The Washington times., 1937-01-13
THE VOICE OF
Broad way
BY Louis SObOl-
SNAPSHOTS at Random! !

taxes place usually on 41Cn DE-
tween 7th and 9Th aveS., almost
every evening A sad faced lad
and his panic-stricken wife with a
battered pram between them in
which lies a Shivering brat {.
The man chants through a mega
phone while the wife thrusts out
imploring hands He sings the
GLORY of Love" and his voice
breaks on "as long as there's the
two Of us" Tears brim to his
eyes as he turns toward the baby
in the carriage Pathetic-you
bet-Until you see the same scene
repeated, night after night.
Such a bewildernig, awesOmely
impressive spectacle as greeted
us in the vast Manhattan Opera
House Thursday night we never
expect to see again-unleSs we
return for a second inspection Of
Max Reinhardt's "The Eternal
Road" 1t was wel worth
waiting for Even Billy Rose,
Spectacle-creatOr h m self, sat
stunned-and Speechless, coming
out of his trance to acknowledge
humble tribute to a great master.
Champion James Braddock,
cheered by being summoned back
to the air program, pounds Mil
ton Berle on the back in the
Hickory House, Tuesday night. :
Berle gasps and raSpS: Glad you
didn't sign a picture contract
I'd probably be dead!" Jack
White surveying his audience at
the 18 Club Sunday night
Airline Judge, Dan Topping, Jim
Crowley, Quentin Reynolds, jim
my Savo, Lionel Stander, Bruce
MacFarlane, Sam Levene, frankie
AlbertSon and Jean Parker
haltS his routine to declaim:
This is the first time I've ever
headed such prominent cast"
Roland Young and Deems
Taylor fraternize over scotch
and soda in Twenty-One Mon
day night-bOth looking very
unhappy. George Burns and
Oracle Allen enter ."Gracie'S
thinking of taking the pledge"
whispers Burns. eff you've got
some pledges hanging around
loose at home, clean them up
and send them to u.s.. Novel
list John O'Hara tries to appear
Sentimentally impressed as the
Gaelic thrush, Rachel Carlay,
intOnes "SanS TOi" at Zelli'S
Royal Box, Monday night. >.
Society turns out Wednesday
night to greet the society
chanteuse Melba MeIsing max
ing her debut as a vocalist
with the Vincent Lopez Band
at the AstOr Grill. AT BertO-
lOtti's, Tuesday night. "A pa
trOn makes passes at the pretty
hat check gal and is given the
buns rush by a stOcky waiter
in private life, her papa..
At the ValhaIla, Wednesday
night, Gerald Smith, once body
guard to the late Huey Long,
offers Berta Dom a greenback
to sing did / Remember.
Ethel Levey sighS as Belle Bak-
er's rich tones ring out in a rare
arrangement of tits De-Lovely"
at the Hollywood Wednesday night
. Jimmy Cagney, frantically
seeking escape from a flock of
with autograph books,
in front of Jack and Charles Sat
urday night.
CALI Curci and her groom,
Homer Samuels, are among those
who turn out Wednesday night
for the Rainbow Room debut of
Glen Gray's orchestra and Maurice
and Cordoba At the Versailles,
Tuesday night, Rudy Vallee acts
as host to his genial papa, Charles
Vallee, and some friends from
Maine Canary Niela Goodelle
joins them after completing her
stint and Papa Vallee
beams Phillip Holmes and
Libby Holman monopolize atten-
ton at the Paradise Friday night.
Benny Fields and his Blossom
are also foorsiders this evening.
. Tuesday night, John Perona
flashes a letter from Macoco E.
HE says here" remarks Perona,
"he is going to Cannes, then maybe
to Egypt-then he comes here and
is very happy" Overheard at
the Onyx Club, Monday night: A
panning her former spouse:
The only break that guy ever
gave me was a nervous breakdown"
Irving Hoffman catching the
Century at Grand Central Friday
afternoon, huns "Au Points West"
=. "My final gesture" he explains,
Rogers and Hart are my clients
why should hum someone else'S
song?"
GOOD WILL STORES