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Show H '55 li fc.i'n'" i - ' ' " K ' ' hn'in'-i'rtiif- Newspaperman's Notes: Besides being a vegetarian, George Bernard Shaw is a hater ol any sort of physical exertion. . . . Outside of occasional bicycling he debunked all athletics. Once, they say, Sandow, the Great Strong Man, cornered Shaw. . . . "Look at me," he boasted, pounding his frontage. "I can lift elephants, pianos and 20 men on my chest!" "Oh, foot!" said Shaw. "I want to keep bores off minel" Hy Gardner memos about the time Ann Sheridan, the star, met Jose Iturbi in Hollywood. . . . The talented man suggested that Ann phone him when she came to New York. . . . When she arrived here, she was a bit foggy about his name and addressed him as "Jose Shurbert." ... A few hours later she received a reply. ... It was addressed to: "Ann Schlepper-man." Schlepper-man." It happened in Buenos Aires. A minor gov't official bristled into the American Consulate. . . . Ignoring the room full of people, he stormed over to the receptionist and demanded de-manded an audience with the Consul. Con-sul. ... He was politely informed there were several ahead of him. "But I am Gonzales!" he bellowed, bel-lowed, impatiently glancing at his wrist watch. "At two o'clock I have the appointment." "I am Joe Kelly," replied the American in his best North Pole manner, "and at two o'clock you have the disappointment." Zachary Scott was at a meeting where a lad with a fine war record made a speech. ... It was dull, and the audience started walking out. ... A man who meant well got up and announced: "Gentlemen, please sit down. This boy has gone through hell for us, we can do as much for him!" One of the pet newspaper quips deals with the reporter assigned to cover an affair staged by the Greater Great-er New York Fund. ... He turned bis copy in carelessly and tardy. . . . The city editor bawled him out. "What's the idea," barked the boss, "of writing 'among the mosl beautiful girls was a Congress-man'? Congress-man'? You've got him wearing skirts!" "I can't help that," was the reply. re-ply. "That's where he was!" The Quipping Post: Nicol Smith, author of the soon-due book, "Intc Siam, Underground Kingdom," waj an officer in the OSS. . . . One daj he found himself seated next to quiet little man at a Washingtor banquet. . . . "I'm Nicol Smith Cloak and Dagger," said Smitt introducing himself. . . . "Gled tc mitt you," was the reply. "I'm Atx Lapidus, Clukk and Suiter!" . . Add snappers to people who boas' of being self-made men: Horac( Greeley stifled one such with this: "That, sir, relieves the Almighty o: a terrible responsibility!" . . . Sev eral members of the literati wen moaning about the shortage of gooc hooch. . . . John Powers sighed anc intoned: "That's what is known a: wishful tanking." Quotation Marksmanship: M Carter: She indexed her memories but time had shuffled the cards. . . B. Lytton: A stiff man, starchet with self-esteem. . . . Gene Fowler To hide a secret from her is liki trying to smuggle daybreak past ! rooster . . . Susan Cooper: Thei: eyes drew swords. . . . Ben Hecht She looked like something carve out of a marshmallow. . . . Osca Wilde: I can resist anything excep temptation. . . . Larry Finley: The; were joined in holy wedluck. . . Evelyn Knight: It was four ho hum in the morning. . . . Schopen hauer: Rascals are always socia ble. . . . Anon: The trouble wit! life is that there are so man; beautiful women and so little time The Army short which show what Hiroshima looks like. It won' be released because in one seen you see the imprints of bodies tha were blown right into the pave ment. . . . The talk-that Mik Jacobs will retire after the Loui: Conn fight. . . . The two mic western mfrs who were bilked ol of ?G4,000 by a tout outfit. The haven't hollered because they fea the publicity will make them m tional jokes. . . . The glamazo named Gloria Camera (she's 6-3 and she hasn't fiddle-feet, eithei . . The talk that Lucille Simmon of the shows may wed a coffee mi lionaire. . . . Sandra Rambeau ditel ing the British "mint" she was n ported engaged to. . . . The al Chinese gal show at the beautifu ly appointed China Doll on 51st S We offer that soldier Chris Moi i ley's merciless doggerel, to wit: ' came home from years of war. E i erything was like before. Peopl hadn't changed a bit. That's th I awful part of it!" Sounds in the Night: At Reuben's i "He will pat you on the back I your face and stub you in the hen , behind your back." . . . At tr Stork: "His father's success went I I his head." ... At the Anclii Room: "1 saw her at the track ye tcrday." . . . "In which race?" |
