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Show Broadway Chop-Chop Life's researchers nailed plenty of inaccuracies in dates and events when editing the Churchill memoirs. When advised, Churchill growled that he wanted his stuff to run the way he wrote it. . . . Little known sidelight: Years ago political parties par-ties decided on emblems so illiterate illiter-ate voters could identify candidates. candi-dates. . . . That's how the donkey and elephant became the Dem and Repub "trademarks." . . . MGM is looking for a kid star to take over the roles little Margaret O'Brien has outgrown. . . . That narcotics agent who falsely arrested a local sports writer (in the Yankee press-box) press-box) has been fired. x Midtown Vignette: We were strolling 5th avenue with him . . , His recent wife and a friend came out of a nearby bar seeking a cab. ... He turned away and swallowed hard. . . . "Why the blues?" he was asked. "You knew what you were doing when yon divorced di-vorced her." "Sure," he sighed, "but my heart can't read legal documents." docu-ments." "Hamlet," the Film, now runs 2 hours and 40 minutes. It will be shaved down to normal running time after the Legion of Decency gets through it. . . . They say the N. Y. Times annex cost twice as much as they guesstimated. That's, howcum the economy wave is on! Nobody fired but nobody hired even as a replacement. "My dear Mr. Winchell: In one of your recent columns I read the note of complaint about radio comics using the phrase, 'Don't be a Schmoe!' from a man in the midwest named Schmoe. What's he complaining complain-ing about? Yours truly, R. F. Schmuck, Dallas, Tex. Sounds in the Night: In Reuben's: Reu-ben's: "I musta had a wonderful weekend; every bone in my body aches." . . '. At the Stork: "The last time the Repubs won was 1928 and you know what happened in '29!" ... In Lindy's; "What a bore. Every time he gabs it's a moneylogue." ... At Arthur Murray's: Mur-ray's: "The boys who took the long trip to Berlin for Eisenhower wish he would take the short one to Washington for them." In Rome where he was being interviewed, Orson Welles interviewed in-terviewed the interviewer. . . . "What," he inquired, "am I best known for in Italy? My radio work, my movie directing or my stage acting?" "Oh, Senor, for none of these things!" said the Italian scribe. "In Italy you are best known as Rita Hayworth's ex-husband." The Story-Tellers: Two of the current best-sellers are involved in a set of unusual coincidences. They are "Raintree County" and "Peace of Mind." Their authors, both young, met untimely deaths at times when their works were leading lead-ing best-seller lists. . . . When Dr. Liebman dieti, the New York Times' survey showed his book in first place in the non-fiction lists alongside along-side Lockridge's book in the fiction lists. . . . Each tome has been on the respective best seller listings longer than all others. . . . But most coincidental is that Ross Lockridge and Joshua Liebman both have 13 letters in their names. In the Wings: Reviewers aren't always hard-boiled. One of the tenderest tributes ever paid an actor was from Chicago critic Ash-ton Ash-ton Stevens. . . . Recalling John Barrymore's past glories during the star's fading years, the critic wrote: "No one can run faster downhill than a thoroughbred." Merrlman Smith's book, "A President Is Many Men," reveals re-veals that a big shot who received re-ceived an invitation to a White House reception gave it to a pet waitress. When her background was discovered she was ejected. Such snobbery. A waitress isn't good enough to mix with an ex-haberdasher. Press Agent's Alibi: We've got some wonderful things coming up for you next week. You'll be in more papers than page 2.'. . . Your scrapbook isn't crowded? That's because we haven't had time tc paste them all in. . . . What's the diff how much it's costing you? It's like money in the bank. No. not in my bank! ... I'm getting you on a disc jockey program at four in the morning. All the really important im-portant nobodies listen to this one. Our favorite sassiety colyumiss (Virginia Leigh, the debeaut) calli her col'm "A Trifle Gossipy"' instead in-stead of "A Trifle Charming." "Senator George Malone front Nevada and wife are gracious. Mrs Malone is so vivacious and charming. charm-ing. . . . Both Gov. Warren and his wife are very charming. . . . Gov. Dewey is one of the most charming men I have ever met. Mrs. Dewej is as charming as her husband." |