Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-27

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LET town PICkERI>G
NlllorS week al the Michigan
Theator was the biggest since
Paul Whi,eman played there IN
1928 Miller crossed well over
$4,000 in week. and has cut
was So 600. breaking all current
records in the United States for
a thea'cr week. Tops Kay
KyserS S20.S5l IN Boston which
had been highest
Secretary Morgenthau taking
the trouble TO shake hands with
the room clerk at his hotel.
Morgenthau il one of the big
fellows that the little fellows
like. (And they liked him nj
Great Lakes steel because Of
the human little remark that he
made when he was presenting
the trophy for the plants de-
Tense bond pledges-and the
wind off the river was cold. so
he said, "D'you mind II ! put
my hat on: This wind gets AT
my bald head
Archduke Felix of Austria,
arriving for his Fisher Town
Hall appearance. You can't tell
him from an average business
man. until he signs his name.
"Archduke Felix of Austria
that's his signature on the Book
Cadillac register. He always
wants a room overlooking the
river.
Bill Robinson, getting a Key
TO Paradise Valley, at the New
Paradise, presented by the VAL
leys mayor, Rufus Patton.
Robinson and his Irish mana
ger Marty ForknS, must hold
some sort Of a reCord-Forkl
has managed Bill for &c years
but they've never had written
contract. Nor a serious row.
Cliff GclSScman. bound shortly
for San Francisco. for q bigger
theater Job Robert DeLeon,
another Detroit song writer,
now with his own music house
established in New York, and
two new songs soon 10 60 on the
air. VIII ! Ever Learn and
Dear Son. Benny Resi-
finally taking vacation be-
cause the Bowery is shut Went
10 New York 10 500 the night
spots BuSmanS holiday?
All the people who got invita-
tons about six weeks late for
the New Years Eve at the
PenobsCot Club. II your feel
ings were hurt-did you know
that 1000 Of the invitations got
lost. and didn't get mailed until
about two months late?
Man in a SLOUGH hat at the
Olympia box office, trying TO
buy pair Of tickets for the
Bowlers Times Keep En-
Happy Party" Committee
member refused the money and
wants the man in the Slouch hat
10 come in free and appear on
the stage. Nothing doing says
SLOUGH Hat. Its a worthy cause
and I'm paying my way like any
body else" It's Mayor JefirieS,
with his wife.
a couple 81 youngsters with
the show-world IN their bonnc'S
Betty RypSam and Iva 10
Papold who ha' q their own
puppet show Betty started by
herself. but her father. Fred
Rypsam. the artist. helped nor
later with the staging and light
ING. Betty and Iva 10 have put
on shows for The Y and IN hos
pitals and now their puppets
help raise funds for the Red
Cross. They have a troupe of
50 marionetteS.
A fellow with tho "do-you-
remembers . DO YOU remem-
Der the -Four Minute Men n The
Liberty Loan drives IN the last
war? AnG the Boy Scouts who
sold bonds And The kids who
rolled Up newspapers and dipped
them IN wax 20 make trench
candles?
Lou koenig and Al Cobo don't
lock alike especiallN--but does
ANYBODY else have trouble keep
ing them separate" &C.. The man
with the Seeing Eve dog who
leads him into the bank al the
PenobScot Building or u
they're going upstairs the dog
even knows which elevator a.
take. Which is more than some
two-legged animals seem 10 be
able TO learn. Including me.
Jack Davis, getting a glass Of
water spilled IL in his lap at the
Newmarket and not getting
mad Frank Barbara storm
Ing around Insisting that h'
didn't fire Charlie Carl s'r, 80
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a. mr. tat ra:sy O'Toole has
pulled his most sensational gag