The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-27
NEW YoRK HEARTREAr

races About Town: Al JolgOn shopping with one of his cast and holding her chapeau box at 57th Street hat designers Rosemary Lane hastening out of The Gotham with Mamma Lane running after her carrying a mink coat c. Chaplin showing Mrs. William B. Smith of Panama Hattie" that fa- nous piece of business-the roll and-fork ballet-on a Copacabana tablecloth, Gertrude Lawrence and bridegroom Richard Aldrich honeymooning on Broadway-seeing the shows they missed when they were married and busy in theater themselves Georgia Sothern. the strip-teaser, blushing the color of her hair when filth St. and Broad way blast of wind got fresh :. Pat Harrison, the pilot, in town to purchase planes for Chiang Kai-shek
 Paderewski, over 80, reading the newspaper without his specs! q. Isabel Jewell, who denied that she is Mrs. John Parke, wearing his 1,400 sparkler from Black, Starr & Frost. Wot'll Isabel bet she isn't married? Willkie rooterS Clare Boothe, Tom Girdler and Paul Pat terson of The Baltimore Sun fear lessly hob-nobbing with the Roose- velt press section at The Stawkleb Monday midnight #. Billy Rose: For Whom the Bellies Toil".
 SallieS In Our Alley: In the Hur- ricane'S romantic atmosphere a Broadway Romeo was getting no place quick with a lovely show gel. All I want from you is little break!' he sighed "Yeh," she rejoined, "and all Hitler wanted was Czecho-S -Slovakia!" One of the debs-about- town (known for her sinfulnessJ was making herself con- spicuous with one of the boys in a joynt Her mother turned to Dorothy Parker and said: "Oh, that daughter of mine. She is trump" 7. "Yes," said Dorothy, she's grund person"
 Memos of Midnighter: Farmer Paul Whiteman gave farmer Frank Norris of Time staff a nice Aber- deen angus bull and farmer Norris is mighty appreciative |. Ex-Sen- ator McNaboe says if that item about keeping the wackiest company referred to him (which it didn't he can prove it's inaccurate, etc. {. Eddie Cantor, whose flickerS (except 40 Mothers'D never grossed less than two million dollars, is 5000 miles from H'wood, where they are producing a dozen musicals. No wonder the bankers who back some of those movie firms ire getting grayer Readers Digest will soon have another competitor {. Geo. Miller of the Jolson show is looking for the press agent of Kelly's Stables for enormously coupling him with Martha Rave via nightly phone calls there w. Willkie is the Florida house guest of J. Werner Reed, who once produced shows, and who also finished 2nd Reed later whacked the theater in "The Curtain Falls book of loyal op- position Reports claim Willkie will do colyum. Pals say no.
 Sounds in the Night: At the Circle Club: Don't ever get the reputation of being a good guy on Broadway. It's as bad as being a nice girp!" In the 18th St Tavern: "He got his earache from his wife-and his eyestrain from other women" :. . Tn Jimmy Kelly's: Why, he's so yeller he could give transfusions to lemon" .. At Club IS: Hes as cheap as glue and twice as sticky" At the Rus sian Kretchma: Hes Heve specialist-gets on everybody's .. In the Stork: Has anybody ever called them Berlinsects?" In the NEG news room Sunday night at 9:14: Flash! The Italian army has just advanced twenty miles-into Italy!"
 New York Novelette,: Harry Niel- son is a bartender in a saloon at 663 2nd Ave. New York t. If he hadn't heard about customer Daly's