Walter Winchell on Broadway Notes and Nightlife Gossip
Walter Winchell recaps Broadway nightlife with snapshots of Simone Simon, Boris Karloff, Gene Tierney, and Richard Watts Jr. at theaters and bars. He notes quirky scenes at the Fulton theater door and disclosures from New York clubs, plus tidbits on stars like Myrna Loy, Arthur Hornblow, and Mitch Leisen, ending with a farewell until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simone Simon
Ann Graham
Paris
Boris Karloff
Fulton Theater
Broadway Rose
George Jean Nathan
Gene Tierney
Richard Watts, Jr
Michael Arlen
Barney Gallant
Casino Russe
Tom Rockwell
Maddy Garden
Tommy
Jock McLean
Stork
W. W Hawkins, Jr
World Telly
Myrna Loy
Arthur Hornblow
Arthur
Cocoanut Grove
Mitch Leisen
Myrna
the Grove
M-G-M
Mary Parker
Billy Daniels
Freddie Martin
Jerome Kern
Jerome
Grove
Ciro
Millands
Gene Markey
Walter Pidgeons
Frank Morgans
Jules Steins
Wesley Ruggles
Lester Seigels
Kansas City
Seigel
Bert Lyon
David Rose
London
Steins
Rose
David
England
Mae West Signs Film Contract as John Barrymore Option Links
Mae West lands a movie role via contract with William Shapiro who backs a project with John Barrymore as a potential co star. Universal plans seven Latin flavored films with Dick Foran Leo Carrillo and Andy Devine including Beyond the Pampas and In Old Monterey. Pat Dane renamed Sandra Sherwood at Metro dopo contract limits and Lana Turner noted for nightlife as rising stars pursue film deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollywood
INS
Mae West
William Shapiro
Bobby Breen
Shapiro
Ses Lesser
Sphinx
John Barrymore
la West
Bernard Schubert
Mae
New England
Universal
Dick Foran
Leo Carrillo
Andy Devine
Pampas
Old Monterey
Uncle Sam
Mexico
South America
Pat Dane
M-G-M
Warners
Metro
Sandra Sherwood
Pat
Sandra
Lana Turner
Eight of 43 States Show Traffic Reductions Early 1
Report notes only eight states out of 43 posted reductions in traffic levels through the first eleven months of the year. Analysts caution that nationwide progress remains uneven as officials study trends and enforcement efforts continue.
Theaters Feature Boyer Sullavan Double at Iowa
Iowa houses present Back Street with Charles Boyer and Margaret Sullavan, plus Meet Boston Blackie with Chester Morris. Paramount offers Western Union and Golden Hoofs. Buck Privates with Abbott and Costello, Doomed Caravan with Boyd. Hired Wife and The Great Profile at Palace. Rialto shows I Cant Give You Anything But Love and That Gang of Mine. Marion screens Scatterbrain and Ellery Queen. Strand features Forty Little Mothers and Rulers of the Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Charles Boyer
Margaret Sullavan
Back Street
Richard Carlson
Frank McHugh
Boston
Palace
Rosalind Russell
Brian Aherne
Virginia Bruce
John Barrymore
Rialto
Johnny Downs
Peggy Moran
Bobby Jordan
Leo Gorcey
Gang
Marion
Judy Canova
Notice of Executor Appointment in Iowa Probate
On February 19, 1941, Lester P. Frezek was appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Charles J Frezek, deceased, Linn County Iowa. Creditors must pay debts to the executor and claimants must file authenticated claims with the Linn County District Court Clerk via attorney A. W Bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Linn County
Charles J Frezek
Iowa
Man Who Came To Dinner Shines At Cedar Rapids Iowa Theater
Clifton Webb stars as Sheridan Whiteside in Moss Hart and George Kaufman’s comedy at the Iowa theater. The play fills all 1,832 seats as audiences roar at rapid quips and sharp mischief delivered from a wheel chair. Chief scene-stealers include H Dudley Hawkins as Dr. Bradley and Ruth Sherrill as Miss Preen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss Hart
George S. Kaufman
Iowa Theater
Sheridan Whiteside
Clifton Webb
Maggie Cutler
Say McMorrow
Dr. Bradley
H. Dudley Hawley
Bert Jefferson Bai
Barry Sullivan
Lorraine Sheldon
Doris Diana Dalton
Miss Preen
Ruth Sherrill
Ernest W. Stanley
Lenore Harris
Stanley
Sens
Boyd Davis
Sandy Ween
Carl Gose
John Dee
Walter Beck
Sarah Veeees
E Evey
Ethel Strickland
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Hart and Kaufman
Lunts
Hepburn
Philadelphia Story
Alexander Woollcott
Webb
Woollcott
Snyder-Gray
Hays Office
Hollywood
H. Dudley Hawkrey
Whiteside
Pleasantsville
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Walter Winchell
Daily Mirror, Inc
New York
Miami Beach
Hitler
Roney Plaza
Carmen
Idtown Vienette
Swedish Trade Commission
Edith Roarks
Menos
Philip Coolidge
Marie Temple
Paul Harrisons
Jay Conley
Shubert
Mimi Berry
EA Leland
Bobby Parks
Mr. Pi+rolle
45Th Street
Pirolle
Pirotle
Movietown
Preston Sturges
Louis B. Mayer
Jean Harlow
Robert Montgomery
Bob
George Sanders
Madeleine Carroll
Richard de la Roziere
Miami
Ben Bernie
Jason
Sam
Bill Cagney
Jimmie
Queen of the Angels Hospital
Rudy Vallee
California
Quentin Reynolds
Eddie Moran
Rex St. Cyr
Cobina Wrights
Lupe Velez
Big Boy Williams
Bill Holden
Brenda Marshall
Phillip Reed
Gloria Swanson
William F. McDowell
Paramount
Richard Wharf
Elizabeth Frazer
King’s Row
Lynn
Alfred
Ouida
Basil Rathbone
Somerset Maugham
Deanna Durbin
Deanna
Ellery Queen
Ralph Bellamy
Margaret Lindsay
Allen Mowbray
Eddie Cantor
Judith Anderson
The
Louella Parsons
Amy Ban
Peg
Las Cassidy
William Boyd Russell Hayden
Paramount Picture
Andy Hardy
Kathryn Grayson
Mickey Rooney
Paramount Theater
Western Union
Jane Withers
Andy
Weel Weel
Jvst
Evy
Wremwen
Frank Morgan
Billie Burke
Donald Meek
Boyer
Suleavan
By Fannie Hurst
Ete Wes Lot
Salil Ae Aoe caUatay
Tim Holt
Flus
Virginia
Bruce
John
Robert Young
Randolph Scott
Dean Jagger
Virginia Gilmore
Buck Privates
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
the Andrews Sisters
William Boyd
Russell Hayden
A. W
Lester P. Frezek
Gene Farmer
Ohio
Mandarin Cafe
3Rd Ave
Dial
York
Paren
Gazette
Forse
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Culinary Arts Institute
Third Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Iowa City
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