The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-23
NM YORK HEARTREAT

NEW YORK HEARTBEAT
 The Big Parade: Dorothy Thomp-
 son in the NEG neWsroom, in a
 ditler over the red-tape that keeps
 her from building $1,20O chicken
 coop for her farm War cor
 respondent Martin Agronslky, who
 is back from Singapore, Ai1kra, and Australia wearing civvies for
 the first time in years. He won't
 write book, he says, for years yet.
 What Q noveltyl Mrs. Dan Top-
 ping (Sonja Honey) whose groom is
 now 8 Captain in the Marines
 Sonia not. enthusiastic over the
 prospect of dwelling at Quantico .. i. John Gunther, the author, de-
 ciding on naming his next book "Inside U. s. A, instead of "In- side America" :. Edna Purviance, Chaplin's leading lady in 1915, in Reuben's. The Lana Turner of her day z. Ray Hubbel; whose biggest hit was Poor Butterfly in Station Master Bill Egan's office at the Pennsy Deepo When Hubbell is in the mood to mix with the men of his time-he goes there to be with them all-their autographed likenesSes decorating Egan's walls ..,. c. Jessel making audible re-
 marks for the benefit of Ham Fish at 21.
 SaIlies in Our Alley: During the filming of his most recent picture, Jack Benny clashed with studio execs. His agent called on MT. Warner to straighten things out. "You don't understand" said the agent, "Jack is a thorough ac- tor now. He's the new Jack Bennyp ... '"That's the trouble" was the reply, 'but we bought the old ones Over at Club, 8 double for Elsa Maxwell, the hefty darling, waddled through the crowd to go to the lounge .. T didn't know" said Frankie flyers, "that they finally got the Normandie up!" -. A song writer played his latest ditty for 9 publisher, who couldn't warm up to 1t :. "Is it hopeless?" asked the songsmith Well" side stepped the mixer, T like it better than the Horst Vessel song."
 
 Broadway vignette: An orchestra leader asked musician (applying for a job what instrument he played {. He said the piano .. ''What else?" asked the fussy maestro :. T double on the sax and clarinet" Anything else?" said the leader "Yes," was the reply, T handle the drums and bass fiddle. I can also toot trumpet and sing" What else can y0l do, son?" was the exasperating query What else?" exploded the musician. "Just give me an eight bar rest and I'll shave the whole bandl"
 MemOs of a Midnighter: Lloyd Pantages, ex-Hollywood colyumist, Is in the Army. He got in with only one eyel Mario, the Stork Club waiter for years, passed on. They say from broken heart-his wife died neyeral months ago t. Martha Dodd (the late Ambassador little girD and her groom couldn't sleep at their Central Park West tower apt. because of the incessant ham, mering. They're dwelling in the countgy, too Mary Brian is in town. The clowns claim Paramount hasn't won a football game since she quit that studio When Al Jolson was in his prime Cat the Winter Garden) he'd stay on stage for hours-by demand :. Jessel. in "Show Time" is the first to do that since. He occupies the stage for an hour and 20 minutes Jerry Les ter hears washington is so con- gested these days-that when a ru- nor begins to fly two others move right in.
 Tale of Manhattan: He was a | youthful waiter on luxurious trans Atlantic liner On the way over | here he met an American, who 1 got him interested in baseball and promised to take him to game at the Polo Grounds The game | took longer than expected and he missed the ship which sailed earlier flor reasons the historians never learned Because of that-the waiter is now an ardent Giant fan His name is Don Weatherston, the headwaiter over at Club IS, re- gently crowned Giant Fan No. by Mel Ott and owner Horace Stone ham |. <. The ship? =. Oh, yes The Lusitania-on her last crossing.
 Broadway Small Talk: washing ton insiders suspect the real reason Paulette Goddard is in the Capi- tol is to plead the case of her chums, King Carol and Lupescu, who want to enter the U. s. The State Dept banned them .. George JesSel @ times in one columnD and Lila Lee were kids in Gus Edwards first Song Revue in 1910. Today they play opposite each other. He's in a new hit and Lila is in an old one, Claudia" Mrs. Harry Hop- kins will serve as a senior hostess at She washington Stage Door Canteen, washing dishes along with other execs' wives It's girl for Moro Morales and his wife. He's the art full maestro at La Martinique :. Il The legend along BNway is that ris- gay stuff clicks. But two vaude bills opened last week-the blue one attracted sour reviews-the clean one drew raves |. Rumor is that a Town & Country staffer will take over the late Cholly Knickerbocker colyum.