The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-31


 THE BROADWAY TICKER
 Bert Wheeler and Patty Orr (af- ter a longtime idylD have parted. He is seeing his former bride. Sally Haines Six principals of Spring in Brazil" handed in their notices last week The Edgar Bergen Frances Westerman romance is on again. She shelved her band-vocal- ist job to join him here NEG banned comic J. Besser but permit ted four limitations of his funny act last week .. The Howard Langs Che produced School for Brides'O have their final decree Betty Hutton's groom has named a horse after her Lsona Drake, newest cover girl candidate, Is the dghtr of s the top man of Mfrs Trust <. Patricia Kirkwood (Van Johnson's leading lady on the screen) will file in the U. s. for division from Jack Lister of Britain Elliott Roosevelt's book will slug back at the putty-blowers.
 A group of shOwfOlks and other Celebs were punched around Holly wood table swapping hilarious stories 2 about Bob Benchley Each gag topped the other until everyOne's sides ached Finally, one script writer suggested: "Benchley is a good pal of mine. Next time we get t0gether-hOw about me bring ing Benchley over?"
 "Gahd, mol" parked someone. "He'S such a bOre!"
 They are hushing the stickup of a midtown realty broker (and track plunger) for 8 terrific bundle of coin. Happened in one of New York's swankieSt hotels .. The plane poised in Japan for the hop to washington may be flown by Brig. Gen. Frank Armstrong, out standing combat officer in the Air Force. He led the first bombing mission against Axis-held Europe and was the leader of the last raid on Japan Ley, the Nazi who committed suicide last week, was once named Levy, according to Pentagon gab The DewartS say the rumor that they would sell their newspaper is bunk One of those huge transcription discs fell 1T floors from a Broadway edi- flee and struck woman passerby. She is suing for $10,000.
 In the Golden Fiddle last night { show producer was barking at X critic over the sour notices his ! new flop received from the aisle { assassins "The reason this sea- ( son has had so few hits" he in- 5 toned, lis that you critics are the theater's worst enemies!"
 ~Then why" cOuntered the critic, < sslO you producers persist in send {. ing your worst enemies the best tick cts to opening nights?"
 Fritz Mandl, exiled in Argentina, < tried to crash the exclusive Buenos Aires Jockey Club. He received just one vote = which he bought |. Don Bestor, the orchestra leader, {. and Beulah Pinbel are MT. and Mrs. Frederic March, perturbed over rtInnors that Bell for Adano" shut tered because he is i'll, says the only reason it closed was that biz daved Elinor Troy, the show gel, is mending after bad scare. . Sam Goldwyn wires that he is not ' switching his faith as the Holly wood rumor-mill spread 1t |. Num- nally Johnson's article, a hilarious ' satire Gin the H'wood Reporter), is the talk of movietown !. The E.. Cantors are due this week with their baby daughter, Janet (now 18), who e will start her own career Olga San Juan and Carlos Ramirez are ! Mucho Calorl
 Emil Jannings' name will appear in the new list due soon from the Occupation Army. He rates ID" classification meaning black listing. He cannot be hired for any work One Broadwayite who ' never worries where his wife is- I is Clarence Robinson, dance director of the Zanzibar floor show. He z put her in the chorus, solving the 4 -~.a.1a~.a Hpnec and n1lYY1 haun