The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-29

alone, whereas retinue of visit ing firemen and comedy maids accompanied him in the old days. Fear of a long prison sentence has not affected his sartorial pride, for he still wears fashionably-cut clothes and sports the inevitable boutonniere.
 But lately he has affected dark glasses, and his libations are re- stricted to soda pop and milk. It would be less embarrassing to some of his former friends" if he did not make the rounds, for his former Broadway pals" now as- siduously avoid him.
 AN IDOL WHO
 IS NOT BROKE
 In fiction, ex-matinee idols usu- ually wind up on the breadline or ir some other humiliating downgrade berth. But hardly so with Carlyle Blackwell who, your elders-and perhaps you will recall as the cinematic Adon- is of his day. It has been quite a while since the Blackwell profile and amorous pose has been re- vealed in celuloid and his exploits as a matinee idol are things of the past. But he did not go the way of most former stars.
 He is quite solvent, thank you. Not only is he partner in an ex- pensive tailoring establishment for which he is a walking model. since his sartorial get-up is the talk of the town, but he has just become the super goodwill man of a huge wine firm. He earns more money now than he ever did in his hey-day as a hand- some Romeo!
 SWING A LA
 RIVER BARGE
 Navigators along the North River have been attracted lately by dissonant sounds emerging from big, yellowbarge. The cap- tains of tug-boats, barges and miniature freighters who go by on their daily route never investigat- ed hte other night, though one grizzled barge commander ven- tured that the sounds might be coming from "The Flying Dutch man." still wailing on the waters for lack or a port.
 But upon inquiry, it came out that these strange, nautical sounds from the yellow barge were notes of swing. And the swing was be- ing played by a Harlem band re- hearsing for a concert at Carne- gie Hall. The band is under the direction of Lucky" Roberts, one of the musical heroes of negro Lenox Avenue.
 It seems it was so hot rehears- ing in the Harlem music halls that Roberts transferred his musical activities to the barge on the North River which, at least, catches a slight breeze.
 OUT WEST WHERE
 MEN ARE MEN
 Quotes: According to Harry James, after a trip to Reno, a woman feels like new man. Johnny Mercer ventures that a tabloid reporter is one who wants to write every wrong. And Van Alexander identifies torch" songs as fair to maudlin.
 THROWING BULLS
 STILL BANNED
 A renowned campaign to lega- lize bullfighting in New York has enjoyed an intense drive the past few weeks. Out at Grover Whal- ems Fair party, Sidney Franklin, the Brooklyn toreador who is somewhat of hero in the arenas of Spain has been demonstrating the art of the bullfight with real bulls-and with the permission of the authorities. No one was hurt, but no one showed any sign of relenting in an adamant attitude about that gory sport.
 But now Sex has been intro duced into the issue because from war-torn. Spain comes Soledad Miralles, one of the few lady bullfighters in the Latin world. Besides being graceful, Senorita Miralles is extremely pretty, con- cealing her brawn heath shape ly torso.
 For the nonce, the Senorita must hold her bullfighting pro- clivities in abeyance, so she is dancing fancy cape work at a Greenwich Village nitery. Her mantilla swirls around her with agility, so her act could be &C., curately described as Madridian strip-tease.