The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-17
nRoApWAY AT MIDNIGHT

BROADWAY AT MIDNIGHT
 Faces About Town: ZaSu Pitts, the play-actress, motoring in her 1904 Columbia electric battery ma chine--the best crowd-collector in the land. It attracts groups even when she leaves it in front of "Ramshackle Inn" A Jolson and E. Cantor readying their sass for the Philco-Variety program of May 2eth Antoine (Saks Vth Ave- nue's famed hairdresser) a rhapsody in blue. Blue tie, ditto shirt and ditto jacket to blend with his blue hairl Jo (Whiskers) Davidson, the sculptor, sketching E. fleming
 ways huff on Stork tablecloth. x. Ginny Simms, making her ta-
 tas before showing off Friday for the HollywoodS Mrs. George Holmes (the White House secre-
 tary) forgetting that diners in the no-30 per cent tax sector of gay place mustn't enjoy dance .. "Ooopsw she said in the middle of foxtrot. She's Steve Early'S sis Monocled Charles Coburn, the actor, having rhumba ruined by quipsters: Don't forget you're not as old as you werel"
 Sally in Our Alley: In Reubens last night pair of stage veterans recalled when John Barrymore was going through the soul torment of Hamlet when he thought he detect
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 Looking down he saw Jane Cowl the star, carrying on an animated conversation with all around her for four rows back Gritting his moiars, Barrymore went through the show, but when he was called on for bows at the end, he intoned: T would like to thank all of you gracious people for your applause. And also thank Miss Jane Cowl sit- ting right down therefor co-star- ring with mel"
 MemOs of Midnighter: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor will tepee at the Waldorf Towers in July Capt. Frank Farrell of the Ma rines, after two years in the s. Pa cific, Is expected home on leave soon Lonergan's friend, Harjes, is braving the public again. Strolled on 5th at 50th with his familiar trio of pups Dream with Music" opening tomorrow night is said to be the costliest musical yet-$300,- GOO. Vera Zorina and Joy Hodges of the cast are feuding fiercely. -.
 Add double exposures: Philip Cool idge of "Jacobowsky" and Virginia Dunning of Life With Father .. Jerri Blanchard resumes at the Club IS tonight B. B. Powell, manag- ing ed, of The Scranton, tPa0 Trib, has crashed the Broadway song heavens with a pair of lyrics .. Co., tavus Roy Cohen's delightful obser- vation of a lovely locker: Her mother must have been frightened by an orchid" Frank Parker of Follow the Girls" bills himself as The Tenor with the Bass Habits
 Starting tonight, La Conga is charg- ing only ten per cent, paying the other twenty themselves.
 Midtown Vignette: She was one of the Brighter Flames while ago. And like all such fires burned her self out In her heyday there wasn't a night she didn't make all the spots from La Conga to the smart East Side places-down to Greenwich Village and up to Har- lem She died recently |. One of her wishes was that she be cre- mated and her ashes thrown to the winds over Florida .. A Broadway ite was given the urn-because he was going to Miami . He carried 1t on a farewell tour for her around town and got Stiffer than he intended Now he cannot recall in which night club he misplaced it And so, in one of the joynts in which she wasted her life, she sleeps.
 The Orchid Garden: Louis Jor- dams amusing Decca platter "1S You Is or Is You Amt Nah Baby?" "a gay torch D. Lamour in Paramount'S And the Angels Sing =. The Roxy's next, Eve of St. Mark" by 20th Century-FoX .. The pies at Duffy's Tavern, which are naked by Hortense Spiers res taurant, the address of which she threads seeing published. Because she can't handle any more business =. Prof. Davis parody on Love, Love, Love" at Leon & Eddie's |. . . Irene Hayes French poodle puppy display ScallionS to that sing ing commercial which grateS the ears CC-One, Cone, C7pne!'D |