The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-24

NEW YORK HEARTBEAT
Faces About Town: Charles Boyer
the male Hedy Lamar Z. Grover
Whalen in Barney Gallant's without
that flower in his lapel
Elaine Bassett, the Powers model,
in the Cotton Club, carrying q rub
Der overshoe as q handbag
Bella Lugosi, the original ''Zombie"
frightening q cherry-coke at the
Beachcomber Lois Andrews
OMrs. G. JesseD, the answer to a
gag-man's prayer Harry Rich
man, after watching the newsreels
Of troops, groaning: 81 Hate a
Parade!" Joan Crawford buy
ing ties and pajamas at SuIka's???
Danny Kaye, conga-ing at the
Kit-Kat after hearing conga tunes at
La Martinique where he worques.
Ilka Chase, eating a straw
berry sandwich at VersaillesI :.
Dinah Shore, the NBC thrush,
Strengthening q seam in ner hose
Wilma Francis and Leon Janu-
ney, of the rehearsing "It's a Girl"
show, hand-holding behind the Full
ton scenery OTTO Premnger,
Of Margin For Error" with Doris
Dudley, who will be remembered
for her statement when she was re-
placed in Dear Children" by Mrs.
John Barrymore, to wit: II can't
fight sex with talent"
saIlies In Our Alley: In Bills Gay
COS last night a ham in a new flop
met George Jean Nathan, the crl-
tic, and said: "Howja like the way
I strolled in during the first act?"
"And," queried Nathan, "how
did you like the way dashed out
a moment later?" The other
night in Ciro's in H'wood, Loueila
Parsons and Sidney Skolsky, the
columnists, got up and amused the
crowd by doing waltz And
that, one presumes," said clown,
ais the floor show" 81. Allen Pres
colt tells about the drunk at the
Beachcomber who ordered third
Zombie, but was warned about the
two-to-a-customer rule Jaw,
he aaw'd they're not sho potent
letsh have another, c'mon"
: Every WE'LL" agreed the bartender
"but first come down off the cell
ing"
MemOs of q Midnighter: Martha
Raye, reported filing for divorce, still
tenees with her groom The
bottom of the Bird COLIN, page 100, OF
the April 18th number of Time mag
has made that issue a collectors item
Nancy holland is the newest
face in New Faces" talented lass
Toscanini and Stokowski, who
are going on South American
Good Will tour, are battling! =.
His chu1ns call Geo. Scalise wool
worth" because of all the rocks M
wears-four in all -. Cassie Han
ley, the chlorine, eloped with l. ACT
man Friday last. Lita Gray Chap
lin Day, Jr., stood up for them
Jan Rubini married Paramount!
starlet, Terry Walker, Saturday ;.
KAY Kyser told worcester reporters
"Winchell always says Ginny Simm
is my wife-just to be mean" on
dear Obs Pursuit Of Happi
ness" goes off the air May 5th. Ap
parently it's tough to interest I
sponsor In Democracy Harolt
Haskin, the ballet dancer with For
ina Tin "Angel") and other troupes
is secretly sealed to Doroth.
Thomas, daughter Of the concert pi
anist. Honeymooning at the Som
erSet Quickest bustup On rec
ord: The Geraldine Spreckles-Pete
Arno romance lasted exactly tw
hours flat
Midtown Vignette: You'd neve
suspect that he could afford tn
convert and prices at Monte Carlo
which is why nobody ever bothere'
to bow when he entered O
even show him to table in the clu
proper where the swells dine
Instead, he was always shunted +
the rear with the rest of the un
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