The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-20

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 Claudette Colbert should win any popularity contest among headwaiters and night club cain- era H1ien-hands down. At the Stork the other night, she speci- fled that she didn't want Q ring side table--and when the lensmen snapped her party, she helped with the captiois by writing the Left to Right" matter.
 Deb Brenda Frazier probably won't be too pleased to hear that the new song Lets All Go Danc- ing in Our Stocking Feet" was inspired by her own nocturnal gambols.
 WHY NOT
 BEST?
 Information Pleasel's oscar Levant, whose waggish wit Is never kindly, was accosted by e stranger the other noon. i've heard lot about you" the stranger began. "What was it," asked Levant, good or better7"
 A malicious gent was being described at Tony's the other evening. He's SO low" was the clcaving opinion, "he could chin on the bars foot rail"
 Small theaters in the midtown area don't give away free dishes any more. They give away French lessons.
 Joan Bennett, now fin Manhat- tan, isn't bothered much by auto- graph hounds. Probably because she wears glasses, intended for aStigmatism, rather than to make her appear conspicuous.
 As 6 publicity stunt, c we'll known sleuthing agency which tracks down the missing was com missioned to seek out i've college girls who never were kissed. The guest, however, was quite legiti- mate. Result: only three dam sels of this description could be discovered on the campuscs in the vicinity of New York
 Mayor Laduardia received aS c gift on ornamental and costly ba- ton but promptly rejected an of- fer to conduct 6 forthcoming con- cert with it. But the baton serves to good purpose in Hizzoner's office where he uses 1t for ges- lures in conversation.
 MAY MAKE THE
 LODGES SEE RED
 John Lodge stems from that eminent Massachusetts family of historic lineage. His brother is the Senator from that State. His tribe Is of stolid Republican stock. So it will Do somewhat of a shock to his kith and kin when he turns up shortly in George Abbott's new play wherein he im- personates local Communist leader
 COLUMBUS CIRCLE
 DOOMED AS FORUM
 Columbus Circle, incidentally, is doomed as the Hyde Park forum for political panacea peddlers, of crackpot philosophers, of fascist, communist, socialist, anarchist, and least of oil, democratic Demosthenes. It will Do barred to oil of them soon after the new year.
 Not that there has been G cur- tailing of free speech in the com. nunity. But close by Columbus Circle, c brand new apartment house Is going up and C city or- dinance prohibits speech. making within e certain area of such mammoth residences.
 So the soapbox speakers will have to move of. Perhaps they will trek back to Union Square which used 10 be c popular forum. WHEELING
 DE LUXE
 Some local impresarios really work hard ct emulating the life of fnonarehial Versailles. The other Saturday ono of these flip FiftieS entrepreneurs started c Bicycle Party. originating with luncheon ct the Goa Rouge, and then with c two hour pedal through Central Park.
 lie set no restriction on age, inviting debutantes and their boy friends, greybreads and their matrons or dowagers, and the very young tins. to tag.along. And for his spoke wheel picnic, he even arranged c police escort. so the pcdalistS could wheel