The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-20
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are bearing hlnt that he Is through Yet siil the ficklc flame of hope A famed He mentions offers that he's turned aside Ac speaks oi golden days that now are past He shows his clippings with childish prlde-and wonders why Inc skies went oyer cast Ills chatter has a vague, nWtalgic tang And nov hls eyes reflect Inc fooii ghts slow Re huns again thc mellow songs be sang That thrilled the Palace Mob oi long ago The afternoon crcepf on-and shadows fan AS memY grants him--one more curtain call
 The Big-Iime; Betty Macdonalds new book. ''The Egg and l." puo- lished by Lipplncoit Very amus-
 ng The loyeilest lllt since "In- termezo"-the new importation from France. Symphony But not all the recordings of lt. Some ruin lt Les BroRn's Columbia disc cf You Won't Be Satisfied" ... ROsalind Russell in She Wouldn't Say Yes The Kathryn Duffy Girls unique dance styles at the Glass Hat . Paramount's Kitty" s.nsational cinema Martha stewart's thrushing and the dollE in 2oth's Doll Face.
 Broadway Lint: Dolores Brooks. the ciggie lass at the 400, is the gal who started her career as the leadiess woman in the Palace oi Wonders at the Worlds Fair Housing shortage? Max Reibeisen realtor. has 54-room penthouse on 5rh Ave. he can't rent Kay Griffith (Mrs. Brod Crawiord) is inending after a major op. The Bill (Embassy) M!llers were melted in Chi. last wk. His next may be lovely Lillian Van HoVen Of the Stork staff Len Traube is civilian again. He returns to Bill board as ed-in-chief Garry Miles, recent Diamond Horseshoe decoration, is now Mrs L. Hart wick Gypsy Rose Lee and Ches- ter Dale, art patron, are & duet cetera.
 Manhattan MuraIs: The Manhat- tan realty firm sign: Buy store on the glorious Avenue of the Americas at 9th Avenue prices" ... Countess Mara's Park Avenue shop where ties cost $100 and more.
 The Lexington Avenue ice cream spot menus which the owner signs: "Confectionately your" The Gen. tral Opera House, once a palace of splendor and finery, now blackened by the city Soot, as though in mourning for past glories The old fellow who orders two night caps at Delmonico's - one for him. self - the other for Lillian Rus sell. Though the site of the famed resaurant isn't the same, the name is what matters.
 The Late Watch: Jean Earring ton damager a leg at the Sinatra poddy .. Greta Van Wagner Cary twho inherited $100000 in trust fund from her recent divorce) will become Mrs. Robert Harrison soon. He's from Philly Taverns hear that Scotch and bourbon will con-
 tinue elusive-perhaps until late 1947 The management is wor- iled about the playful electrics for
 '"The Glass Menagerie" show :. Clendenin Ryan says MT. Forrestal didn't assign him to stump against the Army plan. It's his own idea Eve Goodman (of the Berg dorf- Goodman tribe) becomes a bride Jsn. 20th. He's a Cleveland CT New cabs. for New York is | just talk. Not enough to ease the shortage until late 46 .. In Scar let Street. Joan Bennett is slapped 1e times. Those are just the ones the director thought were all right Description of B'way veteran: He remembers when the Big meant Remick. Feist and Robbins tmuslcc publishers) .. A balanced budget was the result of winner in the last race Imitation was what happened to the odds when word got around that the fix was in and reconversion was what hap pened to your act after catching c new comic at Loews State.
 B'way Wise Guy: A Smart Gal Is
 One who Knows She Can Get Lots More From MT. Claus If She Leaves
 Her Legs in the Nylons.