The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-17
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 The Big Parade: Admiral Hep- burn refusing ot permit the Stork photographer to flashlght him (. Ann Sheridan and S. flanagan Cwith front-pew ducats to ''MeNi- can Hayride'C missing the show be- cause they couldn't get a cab in the storm Col. Matt Winn, the Derby man. He's 83 but doesn't look 60 Gloria Vanderbilt and her pretty mother in the Goa , Rouge, purpoSely wearing the same frocks Paulette God dard, Q bit of Madison Avenue shenery, bound for the plane en route to the war zones Florence Pritchett Canning (she takes those pretty -pills), one of MT. Powers best adyerts. She's now fashion editor at the Junnel-American Mar garet Bourke-White in the Pierre. She lens-leased herself to the glo- bal war long before Pearl Harbor Talented Dacita, the Cuban rhumba star, wearing her worst" gown (from her extensive and costly wardrobe) for her Little Palm Club premiere. Because" she explains, "eet iss my good look wan!"
 Sallies in Our Alley: Paul White man was reminiscing about Wooll- colt and his wonderful way of an- swering young literary hopefulS who sent him manuscripts. Woollcott disliked hurting their feelings so he'd reject them with this: T have read your manuscript and much like it" A chlorine was breathlessly telling Dick Kollmar (of Early to Bed') that she had been robbed. They took my pay" she walled, ''and my aunt's pay!" =. This is fine time" said Dick, ito be talk ing pig-Latin!" Gypsy Rose Lees note from hospital to Sol- diers: "This hospital food certainly makes 6 man out of you. If lose one more pound off my chest, it's gonna make a man outta mel"
 Midtown Vignette: They can point him out to you at the Stork Club His recent antics there (around cocktail time) have those-ln-the- know in stitches One of those doll-like things (who comes there nearly every sundown with other girls) has him staring at her in- cessantly If she gets up to table, hop or go into the adjacent Cub Room, he follows discreetly |. He wishes he could meet her .. But he is bashful When he sees this here (which he wilD he will learn what a small world it is, af- terawl Tn his Park avenue of- fices he employs nearly twenty pretty stenogs, clerks and so on. =. She's one of those twenty eyefuls!
 Mesnos of a Midnfghter: Ina Ray Hutton, who got $2,500 weekly six months ago at the Flagler Gardens, Miami, will get $45OO per at the Frolics there soon .. The Her bert Brenons (he's big-time Holly wood director) celebrate their 4Oth wedding amy this week-1n the city of movie divorces. He's with . Douglas Aircraft now .. UnlVer- sals release non-profiD of With the Marines at Tarawa" is a great film document. Don't miss it Hotelrnan David Knott and his wife. Peggy Mabon, are threeing. .. The Feb. issue of Laff describes Joan Blondell (divorcing Dick PowelD as "the devoted wife" A noted newspaperman will be called into the Lonergan case Milt Herth inherits a big radio commercial. It's about time . Another Hollywood scandal (on the Chaplin pattern will break - and involve another rich movie packer, who won fame long ago.
 The Orchid Garden: Lulu Bates chanting the "All-Time Hit Par ade" lulus Frank Stanley's de- lghtful music at the Little Palm
 Club 19's newest clown, Eddie Lord Jimmy Smiths vibraharp at Kelly's Stable, especially his ar engagements of Stardust and St. Looey Blues. They are feetscinatins The radio show, For Gal lantry in Action" which gets jobs for discharged servicemen during the program - fine thing =. The cartoon on page 68 of Esquire =. Il Dave Roses recordings of Holiday for Strings" "Poinciana" and Dance of the Spanish Onion" Music to break your heart in the night.
 Manhattan Murals: Man-Bites- Dog scene at 54th and Broadway: A sober sailor struggling to get his three tipsy girl friends into cab The old fashioned medicine man spieler on West 50th. Packs 'em in .. The neWsboy at And and B'way who has been mairzy- -doatsing the headlines for years The quotes on a movie theater marquee (quot- ing the same critic): "'Our Town is far and away the finest picture ever to reach the screen" and Song of Bernadette' is the greatest pie ture have ever seen" The French postcards in the Greeks sta- tionery store on 6th-Oddities in the Nudes.
 szAeAdway Ballad: (By Don Wahn) Si1.y k.d myself? If you should ever Ho-- Che magic town would lose its xiYlg and zest . The moon would pale as if it seemed to know The stars would close their twink ling eyes and rest And I'm come home - a disillusioned guy And find the mailbox empty as my heart And time would be an old crone dragging by |. Each mo- ment that would find us torn apart
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