The Washington herald., 1922-05-23
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NEW YORK, May 22.-In that
in its dizzy rush-the hour between
and sixth avenue goes on pa
rade. 1t Is not the parade of Fifth.
its naughty and aristocratic neigh
bor There are no Victorias, silks.
satins and high toppers. Nor ia 1t
bathed in the aura of sartorial
splendor.
Sixth avenue parades in shiny
serge in an atmosphere as run down
as its collective heel. Asthmatic
and rheumatic men with timid eyes,
haunted by that fearful specter ~
old age want. scan the employment
agency bulletin boards. Then read
the unromantic signs that herald
work on Nebraska farms or dish
washing in Long Island homes.
Younger men thrill to scrawled
placards of jobs down in the
depths of ocean liners, on the decks
ofSramp steamers or in tented min
ing camps. Sixth avenue is the
evening haven of the jobless who
hnd amusement without cost before
going to their benches in Bryant
Park
There is the electric shoe-repair
shop-running through a block. In
SIDE rows upon rows Of shoeless
men lounge about waiting to be
reheeled and resouled after tireless
trampinG about for work. For the
women fur shops with far north
names. And Leo, the bead man
bob. who pays cash for diamonds.
Blind Tim, the pawnbroker, whose
patrons are of the demi- monde
Each block has its sale "Credi-
tors Demand Cash" cries the ban
ner in somewhat prophetic blood
red letters. And there are as many
as eight cheap restaurants strung
together. Gay little hash houses.
where patrons eat from marble-top
tables to tunes of nIckel-slot pi-
amos
AS night goes on life grows more
hectic Flamhoyant AL night dem
I tai parlors display their whizging
electric signs. Crowds seep to the
cnop sucy holes where peroxide
ladies' weep over soiled souls at
dawn. In some Of the sub-celIars
are chilli con carne Joints where
poppy reiCns. There is a click Of
billiard balls all through the night.
Work may he slack but Sixth ave
nue. manages to fill its pleasure
| haunts.
NV sympathy Is with the Young
man who told his girl he did not
want TO see Rroadway's realistic
drama. The Hairy Ape" because
ne did not care for trained animal
acts. Years ago I took certain
lady. very musically inclined. to Sc.
The kreutZer Sonata" because I
thought it was grand opera. But
the old wheeze Of the East Side
movie proprietor stands supreme.
You recall that when he adver-
tised Ibsen's The Doll House" he
added the line. Bring the Riddles"
At supper club the other night
the headwaiter bowed to a party
, Of six. The party had a reserva-
tion. made by telephone.
Have you your membership
cardo" asked the headwaiter.
The host explained about the res
ervation and also stated that he
had been there many times before
without membership card. But
the car of the silk ropes was
adamant. So the party left. There
was. it happened. an Episcopal
clergyman in the party. All OF
which didn't explain anything to
me until 7 was told that the sup
per clubs fear pulpit exposes and
consequently bar gentlemen of the
! cloth.
However. the supper clubs have
cause for alarm. Another chilling
frost has touched the fast and
furious bloom of night life in the
Forties. The crash Of cymbals and
the swish Of living feet must cease
! at 2 a. m. The supper clubs now
have only two hours to exact their
piratiCal toll. Just from midnight
until the new closing hour may they
mace the public's bankroll.