The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-15

NEW YORK HEARTBEAT
Faces About Town: Sir Hubert
wilkins, the Polar man, and Linz
ton Wells going over banana FLOATS
at the Mayan James j. Walker
and Babe Ruth getting all the at
tention at Leone's'. Gertrude
Lawrence and Peggy Wood, the
stage actresses, in Spring suits con-
spicuous among the erlnines and
tails at Cafe Louis XIV
winthrop Rockefeller and Florence
Weicker hugging the Cotton Club
bandstand (and each other) while
Maxine Sullivan sings Mad About
the Boy" Just for them Sabu,
the Indian lad, skating at the Gay
Blades rink, incognito, which prob
ably explains his brilliant red tur-
ban :. Mary Anita LooS, the
brunette Gentlemen Prefer, at
Monte Carlo /. Bert Lair, IN the
18th Street Tavern looking worried
just before his wedding Ell
Lott Roosevelt, who got off some
surprising pop-offs, pleading mis-
quotation" the next day. Con-
fucius always say: Cannot mis-
quote shut mouth"
SaIIies In Our Alley: Jerry Cooper
says a pal who just got back from
China claims the newest craze
over there is: "Joe Miller Sayl" i.
In Club 10 Bob Considine, the
sports writer, Tom Meany, the ditto.
and some colleagues were twitting
Jack White, on the Giants pen
nant chances Look at all those
young speed merchants Terry's buy
ing" said one of them. Maybe
they can't hit. but they'll steal a
million basesl" :. yeah" niftiec
White, 'but you can't steal first
basel" In the Stork Club
George Jean Nathan, the critic,
was yawning the other dawning
THAT Nathan" snapped a comedian
"just can't get his mind off his job!"
A tiny young thing passed by
and G. Jessel said: II don't like 'em
that snall-they smell of n1ilk!"
Memos Of a Midnighter: Ann
(Scandals) Miller has a Chicago at
torney, initials D. M. w., daffy!
Followed the show to Pittsburgh,
poor fellow Sammy Renick, the
star jockey, has a new heart. Shes
deb Alyce Linwyne, who is exactly
his size, 5h Richard Smart says
the Russian army deserves some
credit. In 20 years Of marching
around Moscow 1t never lost a par
AIDE! The London dance SEN
sation, 1.-THE Rotherhithe Roll" was
created by the Reverend John Palm
er! Bill Stern, the WIZ sports
caster, has new orders. Not to men
ton celebs any more when broad
casting fights WNEW had a
memorial program for Thomas Edi-
son. which featured recording of
his made 80 years ago. 1t re-
vealed his pet anecdote, Edison tell
ing it himself The same gag
was heard a few broadcasts ago on
Bob Hope show! Msgr. Sheen,
who converted Haywood Broun to
Catholicism, Is doing likewise with
Henry Ford, End, grandson Of The
Henry, in preparation for his forth
coming marriage to Anne McDon-
nell.
Midtown Vignette: The mother OF
one. of our Best Families is carry
ing the reddeSt face in town. She
persuaded one of the philanthropies
(Which conducts rummage Sales) 70
put her .sih-deb daughter. TO work
to keep her out of the midtown
iscotch-and- soda stops in the after
Moons The first day the dumb
thing sold two minks and a cross
Persian coat, which were hanging
in an alcove. They merely be-
longed to three of the society ma
irons, who conducted. the rummage
sale! It set mamma back just
$1,000 and now her little girl : on
her way to Florida to play with the
barracuda.
New Yorchids: Betty Hutton's
show-stopping routines in the 1.-TWO
for the Show" hit Gladys Fox
of the girlesk temples /. Edward
G. Robinson's excellent acting in
"Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet" flick
er Pearson and Aliens new
comic strip about cub Washington
correspondent, refreshing novelty
Msgr. Sheen's spellbinding air.
casting Che delivered the Haywood
Bround memorial at st. Patrick'sl
which is winning wide audiences be-
cause of his down-to-earth common
sense Frederick Lewis Aliens
book, "Since Yesterday" (Harper's)
fascinating history Of. the post
whoopee era.
New York Novelette,: She con-
duced one Of those heart-counsel
columns Her advice to love-
lorn maidens and lovesick lads need
ed no introduction to many of
them -. She gave great COM
fort to chorines, salesgirls. clerks
and housefrous all the five bor-
oughs Not long ago she quit
and It was said that she wearied Of
the daily grind and had retired to
her far West ranch But 1t
wasn't because she was tired OF