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Show Lights of New York "imwil Selena Itoyle Is one ot the stars ot John (.iolden's production ot Itachel Crother's highly successful comedy "When l.ndles Meet." Karl l.iirrlmore. one of the I'heater Uulld's prized per formers nnd Selena Itujie's husband, did not play for n time, and so j;en ernlly went around to lake her home after the evening performance. Like ninny husbands wailiii; for tlielr wives, be found n small nearby speak easy, where the bartender was touch. but the beer kooiI. n n the course of several evenings, the two men became friendly and discussed thli;s In general. I!ut one evening when Mr. l.arrimore dropped In for Ids usual ten minute chut, he found some strangers at the bar and a rather silent host The strangers were men of keen and hard glance. Their stare was Used, cold nnd questioning. The bartender spoke up ns one of them moved to block the door. "1 know him," he said "Friend ot mine. An nctor." The eyes of the visitors thawed nnd Mr. l.nrrimore was regarded with eon sldernbly more favor This Induced further volubility In his sponsor the bartender. 'These lads." he explained "are )ust In from Chicago and they like to know who's In a place with them. It lust might be somebody unfriendly." Mr. l.nrrimore trusted that fhov Would perceive he as delighted to know them. He trusted they wouM have something to remove the dust from the larynx nfter their long trip The whole atmosphere radiated good will. They nsked him things concern Ing his profession. He didn t know Just how far It was best to go In riis playing a like interest- Finally he eaid : "I am going to ask a favor of yon gentlemen. In my next show I am supposed to play a gangster. I'd like to do It right ; make It a real part. want you. who have been around n lot, to advise me. How shall I make up, and what shall i wear?" Seriously and critically, the visitors vis-itors regarded him. They looked him over with the care n purchusei might bestow on a considered automobile At last, they reached a decision and the apparent leader spoke I'm them all "Don't," he said earnestly, "change a thing." There have been a lot ol statistics published on the Manhattan telephone directory. They will tell you how much paper Is required to print it. how many subscribers are listed In It and how much distance would he cov ered if the subscribers or the book I forget which were laid end to end Hut they have left out some very Itn poriant figures. In this Manhattan directory, for example there Is or nre. be exact and as I he case mav be. 1 l!od. ft Yard I Fools. M Foot 2fi Foote. no Feet, nut 2 Inch. Fur thermore. there is. or are. I Arm SI l.ega. 1-1 Finuer and 'M Hand noi apparently including Charlie Hand who Is now living at the Itllt more Manj Hands make light work, which mav he why the Democratic campaign went so well although Charlie was the only Hand assigned to both Mr Hnnicr and Mr Smith. There are B round dozen Head 'n the directory, a limine and a Liver. Owen Davis writes plays about ns fast as Clarence Haddington Kelland writes short stories. That's record speed George .lessel and a friend once met Mr. Davis on a morning walk, and the friend asked .lessel If he knew whether the plnyrlght was engaged en-gaged In any work. "When I saw him." said Jessel, "he had stooped over to tie a shoe lace. It just happened that he saw a pencil that somebody had dropped on the sidewalk, and before he straightened up he had written two new plays." Q. 1933 Bell Syndicate. WNU Service. |