The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-07-03

" OLdI dItu NIuLUefY. They tell
 me the sketch in which Carrie Fin
 nell was at her best-was omitted
 to avoid trouble. The draft has
 taken so many valetS that Phil
 Bakers backstage helper is a maid
 His chums say Count Basic is
 secretly the groom of his former
 thrush, Helen Humes. Sigrid
 Lassen's big thrill is Bruce Barnes,
 the tennis star. Sue Bosley now
 Is legally melted. William Sar-
 oyan's newest manuscript is called Get Away Old Man" which deals with movie magnate L. B. Mayer generously.
 RIGA conducted the negotiations which brought Dmitri Shostako- vitch's 7th Symphony here by Clip per in microfilm. The score of the 95 minute work would weigh 40 pounds in paper form. Has musical circles excited-since the Russians gave the performance rights to Tos- canini, Stokowski and Koussevitsky simultaneously! Elsa Maxwell, who Gin several interviews) boasted: T never go to night clubs" spent 5 hours in Fl Morocco the other a. m. The Jack Hearst image is ex- pected in October J. Arthur Hlrsch, the Canadian theater tycoon is on the verge of surprising his intimates about his secret marriage to Virginia Weyman The La Martinique management was stuck for guest star last Saturday night. So 1t advertised Con Saturday. that it would have The Worlds Great est Comedian" |. As a result sev- eral stars reserved ringside loca- tionS to find out who THAT was A clever trick. Of course, all obliged when called on.
 One of those very pretty dolls was very stuck on herself last night. :. II think" she remarked, that I am getting prettier every day" Nat Karson brought her down to earth with: Don't you want your auto graph? Over at the Victoria Hotel a room clerk found a wallet containing $2800 on the floor of the lobby. It was traced to transient, who took it and started to go. Don't you think someone should get a tip?" he was asked by an- other. !. ."Oh, of course" he said, handing over $2O bill. The clerk lit a cigarette with it as a form or sarcasm . ,. Raymond Scott in- troduces his protege, Dorothy Col lins Cat the StranO as another Kristen FlagStad" She's 18-and really good . Elaine Shepard will be on the August Cosmopolitan cover. The wings she wears over the heart came from Pilot Ojcer Noel Vincent. Oh, dear.
 pr. Paul FejOs, who is just back from 2-year expedition in the Andes, was married June 22nd in Baltimore to Marianne Arden, the lovely Vienrese singer. His ex-wife is Inea Arvad, the Wash ington interviewer, who made it DOS sible by going to Reno Deems Taylor is doing another opera at his Stamford home. Because his favorite lady, Juliana Taberna, per- suaded him to do so An obliging bloke. A surly drunk-annoyed because Milt Herth didn't play his request at Dempsey,s-tried to break Milt's fingers, Herth broke his nose instead. ;. Sonny Kendis' rhythms at Fefe's sound better to me in the WOO hours of the night Add street scenes: Dizzy Dean joining small group around a cab to hear ball game.
 Congressman J. H. Sweet of Me- braska says you might call attention to this fact: That Nebraska, Kan sas and IoWa-the three "erring sisters" of the isolationist belt have oversubscribed their war bond quotas-while New England, New York and the D. of c. fell down on theirs for May :. Margaret Cox who is taking dramatic lessons in Kansas City Is really Margie Hart, the stripper Damon Runyon and E. V. Curling are swapping paragraphs over Bret Harte and o. Henry. Damon corrected Durling by showing that "A Retrieved Re- formation" was the real name of Alias Jimmy Valentine :. Then Damon raved about story called ''The Ransom of Red Mack" Doesn't he mean "The Ransom of Red Chief? Movie prices will soon be tilted 6c.
 Drew Pearson reported that re- turning diplomats say several French stars are "collaborationists" with the Nazis over there. He men tioned Maurice Chevalier, Sacha Guitry, Danielle Darrieux, Tino Rossi and Fernand Gravel So don't be so eager to correct the next time Chevalier fans start screaming. ;. Sam Grafton is being auditioned by NEG for a commentary spot. He oughta be good, The wife of Ca mile Chautemps (ex-Premier of France) once a noted pianist, is re- turning to the concert stage .. Terrific cocktail served in mid town places. Called "The Flying Fortress it sends you even higher to wit: 4 carioca rum, 4 triple sec liqueur, 4 brandy, A lemon juice. Shake weil with cracked ice, strain into Bounce cocktail glass