The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-11
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TTzE BROADWAY EMPRESS
 W1noheglehFssleul Mrs. George Washineton KavanauQh Cthe walk. ing mlnO dining in style ct tho Blngapore With her pair of dia. fIl0nd-studdcd chopstlck Ray bolker 1slimmer than Thmaua) fighting the wind near hs hit "s Co Make Ready" Estellta, the Embassy Cmbeaut, featuring ear. rings - one Of which B gold.let- tered "Yes'--the other Nope , Jose refrer-actor-dle dletor-p producer Best known for his dccency to hopcs ftll young newcomers Members of "The Shoe Fits" show-deter. mined Co stick it out.--considerlne outsof-town reviewers liked it Lana Basquette tbusy on her novel; who will seek Co divorce her long, time estranged groom, Mollison ,, I'd walker and Paul Small stood the Late Watch" for Damon Rum yonE big gang at Memorial Hospi- tai, Damons final instructions Un writlneD stressed mo services, no fuss, get it over with"
 sallles ln Our Alley, A Broadway lad was grooming about the rising cost of good hooch D, "Whatre you kickin' about2" sarcasmd Re- publlcon-man. Wed be overpayine Just as much fl Roosevelt were alive" T know" sighed the other, but fl FDR were altve--it'd be worth itl" Vince Curran claims the way Leo Durochcers eo- ing--Leo the Wolf is becoming just as famous out in H'wood as Leo the Lion Evelyn Knight heard two stews admiring the sunrise ,,., shay" shayd the firsht, isn't that wainnerful7' Yeah" !" hicupped the other drunk. BiggeSh moon I ever shaw"
 Midtown vienelte; They told us they brought t from Hollywood. where Q swank spot solved the mat ter Of 'wfo pays the check2" This little gadget discourageS ar- guments and 1t s fun, besides ... It ia Q souvenir bottle opener ,., All bttC AbiiN VI AttiilidbNiG AtdifNi The index finger is pointed When the check is presented--you put the thing on the table and spin it And the person to whom the finger pernts-payS.
 Memoe of . Mlanighter: When sonestress Patti Clayton "a rabid Dodger fam heard about Manager Durocher's new inspiration OLaraine Day), Patti asked only one question: Gan she pitch7" Has RoSi- land Russell story7 Dolores Del Rio and Tito Juncho "a Mex film star) are the latest Mexicolla- boration Is that loud arguing hackstage between Fred March and Ruth Gordon over billing? Y ou mean even when they've been in the lights for decades they still take billing that seriously2 Why doesn't Margaret Truman do some- thing about that plastic surgeon who permitted the nose story to get into print by being coy over the phone and threatening to deny it ''if you print iti" Cute little trick, him This doesn't refer to pr. Gregory Pollock of Park Avenue, who has proposed to Marcia Watson. She { Lizaheth Scott's sister Bud Tay- Tor Sheraton Lounge organist) and radioriole Diane Courtney are build- ing very special romansions Julie Gibson will elope to Las Vegas with Mike Shore.
 New York Story; In l94i Broad- way welcomed a new sucker" 4 Texas oilman He was 65 years young-full of vim, wigor. vitality and woo-woo Tn a year and a half he squandered over s4O0, ,O0O backing Hops that had more turkey in them than you of- ten find in some costly Broadway sandwiches Anyhow. he was enjoying himself - having the time of his life He was very differ ent from most "angels" who back shows The money was his He didn't promote 1t with big talk He was not a tout or bookie who invaded Broadway to take chumps by staging one flop after