Evening star., 1938-02-13
Manhattan Mirror
In Which Our Correspondent
Records the Weeks Events
Worthy of Mention.
.By Grace Hendrick Eusfis.

which were modelled like Chinese
pagodas and all Of which were lined
with satin, preferably pink. They
brushed the dogs fluffy coats and
shook bay rum over them and
argued with a vehemence only the
daughters of Erin can attain, pa
officially.
Two Scottie puppies we're being
shown in one OF the rings and here
we saw more swank than che Col
ony Restaurant can boast of. One
smartly dressed woman. bejeweled
and tripping on high heels, was
leading her dog up. followed dis
creetly by a French maid, carry
ing what looked like a makeup
box. Downstairs, where the dogs
are kenneled, amidst an unmerciful
racket. the Great Danes were the
quietest of the sufferers. One lady
sat by hers, holding an ice bag
around his neck. A little boy had
stuffed himself in the cage behind
his Russian wolfhound and was
contentedly reading a book. The
zen for the only Siberian Husky
was lined with evergreens. A lady
who owned four gigantic Irish wolf
hounds said she took them back
to her hotel bedroom each night.
Another exhibitor, who owned
Chihuahuas, told us proudly that
Lupe Velez had two, and q bull
terrier fancier said that Clark
Gable was slated to appear upon
the scene that afternoon-a star
among many stars.
A BOUT three years ago the New
Yorker printed story about q
Pekinese who tainted when she
didn't get her own way. BY good luck
we found the lady who owns this
Peke. the name of which is Susie.
and she told us hitherto unpub.
lished addition to the story. Susie il
no fool. Also, she is no prohibition
ist. Whenever she gets bored or
finds she is going to be left be-
hind she keels over, rolls her ewes
and has to be revived first with
massage and then with a good
shot Of liquor. She prefers Gin
or brandy.
Her owner. who is hairdresser,
accompanied by a friend and. of
course, Susie, decided to take a
motor trip through Canada. It
was just before prohibition was
repealed and they took with them
two tiny TASKS. which fitted into
their pccketbooks. for Susie's bene-
mt. Susie, bored with motoring.
went through the supply nicely.
Hence. when they started back into
the United States, they had to re-
plenish the TASKS.
At the border they had the mis-
fortune to draw a crotchety c,,x-
toms officer, who inspected all
their luggage and finally made
them open up their handbags.
Susie, in the meantime, was having
field day, growing and making
little runs at the man No hope
IN sight for good faint. The
officer asked the ladies what they
meant by bootlegging, and when
they explained he was so angry at
what he considered a good joke on
himself thai" he confiscated both
bottles and charged them $40
apiece for violation of the law.
THIS has been a fantastic week
In the world Of entertainment.
ordinarily it is dull time of year.
Many of the rich have gone South
and the others are pulling in their
belts, waiting for the spring to
splurge. Usually there are verv
few openings in the theater. but
within 10 days there have been
three smash Shadow and
Substance" "On Borrowed Time"
and Our Town" The dramatic
critics who, with few exceptions,
have been growing all winter
about the declining state of the
theater in New Yofk have finally
been able to sink their teeth into
palatable fodder. The consequence
is that the box Offices are happy
and the Spectators are busy.
Our Town." by Thornton Wilder,
like THE Cradle Will Rock" and
Julius Caesar" is done without
scenery. Apropos Of this, George
Kaufman. whose two shows. "Of
Mice and Men" and I'D Rather
Be Right" both produced with
scenery, are doing fine business,
suggested to Peter Arno the other
night that he draw a cartoon of
a completely undressed audience
watching one Of those shows and