The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-19
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

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 New York, June 19.-If you have a play under your belt, this is the time to write it. For there are big dividends these days in those Broad way hills of dramaturgy. Hollywood, the MT. Moneybags of the Broadway sector, has come through generous ly during the past season, shekelling out more money than in the past ten years.
 Ever since Anne Nichols sold the silent" rights to "Abie's Irish Rose" for $300,00O and Elmer Rice disposed of the filming privi- leges to Street Scene" for cool $200.0 .000, the celluloid noguls have been wary of big figures while shop ping along the Rialto for material.
 Samuel Goldwyn broke the ice a year ago when he stepped in at Dead End" one evening and decid- ed that the picture rights to this one were worth $165, ,000-which he paid, mostly in cash down. Just be- fore this successful transaction, the Warner Brothers came near that sum when they bought B Men on a Horse" for photographic purposes.
 But the purse strings have part ed even wider since these deals were closed satisfactorily. Those same Warner Brothers sent their emissary around to Room Serv- ice," Broadway's latest hit, the other day and entered the bid- ding. Here was a comedy with a single setting that could not have cost more than $10000, to get on the stage. Bidding began at $l75,- 900. It wound up soon afterward at $25o,0oo, which was what the Warmers paid.
 And not long ago another mos gull sent for a script of the prize winning, "You Can't Take It With You" decided he liked 1t and in- formed Sam H. Harris that he was willing to pay $20000O for 1t. MT. Harriss doesn't like mundane bargaining. That was the price fetched for the first comedy hit O4 tIIC oCdoOL4.
 Other playwrights have been made happy and rich in this year of plenty. A little show called Excursion" which deals gently with al group of escapists en route to Coney Island, was rewarded with $150,000, and a light, little thing entitled "Yes, My Darling Daughter" went on the auction block for $125, ,00O. Having Won derful Time" a colloquial idyll about Bronxites in the Catskills, took $85,- 900 after some spirited bidding, and Boy Meets Girl" the lampoon on Hollywood itself, walked away with $175,000.
 Musical Notes
 Some facts about the music mas ters, submitted after arduous re- search, by Jolly Coburn:
 Johann Sebastian Bach was the father of 20 children.
 Mozart often thought out his themes while playing billiards.
 Handel had such tremendous appetite that he was shown in caricature with a hogs heads sit- ting before an organ decorated with hams and sausages.
 Haydn had hopes of becoming a singer of note, but abandoned the idea when the Empress of Austria declared: Young Haydn sings like a Sow."
 Schumann might never have become a composer had he not broken one of his fingers so badly that it prevented him from con- tinuing his piano concerts.
 Laughinsly Spoken
 On the Queen Mary the other night, prominent playboy was seen slipping a large sized diamond on the finger of his chlorine companion. T don't understand" said an inno- cent by-sitter, "how he can buy her love that way"
 with that bauhle?" was the comment. "He's merely putting down a deposit"
 And this happens to be Benny Fields favorite story. It is about the ambitious piano-violin duo desperately in need of a job. Fin ally, the proprietor of a small summer resort hired them for the weekend with the proviso that they make good" On the ap- pointed night, both musicians were playing industriously when suddenly the violinist left the stand. Where are you going Max?" the pianist called out.
 "Ycu take fl" Max yelled back T want to hear how the band