The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-13
Walter Wi1lcIleII
NOTES OF A NEW YORKER

NOTES OF A NEW YORKER
Jack White, the star of the Clut
10, in case you didn't know, Is the
N. X. Giants No. rooter Mr.
White actually believes the Giants
are the only major league baseball
team and that no other nine mat
ters The other midnight Jack
called upon Joe Mccarthy, the
proud manager of the Worlds
Champions, the N. Y. Yankees
Wont you get up" persuaded
White, land say few words, Joe?'
y. 4. McCarthy's words were few
but potent n. Jack" said Nc
Carthy, "the only reason come
here to your Club lis because
never see you at the Worlds Series
anymore" -. 1t win probably &c
down in Broadway history as the
loudest laugh that ever followed the
SWEETEST squelch.
We met this one last night, al
though we hear it's been around
The one about the liner that was
stopped in mid-ocean by German
submarine The U-boat COM
mander demanded that H, NJ War
ner, the movie magnate, be brought
on deck :. Are you H. M. Warner
of Hollywood?" intoned the Nazi I.
"Yes-s-" trembled Warner, "but
it was my brother, Jack, who pro-
duced Confessions of a NaZi Spy'!'
1t happened at The Stork Club
yesterday /. 7. A captain found
diamond pin under a table
Nobody saw him pick it up
He could have kept it if he wanted
to be a baddie He turned 1t
over to Mr.. Billingsley, the pro-
prietor "I'll give you $40 now
for the reward you get" offered a
colleague mo, Stree" said the
Captain, 'this pin is worth at least
$4,000. I'll take my chances"
The loser came back while later
and retrieved it This is the
young man who found it" she was
told Thanks" she said and
departed Her name is Martha
Douglas of the swanky River Club
Her escort was one of the sons Of
Ambassador Joe Kennedy
Orson WelIes, the genius, was
asked by Scenarist Refs If he woulo
play his old role in a revival OF
Archibald MacLeish's radio drama
"Fall of the City" Welles saio
he'd like to, but he'd want to direct
it, also Refs said he always
thought that was his job u
know" replied Welles, "but that's
all do nowadays-act, direct ano
write!" every WE'LL" said Refs
you can direct it, but I don't think
you can persuade MacLeish to say
YOU wrote it" Arthur Hale, one
Of the better news reporters over
at WOR, does the "Confidentailly
Yours" program Tuesday night
Arthur told his listeners to be sure
and stay tuned in on him until the
end of the broadcast, as he had a
terrific scoop to impart. The scoop
was the news that Parents Maya
zine would give Mrs. Roosevelt its
award this year Arthur, 1t ap-
pears. doesn't read our Monday
column The Hale you say!
sThe Roaring Twenties" by Mark
Hellinger is due shortly >. The
advance showings live up to the 40
vance heralds who trumpted that il
is a contender for an Academy
Medal 1t deals with Helling-
er's apprenticeship i. The speak
easy and whoopee era-Texas
Guinan-Helen Morgan-and The
Palace theater Talk about mem
cries! The days and nights
when Mark and this column Wers
sweet sixteen The film on
Your Toes" has everything from A
to Zorina Lou Grant, a for
mer vaudeville headliner Can &c
centric dancer) does a turn III
Dietrich's picture, "Destry Rides
Again" The other day, after
finishing his routine, he confided &c
Marlene: THAT was the most eccen-
trio dance I ever did, because l am
getting $8.25 for it. I used to ge'
$1,000 a week for doing the very
same thing" Signs of the Times
Al Wager. a booking agent. go'
himself bit part in 'The Fight
ing 69th"!
You rarely hear a member OF the
Communist Party admit that ne Il
When a Commy denies tha'
he Is, then his critics refer to nm
as q Fellow Traveller :. we
called one fellow that last night
wrong again." he replied
I'm a fellow limper" Things
that irk the ear: The radio an.
nouncers who introduce a bans