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Show WAITER WINCH ELL Pulled Star Miscast, Not III as Alleged Broadway Bongte-Wootie: Libby Holman's withdrawal from "Bog-gar's "Bog-gar's Holiday had nothing to do with illness, as "reported."' She was so miscast, the producera couldn't raise the needed $60,000 to get the curtain up unless she was replaced. The total extravagance extrava-gance to date Is $350,000. one of the co-sponsors being J. 8hepherd Jr.. down for $200.000 hardly a dent In his reported 7 million. The biggest disappointment, according ac-cording to ear wltneaies, was Duke Ellington's score. . . . Gertrude Xiesen. starting soon st the Zanzibar, Zanzi-bar, mill be the first white entertainer enter-tainer there since its policy of all-Negro all-Negro revusicals. The First NighU: A revival of "Burlesque" attracted more exciting ex-citing notices for the stars. Bert Lahr and Jean Parker . . . Jacqueline-Susanna feebie farce. "Lovely We." according to the critics, darts hither, thither and yswn. . . . "Wonderful Journey" is said to be not that wonderful. . . . "Beggar's "Beg-gar's Holiday," the majority reported, re-ported, throws off several spsrks of amusement, but never Ignites Into a steady glow. . . . "Temper j : 1 the Wind" deals with a revival of Nazism among the Germans. The Intelligentsia: Gen. Mark Clark's war memories will be published pub-lished after New Tear's. . . . Producer Pro-ducer Lee Shubert Is penning his theatrical memories. . . . Dr. A. J. Cronin, the author. Is applying for United States citizenship. . . . The Minnesota state prison's newspaper newspa-per (edited by a convict) ran this editorially: "Those caught stealing Items from the papers will be dropped from our list of contributors. contribu-tors. Stealing from another's writings Is one of the lowest bits of thievery!" The Story Tellers: Anyone who has undergone the torture of word-weaving word-weaving will appreciate this: "The Ernie Pyle Album" Informs that Ernie once wrote 17 cplyums in a single sitting! Whewl . . . The lstest edition of Who's Who revests re-vests thst the American general who has won the most decorations (40) is Brig. Gen. Edgar K. Hume. This Is the first time we ever came serous his name. . . . Those who enjoy curdling up with a good mysterv should dip fnto "The Art of the Mystery Story." It's chock-ful chock-ful of fascinating triva about the boodunlt trade. . . . "The Collected Writings of Ambrose Blerce" showcases words on their best behavior. be-havior. His crisp scrlvenlng has plenty of tang. . . . Joff Keate's cartoon chuckler has been widely reprinted In the digests. A child specialist is giving advice to a mother: "You'll have to handle this child carefully; remember you're dealing with a sensitive, high-strung high-strung little stinker." Quotation Marksmanship! Angle Bond: From some of the persons they let in. It seems to be easier to get Into the United States senate sen-ate than the Stork Club. . . M. Komroff : What can you expect of a day which begins with getting up In the morning? . . . O. M. Hampsch: He spoke as If he tasted every word. |
