The Washington times., 1937-01-08
THE VOICE OF
Broadway
By Louis SObOI-
Diary Of a CoIyumist's
Pup!

took you to Dempsey's for dinner.
After the French Casino, I took
you to the Stork and then to the
Morocco. Then took you to
Lindy's for a little breakfast.
Every night take you out is New
Year Eve Nobody" she snaps
icily, "blew horns. 1t isn't New
Year Eve"
81 got a cute Christmas card
from Peggy Joyce" says Push
face. 'It's drawing of a wire
haired like Whiskey drawn by
Sickels in color" do you
think" asks the lady, forgetting
the argument like he wanted her
to, "she will marry that man
what's his name" "YOu mean,
Vivian JacksOn?" eyes, do
you think she will marry him."
NO." says MealymOuthp
"she won't. But you know your
friend Seymour Felix, the Metro
directOr?-well his daughter
MaryIin is going to get married"
.. "TO whOm?" asks the Queen
.. you'll be amazed-tO Larry
Cruikshank-Herb CruikShank'S
SOn-you know, Herbs Regina
Crewe's husband?
"And that reminds me-you re-
member that Jerome CoWan you
liked so we'll in Boy Meets Girl
and then he went to the Coast and
he was a sort of heavy in Beloved
Enemy?'" "YeS," she says, "iS
he getting married, too?" "No,"
says he, "but after he finished in
Beloved Enemy where he's dressed
like a hoodlurn, he hangs around
for a few weeks and nobody seems
to know or care so he figures he'll
find out from the office whether
they're going to use him again or
not. He dresses all up and in the
meantime he's raised little mus
tache. Well, he walks into Gold
wyn's office and he's sitting around
when Sam comes out and throws
a glim on him and shouts: Hey
you-what's your name?" {.
jerome Cowan," says Jerry.
"Actor?" asks Goldwyn why
YES" says Jerry "Good," says
Goldwyn, "you're just the type I
need" And he signs him up for
a fancy figure on a new contract
without ever knowing that he's
already had him-for much less
money.
81 think" yawns the Queen.
"I'H wear that gold bandeau on
my head when we go out tOmOr-
row night to celebrate New
Year Eve"
Thursday-They're still arguing
about New Year Eve. The
Queen says, "Well, If you don't
want to take me out, I know halt
a dozen men that want to-Leo
wants to and"
81 don't care" he yelIS, ''if J.
Edgar Hoover, Robert Taylor
and Senator wild Bill Lyons all
take you out tOgether-Tm stay
ing home" And he starts read
ing the papers. He says: "TS-
tS-tS-what you know about
this? Isn't it a coincidence
only yesterday we were talking
about it," Talking about
what?" asks the Lady, suspi-
ciOus-like. Peggy Joyce and
Vivian Jackson. Didn't you
read? He was killed in a sleigh
ing accident-and she was hurt.
What do you know about that?"
-. "It's awful" means the
Queen. lawful, feel miserable
and 1 didn't even know him.
That's why people should get as
much fun out of life while they
can," she says. "YOu never know
what terrible thing is going to
happen" 81 never go sleigh
riding" he says, sOurIy.
Friday-They went out last
night and celebrated New Year
Eve. They came in about 8
o'clock this morning and he was
singing at the top of his cracked
voice. Some queer song about it
being delovely.
He's wearing q funny red,
white and blue hat pushed
down over his ear that makes
him look like a Shrunken eagle
whose heads been stuck into a
garbage pail. The Queen is
talking a lot, too. "Wasn't Ed
Wynn cute tOnight?" she gur-
giles. "He was de-cutO," giggIes
the Sapbrain. did you see all
the jeweIry Eugenie Claire
Smith wOre-what a mess of it
she haS?" you bet," he
says, "a big de-messo-."
81 WISH" she says, 81 had some
rocks like those" "For get
ting rocks like those for girls
like yOuse," he says, many guys
are breaking rocks at dosing
Sing" "Oh, that Tyrone
Power" she says. Hes my
ideal-sO young-sO handsome
So" Hes q de-sOandSO,"
sings CrackpOt. Just then they
hear a chirp and the Queen al
most faintS.
"A canary" she shrieks, anc
she walks over to the cage on tn
table and she reads a card. "Montt
ProSer sent another canary" sh'
cries. II won't have it. I'm goinl
to give it to the superintendent
and she calls him on the phon'
and tells him to come UP and ge
himself a present of a canary
But Mealymouth is lighting