The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-18

MAN ABOUT TOWN
Mrs. Jock whitney can set her
freedom ana three million dollars,
plus q title, according to the latest
legend Chester Morris next
Mrs. might be Lucille Ball IT'S
o boy for the Melvin tcx-G -ManD
Purvig simOne simon's cur
rent wOOer IL II. EIaIslm, French
film producer, who's been follow
ing her show on tour /. Bran
don Peters Miriam Hopkins once
upOn-a-timer) and Alice ThOmBen,
an actress are plotting q knotting
... Betty Cradle and Artie shaw
apparently have shelved The Whole
Thing, with Franch0t Tone being
her current stay-up-Iate Gale
Page, recently melted from q Chi
cagO millionaire, may soon become
Princess Alexis Turn Taxis Of AVS
tria. He's now o Hollywood asst
film director j. Who's the tall
Handsome Ottawa piayboy shower
ing Irene Bordoni with champagne
suppcrs and trlcolour bouquets
nightly 1t Chez Maurice In Mon
treal7 The latest lulu credited
70 that Hollywood "Dopey" IL: II
Just had brilliant idea-but / don't
like ~"
The reason for Mayor LaGuardia
firing his Man Friday, Jim Kier-
nan: Herman had been lifting with
Fiorell6 for ovegla week Because
Jim didn't enjoy the Mayors az
filiating himself In any way with
Herbert Hoover Herman az
you probably didn't know, Is o pal
OF Roosevelt'S The other day
when Hoover visited City Hail, La
Guardia rushed into his secs office
saying: "Come out and meet Her
bertl" -. TO which Herman ex-
ploded: WHO the hell Is he7 Nuts
70 himi" Or wordage along those
lines, etc.
Kath Hepburn chucked o Christ
mas poddy backstage Friday night
81. One Of the invited femme stars
wound up In q SUGGEST :. It's
twins 10 boy and q CELL for the Or.
Vile (Hoppy) jones Of the 4 Ink
spots Sally Sawyer Of Vogue
will wed artist AIols Fairy 4. .
Ethel Levey, once the bride Of Geo.
NJ. Cohen, and who recently d.
y0rced her second groom, n roman
tic about Kirk Allen, on actor [.
IT'S daughter for the Louis Btod-
dards barbara Vest ut Drs Hosp
and ditto for the VIM. ~. Johns
~ Nassau County Hosp, Mineoia.
She will be chrlstened after her
grandmother, Adeia Ex-G0v.
Earle Of Penn, may replace Anibas-
sad0r Davies at Brussels. Others
say FDR won't appoint any sue.
ccssor--believing Belgium will be
among the invaded nations
Lief Erickson, being divorced by
Frances Farmer, has shifted from
Bunny Waters, the lovely show girl,
10 Helen Edwards, the local actress.
20 You Want 10 be An Actor?:
The producers OF 1.-THE Man VINO
Came 10 Dinner" show are expect
cd 10 gross over $i,5o0,000 from the
Broadway and road runs, exclusive
OF the flicker rights -. But they
arj watching every dollar 10 make
sure the actors don't get too rich
80. In casting the West Coast
troupe certain actors In New Yorp
ware told: III you pay your own
transportation 10 California you can
get the Job" -. And some awful
steaks.
Mrs. Ors0n Welles should not
make her husband look that silly
by going right TO Reno Just after
he has told Hollywood reporters.
have been trying 10 break us up
Tor o yearw -. Mrs. Louis Arm
strong was operated on at the r.
Ray Hosp -. A Detroit weekly pa
per attacks Life mag a. "Com-
iIfunist Front Communist
publications attack Llfc's violent
anti.Sovict bias" The chief
hacker Of the planned new tab,
y. M, has withdrawn what's
this about Richard Monte Carlo
smart getting his first opportunity
In 1.-Two For The show? lie was q
bit.emoter In "The Great Waltz" 4.
Add iong.range guessing: Bradiey's
BimeIech n nearly every experts
choice 10 cop the Derby But
the track must be Fast II igs
muddy, don't forget 10 lay wager
on Fenelon--an upsetter!
AT what probably was one Of the
last OF the local Bund meetings,
Wilbur Keegan, attorney for the
BunditS. made public address az
Bronx casino The philosophy OF
which may well bring about an en-
tirely new code OF morals !.
Keegan In presenting O defense for
Sing Sings Number o262, resorted
TO o bit OF "human confession"
Suppose; supposed Keegy, II was
on an ocean steamer and was
thrown into the company OF O bea-
tiful young woman? I had been
separated from my wife for ten
days? What do you suppose would
happen7" Then, with q shrug
that indicated the futility OF q battle
against The Thing which had de-
teated Adam and Eve with only an
apple as o stage prop, Keegan In
;oned, Eyes, 1t happened-nature"