The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-15
Diary Of a CoIyumist's
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squawking because the Queen and
Annie have given away three of
of his Kellys and he whimpers:
Il can't leave a thing around this
house without it being given
away" and the Queen says, "Heav-
ems, I was afraid the Board of
Health would be in any day and
find those hats. You've had them
more than four or five years." and
he say: What good is a hat until
it's broken in? A hat has no char
acter until it's been around and
pushed and rained on. There isn't
one of those hats that didn't cost
me at least $500 or maybe 5000
each"
The lady giggles. you never
paid more than $40 for a hat in
your life" and Doodle-Fizz says,
There amt a hat l got doesn't
cost me from a 81 to 81 a night in
tips to hat-check girls, and you
figure that out over the years"
Later, he's reading some more
about Enrol Flynn and how he's
been shot in the Spanish front.
"The laff is" he says, Enrol con-
tracted to write a big piece for
the magazines and is getting IL
grand for it, so you figure out
this shooting business, and even
if you're wrong you'll be right"
Observation-Disclosures has a
wire and he says: This is the
whole story of Broadway in a nut
Shell-the tragedy of Broadway,
I'd call it," and the Queen says:
What are you moping about?"
and he says: well, Ann Penning-
tons opening at the Yacht Club
next week" and she says: whats
so wrong about that-it'S a nice
club" Drizzle-Pan says: Here's
this cute little star, one of the top
dancers of all time-and she opens
as a strip-tease-that's what I
mean. Eddie Leonard, greatest of
the minstrel men, should have had
a fortune and retired by noW-but
what happens. He has to start a
comeback at the Gay NinetleS.
Charlie King who was headed for
stardom in the pictures and on the
stage opens in the Cafe Venezia."
81 still don't see what's terrible
about trying all over again."
says the Queen and he says: Its
great and 1 admire them for it
but it rubS me the wrong way
that once people have had their
day in the sun, hard luck should
cloud it all up for them" and
the Queen says: you're funny
when you get maudIin. The only
time it's tough is when you don't
get your chance at a comeback"
Thursday-The Queen signs as
she looks at picture showing five
babies "These Dionnes are so
awfully cute" she says, which
makes me laff the way these
people make such a fuss because
five babies were born at one
time. I had an aunt that had six
at one time and nobody made a
fuss remember, only her master
came in and saw them all in a
box and said: Hell, it's going to
be tough giving them away" In
our set, it's nothing to have from
four to eight babies at a time
but with people, you'd think it
was something to spring a rash
about. Anyway, Droop-Chin says
he heard or read somewhere that
sheep we're putting themselves to
sleep counting the Dionnes.
They are talking about the
big salaries of stage and screen
people and he tells her that
Katharine Cornell is still being
coy to movie offers and now in
SistS that she wants $4,000 a
week and must have the right
to pick her own picture, her own
director and the principals in
the cast.
Just heard that my old girl,
Ida, who is Dick Gasparre's air.
dale, became a mother today
four sOnS-and MIR. Gasparre has
named one after me-"WhiSkey."
The others are named Soda"
Gin" and "Bitters."
Friday-"Please," says the
Queen, Say something about
Cynthia Whites ball at Webster