The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-13
Walter WilacIaeII
In Nezc York
TIEE MIDNIGHT WATcH

THE MIDNIGHT WATCH
when Enrol flynn makes his first
appearance IN Edge Of Darkness"
the women movie fans greet him
with deafening applause = new
high In concession fees: The "Folles
Bergere" floor show has 5000 adj
vance for It's courtroom privilege :.
Josephine Delmar, the Cuban star,
Is waiting for q Clipper hop TO en-
terrain troops overseas Stanton
Griffls, the movie exec, Is trying to
regain the 20 pounds he lost in
England Howard do sylvia Of
"Oklahoma"l the new hit, got his
LEA the day Mrs. de sylvia brought
home the new baby >. The Roxy
win spend $4,000 TO exploit the five
weeks engagement Of Jimmy Dorsey.
The Paramount will spend $4,000
TO ditto Harry James The Drys
are pressuring the local legislature
TO put through q midnight curfew
on the sale Of hooch all over the
State. Liquor interests are consid-
ering q voluntary concession by
agreeing on q 2 ayem shutdown In
stead Of 4 ayem weekdays and 3
newest No. fansmatl puller Is the
drafted Alan Ladd.
Detective John BrOderick Is mend
ing rapidly at Park West hosp. In
showing an old gent out Of q cabs
path, Broderick was struck After
the John l.. Lewi6-Coal Operators
fued Is ended, Lewis will revive his
rip-snorting mad on against Secre-
tary Ickes over the fuel oil situa-
ton When Lehman returns from
England he will appoint two labor
leaders to aid him on the foreign
food problem. One from the AT.
Of l.. One from the @. I. o. -.
Lies special Russian issue was the
biggest sell-out In its history :.
Two Of the Big Apples smartest
gals were taken for $3.50 by Texan
who uses Rickenbacker's name loose
1y. They've squawked to the Broad
way gendarmes about him The
Seork Clubs new cashier was q war
Casualty. A grenade went off in his
hand during a battle The cir
Gus at the last moment had to de-
stroy ali Its programs land get new
oneg) because someone inserted o
rap at Norman Bel Geddes.
|, MidtOwners are groaning about
the plight Of q former wife Of a
well-known rich lad. She refused to
accept alimony, but when he con-
| tributed to the backing Of q show
.She was In - the proviso was to
I drop her Nice guy Vera
Barton commutes to New Haven
where Mel Powell, cx-Benny Good
man pianist, is stationed In Glenn
Millers Yale band The song
kits being readied for Army men
include all the popular ditties-the
publishers, except one, gladly oblig-
ing. The song omitted: "As Time
Goes BY" >. Virginia McGraw and
Kay Dowd, who look like twins, were
hired as such for the new early
to Bed" show Nancy CAROLS
sfeller lets her sit by herself in Ce-
srutti's while he has his fortune told
tprivately I'll. The Council on Books
hin Wartime next month will an
tnounce WILKES zone World" as its
third must" book. The others were
."Into the Valley" by John Hersey
land 'They Were dependable" by
wv. L. White Sign in window
that infuriates people: mo meatless
Fdays hereI"
4 War correspondents will be denied
bombing expedition rides on the
iground that dead reporter can't
write news and that obituaries
are dull reading The Capitol
l.Theater now uses a red Dubbed
marquee which doesn't throw light
Barbara Madison, ex-NBC
|staffer, Is a candidate for Miss SUBJ
way" for the month Of May. A
Hooker One Of the spots In the
t50s Con the West Side) features
nude painting over the bar-a viola
tion of the silly Liquor Board ruling
Frank Sinatra, the Riobamba
Thrush, whose click is one of the
biggest In Broadway history, doesn't
keep all his NICOLA. There are more
hunks Of stock on him than on some
companies Sir Charles Lee, the
ifabously rich Britisher, Is over here
working in an obscure job on an
obscure Job on a rationing board.
washington psychiatriStS are
doing their biggest biz--so many
neur0ticS, etc.
The Yacht Club Boys, led by
Charlie Adler, are now playing dates
IN Iraq. Australia, Egypt. etc.-amuS-
ling troops Cary Grant and Bar |
bara Hutton have the Washington
society set fighting for invitations to
1.-THE reception in their honor i
Bette Davis Is due In town this
week. Probably at the Madison.
Christine Ayres (Charmaine)
whose seductive routines are a high
spot In the "Follies." Is married. In
case the local wolves are looking for
extra headaches Susan Brwster
(Mrs. 8. Hannagan) Is okay after
his illness, which forced her to drop
put Of the "Cover Girl" caravan j
rhe next Downbeat issue win call
Georgia Gibbs THE Vocal Sensa-
ton Of 1898" Aressi Rinaldo. |
famed MARIE d'hotel of Rio. Is In
town. When some naval officers
mad 70 shift TO civvies down there |
In q hurry he obliged with his
swanky wardrobe.