The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-29

NEW YORK HEARTBEAT
Faces About Town: Doris Duke
Cromwell and Mrs. Harrison Will
harns, two Of the prettier baiik-ac-
counts, teaing at the Ambassador.
Martin Dies, the bogey-man to
the bogus PATRIOTS, strolling along
Columbus Circle Monday afternoon
Constance Bennett reWarding
hackman $40 for returning her
gold crested case which she left in
his cab Il. 1 Duff Cooper, here for
Britain, being brushed against (prob-
ably purposely) by Robert Q. Bench
ley, the soof1-due grandpop -. /.
Paul Lockwood of Dewey's staff, and
the Republican majority leader Of
the Assembly, being given the once
over by slowly passing radio car
Of the 18th Precinct yesterday at 2
a. m. Because they paused too long
in front Of q 9Th Avenue bank in the
Sos Nunnally Johnson, the
,word-magicia1, singing the praises
of Charles Macarthur with whom
he may collab on a play I. Mrs. H.
r. Knickerbocker, anxious about
her groom, now on board the Vul-
cania, the last report Of 1t being at
Gibraltar, halted by the Redcoats
Paul Small, the agent, VINO
weighs 275, greeting q 270 FOUNDER
with Hello, Fattyl"
SalIies In Our Alley: One Of the
critics was preparing his blackball
on Maxwell Anderson's new play,
KEY Largo" In a Postal branch :.
How does that line 60 again" he
asked Helen Gwyf1ne Of Time, "about
the coward dies a thousand deaths,
the valiant die only once" If
you want to be accurate" was the
reply, "just say that the valiant out
front died a thousand deaths!" !. ,
Some Of us were quipping about the
Italians and how 1t Is said that their
tanks are geared with one speed for
ward-and three in reverse-when
John Gunther remarked: "The Nail
Soviet marriage makes strange Red
fellows Of them ALL"
Midtown Vignette: The other mid
night in the Stork Club, one Of the
nations better songwriters witnessed
the rhumba and conga dance rou-
tines for the first. time He had
Just returned after five years In the
ailing room, and the dancers kept
him amused $50 that's the
rhumba?" he said, ats very funny
1t Is nothing more than a risgay
Maxixe" The Maxixe (pro-
nounced mah-cheetch) faded when
Valentino did =. Our Hero whose
initials are Vincent Younans, has
delighted song lovers with such hits
as Tea For Two" without A
Song" "Time On My Hands" and
countless other favorites :. Vincent
spoke of the house In the Rockies
where he was doctored so long
what did you name it?" we asked
".rime On My Hands," he
said.
Msmos Of a Midnighter: Page 10
Of Esquire offers an etching made
in 1853 which contains an amaz-
ing likeness to Woo1lcott Gar
ner's ''For President" headquarters
will open In few days. His CAM
paign buttons are ready, already . 4.
That stranger In Judge Wallace's
court the other day was Or. Albert
Lestoque, once the German prosecu-
tor for the Rhine Province. He Is
pure Aryan but quit his high office
In disgust with Nazi sadism. He Is
deeply impressed with the WONDER
full fairness given defendant over
here" .. The Arnold Rothstein
case will hit the papers again soon.
Not hot news, but news :. Brooks
Atkinson, the Times drama boy. ex-
ecuted a new show, II Know What
/ Like" because 1t had "stale plot"
Then In his Sabbath article he
praised Saroyan's show--although
admitting It had no plot at all g.
IT'S a girl for the Jonie Taps Doris
Rhodes. CBSongstress) at Po,y-
clinic Hosp Ben Pratt OF NBC
will double as Dewey's publicity chief
The residents near Lenox Hill
Hospital could slumber better. per:
haps, II the internes, doctors ard
others wouldn't slam the doors OF
their cars in the middle-of-the-
night.
New York Novelette,: He was a
newspaperman, making $75 q week.
She was model He knew