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Show lily Tales of the Toivn Producer John "Memphis Bound" Wildberg was fuming about an indolent in-dolent girl usher at one of the Broadway Broad-way show-shops. "Take it easy," his Missus admonished. admon-ished. "For all we know, this girl may be the next Lauren Bacall." "By the time she seats us," grunted Wildberg, "she'll be too old." Red Kann relays the one about radio announcer Ken Roberts, who told of a commentator that rounded out a broadcast by declaring: de-claring: "Adolf Hitler that swine that pig!" . . . Roberts had to follow saying: "The commentator's com-mentator's views were his own and do not represent the viewpoint view-point of his sponsor, the Unlver- . sal Meat Packing Co.!" Some of the boys were discussing discuss-ing how Goering should be punished. They all agreed the Allies should be particularly severe with him because be-cause of his failure to keep any of his numerous promises. One of the fellows summed up: "If for nothing else, Goering should be punished because be-cause he broke every promise ho ever made." ... A little refugee, who was listening, interrupted. "I don't know what you men are talking talk-ing about," he said. "Goering kept all of his promises to the Jews!" He's a hotel executive, and they've been married for six years. Last week she celebrated her 27th birthday, birth-day, and as was the custom in the past he sent roses one rose for each year. The clerk who filled the order, however, thought that the flowers in stock were rather small and so for the same price tossed in 6 more making a total of 33. . . . When he got home that night and expected some remark about the flowers, he was embraced by the vase and all. MT. Georges Jomier forwards the following: "We just came back from two weeks in Germany and you have no idea how happy we were to leave that country. Berlin has been a great disappointment a lot of activity but no warmth or color or spirit. "We "Travelled in a car from Berlin Ber-lin to Frankfort, and we have seen with our own eyes that one should not believe In the complaints of distress dis-tress by the Germans. The factory chimneys are smoking and the people peo-ple are working everywhere. The crops are very good everyone seems to be very well-fed and well-dressed. well-dressed. "And what is difficult to understand under-stand is that the Germans do not believe that the Allies have won the war. "Of ceurse, their mopey has no alue or very little value, but the bankers are blaming the Allies for that state of affairs and are pretending pretend-ing that It is the fault of the Allies. Therefore, they are trying by every means possible to stop France from accomplishing her program of reparation. repa-ration. "Thus, Germany remains a menace, men-ace, and France should fear a new war." From Le Courrler Do Paeifigue, July 4, 1921. Lew Parker anderstands some correspondents were Interviewing Interview-ing the unit that captured Hermann Her-mann Goering. "How'd yen find him?" they asked. "Just poshed back his medals," med-als," was the answer, "and there he was." Recently on a newly won island? the all-clear signal blew after a Jap raid but none of the boys left their fox-holes. . . . The siren blew again, and nothing happened. . . . Finally, to a last desperate move to get the men out of their fox-holes, the officers offi-cers played a phonograph record over the PA system. ... A few-moments few-moments later the soldiers streamed! from their shelters. . . . The ev'ipriian was the Frank Sinatra ecording if "Come out, come out, wherever you re." T. E. Brown, now stationed at Groton, is an unassuming lad . . . At the battle of Midway he left a flying formation that had destroyed Jap battleship. . . . Then he "aloned it" for another target and lipped a big egg right into the funnel fun-nel of a Jap destroyer sending it to the hari-kari trail. . . . Lt. Brown rejoined his group on the way home and after two days (and threatened discipline by bis CO) he admitted that he knocked off the Jap destroyer. . . . He was afraid, he said, of being yelled at "for breaking the formation!" Nlghtlifers, unable to sleep, who spend the wee hours visiting visit-ing the Central Park soo. "Yon probably meet a better class of animals!" . . , Penny-ante booking book-ing agents transacting "business" "busi-ness" on the sidewalk. This Is one of the most tragic aspects of the show business, which is dedicated to making others happy. hap-py. . . . The penny arcades that have coined fatter profits and lasted longer than most expen-aive expen-aive night clubs. |
