The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-03

4AA DA1nR. the colyumS Opera uea Gto. 8sS62al. witnessed ik laSl NsHhs. The scene was one ce the ds-eeddg ultra-ultrA plaees-and ' koEk Apenoo swAnkster was chat- &ng with the coat-room gal. who M Che mother ok Q a-year-old baby,
 <. ..Tne lorgnetled lady was amaRed nt the extreme youth of the coat room lass. My oear," she my aeAred. but you looE co young to have Q childl Are you very, very sure that you are really marriede"
 ~YeS man." said the girl, I'm NOT one os the customers herel"
 Sparas radloaatOr Bill stern was 2n Clro's New Years Eve where he made a crack that was resented by 0 drunk.
 over my dead bOdyi" challenged the latter.
 ''TAat. cOOed Bin. ~cOuld become ny favorite rOute"
 Ada Benchleyana: A pest entered a midtown tavern one night fea- turing beautiful sinner. Pointing Co his damaged orb, he tried to ex- plain 1t with: 'NOh, something flew into my eye"
 ''Somethingi" quipped Bob" Don't xou mean SOATEBODY?"
 1ntermlsslOns The last December week was the first in the amazing history of the hit, oklahoma" that ik wasn't a complete sell-out. i. .Ty Power and has wife, Anabella, are due here on the 11th for @ fort night joliday, Bette Davis, who gamers awards annually, broke her own record by accommodating eleven of them-two more than her l944 score. Answering critics who aS- sailed him for closing 'The Rugged path," Spencer Tracy said: ''The show is closing for c very old fashioned reason-empty SeatSl". Estelle Taylor'S attitude: T always make 1t a point never to call people what they cannot help being. The heaviest contributor to various newspaper Christmas Funds-l0Q Neediest Cases, Mirrors Phone Fund, etceteras does so under an assumed names or anonymous" |. He is New York Sinner No. l.
 New Yearchids; The Tommy Dor sey rhythms at the Capitol. The Skate Bros. on the same menu. HimberS Stringopating at the Es- sex House. The HarCman's topSi- chore at the Wedgewood Woom in the waldorf. The Brown Dots platter of the torchant: Just in Case You Change Your Mind"
 Roses to 'The Lost Weekend" at the Rivoli. The Palace Theatre nostalgia via Sophie Fuckers rem- 1niscenceS on P. Whitmans Hall ue Fame program. Thrillingl
 George Mann of '"The Yearling" relays the one about the timid character who tried seeing Q vau- devtlle booking agent for weeks without success. He finally learned the agent was going to a Suhur- ban theatre to catch some new acts --so he went there, too. As the last curtin fell the tinnid one dash ed on stage and yelled to the de- parting agent: Please, one mo- menti Just one moment-So I can show you the big specially of my actl"
 So saying, the little man took three deep breaths, raised his arms and Tapped them like wings. Then he gracefully flew all over the thea tre-dive-bomblng almost to the agents head-then zooming high again into the gallery-then bank ing down near the mezzanine to perform some rolls and loops, con- cluding with a three-point landing at center stage.
 'Well," he breathleSsly asked, @what do you think of my act?"
 Not bad" was the retort, but .whatinell do you do-besides bird 1mitations?"
 Bert Lahr was in HowieNs the rendezvous for showfolks, when a small-timer (with whom he once tiffed) went by and cut Bert dead The others at the table leased him about 1t. "Ho, hol" they ho- bod.
 Makes no difference" observed Bert. ''If that punk had said what was on his mind-he'd still be speeches..