The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-23

81. DullOlnS-on the sra IlOOT.
Memos Of a Midnighter: Paul
Whiteman's crew replaces the news
commentators on the Ford program
starting July 10th. At personal re-
quest of Henry . Dora Vaughan,
the comedienne-writer, and her
Latin spouse have decided on divorce
Chas. Chaplin, Jr., and Patsy
England, about Oona's age, are a
serious thing out there Three
flip guys on 51St (east of Broadway
called slim man some names in
passing. He turned out to be Abe
Attell. one-time champ. They'll be
out of the hospital any month i
Gloria Anderson of Star and Gar
ter" has deserted it to be near her
fiance on the Coast, George Hale .
Col. Laurence Stallings, author of
What Price Glory?" is writing an
other war play = showing how this
one is unlike World War I.
New York Novelette,: They are
better described as sophisticates-
-adults-two New Workers who
grew up and were disillusioned i
And so they decided to get it over
with - in hurry :. None of that
dangling stuff = prolongmg the
agony of having to stay married to
each other when there are so
many other attractive people around
-. A detective agency was engaged
to provide the set-up to gather the
divorce evidence - and it delivered
the necessary "other woman" and so
forth The night of the raid Gin
a midtown hotel suite) the husband
asked his divorcing wife to stay and
join him in a drink for "old times
sake" after ALL he said, I'VE
aren't splitting angry we just
happen to be grownups and know
the correct time" So they sat
there, talking and drinking, drink
ing and talking until they fell asleep
And they haven't been apart
one night since!
The Big Time: Dick Haynes lat
est recording with the vocal back
ground instead of an orchestra. De-
lightful . The John Garth Trio
violin, harp and organ) via WABC
Mondays at $3.50 The Varga
drawings and P. Stack elegies in
Esquire Eleanor Teeman's YER
satile hoofing at the P. Central
Roof Paramount's 80 Proudly
We Hail." a tribute to the Bataan
and Corregidor nurses. Due soon
at the Music Hall . Lionel Hamp-
tome hand The 1in.zipU on6
Fam in EARLY to Bed. Many of
the critics who complained about
it's sinfulness overlooked the same
in "By Jupiter" and Star and
Garter"
Behind the Scenes: He's Senior
at the Naval Academy (Annapolis)
and one of the leading members of
his class u. The other day. a re-
view, the Commandant paused in
front of Our Hero and asked him to
step forward Sir" said The
Gold Braid, Il meant to tell you
this for a long time. I've been
watching you since your freshman
days and always admired your mill
tary manners, bearing and carriage
Which military school did you at
tend?" Sorry sir" was the
reply, 1T was an usher at the Strand
Theater on Broadway Gle is John
A. Swank brother Of the Statler
Twins in Sons O. Fun"
Manhattan Murals: The lettering
on the bird house in an East 80th
Street garden: Home Tweet Home"
The macabre humor in the
window of 42nd Street photogra-
piers: "This is one time you'll en-
JOY being shot!" The salon on
Madison which window placards:
Keep our beauty secrets or your
husband will keep secret beauties!
The 9-year old bootback gal
who polishes boots outside the Jour
al-American Bldg . The Follies
undressing rooms which congest the
pedestrian traffic in front of the
Taft Hotel.
HicktOwn MelOdrama: He went
over long before we got into 1t :.
Flew with the Eagle Squadron and
then was switched over to the u S.
Air Force They say he has
downed at least 20 Nazi planes and
has coolies of "probables" {.
Wounded four times Got his
first real leave last week and ar
rived in New York on his way home
somewhere in the Midwest A
real hero, to be sure g. But some
people can't be impressed . He's
been put off planes four times in
the last three days E. Didn't have
any priority!
Broadway Tinsel: Gagwriters'
new headache: Trying to dream
up quips about Chaplin that haven't
been pinned on JeSsel The mid
town set turned out for Frances
williams premiere at Cafe Mo
doesn't need music to make words
sing Mrs. A. Bloomingdale is
sing Mrs
getting a G weekly as temporary
settlement Starting July 18th
the Jergens news spot will be
beamed to 151 stations . The
August pinch-hitters for that Sun
day-nighter cat 81 include Fulton
Oursler and Louella Parsons . .
Disney's "Victory Through Air
Power" film has a title which Is
boxoffice. Exhibitors are yelling for
immediate release Most sWank
places have been told by dealers not
to expect any meat starting next
week Ailing Lou Costello makes
more money staying sick. Universal
paws. $1,000 weekly and Lloyds OF