The Washington herald., 1922-05-31
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NEW YORK. May 3o.-Each day
brings It's quota OF wide-eyed maidens
to Broadway. They are afiame with
the ancient yearnings for the tabled
myths. One by one the illusions
burst. Soon they learn that the front
row spotlight does not bring million
aires swarming with clusters Of
pearls.
Nor do the men about town tuck
800 bills under dinner plates or pay
$1,000 merely to be graced by the
presence Of reigning foot-light
queen. There was a dinner once in
old Martins and each girl found
crisp 800 bill under her plate.
They were asked afterward to give
shameless performance and all re-
turned the money and fed. Most Of
the professional beauties indeed are
seen In public with mediocre people.
l saw the most celebrated of the hour
In French cafe the other night with
trap drummer whose fame is echoed
In supper club beating skillets and
COW bells.
A theatrical weekly announces that
naughty. glacial Circe. popularity
press -agented as spurning Wall street
kings with the regularity of a clock
beat. Is open for a Job as a restaurant
| hostess where she will dance with
those willing to part with s: for the
convert charge.
| There are stage door Johnnies
buzzing about the back entrances but
as rule they wear hired evening
clothes. sans underwear, and are
troubled about the rent for the back
hall bedroom. Millionaires marry
stage beauties but ruel statistics
show they are generally the leading
lady or the star
In fact loneliness is the average
chorus girls lot. II she Is ambitious
she is not thrilled by college boys on
the loose and griddle cake dinners
IN white tiled eateries She may
achieve fur coat or an apartment
on the drive or even an unattached
millionaire but those things happen
mostly in the story books.
When gray dusk settles over River
side Drive with the majestic Palisades
growing purple in the evening mist, a
|
stately mansion owned by Charles
NJ. Schwab and jumps about in yelp-
ing glee. Soon the steel king him
self appears and the evening romp
is on. Mr.. Schwab hurls n red ball
alons the closely cropped grass and
the dog scampers off to retrieve II.
| Grown-ups and children leave their
PARK benches to peer through the
| hiGh iron fence. Mr.. Schawb has
said that he enjoys this of half hour
more than any other period Of the
day.
| Ihere Is a prophetic significance to
IN" play title Partners Again the
comedy In which Alexander Carr and
barney Bernard are appearing. The
stars have not been friends since their
last starring venture. The play was
ready but each was adamant in hi,
refusal to play together again. Carr
was played in vaudeville and a man
aser took Bernard to Boston and con-
| trlVed 10 have them meet in the same
motel bedroom. The quarrel was
| ADJUSTED in fifteen minutes. Incl
oeftaiiy the old Weber and Fields
rumpus has died down. The two
comedians are often seen chatting to-
gether on Broadway.
He is one Of those intensel,, ,,ov
ing individuals along Broadway who
used to laugh at bum Jokes for
drinks-Ha. Ha. I'll take another
whiskey-in the days of saloons. Now
ne processes to have an important
message for some one in a box AZ
.he theater. He will come right out.
but he remains TO see the show