The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-20
Along Broadway
Bv WALTER WINCHELL

keb outside the st. Regis. The John Cecil
Holms (he's the playwright book-shopplng on
E. 59tth. Alex Waugh, the London author,
having tea-and waughfeles at EoWle's. Mayor
Ed Kelly OF Chicago and Millionaire j. F.
IKennedy at Table so in the Stork cub, not
knowing seven colyumists are always under
it. The ga-ga women at the WeogWooo
Room Gin the Waldorf) no little provoked be-
cause movie actor Dana Andrews paid such
exclusive attention to his own wife. Fannie
Hurst, the novelist, who starts drama-crltlck
ing for WIZ Oct. "a at midnight. Charlie
Wagner (of the Mirrors litree dept.) observ-
ing that We]cher Goering died as he should,
via cynide, which is rat poison.
Sallies in Our Alley: Jean Parker, featured
in Jed Harris new comedy, LOCO" related
how one glammer gel selects her sweaters.
This gel went into a shop-tried one on-and
said: This fits perfectly. I'll take the next
size smaller. AT Armando's Flamingo some
one wondered what would be done with Goer-
ing''s medals. ."Oh," oh'd a columnist, "They
probly'll give 'em to Senator Taft!". Jimmy
Rich, who probly is one of those mean old
Republicans, quips that the ration is suffering
from Trunlanatism. Now John CD, don't you
dare grab that for at least five days-until
the syndicate can circulate it.
Midtown Vignette: Joan Fontaine (of the
moving p%lctures) got out of her sick bed, to
which she had been confined with the f1u)
for a week. Joan then went to LaGuardia
Field to fly to Bermuda, hoping the SUN and
rest there would cure her sneezes, etc. AT
the airport she learned that the planes de-
parture had been postponed until late after
noon. Instead of returning to her bed, Joan
and nurse went to John FreGerics. Where
che r11rcheca fivo hote r., ~ l. ,,a-4 l.
Bergdorf-Goodman's and bought four frocks.
At six the same evening she hoped to Ber-
muda. . Practically cured.
Memos Of a Midnighter: Russell Birdwell,
the exple:ter, is quietly being sued by a former
asst, Guido Orlando. The squabble is over
whose clients are whose. Benny Rubin will
coach Kenny Delmar (Sen. Claghorn) for the
role in TITS a Joke, Son.. . March model
Rusty Mcbride and Al Sassoon (of the veddy
reech Briddish tribe) are romantic-tac-too!.
The Uncle Dons (she's his 3rd bride) are being
rlolc. The Yoo-hoos are congesting pede-
strian traffic near the Lady W~indermeres''
Fan stage door. Wishing a certain member of
the cast fairy good luck? Bob Orr leaves
Lennen & Mitchell Dec. 1st to enter his own
business, starting with all Jergens-Woodbury
accounts. In short with a zillion dollars
The COP. slogan is Had Enough? Vote
Republican," and Jackie Elinson rebuttals
with: Bad Enough. Vote Democrat." H.
.. Llbson, we think. tops Elinson and the
Repubs with: Had Enough? Well, vote Re
publican and you will never have enough"
Slaughter at Sardi's CBy Tom Weatherly):
Last night the gang at sardi's Bar Gas usual
was dishing out the DOT. A stranger said
something nice about one Of the present-day
h0Ofar-cnroirc tNr4e, ., a..4aI - 1-L.L.-
If it wasn't for his wife, he'd still be standing
in front Of the Palace in two-toned, high but
ton shoes, with a fringe on top COT his collar
waiting tor Vaudeville to come back!,
Will be always those who seek the dark. Whose
minds are misty from an old refrain. There
will be always those who seek a spark. That
gloWed but once-and will not glow again.
mere Is a time when wine has lost its tang.
There is a time when lies have turned to
truth. There is no lit to ali the songs we
sang. There is no road that wanders back to
youth. . SO We are lost-the mdolent and
gay. Against the tide that sweeps away the
years. So we must stand-disconsolate and
gray. . To face the sudden surge of ancient
fears. The girls are ghosts-the Inns are
suffered tight. A cold wind blows against
the cloak of night!
New York Novelette,: He came to The Big
Town with the Rodeo. "A big guy with a big
heart-from a small burg. AS nice a leila
as you ever met. She was from a little
town, too. But the Big Burg got its grip on
her-and she looked down on him as though
he were just another sucker. He didn't
know that when she gave him The wye it was
merely a Dollar Sign. Before she got through
with him she took him fer plenty. Her
friends didn't mind her shaking down some
of the Broadway heels. But they didn't like
the way she gave this kid The Business.
Now, nobody in their Midtown Set will have
anything to do with her. True, the COWBOY
didn't rope and tie her-like he should have
done. But bleev you me-She's branded
Curtain Calls: There's No Holding Me-.
from "Park Avenue .Buntv~ Pend1eton,s
riff rhythms at the Victorian Room (Gladstone
Hotel. The Dixon Clubs Mooney 4. The
new slantertaining girl show at the China Doll
Eddie Davis's funny parody on "sun in
the Morning, and the Moon, ETC." at Leon
Eddie's. .Bertica Serrano, the rhu bombshel1
at the Havara-Madrid. Irwin Corey's zantics
at the Blue Angel. The big time Zanzibar
revusical. The zingy Hal Mcintyre Cosmo
recording Of Scarlet AMBER. Carol
Aynne's ice-wizardry at the St. Regis Iridium
RIM. .Goidee Niesen's new Decca-reccad Of
Sooner or Later and Les Browns Columbia
plattergen1 of 1.-THE Best Man"
Manhattan Murals: Ladies of the Evening
Gas thew are laughing civ called strollino ,a.r