick-pin or ring into hook
for sum considerably less than he
would accept II brooding about his
losses weren't SO vivid. Assays Of the
value Of trinkets are made in near
by Railways and hotel Hobbies and
1t has become booming trade.
About Town
Sights and Sounds: A slim lady
with a familiar, slouching gait,
boards a Madison avenue bus. She
Is. upon closer sight, Hope williams
whose walk was the rage for all the
fiappers In the F. Scott Fitzgerald
days.
Five A. M: A small, slight taxi
driver energies from his hack on
Broadway near 26th street and
lashes out verbally at a burly
traffic cop who has erred In un-
tangling a traffic snarl. Other cab
bies grin as the policeman takes 1t
for change.
An ether wave artist means to
a colleague in a midnight haunt,
''The nerve of them, offering me
such short program" Jaw,
g'wan." his companion says, it'll
be long before you get another"
Old at 30
Does 1t occur to you," a letter
writer observes, "as it does to me
at 80, that we are getting old?
Every day, the papers carry q line
or two which conjure up thoughts
Of Father Time and the wicked
scythe Of his which cuts down the
years so swiftly and silently.
CLARK Gable, see, is O grand
father: Jackie Cooper is retiring
from the screen since he Is getting
too tall for kid parts: Jackie
Coogan contemplates matrimony
and Mitzi Green remember the
tiny hoyden? - Is now @ musical
comedy chanteuse. Mae Marsh
o mere chit OF lass in Birth Of
Q Nation, now plays grandmother
roles. Douglas Fairbanks Is reie-
eating the leading role In Marco
Polo 10 q younger fellow; Noe
Coward rs old enough TO have I'm.
Ished an autobiography.
"Aiid they are now calling
Jimmy Crowley. only recently {
young. fieet-footed member of ths
famous Notre Dame Four Horse
men backfleld. The veteran Ford.
ham coach Can It be that ] aT
an old gafFer 10 30f u seems Ike
yesterday when there celebrities
were lust kidu."