New Britain herald., 1930-12-18

New York. Dec. 1S.-That block of West 67th street, running direct ly off Central Park West, is where art flourishes with a big A. The keystone Of the district is the Hotel des Artistes, rampartod almost soi- idly with studio buildings. It hives moro artists than Montmartre.
 They are not the long haired but the short haired producers who stir out of sleep for cold showers and work ten hours a day in tap estried hung salons. In off hours they ride to hounds across squclch- ing turfs. go top-hatted to the play and otherwise live in world Of su- perlatives.
 Dour-faced and fussily dcferential buffers greet the visitor with stiff nccked bows. Inside are those vast high ceiled rooms with romantic balconies and the glint of enormous open fire places shimmers og siI- vered tea things. The whole effect is suppressed dignity. like draw ing room scene in d Mayfair drama.
 In such settings will be found Harrison Fisher, a study in gray from hair 10 spats, and whose girls peep at you from magazine covers. Too, Neysa MCMein, suggesting the lanQuid pastel beauties she glorifles. And Russell Patterson the sartorlai Gr,e elk god of the quarter.
 James Montgomery Flagg, q keen artist in any medium - lnciud- ing conversation-lives there. As do Henry Raleigh, whose dramatic H. lustrations will make you read any story, and E. NJ. Brinkerhoff. who draws cartoons and illustrations with one hand and writes children's books with the other.
 Everywhere genius piles upon genius. 4 few steps from where Fanny Hurst turns out best sellers live the committing Paris-to-NeW York caricaturist Ralph Barton; Sally B. Farnum, the sculptreSs' Watson Barrett, stage designer; Frank Y. DuMond, the painter and Waiter J. Enright, the cartoonlst.
 Also: The Daytons- Fred and Helena. Smith: Alfred Cheney John son. photographer of beautiful stage ladies; Will Foster, who looks like Dante and can make oil paints say Papa: Kcnrf BercoviCi, gypsy writ CT; Burton Holmes. Carolyn Wells, Wallace Morgan, F, Graham Cootes. J. Knowles Hare. And so on
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 A favorite rendezvous Of West G7th" is the pent house topping corner building and occupied by Walter Trumbull, sporting writer, who together with his wife, an ar Of distinction, presides at q weekly lea for the literau Here some of the brightest mots of artis- tic Bohemia are purled.
 Rudy Vallce uses an imported throat lozenEe to soothc vocal chords for his inCcssant croonlng. They retail at $l.jO d small box and Nallee has received an enor- nous offer to endorse them but, the story goes, refused. In private he is rcpuicd to have said he can- not sing without them. There arc some who do not think he can -- but never mind. I set plenty mail as it is.
 An auto at 47th and 7th ayenue did not stop at the precise blast of the crossing cops whistle. The officer walked over 10 the Listen you," he harked. "AlI letter carriers are home. This whistle means something
 A big and deserved reason for Phil Bakers popularity as coni- 1 que eXtraordinHrc is one of shreWd | He loads his plant" in | an upper box with choice gags and | when they explode they singe Bak- | CT. The more utterly ridiculous he Is |
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