The Washington herald., 1921-09-13
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NEW YORK. Sept. 12.--A New
Yorker returned from Paris after a
long iabsence. stood at the old
Knickerbocker corner at midnight
and moaned dismaily:. Lots of night
but no lffe." That, as Broadway
would yodel. is "a lotta apple
sauce"--or in more fastidious Man
hattanese "horseradish.'
Night life is still here along the
Dazzling Gulch, but it hides in hooks
and crannies far of the beaten
trail. The stranger sees only the
faint phosphorescence thrown off
by the dying embers of what was
once the nocturnal blaze.
The tom-toms do not sound in. the
old rose and gilt dansants. Rector's,
Churchil's, Bustanoby's and the
Pekin and a dozen other strong
holds of syncopation are shuttered.
Danish pastry shops and orange
drink emporiums fill their place.
pers can tell you of back rooms in
Hoboken water front saloons where
night life is hectic and where bee
tle-browed bartenders will knock
you for row of shanties IL you
start anything. The rear Of a
plumbing shop on Houston street is
filled nightly with gay crowds In
evening dress that used to frolic on
Broadway.
Charlie the Dope. with cigarette
hanging from loose lips. thumps
the tinny piano and whines the
blue" melodies of the Barbary
Coast honkytonks. Chorus girls "at
liberty" thrum their ukeleles and
sing risque songs. Many are max
ing a living in this way.
Everybody "in the know" along
the White Way knows of the Gar
bage Can. 1t is tucked away in an
old cellar on Bleecker street Can
dies furnish the light and a darky
furnishes the jazz with a mouth or
gan but the drinks are potent and
there are many avenues of escape
in case the police knock at the
door.
Just now these Summing places.
as foul as the sewers of Paris. are
quite the rage. They bring the
goose-iesh, but IL is a new sort Of
night life and helps to throttle the
ennui of the midnight sons and
daughters. For a time a delicates-
sen shop on upper Broadway near
the Ansonia was the nightly haven
but it Is losing patronage to the
joints less refined.
Sunday dinners at the y. V. A.
clubhouse-the home of vaudevil-
liaps-are the most unique in all
New York. attended one the other
night with Chic Sale. who says he
is a regular city slicker. carries
dice and has been on three excur-
sions this summer. The diners do
stunts after the last course. They
sing songs, give monologues, juggle
and one acrobat walked on his
hands and brought in a tray OF
dishes resting on his feet. They
have a mighty good time and be-
lieve there is less professional jeal-
ousy among vaudeville folk than
any other type of entertainers.
One of the busiest Of the Lobster
Belts leaping Lotharios sat quietly
handcuffed to his wife in a Broad
way cafe the other night. Past the
table walked stunning blond
who nodded familiarly to the hus-
band.
You bctcher life you'll have some
job explaining to me who that hussy
is!" cordially remarked the wife.
Not half the time I'll have cX-
plainin' to her who you arc" re-
piled the Lothario.
Blind George will keep his stand
at the old Herald Building. When
wreckers went to work on the
building George came to work one
morning and wandered about hope
lessly. His usual corner was gone.
The contractor found him and erect
ed a special stand which will house
him until the building Is completed
He has been at the corner for
eighteen years.