The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-19

ed in Washington as . political Si. beria' and whenever anyone is sent there on mission it's e sign he is on the skids Facts; This ru- more has been making the rounds lately and recently appeared in e Broadway column almost at the time Sec'y Morgenthau of the Treas- ury went to England on . secret mission, It's not true"
 Who-w -when- -Why-What and Which column
 Although George M, Cohan stayed away from funerals because they depressed him--he once attended the services for an unpopular member of a theatrical club he headed =, Insiders wondered Just how Cohan would handle the eulogy since they knew how disliked the fellow was .., Cohan handled 1t beautl- fully ., In prefacing his remarks, he said: He lived in and knew nothing but the Theater--and he cast himself in a very hard part, He did the best he could--for his was a very hard part to play"
 Edward Anthony of Golfers af- feetionately recalls the time Sgt, Lou Merrill and he wrote the lyrics and tunes for an army show called Good Luck Sam"-at Camp Merritt in the last war. It opened big at the Lexington Theater in New York md the program was packed with credits tand pietures) for all sorts of army big shots on the arrangements com mittee. The only credit to the auth ors was that they wrote the hit,
 Mir. Cohan attended a rehearsal and inspected the program, Where are your pieturesp" he asked,
 "oh," said Anthony, "ours were omitted"
 That's where you guys have made your mistake" said George, You should have been on the Arrange mcntS Committed and let those other guys write the show"
 Lew Llpton, quoted lot by Alva Johnston ln his recent series on the late Wilson Migner, forwards thls on his friend, When Mlsner quit the picture business for the restaurant business he was asked why he did it, Because" said MiSner, Its easier to set steak Into Q producers head than on Idea"
 It's been Eddie Davis tthe cab driver author ambition to write Q play for Bob Hope, He got that way one night 8 years ago when he shot gags at Hope while driving the comedian home in his cab. Davis eollaberated with E, A. Ellington on movie script designed for Hope, He sold it outright to Paramount, Paramount produced 1t with Hope, Crosby and Lamour, In fact, it's now at tho Paramount and called Road to Morocco" Tho title ia Eddie's, too. But no had sold it outright and the screen credits only Prank Butler and Don Hartman as auth CTS. So until Hope reads it here, he won't know that Road to Mo. rocco" Is Eddie Davis way Of "shew- ing hlm"
 From the eolyum called Washing- ton Memo: washington has a new word for the unpatrlotle poo- pie who, seernlng tho pleas Of tho oflee of Defense Transportation, pack tho trains, busses and planes on week-ends and holidays, to make personal, utterly essential pleas- ure trips. Calls them sabeteurists,"
 1sSatso2 Ask the Q. D. T. where it read it.
 One of the reasons, they'd have you believe, for c recent divorce wal this, The husband, q star, came home one afternoon to find his Wife poking a broom in tho baby's face
 "FeVyensakesl" shfieked the groom. "Why are you pushing that awful broom In the baby's faeep"
 "f just wanted to got him used te kissing his grandfatherW