The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-18

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 Says drama reviewing would seem
 tame now.
 Phil BritO's pet quip concerns the
 Hollywood tots who were discuss
 ing their families. "I got . second
 little brother coming next week."
 said the first.
 "SO wOt?" said the other. Next
 week I'm getting my 4th father!"
 MGM has signed Edna Skinner of Oklahoma" Her pop is a
 multi millionaire. All he did was
 invent that silly old milk bottle
 top The stop clause on Broad way musical shows is now $20,0O0 per
 week. If a show does jitney under
 20 Gs, its lease isn't worth the pa-
 per England writes her pledges on !. . The staffs of two major mid-
 town hotels were nearly all fired
 last week for grating on rentals
 Someone oughta tell the tal- ented Maurice Rocco it's the short est cut to the poorhouse-when you start missing performances, etc. :. Diana Barrymores pals are con- cerned about her driving That reminds us of when Mrs. David Niven was So needlessly killed by falling down stairs at Ty Powers house while playing a baby game. Said friend: Why is 1t that way? People who want to live-die. And people who take pills, gas and other wise try suicide-are saVedH
 Critic George Jean Nathan's Ob- servatiOn: "A touch of insanity is invaluable if you are writing liter ary criticism. Unfortunately, in or der to be drama critic, one must have some intelligence"
 The late Philip Merivale is seen for the last time in Internationals soon-due melodrama, The Strang- CT" . Mrs. Count Basic was operated on at the Flower-5ti Il Ex-show gal Vera Lee Kane (of | the Ziegfeld and Shubert shows) | says If you wanna know what hap pens to show girls-she is now man. | ager of the Terrace Club Hotel at | Newport. Her current name is | Gail Hollis . ;. And Tess Redfield (who was Tess Rubin of the Fol- lies shows) is supervising the Cac- tus Room of the Plaza Hotel, As- bury Park . Louella Parsons is now 20 lbs. lighter since soaring all her friends that way Doris Fisher, who helped compose some of the "Gilda" music, will go to 1Nn The commercials on television will be acted outl Frinstance: You will see kid eating his cereal and saying: Yum, yummy, mummy" Omigahd .. Ted Lewis says Holly wood and Vine is where Broadway and 47th Street end Philip Yordan told Chicagoans no mem Der of the Windy City" show would be stranded after 1t folded there for loss of $500 900. Is he kid- din? Equity bonds automatically 1 guarantee that.
 Seasons ago when the BaErymOreS were touring together Lionel looked C put his hotel window one morning l after a week of rain.
 way SvOAACoo' nC my "BVO4AAscoS D. l its amazing!" C
 What is?" asked sister Ethel. a Is the sun up?"
 "NO," said Lionel, but brother c John is." n
 Greater Love Hath No Booking c Agent: Peter Lind Hayes is at the r Copacabana mainly because his ! agent Dan Hollywood) moved out of his apartment so Hayes could f move in. Hayes refused the A. figure salary job unless the agent ' could also guarantee an apartment !
 . Wynne Gibson (remember her { as the weary street-walker in If Had a Million"?) has turned . Broadway producer. Her first will , be Laurence Ayres' new comedy, Life, Liberty and" A woman agent who has been arranging , shows for stags will be questioned , by the Feds |. . Adolph Green, who auth'd Billion $ Baby" was witt messing the show Friday eveg when leading man Chisholm took ill The luthor rushed backstage and stepped into the role Overheard: Its impossible to fall asleep at Around