The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-16
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 Fred Waring gave Mrs. Waring his apartment (after deciding to parD and became one of the many look ing for room Abbey Rocke- feller (the bride of Dr. Pardee) was his patient only 8 little while ago |. The night the Sinatras went Bing-three of the local an-night programs featured his recording of The Girl That I Marry followed by Nancy with the Laughing Face" Five of the recent premierS Obiggest week in ages) all occupy non-Shubert theaters. First time that's happened in a heluvaspell .. Wendy Russell. the top cover Cwho used to be married to mae Stro Paul Baron), and Stan Fisher (of the CarnivaD are hotter than Boston's Rudy York Instead of the National Anthem after Presi- dent Truman's meat control speech" wires Bob Olin, the band should have played Don't Blame Me" LuciuS Beebe's latest creations Gin public) are gingham shirts Cad!
 Major movie studios are buying up movie thittrs in Yurrop like mad .. You'll thank the col'm for tip- ping you off to Jan August's re- cording of ''Miserlou" He'll be among the pianotables one day .. Broadway Talks Back" (the new show biz program) could have start ed auSpiciouSly instead fo being so disappointing Tip to young hopefuls: The Embassy on East 57th Street this Sunday will start Q novel feature. No celebs intro duced Cor on stage) and no spuri- ous prizes. Just chance to show your talent to bookers, agents, ct al. Not ne wracket to get free talent. All will be paid A. G. V. A. scale. Congrats!
 Good word coinage from Ham mond Weber, the Sheraton Lounge bOogee-woogee expert. Weber turns down encore requests with: I'm so exhaustired!" The Colin Oilers tMary Baker) expect their image in Jan. Lawrence WaSSer just got back from Washington where he reports the sour gripe-vine has it that Truman will run in 48-all the way back to Missouri At the Zanzibar someone put 1t this way: "The reason Truman is get ting all that abuse is that he's try ing to be President and Vice-Presi- dent" Word has gone out to the actors to steer clear of all leftish outfits The most beau tiful columnist in the world (We are tolO Is Dofy Skaith of Tor onto gazette.
 My confrere, collabber and pod ner, Damon Runyon, is mending Temperature way down now. He's been overworking. 15,00O words weekly for the Hearst gazettes, get ting up the synopsis of an original for A. Korda of Enugland (who is paying $1OO,OO0 for the film) and toying with the screen treatment for Proceed with Caution" inspired by cruising all night with the local gendarmes to make New York a safer place for you, you and you Runyon, being i'll, is like New York Bay-with the Statute of Lib erty dark.
 Those H'wood cOlumnists who keep saying Monty Woolley is des- perately ill should SC ehim chcop- ping down trees at Saratoga Springs D'Avalos (the dance tutor) taught Arthur Murray (the ditto) how to do the Latin dances If she has that oh-my goodness man. ner about her, she probably Is one of the new Barbizon modelovelieS Rene Russell has composed "Anthem of the United Nations," hoping some U. N. official will make 1t official Frances Mains is a gifted and attractive concert plan ist. She is waiting for The Big Break by working nights behind the St. Moritz Hotel room-desk. Hey, MT. Carnegie Hall! Howz about that?
 NEG is auditiOning commentators to inherit Lowell Thomas spot He shifts to CBS in the near future .4. !. That Rather guy (H. Lee Rat ner), who was charged by Pitts burgh police with thefting and car rying gun, allegedly passed worth less checks at midtown hotels here. The CIO d9lies that Rather works as legalise for that organization. He said that he did . Horace A. Demarest, fired by Dewey about three months ago drom the Motor Vehicle Bureau for alleged Klan &C., tivities), is now 8 director for the U.S.O. in Kings County, N Y. How come? Naval officers (who made the Murmansk run for the U s. Armed Guard) tell the col'm Chat they've visited various Russian cities-and the only churches there