The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-01

NeW x0fk Novelette,: Gene Snel- don is funny fellow in the "Pri- critics of 1942" | " His straight woman" is the l. sl yLoretta Fisch- er.. They were married eight years ago while vaudevillinc After a few years of the 3-and-4-a-day (and 5 on SundaysD Loretta longed for a cottage small, waterfall and little etceteras running around and 50 forth. So she divorced Gene and shortly after married a Chicago boy. After 10 months of welded bliss she hungered for show business again and wired Gene if she could return to the act. Of course she could. And so they are very happy once more Loretta is a locker and artful when it comes to helping get the laughs-and Gene is in love all over again. With Peggy Mo- Cann-Loretta's roommate.
 New Workers You Never See From Sight Seeing Bus: Earle" Ed wards, whose main office is phone booth in the Brill Bldg. near 18th. Has other "of1ces" in the RoSeland Bldg. Nobody knows his business but 1t must be good. Always has lots of nickels .Klondike Ike = a bearded character who plays the West side of either entrance to Madison Sq Garden. Never was a prospector. Got the name via his dentistry-a mouthful of gold teeth. ..." "Apples"-as mysterious as chop suey. Twice a year he bets on the horses and manages to make enough each time to keep him in style for the next six months. "The Paper hanger"-an old press agent from the Dillingham; era. If you've got a flop show he can fill the house with paper" customers (passes and 50c) on six hours notice.
 The Big Time: Roy Benson's eye filling magic and nimble chatter at the Versailles-plus Patricia Kings dancing and the D'Ivons, too -. Emil Coleman's music at LaMar- unique. Beatrice Kay's album of recordings. Milton Berle's hilarious act at the State. 20th's "Tales of Manhattan" :. The way Hildegarde sings "The World Is Waiting to Waltz Again" ... Don Gilberto's rhythms at Havana Madrid. Johnny Longs at the New Yorker. Paul Gallico's Cosmopolitan piece on the "stink-sheets."
 Manhattan Murals: Motorman No. 924 leaving his trolley to help a crippled old woman cross the street. The tots playground in Hells Kitchen, with peep-holes cut in the fence so groWnups can watch the fun, The sign in Ernie's 3 Ring Circus play: "You Won't Like Our Coffee!"-so you'll buy hooch, in- stead. The sun-bathing Music Hall chorines on the roof there-and of- fee workers in the area neglecting their statistics Chorus girls rush. ing along Broadway Gin the humid ity) carrying their ice-skates. Tc the ice show rehearsals Mrs. R Oskar walking proudly with three sons-a sailor, soldier and a marine The bomber-ferriers relaxing lav. ishly (what tippersD in the gay spots-Diamond Jim Bradys for z night.
 Bigtown Smalltalk: Men in uni form must not ask motorists for { ride Or lift-so ask them if you car drop them on your route. :. Int FBI picked up Jackson Height. man as part of that saboteur clique He has offices on 42nd Street. Con. stance Constant and Robert Mar. tin are in Greenwich for knottine and then she resumes in the Go. coanut Grove show. Patti Andrew. of the Andrews Sisters is mendinG rapidly at St. Anthony Hosp. Daven- port, Iowa. .2nd It. Leona Mile. leaves for active duty (from Drs Hosp) Friday with the Roosevelt Hospital Red Cross Unit. Thorn. ton Wilder, the novelist, joins tht Air Corps The soldiers in tht This Is the Army" show haven' any soft snap. When not rehearsine for an hour or so-they must drill same as at camp. That photo ir the papers showing Georges Carpen. tier, Schmeling and Mistinguettt Apparently very chummy in a Der. lin night club is ten years old. .. Tip to film scouts: The nurse in the Medical Arts Hospital (admittine room) with the honey hair-ane the biggest baby-stare in town.