The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

Sg@A0 4ASy pay yOu Cdn CxS pect payroll fireworks over at NEG very soon Press agents for the movie firms now have union recoQ- hilton. That means they'll have to confine their day-dreaming to eight hours daily :. A facial and vocal double for Vera Zorina is a wait ress in the Variety delicatessen on West 18th street. Her handle is Toni.
 Movie Short: This actually han. pened to a California newsgal named Alyce Shipper She was in a crowded department store in San Francisco and discovered her pock- etbook was open and that $30 had disappeared She suspected the man next to her, who had been pushing and showing her so much Without thinking she hauled off and socked him in the nose, stuck her hand in his right pocket and retreived her money. After the excitement passed and he fled-she counted her wad and was $8 richer.
 The Big-Time: George Rafts capers in Broadway" H. J. Taylor's book, "Time Runs Out Doubleday Doran) Katherine Roberts Center of the Web" (Criine Club Columbia's "The Wife Takes a Flyer" very gay MGM's patriotic short: Main St. Marches On" Hildegarde's Decca of "A Pink Cocktail for a Blue Lady" The Lombardo lit called Come Back" And Dinah Shores Victor disc of Sleepy La- goon"-ear candy.
 Movie Town NOvelette: The other night, Arthur Caesar, the scenar- ist, was in restaurant. Across the way was an Army officer, who had a few drinks too many. Glaring at Caesar (who won the Distinguished Service Cross in the last war) the officer made some American re- marks about minorities Getting more belligerent by the minute and walking over to Caesars table, he chalelnged: "You heard what said about you and your kind. What are you going to do about it?" Arthur got up and quietly said "I'm only going to tell you that 1t takes a lot more courage to wear a nose like Ininet han to do what did to be decorated by my country in 1918" The Army man turned and went back to lis table Not long after he sobered and re- turned to Caesar and apologized "I'm never going to take more than one drink a night again." he said, "if liquor makes me say the things I said to you" Since then Caesar and the officer have become buddies.
 Hollywood Murals: The newsboy who wears top hat and tails and overalls at the corner of Vine ano Melrose The new Chinatown with all the lighting in neon The place called "Ptomaine Tom. my's" Bob Murphy's, where the table cards say: Business as usua during alerts. In the event of 2 direct hit we close immediately The Palladium, colorful dance spot where the jitterbugs pack the place to hear Harry James and hiE exciting orchestra. Not long ago the same stars band could lure enough customers Ca few miles away)) to keep the Victor Hugo from folding.
 Coast-to- Coasting: La billings lawyer is now arguing with her about his fee. She wants to pay only $500-l1e may sue her for what he believes he earned Rose Heitner, the chlorine, warns all the gals about a new racket in a Man haitian hotel. She discovered that her perfume bottles were emptied and replaced with alcohol-just enough left to retain the color Anatole Friedland's widow now re- ports that her planned marriage has been cancelled. Decided she no like as much as she imagined From the leading editorial of The Ply mouth (Mich.) Mail about Gerald l.. K. Smith, the dealer in rabble- rubbish: What we would like to know is tInis-when did this shake down artist change his spots?"
 Broadway Dictionary: Actor: One who gets a sandwich named after him when he really belongs in one Critic: A guy who derives pleas ure in saying he derives none Bore: One who fails to appreciate your clever cracks Insult: The truth .. Glan1or: Sex appeal plus publicity Talent: An attrac- tive pair of legs. fancy hair-do and a couple of phony eyelashes. Any other qualities are purely irrelevant Dancing: The art of pulling away your feet faster than your partner can step on them Phony The guy who used to do you fay- ors that you don't need anymore.