The Washington herald., 1921-09-27
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NEW YORK, Sept 2s.-There is
always something doing in Mac
dougal street. A man about town
who spends his days sweeping the
streets and who is authority for
| the statement that Macdougal Is no
one-horse thoroughfare was set
upon by q crowd OF frolicsome
youths the other afternoon and re-
lievcd of his broom and presence of
mind.
With the broom the crowd swept
Into the chow mein bazaar and
spaghetti studio conducted by Sig
nor Paterno. from Sicily, who has
never bobbed his mustache. The
signor and some other expert
spaghetti twirlers were inhaling
copious yards of spaghet.
The broom was hurled among
them thereby knocking high, wide
and handsome the stroke of the pa
| irons. Yea Bo or Too Soon, or
something like that who attended
1 to the chop suey side of the res
taurant came out of the kitchen
and blnkeid a couple of blinks.
What for you alice time makum
tlubble?" he inquired. "Pletty soon
policies him come" The crowd
listened with respectful attention
and was considering his words
thoughtfully. Perhaps in their gay
mood they had overstepped the
bounds of propriety even on Mac
dougal street.
They were going to withdraw
when there was a crash and through
the window came garbage can
hurled by the boulevardier who had
! been relieved of his broom. He fol-
lowed the can into the room IN his
natty white ducks and registered
impatience.
Il sweep the nastiest broom in
New York" he shouted. Some of
you boys has done me wrong. I'm
out for revenge" But in the mean
time a vulgarian had slipped up be-
hind him and crowned him with his
! garbage can and there he stood
| when the policeman was nudged out
of his nap and came on the gallop.
The restaurant was cleared. Sig
nor Paterno busted off the loose
spaghetti from the walls. The man
about town returned to his street
manicuring and Macdougal street
moved two blocks away to watch a
dog tight. What gay place New
| York is!
Read this and weep. The chew
padrone of the Flash Alley hat
snatchers has been forced to work
He used to bowl along in one OF
those rip snorting motor cars and
stop in at the most expensive cafes
for o'clock breakfast, and then
| wait around until midnight for the
| returns. He now manages a cigar
store on Forty-sixth street. The
death of the csbarets, ended his
bandit career.
Sophisticated ladies who sit about
the tables of the table d'hotes wait
ing for dinner buyers are resorting
to a new dodge to pep up their ap-
parent naivete. They bring along
| rolls of music artfully to convey the
impression they are music students
| merely out for a lark. And they
| also bring along an older woman
to pose as a chaperone.
Watching the tryout of theatrical
acts is interesting. but 1t must be a
hard job for the performer. l sat
near the stage with the director
who was selecting some acts for a
new midnight show soon to open.
The performers were in full cos
tune. there was a big orchestra and
all the, spolights were used,-yet
| the theater was empty. They must
smile, do all of their little stage
business and at the conclusion walk
on with not a sound of applause.
And applause" as Kelsey Allen.
of the daily newspaper OF the gar
mont trade, would say. "is the fond
est thing the actor is off,