The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-12
NEW YoRK HEARTBEAT

NEW YORK HEARTBEAT
 The Big Parade: Vera Zorina on the scales in front of the 5'n'10- and giving the hand that points to your weight--a 6oity look . Irv- ing Berlin devouring hot dawgs in Lindy's, with champagne for a chaser. Wotta combination! |. Gaylord Hauser, the Garbeau, sip- ping a vegetable soda at Hicks Gloria Swanson, former screen gal, walking in Radio City carry ing brief case Gene Tunney, the great big he-man, imbibing a coke Bea Vain, the oriole, hypnotizing the Goa Rouge patrons with a mink trimmed hat 21 inches brim to brim Jerry Lester, the clown (and coin- -collector), who carries an 1904 penny worth $500 as a good luck token Barry Fitzgerald-Eire's answer to Holly woods Chaplin . Helen Hayes always sign of Spring . Ruby Cowan, who is grooming Pow CTS models for N. B. c.
 SalIies in Our Alley: At luncheon, Wilfred Pelletier, the Met maestro, urged s. M. Chartock, the operetta impresario, to try some Sicilian cof- fee Coffee with lemons, ' he suggested. Tn Sicily there are so many lemons, they make every thing with themp "YeS," irl- terrupted Deems Taylor, they're even making them into Generals now!" In the "18" Willie Moore Dinty' boy from 46th Street. kept interrupting Frankie flyers act with his cute cracks "How come" meow'd Frankie, you ain't that comical in your own joint?" June Havoc and a gal in the show were arguing about who hated Hitler most. T hate him so much, '" said the other, that if he were my brother I'd kill him!" -. Well, y bitterly said June, If he were my brother-I'd kill myself"
 Midtown Vignette: The lads about town are amused about gal who shows great promise as a concert thrush She appears every week at those ultra conservative musi- cales and is making her debut very soon in Midtown Her real buSi- ness is booking sinful people to stage exhibitions in the homes of rich drunks and other members of The Best Set The place is expected to be packed with her cus- toners when she sings there-as she tries to peddle tickets for her debut when she is teiephoned ITO get a show ready" :. This is no phony story-the source is the lady her. self!
 MemOs of Midnighter: J. Dorsey is breaking all attendance records at tt.e Pennsy NeWSpapermen are talking about the Overseas Press Club affair at the Waldorf on the 27th William DWyer is promoting 100000 - to be ready in case he is told to build the N. J. race track ;. Doris Donald son, the cutie-osity, is mending af- ter 6 minor op in Miami :. Marianne O'Brien, the Powers gal, is flashing a 7-karat rock, which she didn't find in any subway! Mari anne, unlike other Powers beauties, was born in NY on the West Side They are saying the head of a musicians union (J. R) is in dan ger of being impeached for allegedly stopping at non-union hotel . !. That spat between Lyle Talbot and Mary Dees in New York was heard all the way down in the Royal Palm Club, Miami :. Billy Reed and Jerry Lowe, the show gal, are fit to be tied-by a clergyman John D. M. Hamilton, ex-Republican chairman, will join Philadelphia law firm this or next week.
 New York MeIOdrama: A group of very attractive girls and several bellboys are working this racket to- gether. The hops serve as tipsters and get percentage. They inform the girls about the "spenders' and heavy -tippers in the hotel and room numbers A girl knocks on a door and when it is answered she asks timidly for MT. Jones :. When the dope says there musta been some mistake, she apologies and says she's come from great distance and can she use the phone? Being pretty, of course, she can She calls a number she knows won't answer and finally hangs up-pouting-because here she is unable to check where MT. Jones is stopping and what1l she do now? The sucker starts feel ing sorry for her plight and wonders can they have drink right there? The next thing he knows is that his coin and jewelry are aw gawn-because these gals waste no time-but administer knockout drops the first gargle Moral: Take your wife to NY with you.