The Washington herald., 1921-10-14
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NEW YORK. Oct. 1s. - Thoughts
while stroiIins around New York:
Asfete day in the park. Wish some-
body would fete me. 1t connotes
something edibies A great st. Ber-
nard dog. Let's see! Don't they
carry TASKS? Not that I care
heaven forfend. A paihter with his
palette in the followed and uprear-
ing rocks.
Puppets in a a.window pouring yell
low batter on sizzling table. Al
ways food--and the urge to buy. A
mediums parlor. Two flights up
and Skipping Antelope awaits with
news of the other world. Now
that Bill Hart Is in town all the
movies are showing him.
Willie Collier is growing stout.
The kindling stores open for the
winter. Wonder IL I could carry
these great loads on my head like
the kindling women! A queer-look-
ing. emaciated man with black
beard and black cassock. Smacks
of Egyptian sorcery.
A great book store. The clerks
In book stores are always patiently
kind. They never hurry you. And
they seem to have read everything.
An old man caught in a traffic Jam.
His face contracted in tense hor-
ripilation.- All. there's a word. men.
Earl Carrolrs theater is nearly
finished An angry man stamping
his feet. When l get mad 1 slam
doors. And I'm some slammer.
There's Frank Hope congratulating
sam Harris on his new theater.
wagons loaded with steamer lug
gage. Think of cruise de luxe to
the Mediterranean these days.
But what a chance with the old
wolf bowling at the doorstep! A
broken down playwright. They
never think they're through. Yet
they rarely come back. English
great coats with leather buttons
VELOUR hats pulled over at one side.
Canes with strap handles. A mar
velous day just to loaf around and
dodge work. Yes. officer. I'll GO
along quietly.
Greenwich Village, which recoy-
cred recently from an attack Of
morals, now has fleas. Isn't 1t a
pity? Many of the table d'hote
patrons are all marked up with fea
bites and the Village can't talk of
art for scratching.
A magazine editor tells me that
twenty-five active newspapermen in
America have won such notable sue
cess at fiction this summer that
they have given up their jobs. Most
OF them avoided the treacly maya
zine love story and mystery with
the locale in New York or European
capitals.
The actors outlook upon life IL
supremely optimistic. have a
friend who has been rehearsing for
a month on the road. The show
came into New York and received
good notices from the critics. It
looked as IL II might have a fair
run. He was in my apartment tell
ing a funny story preparatory to
going to the theater. In the midst
Of the story the phone rang and
he was wanted. He talked a minute
or SO and returned to finish the
story-which he did in an amusing
way. Before he left. he said: "Oh.
yes. that phone call was to tell
me we close tonight" There wasn't
a word of regret or complaint
A queer bit of psychology is noted
in connection with the jobiess men
in New York. The charitable lodg-
ing houses are only half filled. but
the public parks are crowded to
capacity. The men who are out OF
work. ii appears, do not want to
accept charity. They prefer the
discomforts of sleeping in the open
these chilly nights