The Wilmington morning star., 1946-11-17
roadway
By WALTER WlNCHELL
L OF THE TOWN

IL , Vic IkIC SA4 =,
looked at her, said simply: Raise your sAr''
The girl obliged Miss BARRYMORE gave a
| sigh of relief, Everyone in the barrymore
family is bowlegged. Just wanted to MAKE
sure YOU WEREN'T" . The girl was so gooa
opening night that after the show ottlclals
stormed backstage and demanded to see I'LL
BOY. Only a physical examination 10y d
woman of the society convinced them sne
was really a girl . Today that girl, VINO
tarted her stage career as an eight-year-old
bov. is a Broadway hit as 1.-The sexlest gal IN
town. She plays the role of a tart IN Inc
Ice Man Cometh'-Ruth Gilbert.
For wears some of Victor Moore's friends
considered him something Of a mlser -.
Whenever he visited New York Moore would
refuse to use anything but the bus for trav-
elling. In fact he tried to convince his TRENDS
to do the same , Finally, last week one OF
them learned the reason for Moore's prudence
and means of travel He noticed VICTOR
Moore's name On the letterhead OF one Oh ue
city's biggest bus terminals!
He's the new head-Waiter at the Hickory
House . Julius Altman A nice fellow
with manners and the subject of a human IN
terest story . During the LIST World War ne
fought in the Austrian army and was captured
by the Americans under the command of Brig.
General Louis J. Norton -. The General liked
the captive and made him an orderly around
headquarters When the cannons ceased
firing Artman "a youth of 2) was taken to
the U. S. by the General . . . Where he met
the Generals family, including Jeanette
Marie Norton, his daughter After 7 years
they were married and were blessed with a
son . Possibly in their happiness the Art
man family have supplied the answer to the
formula-that every Broadway novelette,
doesn't need a punch-line Z. Especially vixen
the leading players love each other.
Dear Mr.. Winchell: Just a note from Mrs.
MacRae and myself to say thanks for men
tioning the birth of our second daughter,
Heather, on your recent broadcast. Believe
me, it was a thrill for us both, and the next
morning found us practically opening a flower
shop in our room at Doctors Hospital, what
with flowers coming from all over the nation
from friends who heard you. 1t was a double
thrill for me, too, Mr.. w., becaus six years
ago I was a page boy at NBC, and Sunday
nights usually found me listening to or watch
ing your neWscast-and wondering if ever I
would make the column or broadcast. So
you see, it was a dream come true. Thanks
from the 4 of us.-Gordon MacRae."
They were both names on Broadway .
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was SO busy with his New York mite poland
she with her magazine articles-that they be-
gan to see less and less Of each other
Come the inevitable. They split . Didn't
see each other for years. Only recently he
heard from her She was suing him and
demanding a sizeable hunk Of cash . His
hot spot, however, is on the rocks. He is flat
broke, and he told her so Now look what
happens. Instead of collecting alimony, she is
so touched by his pitiful plight that she's send
ing him a fistful of folding money each week
to keep the sheriff from his door.
On their radio program Dorothy Kilgallen)
and Dick Rollmar) give way a Bible marker
to every listener writing for one. (This is done
through the cooperation of the Bible Society,"
. Recently they aired their musings on the
casting of the male lead in the Forever Am
ber' flicker. A few days later, they received
the following letter: Dear Dorothy and Dick:
1 don't think Cornell Wilde should be in For
ever Amber l think a much better choice
would be my favorite, Enrol Flynn. Please
send me a Bible marker"
They were a couple of wild kids, and their
marriage was made in heaven-like lightning.
1T happened over night Blas Sc Broadway
was even stunned by the news. Like impet-
uous KIDS they didn't plan very far in advance,
and when it came time to locate an apartment,
they found themselves out in the cold I'M
posing on the well wishes of friends, they drift
ed from one family to another . To by
ISLANDERS it looked like the marriage would
wind up on the rocks of Reno Then a
strange thing happened. Her parents, who had
disowned her when she wed the guy, suffered
a change OF hard heart Come and live
with us" pleaded her mother. Her father still
hated the new son-in-law but allowed him to
move in We'll, the marriage is OK now,
and pretty soon they expect to have an apart
ment all their own Seems her mother and
father fought nightly over the new son-in-law,
and now MON is Reno-bound!
She is a high-salaried buyer for a depart
ment store. Been there for years. Well liked
. Came a strike, and all the sales help
walked out The boss asked her if she
would pinch-hit as a s~alesgirl until the strike
was settled AS a personal favor she ac-
guessed :. Three days later she walked into
the office with swollen eyes that told of Sleep
less nights. I'm resigning,' she said
But look" argued the boss, you've been
with us for years; we've paid you we'll. Ger
tainly you can stick with us through this
trouble" Il want to-" came the fearful
reply, but for three nights I've been locked
out of my home. My husband is a union Off
cial, and he refuses to sleep under the same
roof with a strike-breaker!''
The towns booking agents are guffawing
over this A much disliked colleague is