The Washington times., 1937-04-08
!. THE VOICE OF
Broadway
BY Louis SObOl-
Diary of a CoIyumists' S
Pup
i.whiskev" goes to town.

think has just been signed oy
Paramount to act in some OF the
scenes in Artists and Models,
with Jack Benny-who?".. Don
tell me-" purrs the Queen, you
know how shocks affect me" and
Mushbrain looks at her Sourly and
says: well, do you want to know
or don't you?" and the Lady says:
Tell me all, pet"
Five of the boys who draw
they leave in few days. Arthur
William Brown, RUDE Goldberg,
James Montgomery Flagg, John
LeGatta and McClelland Bar
clay-all going to act-nOt draw.
Can you beat that?" And the
Queen giggles and says: Its
too, too delicious. Picture them
calling them Clark Goldberg
and John LeGarbo and Tyrone
Brown"
They are discussing the mySterl-
GUS fires in that synagogue on
West End Avenue, and the Queen
says: Il heard when the flames
began pouring out, the priest from
the Catholic church across the
street ran over right away and
went into the building trying to
save the holy scrolls. When the
smoke and fire drove him back, he
stood beside the rabbi and wept.
I really think you ought to write
something about that" And he
says. IF it's true, certainly Will.
acknowledgements pan
is sliced by the nearest thing to
a grin. He is reading a note from
Billy Leeds which asks him maybe
will he be interested to buy his
big estate Kenwood, which goes
on auction May Is. This Leeds
fellow I gather from the CONVEX.
sation is worth many millions OF
dollars and is usually cruising
about on a big yacht, but now he
is selling his North Shore prop
erty.
II don't think there's anything
funny about him thinking maybe
you would like to buy it," says
the Queen. TITS very unfunny
that you haven't, after working
all these years, got enough money
to buy a picture of a country
estate, much less the real thing"
and he says, Money isn't every"
thing" and she says, THAT
sounds as trite as most Of the
stuff you write which is maybe
why we can't buy estates like
other people" He says, who, for
instance?" and she says, Hey
: wood Broun, for instance"
: Thursday-He dropped into the
Trianon Room of the Ambassador
last night and he's telling the
Queen he saw a tiny girl, about
five foot high, dancing with a
giant of a fellow, I'm sitting near
the bandStand," he says, land she
suddenly stops in front Of Dick
Gasparre and says, Can you play
This Years KiSses"?' so the band
plays it and she whirls off in the
big fellows arms.
who do you think it VASE" and
the Queen says, give up
who?" and he says: Constance
Morrow"
The lady looks at him sec.
Ond or two and then she says:
$50 what? What's the pOint?"
and he says, 81 thought you'd
be interested" 81 don't
know anything" says the
Queen. "That bOres me more.
It's as pOintless as some Of the
stories you rum" and with that
she yawns in his face and walks
over to Jerry the Canary and
says, "Sing for me, baby and
Jerry lets out q long shrek, 1
bark, Annie begins running the
vacuum cleaner and the phone
starts ringing.
sour-Puss is fit to be tied and
begins yelling at the top Of his
voice but it don't help.
Friday-The Queen is telling
him something she had heard
about a man they know very well
who has been taking another
woman out without his wife know
ing anything about it, he thinks.
The other night he has his wife
a. the Versailles and who should
walk in but his sweetheart with
. q party. She goes up to the powder
room and a few seconds later the
wife follows her in with her pet
Peke. The Peke makes a grab for
her and also tears her stockings
and part Of her dress. What
makes me laugh" says the Queen,
lis that this sweetheart can't do
anything about it. She can't sue
{ or anything. because she's afraid
maybe the wife knows about her
carrying on with her husband.
Isn't that rich?"
Strictly" says BRAND ain,
from a woman's viewpoint"
He tells her that one by one the
big agents of Broadway are NOV.
ing to Hollywood to stay. Louis
ShurT leaves soon and Dick
Krakeur will be his New York
representative. Lou Irwin is going
to spend nine months a year on
the Coast and Jack Bertell will
handle his New York office. Every
ones going to Hollywood IS
going to be a pleasure to stay in
New York"
Saturday-Chinless is reading a
book he's just received. 1t was
sent to him by Howard Stephen
HT Rigs