The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-15
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 Faces About Town; The Rance of Sarawak dunking doughnuts at the counter of the Mayflower Dough- nutery on The 0randest Canyon Gertrude Niesen in Reubens the lassie with the chassis Grace Hartman wearing a 5000 pin on her @ hat at Cafe Louis XIV Noel Coward and Sir Thomas Meecham leaving off the final Rs in confab Miriam Hopkins dining on a delicacy at Chateau Moderne--a Crepe SuEeching Larry Hart, the most superstittous person in town, taking his tempera- turo every lunch-time at Sardis- and then bending over 1t with lighted match to read 1t -. Ben Bernie and B'way Rose in front of Lindys--the Oruesome Twosome, Dlnah Shore, the thrush, toy- ing with torid tamale at The Xochitl Sam 0oldwyn and Variety's editor computing crosses at Park and 53rd D. o, SelE- nick and Jock whitney in the Col ony at the Oolong Hour-no gels Tallulahbama Bankhead.
 Sallles In Our Alley: At Club is r. D. Roosevelt, Jr, was moving swiftly from table to table swapping handshakes with pals and others, It annoyed comedian r. flyers 50 much he finally blurted: "Whatcha doing, Frank-running for Q Thoid Term or speeding2" !, The laugh- ter rocked Sand St.
 Memos of . Mldnlghter: Whatever became of The Cliveden Set2 .... The wife of the Music Box office treasurer is shedding him via the courts Horace Heidt, the bands- feuhrer, had his schnoZ mended at Q hosp Q week ago today If you hear Stork Club employees pass tho word t"200') along to each other--it's their code for: "Thc boss is coming" Sherman Billing- sley just got hep to 1t after two years Republic Aviation Corp, IS expected to declare dividend from $50 to $2 on common stock by May 2eth "Romeo and Juliet" was financed for tho most part by Warmers in settlement of a contract Olivier had with them for . film It's boy for the Charles tNBC) Nobles |, With LoeW's State in the market for m, c. columnists, we hear P, M. Is seek ing Q Broadway columnist with ham expereince Add short-short word-eaters: The motor magnate, who said the war was phony, had hls Belgian plant bombed by the Nasls from whom he accepted medal J, Alexander's doing q SEPiece on Billy Rose: Suggested title: "Barnum & Billy"
 Midtown Vlgnette: It happened April 18th at tho Pennsylvania ho- tel . The affair was Tho Ma tioRal Safety Council meeting, and q news cameraman named Jimmie Layer of the Journal and American took several photos of a pretty girl which his editor published that af. ternoon , But nobody thought to ask tho young lady her name .. And 30 the column Is asked to page her The nameless beauty Is waated by the Freres Shubert for a SArt in Q new show.
 Broadway SmRlltalk; Vivien Leigh is stopping at the Ambassador, and tho only way you can reach her by phone is to ask for Q name with the initials "s. A .. Don't waste time trying to do it--you'd never guess the first name even If you know the last, which is Alexander Col. Gomez tipped the D. ., ct La Martinique $i,000 Friday night .. Betty Lynn of the Walk With Music" which used to be "rhree Af- ter Three" chorus may become Prince de Bourbon's Princess Burgess Meredith purchased a hat at Tho Allied Relief Ball for $i00 and then shrieked his head off in protest when he learned that Elaine Bassctt, who model'd 1t, didn't 30