The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-21
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The Big Parade: Tallulah Bank head in the 1928 out of uniform no mink, no slax Bing Crosby, the Trouboobador, and, and his brid at the Belmont Track The Duke and Duchess attracting almost as much attention as Harry James Y. Martha Driscoll, the Hollywood honey, attracting the bees in the Gamecock Cafe Hilary St. George Saunders, author of Com bined Operations" (the official story of the Commander in the Stork. Looks like short Quentin Reynolds |. Harry Ritz, the mani actor, convulsing the rhumba danc- CTS on the La Conga floor :. Peaches Browning, at the Casbah, reminding Broadway vets of the lat ter l920s and blazing tabloid head lines Airline Judge, holidaying from Movietown, eyefilling as ever =. Col. Carlos Romulo, who made history with Macarthur, being tacitly admired by the midnight set Joan Roberts, the "Oklahoma" darling, who features a cluster of miniature photos of uniformed beaux as boutonniere.
 Midtown Vignette: It happened at one of the swanky gambling houses on the East Side One of the towns most respected citi- zens, a generous man with the girls from the shows, saw one of them there the other night, and said: Come over to the roulette table with me, I'll win $500 for you" :. When he got up 1t cost him $48,- 900.
 Memos of 8 Midnighter: Otto De Mirjian, one of Broadway's best photographers, now in the Army, is a member of the de-lousing squad. Kostelanetz says that Kern's Dearly Beloved" is now played at more weddings than the traditional 70 Promise Me" Borrah Min nevitch is here casting coast re- vival of "Shuffle Along" The Actors Fund not only support three homes for aged actors, but aver ages 347 cases week helping them everywhere One produce Is promising backing for a film on the career of the great Supreme Court Justice Brandeis. Paul Muni to play the role .. The circus cleaned up a mint in New York . Irony: Good news from the battle zones sends the stock market down. Be- cause 1t hurts the value of many ,x,ttt, xTtoy nNVAtraNfc
 The Roney Plaza is the first hotel to be returned soon to civilian pa tronage. Owner Geo. MacDonald's Palm Beach Biltmore becomes school for Spars June 1st . The Versailles Hotel, Miami Beach, the most luxurious. Still crowded, too. Abbott & Costello resume pub licity late in Aug. at Camp MacAr- thur |. Lou Is well enough to sit up.
 Behind the Scenes: The newspa- pcrs, after missing the original an- nouncement (because they suspect cd 1t was another publicity stunb finally confirmed the reports that a Broadway show girl, named Mary Dowell (appearing at the Diamond Horseshoe for nearly seven yearS) had been signed as writer by a Hollywood studio Mary practiced writing by contributing weekly column about New Workers to her hometown editor in Fort Worth, Texas And she has individuality and "can write" She got the contract, however, not through any manuscripts, but because she stut- ters, and she wanted to tell cer- tain Broadway press agent how much she liked him .. So she told him in nightly letters full of her heart With her permission the chap showed her letters to Holly wood exec. and Mary DoWell who wondered what happened to show girls after 2 years on Broadway, was signed Her first story will deal with 8 girl working in the chorus who keeps her job, her sense of hu- nor and her reputation .. Fiction, of course.
 New Yorchids: Columbia's picture, Appointment in Berlin" 20th's "Coney Island' The Spitalny choir singing We Must Be Vigi- lant," a thriller One of the best boy-and- girl rhumba teams of them sll, Pupi and Gwen Gladys Shelley's new ditty, Dancing to Your Music tuneful thing Imogen Carpenters song and pi- anology at the Savoy Lounge Pepitos Latin Hits at the Havana Madrid, and the reducing dialog in the Warner short on Elizabeth Ar den's salon, to wit: "Is half lemon fattening?' The retort: "All food isl"
 Main stem Smalltalk: It's a 9 ID. lad for the Rhys Williams. He's the actor Tommy Dorsey's debut