The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-12-12
Walter Winchon
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NOTEs OF A NRW YORKRR
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NOTES or d NEW xORKRR
 How Co become e Broadway wuc- eesss A Friday ago, q new play, "Angel Street." opened at the John Golden Theater It is one set aftalr containing a cast of only i've players Tn order to raise the asbestos on the premiere night, the producers needed $500 They were 80 desperate they offered 30 per cent to dozen persons in ex- change for the required coin Not one of them thought enough of the show to risk that sum {. Finally one of actors In de Cplay- ing Q minor rolel put up--his sav- ings It wasn't that he thought no could realize a profit on the investment Personally, he feared the show was doomed {. But he had one good scene and he hoped some talent scout might like him well enough to give him a screen test or job on the air or tn another play So whatp {. Well, "Angel Street" drew the ac. colades of the critics It is called tho biggest dramatic hit in New York ., The thirty per cent will net the obscure actor over $I00,. 900 But he's not altogether happy lie hasn't received Q single movie offer.
 A Chicago colyumlst reports that Carl Sandburg, the poet and blogra- pher inspected his daughters bleSsed event the other day in the hos- pital and said: "As we used to write in the Galesburg papers: tswitchman Joe Connery was hand- ing out cigars today--an eight- pounder.' These modern Broadway colyumists copied our style"
 Was it 0 boy or Q girl or was he lucky while fishlng9as
 Critic John Anderson tells about critic John Mason Brown, whose fame aS . lecturer is as great as his same as Q wit and critic. Once, relates Anderson, while Brown was lecturing In New Orleans, he strode clear off the platform in his exs citement He landed RInlably among his contented audience l, Any other speaker probably would have been dtsconoerted, but not the sorrel.topped Brown, who took 1t literally in his stride Return. ing to the platform, he quipped: ITO pick up the subject where wo dropped it ,.,.
 Dear walter" telegraphs Wendell Wnlkie, q know you would not have written or said that was con- sidering seeking the governorship of New York if someone upon whom you have Q right to rely had not 70 told you. However, just SO you have the facts, and not for the pur. pose of even asking c correction unless you 50 desire, have no intention of running for governor of N. Y. Have not discussed sub. ject with anyone except those who have inquired, I have said abso- lutely mo-"
 We were gabblng with Ross 0ra- ham, the baritone, about the war and how some of us would fit Into it best. A friend wondered # the newspapers should continue to print the comics and if the colyums should continue co dig gags, humor and trivia To which Graham quoted Lincoln: with the fearful strain that is upon me night and day, fl did not laugh should die."
 They tell thls on Gary Cooper, who has gone Co the races the day he returned from duck hunting {. While the gee.goes were racing around tho track, Gary kept his field glasses on Q pond in the in. field When tho race was over he lowered his glasses and excitcdly nudged the man next to him '. Look" he said, pointing to the in- field, "Mallards".
 That Senator Tobey is another whose whlskeFs need jerking .. He kept the gossip" going when he told reporters that "a col. league" had told him that "the U. g. had lost one.thlrd of It's Pa. ciftc tleet," can you imagine U that appeared in New York column9
 At tho Village Barn, the boys were discusSlng on unpopular guy .. Why that bum makes enemies so fast" hammered ono knocker, "he doesn't even give the knives Q chance to get sharpened first"
 Tn the RKO film featuring Char. ile Mccarthy, Q sister to that one is the best of that brand. A swlndler tries to get fellow to doublecroSs his best pal "Oh, I can't do thing liko that" he says. We are very close friends" Fine" Is the reply, you won't need such long knives"
 Hike many people with money, George JeSsel has gone through his lean years. The other night at Coq Rouge he recalled the time he and his kin, Bob Milford, were stuck In Q tiny Midwest burg with -----.
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