The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-24

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 Overheard in 46th Street where the bookmakers were groaning about the new ban on wager-making via phone: 'It's gettin' tougher and tougher to make Q crooked dollarl" <. Eddie Cantoris Loew's State date tJune 29tf) is 5O-50 from the first snnacker. Last time he worked on percentage Gin BostorD he gar- nered 1868 for himself in 8 week. Brenda Fra1er, who VOWS there isn't any particular guy," coins words, too For her many former escorts, frinstance: "Excorts"
 That drum finale by all the lockers in the new Internationale Casino show--is a thriller :. George White has deferred his Scandals" premiere in Atlantic City from the 4th of July to the 17th .. Cobina Wright, IT,, now warbles at the Ritz (Boston) with the Bernie band .. First time his "act" has had so much talent :. Nicky Blair, owner of the Paradise, was yappi1g about business being what it is :. He is thinking of writing Mayor La Guarda to throw out the Fair and bring back the 9th Ave. "L"l
 The wife of a Broadway producer was bored with everything A friend suggested: "Why don't you find companion and take a trip around the world?" .. "Oh," was the reply, "there are other places I'd rather see first"
 Last night in the Stork Club, @ columnist was telling a tale about a dancer, new to Broadway She's a sort of sweet little thing" he began, "a home girl, very naive and easily shocked" Beatrice Lillie rested her chin in a hand, and dryly inquired: "Tallulah Bankhead?"
 At the Fair last night some of us gabbed with Rosita Royce, the Sally Randish dancer, whose speciality is wearing three doves instead of fans How many shows do you do in a day?" she was asked "Eighteen," said Rosita "Heav- ens!" gasped another, doesn't it tire you out?" "No," said Rosita, "but my doves-they get so exhausted!"
 Irving Berlin told a group of showfolks about Sid Silvers' moth- CT, who is i'll Sid hastened on from Hollywood to see her in the ailing room :. No sooner did he get in when the long distance phone rang for him from Hollywood ... They were worried, it seems, about his latest scenaro, would he ex- plain one scene in it-how could they do it? "It's so simple" said Sid, you simply lap dissolve after the Gorilla fades out and then you dolly over and nail the hero. After that you lap dissolve again"
 sIissen to him." said Mrs. Silvers, Inc comes home init dialect"
 Republican Chairman John D. M. Hamilton. accused by some as being one of the intolerant, might have been spared the publicity until prov en guilty :. We don't believe the charge The same MT. Hamil- ton not long ago led the attack on Winrod of Kansas, running on the Republican ticket, because Winrod was so anti-C Catholic and anti-Semi- tie And Winrod ran a bum third and out of the political scene Erpst Toller, the playwright, who committed suicide Monday by hanging, was unhappy over the state of things in the world t. In Sar- dis the other day, he was heard to say: People no longer want to help each other" Tn the long ago Toller wrote play in which the hero killed himself in the third act by hanging Mt. Siani attaches deny that ex-Ambassador Dodd is there seriously i'll under another name.
 A New York reporter working on the Philly poison ring story last week visited the family of one of the principals and tried to get an interesting interview from the mans eldest son. The latter appeared bored with the whole business You know about your father, don't you" led off the newshawk, about his being arrested?" .. Yeah, yeah," replied the young man Well" the reporter went on, "he's charged with being connected with this poison ring racket-he's liable to get the electric chair if they n<,.,,;ct I,i.,,,, US0on OArd he. sides" continued the reporter, "hell certainly be charged with extortion. He's supposed to have taken $1.000 from a woman to straighten out her marital difficulties-told her to hang a dry fish in the moonlight That" screamed the son, "is a dirty lie!"
 We read that the Republicans are favored to win in the Presidential II, YNiIS4sk