The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31

AGAkAF A&kNNA& AA1NA01e AAA@&A48NA &A8AO and chick were In the front row that night, and Sammy wasn't wor- ried about clicking So confident was he-that he agreed to 60 on last. But webb and Gale never heard him. '. For halfway through the performance, a shy, skinny, 15- year-old girl came on and charted SO enchantingly that the pair rush. ed back-Stage with a contract. {. The discovery" was Ella fitzgerald.
 New Yorchids: Pete Smiths anus ing short at the Palace on how to dance the rhumba. Douglas Miller's. must-reading: "You Can't Do Business With Hitler" .. Les Browns waxing of "The Anvil Chorus" x. Jimmy Dorsey'S T Un- derstand" platter. Ames and Arno at the Strand. Yvette's You and I" Bob Montgomery's exciting playing in Here Comes MT. Jordan" !. A new digest - '"The Country Book" especially for citified folks now country squires. Carson Kanin's From, Dick and Harry"-the talk of the town at Radio City Music Hall. "4h Or chids.-Winchell, Mirror"
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 Sounds in the Night: On the Starlight Roof: "She didn't marry him for better or worse-but for more or less" At the Versailles: Boy, was I mad2 I saw Red - White and Blue!" At the Hickory House: Who's the South ern Drawl with the Northern Drool?" At Claremont Inn: "She may not be making the rounds lately, but her reputation certainly is" At Leon & Eddie's: If you don't think she's two-faced = you should see her with a hangover" At Club IS: "He walks as though he might be the head sneller at Chanel's. Whoopssssl" <. At Endure: "She has @ way of making you stay up and take mo- tice--like crackers in bed" In the Stork: Okay, I'm through. All know is that I lost a wonderful sweetheart--and you lost a pretty good friendl" At Reuben's: His is 8 typical Broadway success story from Rags to Viciousl"
 BigtOwn SmaIltalk: That East 5Tth Street antique dealer possibly doesn't know that the picture in his window showing tortures in the Chinese Hell contains the risgayest scene ever publicity displayed out side India and Pompeii. For Blackout Protection: A small dose of trychnine sharpens your eye sight and lets you see blue street lamps better. Navy recruiting took spurt this week ever at the 90 Church Street naval station. Senator Wheeler, who now refuses the request of our Army to improve the defenscs (by extending the year for selectees) said this on July 4th: we must make our democracy im- pregnable within and without, we | will build mightier and mightier our defense forces" But that was on July 4th--when it is the style to be patriotic. The next thing on the tobacco market will be a self-extinguishing cigarette! Before 1t makes an ash of itself one presmnes. Liz Whitney ask ed c. J. Nathan: DO you believe everything Wincheil says?" "l only believe" was the old Timers reply, "the things he denies about himself
 Midtown vignette: Anon c. Car ter, Fort Worth's best ad in The Big City, relayed it last night About the man who paused at an auction and found himself bidding for 8 parrot One dollar, two, three, fourl Seven, eight, nine, ten-until he got 1t for $l4. It all happened so hurriedly - and there he was in the subway carry ing the darned thing. Imagine paying $l4 for parrot" he unused. Maybe it don't even talk!" "Whaddaya mean, can't even talk?" asked the parrot, "whothehel do you think was bidding against you?"
 Our Last-Line Dept: Out to Lunch. Be Back Sept. lst.