Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-05-19
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Man Making Notes
In a Night Club:

1SlanQS or CelebS surrounded by
Joy-polloi. The off-key clatter of
plates and ho-hum of conversation
bruising the boogie-woo. :. Browsing
from table to table, colyumists
searching for paragraphs. Casting
pearls before swine, ha ha. Dowa-
gers curdled with age cruising in
like battleships that have just been
launched. Bores anchored at
tables waiting for the check to be
picked up. . Nibbling on a side
dish of hope, flops sitting alone
twiddling their thoughts. Pretty
gals wrapped in tight gowns that
put every curve in italics. . DRINKS
riveted to the bar making private
tragedies public.
In secluded corners, lovers Jug
Cling happiness at the tip of their
hearts. Biggies draped across
chairs acting as if they we're thrones
Movie stars making entrances
like parade of one-walking over
an invisible carpet of stares.
Members of the lifted-punky set
greeting each other with snubdued
expressions. :. Cigaret gals who are
!oVeller than many of the famed
beauties around them. Trouble
makers trying to create a bonfire of
scandal by rubbing two ugly whis-
pers together. The monologue of
visiting Hollywood producer pune
tuated by the expressive eyebrows
of his listeners.
The Magic Lanterns: Packed with
more action, Buffalo Bill" is swift
biograflm of a fabulous American
during the pioneer era when a mans
best friend was his six-shooter. Joel
McCrea stars Linda Darnell and
Maureen O'Hara's beauty are as ex-
citing as the gun play. The Big
Town in its knee-pants days pro-
vides the background for "knicker-
booker Holiday" Nelson Eddy's
baritone contributes a bouquet of
tunes in full bloom. . The pungent
anti-Nazi short yarn, Address Un-
known" becomes vivid film study
of the present Nazi degeneration.
Paul Lukas adds to his acting
laurels. Raiders of Red Gap
buzzes out of Movieburg's B-hive
with more sting than honey.
Hot Rhythm" is what Hollywood
can turn out in its sleep. Listing the
cast would be more of an expose
than publicity.
The Networks: Fred Aliens conf
crack about the fellow wearing an
overseas cap, sports jacket, khaki
pants, suede shoes, ETC., because
hes just turned 26 and doesn't
know if he's coming or going" was
first rate. . Radio testers have re-
versed a show business tradition.
Stooges used to be the butt of the
comics quips. Now radios stooges
are given the most generous por-
tons of the punchlines. Norman
Corwin, one of the few radio writers
who drape radio drama with long
pants, deserves salute for his indie
pendence. He informed an inter-
viewer that he has turned down
sponsors for fear they won't allow
him to write what he thinks. .
Nothing is impossible. On Info
Please this week erudite John
kieran admitted he didn't know.
The Intelligentsia: when the Her.
aid Tribune changes Moscow CORE
spondents (Which is not frequently,
only the man leaves Moscow. Behind
him he leaves a lease on a COM
Portable apartment, grocery requisi-
tons, an old fur coat and a Sec
ond-hand sedan. All these must re-
main in the name of the newspaper
Paul Porter heard that George
Jean Nathan, the critic, laughed
during a new show. The cur
tain" observed Paul, must have
hit some actor on the head"
Sophie fuckers autobiography will
be Doubleday-Doran'd. The title:
Some of These Days" naturally
=. In one London humor mag there
is cartoon of British officer walk
ing with a WAC. The caption: Say,
Pam, can you get your teeth into the
idea of mlddle-aisling it with me-"
... The Overseas Press Club is fed
up and will start fighting for the
many newspaper and radio men at
the fronts, who are not allowed 10
wear campaign ribbons.
Midtown Vignette: Several sea-
sons ago an orchestra leader COM
posed a bundle of good tunes.
Naturally, he put his name on
them. Which his rivals pigeon
holed when song-pluggers brought
them around When the COM
poser finally sensed the reason, he
resolved to use nom de handle.
After long interval he wrote
Take 1t Easy" now being thrushcd
by the Crosbys, the Sinatras, the
Shores and many leading orches-
tras. Take 1t Easy" is regis
tered by albert de Bru'-Senor
Cugat!
Sallies in Our Alley: Choo Choo
Johnson met Lucius Beebe at Cafe
du Bots. You're one man." she