The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-10
Walter WlncheII ON RrOGdw0y
BROADWAY SONNET

BROADWAY SONNET
 N ! could have one wish that wish 10 find the vanished lad that
 once was l.
 70 feel again the whips of ecstasy And drink the beauty from an
 April sky,
 And You and I could haunt the
 streets I knew
 And hug the warmth of olden,
 golden Inns
 where Love and Hope would keep
 their rendezvous
 And Laughter was repentance for
 our sins;
 But I have lost the lad along the
 way,
 The songs are strange the
 wine has lost it's tang,
 And silence throws 8 mantle cold Upon the town where bells of
 beauty rang;
 The candles flame is low The
 dream mas IlOWn,
 The path ahead Is meant for me
 DON VAIN.
 Faces About Town: Elliott Roose- velt being mobbed by admirers while leaving the show Boat" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater James Stewart introducing Marie McDon- aid to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.. George Jean Nathan with a padre in the Cub Room of the Stork. Re- forming2 Former Sec'y of War Henry Stimson unrecognized by the Pierre paSsersby Damon Runyon putting down candidates for a column about celebs who talk about themselves Marion Murray, whose betrothal to General was cancelled suddenly, trying to be gay about it .. Candy Jones, who has cold, at the Zanzibar ringside, wearing (among other thingS) 6 baby's teething ring, the inscription on which reads: Don't Kiss Mel" SalIies In Our Alley: A ham &C., tress, famed for her conceit, visited the HartmanS at the Waldorf 2. . T had a big season in Hollywood, |" she boasted, including three ter rife scenes with Errol Flynn" {. ''Yeh," quipped Grace Hartman, ''he fights with everybody" i. OF Nelson says with many people marriage is gamble, but with Hank Greenberg it's a Gimbel . {. Alan Gale tells of the big advertiS- ing agency exec who died and at his funeral everybody sang com- Inercialsl" Tom Weatherly's de- scription of 8 certain lush: He was as tight as g shirt"
 Midtown Vlgnette: One of the enorusirens is very sad these days ... It all can be traced to a holi- day present she received from an ardent boy friend Christmas morn a messenger brought her a beautifully wrapped gift She opened 1t expectantly, only to dis cover that 1t was a hand-colored framed photograph of himself {. Disappointed and no little irked, she opened the window and tossed it 18 stories into the street That night when he called for her ht the stage door she was indifferent to him Whats wrong, darl- ing?" he asked. Didn't you like your present? And wasn't that a cute little trick-hiding those ten e1OO bills in the back of the pie ture2" If that story isn't true, I hope I spell w/rd wrong.
 AEemOs Of a Midnighter: La de Marigny, whose groom was acquit- ted on charges of staying her multi millionaire father in Nassau, may next marry Dr. Paul Zahl of N. Y., who was recently divorced. zalll Ca pal of both) got de Marigny to renounce all dover rights last May in Toronto. He is now in Mexico, where she is Insiders say the chap (Richard Slack) charged with killing that Brooklyn union boss (Dorscher) is really his son! The papers muffed that fact . S. Me- Kelway has established residence in Las Vegas The Book of the Month Club will send members ''The Egg and I" as 8 book dividend for May and June The Ralph In- gersolls will be 3 in the summer "Show Boat" packers expect to get their $300,0O0 investment back in 20 weeks Drew Pearson was scooped on his daughters merger t0 Judge Thurman Arnold's boy. . r. Kingdoms logic: "A real man never apologies for his mistress" Wall St. Ticker: The night of Jan. 9th Sunday this commenta- tor reported the govt was thinking O. begging the price of silver"
 The Jan. 9th Daily Mirror fi- 1lancial page reported that on Jan. 7th International Silver, recently ITS, moved up widely in bid price and shortly before the closing was iee bid and l95 offered"
 From the Jan. 9th financial page 0f N. Y. morning paper: sharp est rise of the day was scored by International Silver. which sky- Tocketed 20 points
 Portrait of a Swing St. Hep- Chick --Shes the image of her lovely look ing mother, who decorated the Ziegfeld line. She lives in a walk