European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Jimmy in Early talkie roadhouse nights with Helen Morgan Charlie Ruggles. Fact coming from Jimmy Durante at 75,he words seemed to Bear special mean he and the applause was loud and sus used. Jimmy stood in a purple spot at Center stage warmed by the Jappy sound the show went on with one of those songs Inka Dinka Doo a with a fat girl More papery with Lackson and King and a rousing finale Limmy ended the show amid vast applause and toured the ringside tables baking hands with the guests. Backstage in the massive trailer at serves As the Star dressing room continued greeting fans Shak re hands and signing autographs for Allmers. Jimmy always has time for every be who wants to talk to him said ing 46, the strongly built onetime tic Singer who has been with the 15 years. He always tells me where will we be tomorrow if we Don t Nice to the people today even whens done five shows in a Day he loess t know How to say no. Jimmy s a Genius no doubt about , i know the word Genius is loosely in our business. But when you see hat Jimmy does with an audience of gotta admit that he s a after greeting Post show visitors hav a Brief Rubdown and changing from Tuxedo to Blue Slacks sport shirt an beater Durante went to the Frontier s cabaret room for dinner he had a lass of Sherry a lettuce salad with roquefort dressing a minute Steak and hopped spinach. The Durante nose closeup is Asim sing a Monument As it seems from the. There Are erratic ruts about the Outh and the forehead is permanent pleated otherwise Jimmy gives Little Valence of his age. His voice is firm w ugh to stun waiters across a crowd th�0m Anc s in re manner is his mannerisms remain the same themed head when he is listening to a Luy the sweeping Back of the survive ins wisps of hair atop the shiny head not much there but every strand s got a muscle the language is in Changin Gly East Side sprinkled with double negatives and pronunciation Oddi ties. Durante is on the Road Between 15 and 25 weeks a year playing his anti humor in clubs from Lake Tahoe to san Juan. Such engagements plus to guest appearances and his breakfast food commercials probably earn him close to a half million dollars yearly. Yet he is not considered in the Sam financial league with Bob Hope Bing Crosby and other entertainment millionaires. This is due partly to his sup port of an entourage he takes a troupe of eight on the Road partly because he is the softest touch in show business. Louie b. Mayer did something goo for me Way Back in 1931," said Jim my. He had this Friend of his who sol insurance and Mayer convinced me to take out a couple annuities. Those Are comin in now and i m Lucky to have Ain t got any tax gimmicks no prepaid interest on real estate or that sorta thing. I just pay my taxes and let it go at that. I Don t end up with much at the end of the _ Well dressed Man approached the table and put out his hand. "mr.Durante. I want to thank you for All the pleasure you be Given to me and every one i , thank a thank a a lot said Jimmy shaking the Man s he had left Jimmy reflected a know something like that makes it Worth it he finished Only half his Steak and afew bites of spinach before leaving for the second show at Midnight. After Ward he went to the stardust hotel to Chat with the operators who had recently sold the place to Howard Hughes. It was 4 . Before Jimmy went to Bedin the presidential suite of the Frontier. Jimmy Rose at 1 30 on sunday after noon and went next door to the Silver Slipper where he had agreed to pos for photographs with Sonny Liston who was training for a los Angeles prize fight i Don t know Why i m Doin this said Jimmy As he strolled along except that i promised a Guy i d come Over. He said the publicity would Hel the fight. So what the he climbed the stairs to the makeshift gym and posed with the former heavy weight boxing Champ giving his Bertha Cha Cha smile for the photographers and onlookers. Then Jimmy returned this suite pausing along the Way to pose for a tourist s camera Ana shake the hands of passing admirers. Jimmy sat on the Balcony where he breakfasted. He had two More nights of the three week engagement and hews thinking of Home. He and his wife Margie and their adopted daughter Ceci,6, live in a newly built House in Beverly since we be had the baby i Don t c1 like to slay away from Home the Way i used to said Jimmy. I like to work two three weeks then go Home then play another two three weeks and go Home. I Don t Wanna be away too Long. That Ceci she s a character. I caller up on the phone and she says i daddy i love you gotta go now goodbye just like that. She Don t like me to drive her to school she d rather take thebus. Or if i do drive her she makes me let her out and not get out with her she grabs me by the nose and says i think i la pull this off then you won t be famous any More i Dunno i guess she Don t like to share know it was something when Marge and i adopted Little Ceci. There was a question of whether i was too old to adopt a baby. A know what the judge said he said or. Durante i have seen you perform and i am convinced that you Are truly Young at Eddie Jackson 72, a Stout Man with the face of a Warrior in a japanese Woodblock print has been with Jimmy for 56 years. Lou Clayton the other member of the Trio died in 1950. Of Durante Jackson says he Don know How to hold a grievance. I always say he s the Best liked person in the United states. You Ain t never heard a word against him. We come a Long Way since 1916, Means Jimmy. We played before four presi dents did 29 different engagements atthe Palace nobody had a record like that. Jimmy never gets tired that s for old people he says. How Long can he keep it up people All the time area skin him if hell retire. He always says. I la quit when they Stop Laughin if that Ever happens i la know it s time nobody la have to Tell me. But As Long As continued on Page 16 Young at heart Durante surrounded by to chorus girls. 23, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 15
