The Washington herald., 1922-02-02
MINTYRE HEARS
OLD TROUBADOURS
sing TO TENANTS
But Strolling Serenaders
Must Divide With
JanitOrs.
By O. 8. M'INTYRE.

NEW YORK, Feb. IA tale OF
high life with a punchy finale! Two
young married couples live in
splendor in Park Avenue apart
ment house. They journeyed to-
gether to all social functions. The
husbands had been college mates
and Elobe-trotters together.
One of the husbands fell in love
with the other fellows wife. 1t
was whispered from lip to lip that
they were often seen together in
tea rooms of the beaten paths. The
affair moved along with the swift
ness of a movie romance.
He wanted to give her a marvel
Gus sable coat that graced a Fifth
Avenue furrier's window. How to
do it-that was a problem. Then
came a brilliant idea. He bought
the coat and had it placed in q
Houston street secondhand shop.
His inamorata was to tell her
husband of wonderful bargain
was quite willing and SO she sent
him to the secondhand store to
talk to the proprietor. who was ac-
quainted with the details, and to
see the coat.
When he beheld the magnificent
wrap he was astonished at the
small price for it and after being
convinced il was not stolen he
bought it, But before leaving the
shop he looked over some other
coats and found one much the worse
for wear for 500 and bought il too.
The latter he sent to his wife
and explained when he got home
that the valuable sable had. been
purchased before he got there and
that he did the next best thing
bought another bargain-so not to
disappoint her.
So the sable coat now graces the
1.-the shoulders of Clarice of the
merry particular "sweetie"
OF the trifiing husband. And his
friend. who spent $4,000 for the
sable, has nothing to say. Except
that it is a funny world and some
times two can play at the same
game.
Up in Harlem there Is small
army OF srolling troubadours who
sing in the apartment house courts
that consist OF four gray walls and
a few air shafts. Tenants wrap coins
in paper and pitch to them-if they
like the arias. Most of the strollinS
singers are old men-chiefly Italians
and quite a few have remarkably
sweet voices. They are not immune
q d. Ill
They have to divide half OF their
earnings with him or he will stop
them right in the midst Of high
note.
Broadway has a dozen little gossipy
magazineS that are devoted to the
shady affairs OF the cafes and night
resorts. They print little illusions
TO the different Lotharios who play
fast and loose with the martial ties
and at times they have stories put
into type to take around to adver-
tisers in the hope OF getting an ad
and also killing the story. They
are cutlery and reeking with lasci-
vious phrases and yet their largest
sales are in the aristocratic sections
where maids are sent out to buy
them-to slip along to their mis-
tresses. 1t is an underground method
Of keeping tab on Grant spouses
"Dinty Moore's"-a little chop
house across the street from the
Globes stage cntrance-is the rendez-
vous for chorines from Broadway's
ensemble. 1t has high-powered lights
and plain food-and a certain sort Of
gaiety that makes 1t very popular
Meet you at Dinty's' is the chorus
girls farewell to friends after the
afternoon round OF cafes. Despite
several revenue raids. ''Dinty" man.
ages to hold his clientele. These
new resorts spring into popularity
over night but most of them try to
enlarge with prosperity and soon fade
from sight. There was Jimmy
kelly's in the rear OF a Sullivan
street plumbing shop. ''Bnle the
Dope" played the piano and patrons
in evening clothes sat about on beer
Kegs. There was always a fight in
progress. Jimmy dolled up the place
and the patrons left