The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-28


the cover. Good thing it's q map
of the U. S. A. A map Of Europe
wouldn't be accurate for q day.
One of the drinking troughs for
horses on the East Side has q row
of paper cups on the rim. For
dainty equine thirsters?
Playwright s. N. Behrman was
telling of the time Noel Coward
(now of the British Navy pre-
pared to put play on Broadway.
A certain, well known English
actor was recommended for an
important role. But the sugges-
ton didn't please Coward.
"It all sounds too futile" he
protested. IF we sent for him,
we would be merely importing
another set of adenoidsl"
A West Sider's description Of
E. seth St., in German-populated
Yorkville: the Wilhelmstrasse.
THAT'S LIFE,
MIR. KELLY
Shipwreck Kelly, the flagpole
sitter, has earned his living for
years from his unique ability to
sit on lofty perches and defy
death. The other day Shipwreck
went a little further and sat up.
side down, atop a tall building,
When he returned to street level,
he sprained his ankle after four
PAGES!
In a huge metropolis like New
York, finding someone after mid
night seems as futile as hunting
the needle in haystack. But in
more cases than not, I've manag-
ed to track down my prey after
IL p. m. at the Tavern, Dinty
Moore's the Stock Club or Reu-
ben's-which are more like small
town rendezvous than swank and
impersonal cafes.
The Empire State Building Is
peeved at me. I mean the folk
who run it. They argue that at
tendance at its observation ROOT
does not fall off in the chill au-
tumn, but actually increases. Es.
pecially this year, with all thu
transients back from Europe anc
plenty of time on their hands fol
sightseeing.
That streamlined gent on the
streamlined horse who daily Il
seen in Wild West regalia on the
Central Park bride path Is Pau
Whiteman who keeps his avoir.
dupois down that way.
incidentally, a man was fined
So the other day on the bride
path-for speeding on horseback
MAYBE HE JUST
DOESN'T LIKE SUGAR
The horse of a mounted police
man in the Fifties won't &C
cept unwrapped sugar from
strangers. Probably a G-horse
The Ball Is Over: When tn
World Fair closes down for tn,
season at Flushing Meadows
trains will stop there only upol
signal!
Sam Lyons, the Influential
agent, is the Rialto's most studiet
dialectition. The other day h,
was discussing an actor he doesn'
like.
I wouldn't touch him." he de
clared vehemently, with a ten
pole foot!"
From the grim faces that con
front the war bulletins at Time
Square, you'd think the hostili
ties were taking place nearby.
Add to Vanquished Institutions
the Round Table at the Algon
quin Hotel where the nterati an,
illuminate could be discovered al
most any lunch hour. Hardly any
one sits there any more.
BRITISH HUMOR
PAYS WELL
Recent essays in the magazine
that have dealt with Winston
Churchill pointed out that tn
income of the First Lord Of tn
Admiralty derives from his jour
nalistic work Is large.
He is one of the highest-pai
esayists of England, and his sol
Randolph, earns almost as niue
as a feature writer.
But a show mogul pointed OF
the other night that what the es
sayists fa.I to mention Is that tn
largest breadwinner in the Church
Ill family is the First Lords Amer
lean son-in-law, Vic Oliver, tn
vaudeville comedian. He make
more out of his Jokes than all tn
Churchills combined.