The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-05
MAN ABOUT TOWN

Jessie Matthews plight Cher breakdown forced her out of the "The Lady Comes Across" musicaD has brought a mint of coin from British players in the U. s. .. Ella Fitzgerald became a. bride in St. Louis after an eight-month romance Ann Stanton, the charmer, started the New Year by giving up Frank Parker, the tenor The big robbery of Bob Scott total'd four bucks Toots Shor and J. Knight listed it out over at the Copacabana .. Mary Kirk Brown insists that sinner came from a door walking into her .. Prince" Mike Romanoff will get $35o from fan mag to tell about his "slugginug" last wk. :. Hazel Forbes, the Royal redhead, will marry M. Nevins of The Sons in March One syndicate has ordered its colyu- mists to shave their stuff one- third because of anticipated news print shortage It's boy for the sstranged maestro Charlie Barnetts Harriet Clark at Drs. Hosp.
 Dear Walter" telegrahped Billy Rose, Clash by Night" in its first full week grOssed almost $15,0OO, probably more than the gross of most so-called drama hits. l feel that the critics know a great deal about literature but not too much about intertainment."
 ..NBC hushed a terrific fracas in which an producer and an ad agency exec slugged each other all over the place after a name-calling spree .. Don Bestor, to bantoneer, has filed suit for 50 Gs against Jack Benny's program for using tune as their sigma ture" The Miyako, a Japan csc restaurant on West Seth street, has reopened. The owner now has his photo tin U. s. Army uniform) all over the walls .. Stewart Ingle- hart, the society polo player, re- fused Life permish to do pix lay out on him. Because publicity is so common" .. Ted Cummings and the Gallatin gal borrowed a car from Fefe to elope to Virginia. Each had been tilted by former flames Lura Street of Life and Rob- ert Jackson Of ditto are an elope- mention. They did 1t Christmas week.
 The Word-Eating Dept: Charles A. Lindbirgh on October 14th, 194O: No one wishes to attack us and no one is in a position to do so."
 One of the biggest yells about Pearl Harbor, when it is aired, will be the revelation that the shortage of medical supplies there necessi- tated an over amount of amputa- tions among the casualties The Kyffhauser Bund, link of the Fritz KuhnaAs, held 8 Christmas celebration in Yorkville on Decem- Der 23rd. The big moment was the singing of We Will Smash England!" =. What-the-hell goes on here? .. Two of the Bund members Gin that spy easel with a record for subversive activities since 1883, got only 18 months :. Margie Hart, the strip tease special ist, will apply for membership in the D. A. R. She's eligible be- cause her mater is one Why was the meeting with certain Washington big-wig (planned for January 1st at "21" and which was to be attended by Commy chiefs) switched? '.'..
 Within two months two appoint ments will be made. The first will probably be Wm. Lewis of CBS, who will coordinate all news outfits (ra- dio-newspapers and syndicates) The second appointee (prObably Daryl Zanuck) to handle the screen. The idea Is not censorship, but a closer alliance - no fighting each other.
 Ed Wynn and Eleanor Schramm, very lovely blonde, have it bad and 1t sure is good Paul Flato, the gem merchant, and Eve Lehman are Fore and Aft! |. The Johnny Griggs (he's the ace mike -beleiver) | are rehearsing lullabies .. Ina Ray Huttons beautiful car was grabbed | by sheriffs for alleged debts to praise agents Seward Collins, the for mer mag publisher, wh oalways de- nied that he hitched his wagon to swastika, closed his book shop right after var was declared. Co., incidence, no doubt . Most dis appointed car owners will be those who turned their old ones in after being promised replacements . Iz Elinson--as usual the Japs opened | the show tand stole the boWs)- but we'll finish 1t.
 This Is said to be the plan now being set up in Washington to un- ravel the Civilian Defense mess The actual Air Raid Division will be controlled by the Army. The Women's Division vii lbe monitored l by the Red Cross |. James Farley | tor Willkie?) to inherit all the de-
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