The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-23
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, Sept. 23.--Casual iIi- formation: The country's diamond trading center, busiest mart in the United States, is situated in the hear of the Bowery, the haven for down -and-outers.
 Nomination for your Name Collec- ton 0. A. Powders, who Is e chem- ist in Central Park West.
 Street with the most appeal for Gotham's stay-up-lates: Featherbed Lane in the Bronx.
 Furtive operators of sleek delivery cars still fleece gulhble bargain seekers with the suggestion that they buy stolen goods" for fraction of their usual price.
 A Brooklyn filling station features Q feminine hostess, attractively garbed in Q blue sailor suit, who offers refreshing drinks to motor ists.
 Bicep Biog Notes Charles Atlas, the mighty bicep man, was speaking the other night of his celebrated customers and of their method of staying in the pink For instance, relates Atlas. the late Flo Ziegfeld would never start his day without vigorous massage. He got that massage in bed, the while dictating a host of telegrams. Atlas confides that most of these wires were never sent. Ziegfeld was mere- ly indulging in his prime passion.
 The late Samuel Lionel Rotha- fel, Roxy" to his great following, was fond of playing handball, usual- ly with lightweight champion Benny Leonard.
 The favorite exercise of George N. Cohan, Bert Lytell and Henry Trav- CTS Is walking about the reservoir in Central Park. ;~
 Eddie Cantor enjoys boxing with any sparring partner arailable. Of- ten, in his stage dressing room, he will spar with any male visitor un- fortunate enough to drop in. The house manager of Broadway play house once asked the visiting Atlas and Max Baer to avoid sparring match with Eddie Cantor, lest the banjo-eyed comic sustain injuries.
 
 Funny Man
 .Lorenz Hart is a name well known to theaterdom and the song world, but no one can accuse Teddy Hart of basking in his brothers reflected glory. In fact, if Teddy keeps on, he will overshadow the fame of the songsmith of the family. .
 Now, Teddy doesn't write songs or plays and he doesn't pretend to vast literary or musical abilities. On run in more than two syllables. He the contrary he fears words that has difficulty holding the. most ele- mental tune. He is not dude. By no means, for his pants invariably are baggy and his shirt collar dis tends his neck size. And he never got around to having his shoes shin- ed. t4
 Teddy Hart is a comic actor. He is comic, not by intent, but by an inherent talent for being funny. He looks funny. Maybe you saw him in the stage or celluoide versions of Three Men on a Horse l Be was the squat fellow with the derby on his head. the cigar sqsiarely be- tween his lips and the high-pitched voice emerging like a shrill steam ship whistle. from an eccentric larynx. He has been isl a few other shows. including s'RooIn Service" 1" and he doesn't change. People laugh at him. and with him, because he is perfectly natural.
 For example. we had occasion to visit the Hart household at the un- xodly hour of o'clocE in the niofn- ing and Teddy was on the point of waking for the day. We were shown to his bedside while he fought the matuiinai battle about getting up cit all. He bIinked 6 droway eye aE the aide table. peAch-