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If it isn’t Danny Kaye getting the works! He’s prettying up for the Friars’ Frolic.
Danny threw everyone for a loop in this get-up. His burlesque of singer Kay Thompson impressed everyone — especially George Jessel, Buddy Clark, Bob Hope and Tony Martin.
in Canada. Bing’s version of the in¬ cident is that the fans were in the clothes-tearing, car-overturning state of mind when he stepped off the choo-choo and he couldn’t pause and take the risk of being nice as he would liked to have been.
Bing’s often been accused of not co¬ operating with the press and publicity circles. We’ve always found him just the opposite. He told us once, “I’m happy when any story with a new angle appears about me. I just don’t see any sense in having the same thing printed over and over. When I go out to night spots, which is very rare, I want to rest and relax like other people, and I don’t feel I’m under obligation to help publicize these places when I pay my money for service just like any other customer.”
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One of the most inspiring stories in Hollywood is the gallant fight Lionel Barrymore is making to walk again. We hear the true story back of the seeming miracle is this. Several years ago, Lionel was injured, and in order to correct the injury he had to endure a rigid diet, which he refused to do. So all this while, he’s been getting by playing his parts in a wheel chair. But in “Down to the Sea in Ships,” his role called for more than just that. He was supposed to be a salty old captain, whose character couldn’t be played entirely from a chair. When Lion¬ el saw the rushes he realized that his part ( Please turn to page 12)
Lovely miss giving A1 Jolson the eye — is Jack Benny! They’re at Friars’ Frolic.
Star-studded audience included Greer Garson with good friend Sir Charles Mendl.