The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-28

M#N#M season. Whe e n
 Hzz=zM prodded, he ex-
 11--- plain e d that his computations showed that if he had been cast in ALL of the hit shows, his salary would have net- ted him that amount.
 Tony Galento, the bartender turned fighter played a week at Loews State, and on the third day of his engagement the fabu- lous Tony was heard to remark wistfully: Say, this is a nice eve- ming. Bet If I was drawing beer tonight, I could take in almost a hundred dollars" Galento's salary at the State was 5000 for the week!
 Most of "Who's Who jammed into the theater at the opening of "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" distract ing attention completely from dapper Wheeler Salmonds, editor of society's Who's Who! ..
 Charles Adler of the Adler act- ing clan turned agent and landed the account of Sylvia Sidney. Sev. eral weeks later. Miss Sidney mar ried Luther Adler of the same family
 Oracle Allen held a surrealist painting exhibition here and got an appreciative note from Mime. Chiang Kai-Shek for the Sorely- needed funds the show produced for war-torn China
 One of the angels for several Broadway Hops was revealed to be chap who works as counter man at Rialto soft drink stand.
 Tallulah Bankhead went to see Outward Bound" six times, pro- claiming Laurette Taylor "the greatest actress in the world" WIFE OVERLOOKER
 Alfred Lunt selected the ten greatest stage performances and failed to mention that of Lynne Fontanne, who is Mrs. Lunt! :.
 A number of prominent citizens invested money in "The American Way" They did not read the script in advance - merely felt there was need for such a piece at this time
 A Celebrity service" was open ed for those interested in what 1t could do - namely, to let one know what famous folks were in town and what shows and night clubs they would visit this eve-
 Billie Burke sold the Ziegfeld estate at Hastings, New York, where Ziggy planned "Rio Rita" and where Jerome Kern wrote Look for the Silver Lining {.
 Walter Huston made 8 hit in "Knickerbocker Holiday" on the same street where he appeared in Congo" and "rhe Barker" other Huston hits
 "Hellzapoppin'" is still the towns smash hit-and, with most of It's scenery from other Shubert shows, the most profitable ..
 Ethel Jackson, one Broadway's famous Merry Widow, did bit role in T Must Love Some one," That show, incidentally, the naughtiest in town, opened right next door to the midtown branch office of the Salvation Army |.
 Katherine Hepburn talking about Hollywood: They overpay everybody-overpaid me terribly. I never was a movie draw. Pic ture budgets don't. make sense they spend too much money" TOGETHER AGAIN
 Frank Conroy and Patricia Col linge appeared years ago in Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler," never acted to- gether again until this season. Now they are both in Lillian He'll mans The Little Foxes" Critics have pointed out the plays Ibsen- like qualities ..
 Sam Harris, venerable produc- CT married a woman some thirty years his junior. And old-timers remembered his smash hit, "The Cradle Snatchers"
 The Royal Blue sightseeing bus line, well known in Manhattan, named several of its vehicles after film stars-the Hedy LaMarr bus drawing the heaviest male pat ronage =.
 Sir Joseph Ginzberg, Willie Towards faithful valet, com plained at Lindy's when a group including Jack Dempsey, playfully burned the soles of his feet with lit match. "A fine thing to do to a great guy like Willie" Sir Joseph protested. What's this got to do with Willie?" they asked. Plenty" was the answer, I'm wearing his shoesl"
 Robert Morley's favorite con- versational companions are Goth am's cab drivers. He finds them "niIite fascina tinp"