Show I ALONG BROADWAY WITH TV WINCHELL TV Gossip Takes Tales Play From News In Spite of Experts Expert's Criticism By WALTER WINCHELL The Private Papers of a Cub Reporter This column has hos never been sensitive to the criticism it has attracted attracted at- at We mean that intermittent condemnation expressed here lere and there by persons including self-appointed self authorities on mit nit or feel that the news we submit is anything but that When we submit it to the subscribers we do so as a reporter Some critics have contended that that- it is gossip Let them call I what is described as being news fit to print We do not ad- ad it t by any name When ins it is confirmed confirmed con- con firmed under datelines of ot Hollywood Hollywood Holly- Holly wood New York London or dunk It then takes on the respectability respectability respectability respect ability of news It Is with some satisfaction then that when hen w we read the current editions we see seethe seethe the he most conservative and respectable respectable respectable respect respect- able journals of the world confirming confirm- confirm lug ing ng our theory of 15 years To wit That gossip is is' rated above the he news of the moment Meaning that th the gossip of aman and woman th the king of England and his adored Mrs Simpson is given th the space usually reserved for Mr Hitler Mr Roosevelt Mr Mussolini Mussolini Mus- Mus and the ev events in Spain and Geneva One day last week the gossip of King Edwards Edward's romance with Mrs Simpson was considered more more important for the space on pages 1 to 7 Page 8 dealt with the he war in Spain and similar big news The editors it appears have lave just discovered what one of ofus ofus ofus us has contended all along along that readers are ere more interested in peole people peo- peo pie le who are living than in those who are dying People in love are alive People who arent aren't are dead lead A radio sponsor rec recently went to NBC to cast a new air show He wanted an entertainer he said of the Charlie King type The artists' artists bureau at NBC wasted much shoe leather and finally re reported reported reported re- re ported it couldn't find anyone like Charlie King Our complaint complaint complaint com com- plaint is this Why dont don't they employ Charles King himself who starred in the first cinema version of The Broadway Melody Melody Melody Mel Mel- ody but who now is employed at the same M-G-M M studios in Hollywood as es an extra at a aday aday aday day Two of our better known movie favorites after visiting the Wainow Wain- Wain bow ow decided to go up on the roof of Radio City to get an airplane view of The Big Town The Theman Theman Theman man who who- sells tickets which are 40 cents said Tickets please To which the actress replied Do we have to pay You should pay us for going to your roof Maybe youre you're right lady replied the chap but they always make me pay to see you in the movies P. P S. S The S.-The The movie couple paid On Broadway the only loyal things you have at your side side are are your arms Panhandlers ask for money not because they need it but because th they dont don't t think you do It lt would be petty of the drama critics to gang up on Leslie Howard Howard Howard How How- ard now that hes he's snapping back at them He insists his hiG antagonists antagonists antagonists an an- have only a nodding acquaintance with Hamlet and that he has a right to say it After all aU that's what they said about him In fewer words let others form loran your opinIon opinion opinion ion of yourself Irma at the Cafe Venezia is air minded No matter what time her cafe work ended in the wee hours Irma kept her rendezvous at the airport with her tier flying teacher John Shobe of Boston Two weeks ago teacher teach teach- er Shobe with two others fell to his death It was the first time Irma overslept |