The Washington times., 1937-05-03
THE VOICE OF
Broadway
BY Louis SObOl-
Casual Comment!

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chon DeVoe, sponsor Of the new
magazine Bachelor The wife
of Millionaire Robert Criswell, of
Circleville. Ohio, her chief objec-
tive in establishing the magazine
was the opportunity it would af-
ford her to meet people whom she
considered interesting - literary
celebrities, particularly She
set aside a certain amount OF
money and explained to intimates
that when that sum was eX-
hausted, if the magaizene wasn't
self-supporting, she would junk
it and return to Circleville Z.
Thus far she's had a good time
The next few issues will de-
termine whether the good lady
remains a publisher or returns
to her matronly social duties in
the Ohio town.
What an amazing document
is H. r. KnickerbOcker's &C
count of his Spanish dungeon
experiences! His interview
with the doomed prisoner in the
adjoining cell, the condemned
mans calm resignation to a
horrible fate, the naive apology
of GeneraliSSimO rance
"monStrouS mistake"-read like
fragments out of medieval ar.
chiveS Most certainly Knick-
erbocker is the Worlds No.
reporter.
Actress Janet McLeay and Har-
old Herbert have come to a part
ing of the paths with the divorce
diploma matter of few weeks
now Currently, Herbert is eS-
corting the ex-bride of Director
VIM. Koenig. Heir Jock Mclean
is the newest attachment OF the
so-called glamour-girl, Eleanor
Young. Frank Buck is taking a
circuitou5 route tc Hollywood for
his film assignment. He leaves
by boat to Galveston, Texas
thence by slow motor to the
Coast -. Flaming-tressed Terry
Lawlor shivs successful engage
ment at the FrolicS to leave Tues
day for siX-week engagement
at the Victoria Palace in London
Her former fiance, Director
Danny Dare, coincidentally enuf,
will be returning to the Coast
that very day.
Miss Doris Duke and Mr..
James Cromwell were flOOrsiderS
at the Cotton Club Wednesday
night. Thy were Immediately
surrounded by the cameramen
who, following the usual Gus
tom, asked permission. Ger
tainly," said Jimmy Cromwell.
"NO, no." screamed Miss Duke
The cameras clicked but the
heiress had her hands shield
ing her face. Again the cam
eramen asked permission. GO
ahead" esid Cromwell. Again
Miss Dukes hands vent to her
face. >. The IenSbOyS, frustrated,
waited until the couple were
leaving. Miss Duke, in the
lead, spotted them, covered er
face with her hands and fled
franticaIly through the lobby
and out of the building. CrOm-
we'll stopped, however, and
when the request was made Of
him for a pose said: "Sure-
If you think it's worth anything
of me alone. But Doris is much
prettier-tOO bad you weren't
good enough statesmen"
Former Paradise eyeful, Marie
Marks, ran into her husband, Cecil
Silliman, in Beverly Hills recently
Marie" he shouted, Its good
to see you" "Y'bet," she shouted
back, 1--WE got something for you"
and served him with papers in
her suit for annulment. Chic Far
mer is out of the Bali and now
hosting at the Queen Mary E.
Truckin' is just now becoming the
craze in PariS-and Budapest.
The snooty parents of blond Lea
Perrin at Leon & Eddie'S want to
yank her out of cabaret life
threatening disinheritance.
George Abbott was expOund-
ing his theories on the CONNER
ciaI theatre to Irving Hoffman.
"AH a play needs to be a sue
cess" he insisted, sis one good
line"
eyes," agreed Hoffman, cat
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