The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-23
ZIG TOWN NEwsREEL

BIG TOWN NEWbHEEL
Broadway Local: The $4,000 Rus
sell Birdwell got for expenses from
King Carol just about covered his
aspirin bill The Manuel Mar
anez Castros cher pops the Mex
Ambass) are hnaging Betty
Asher and Jose Iturbi are hoohum
Cugat,s coming home via an
SOS from the waldorf Attn
War Dept: The men at the Army
hospital in Alabama (Which you
recently helped with better condi-
tions) send thanks to this dept, but
add that they are charged Is cents
TO see movies in the hospital. You
mean after they get shot they have
TO pay to Sc movies in Army hospi-
tails? Eaves0ropped in Lindy's:
Lay that pickle down, Babe"
Title for a movie starring Willie
Bioff: Mission to Hoosegow"
Edna johnson tells pals she'll be-
come Mrs. Jack Dempsey during
xuletide week Watch for the
column here on King Carol
Al Jolson's returned to N Y.-try-
lug W kek SICK AGAIN.
SallieS In Our Alley: AL Jolson
says the only unhappy incident he
experienced amusing our troops hap
pened one night in Alaska, where
a house detective disturbed his
slumbers by screaming: Get that
polar bear out OF your igloo!"
Jean Sutherlin reports that a gal
pal dated soldier only to find he
was A-W-O-L-F Frank Vree-
land warns: you should live your
life that In the end you will be
played by Paul Mum or you might
be portrayed by Don Ameche."
Observations: Mrs. Jimmy Doo-
little, buying pair OF ornamental
silver wings in a 5th Avenue shop
RoSalind Russell's snappy re-
torts to Harrington and Hyers' SAL
lies from her Club 81 table
Maria Ouspenskaya, the actress,
proving that age can be made at
tract1ve, in the Ritz Tower PEN
gum -. The Ezio Pinzas, he's the
met canary, who are parenticipating.
M1d-January :. Ernie Pyle, one of
the better historians, waving ta-ta
as he shoveS Off again for the war
zones :. One of the great men
in our nation, His Eminence Den
mis- Cardinal Dougherty (of Phila.)
who at 70 still is blessed with a de-
hghtful sense Of humor Screen
actress Helen Parrish being ogled
by pair of French navy officers
as she paused for the lights to
change at Madison and 57th. The
first time they saw Parrish.
Midtown Vignette: The very young
unmarried daughter of Goodman
of Goodman and Bergdorf Good
man (she's about 81 went to Gen.
trail Park with another little girl
-. When she returned home this
dialog ensued: Did you play
games?" mo" did you
walk around the park?" mo"
well, what did you do?" i.
1--WE just friendled!"
Broadway Ballad (By Don Wahn)
III take it lazy now-it's balanced
up. The fair, the foul, the static
interludes . The wine was sweet
within the jeweled cup - but those
were other days and other moods.
-. There is time when drifting
has its place no hurts to heal,
no siege of quick delight . When
those who seek the beauty haunt
ed face - have only found the
terror OF the night There was
enchantment for little time, but
it is dusk and all the winds are chill
.. The magic drops from out the
feeble rhyme-the golden light goes
down beyond the hill I'll take
it lazy now - the horns blow sweet
And dreams close up their
eyes on Heartbreak street.
Times Square Ticker: A movie
star and his wife put up their fists
in 21-stew stuff Coast collec-
tors are warned to watch for a
carload of phony Picassos, Renoirs
and Cezannes now being peddled
there ). Joan A. Black is social
lite who inherited over 100000. She
thrills over her walk-on role in
Winged Victory" ;. Diosa Costello
is signed for Paul Small's new show
opening in S. F. Dec. 9th. At ST.
$50 per Kay Lorraines swell
word wedding: 'Ny-longerie"
H. Wismer will crate the Sugar Bowl
game The Merry Macs at the
Strand are grand Governor
Bricker will be classified 1944-F.
New York Novelette,: She was a
star in Paris years ago. A prolific
actress in roles and in children.
Shes had thirteen. Five survived.
She acted in French plays here,
too But she fell upon hard times
and lived with her brood of five in
walkup flat in town Then at
last something happened. She got
a job of directing in Montreal and
acting an occasional part Not
much of a break - about $50 per
week but enough to exist
Along came H. C. Blaney with q
new show headed for Broadway
"The House in Paris" :. VIM. Har-
ris, Jr., its director, remembered
her. He decided she was the only