The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-07

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up Cherry street.
CHILD" said Miriam in that
" peculiar side-mouth monotone,
business is picking up. Guess
what's happened now ?"
Can't" May Della replied. Good
or bad?'
Beautiful, honey, specially for
you. Brett -ounger's going to put
on amateur musical comedy and
ne wants you to be the leadin' lady"
why pick on me?"
Don't be like that, darling Who
else but you? And he's got me lined
up for the chorus. Did you ever
hear Of so much big time in your
life? Bowling, policemcn's ball, and
now musical comedy. Before long
III have to have a social secretary to
keep my dates from getting mixed
up. But love it."
"When's he planning on hold
ing it?'
Going to start rehearsals tonight,
precious. Oh, he's got it all ready,
songs and all. At least, most Of
the songs, he said. He's going to
have a song fixed up for you as
leadin lady with your name in it. !"
Gee" said Mary Della, showing
signs of interest, sounds like hot
stuff.
Sure is, honey. And you know
what he's going to call it? The
Clock Shop Checkers. And he says
one of the big songs you're going to
sing is called The Clock Shop
Clock It's about a dance and
you're going to do the dance, too"
Seems like he's been doing lot
Of planning for me without saying
anything about it."
"He just got the idea for it, dar-
ling. Says it come to him last week
and he got busy right now and put
it down on paper He says to me
last night, Mary Della can sing and
she can dance, and what's more she's
the best-lookin' girl in town. and
she'll be a wow And 1 says, Brett,
you said a chinfull; she's got every
thing in Waterbury knocked for a
cooked hat And he"
"Dhy up said Mary Della
You're getting hysterical, Miriam.
And who wouldn't? But I'll tell
you all about it at u o'clock. It's
sure a scream"
Il wouldn't wonder Are you 60
ing to be in it, too, Clga?'
Sure" she said. I'm going to
be one of the bridesmaids,
"Gosh!" Mary Della exclaimed
Who gets married."
You do honey This from
Miriam. But Brett said he hadn't
found a leadin man for yoG yet"
VXTHILE they were eating lunch,
wv Miriam told Mary Della all
she knew about Brett Younger's
musical comedy. The Clock Shop
Checkers" which was enough.
The first act opens up in a room
like where we work with a lot of
girls bent over benches. vibrating
hairspringS, I guess or something,
and Brett comes in-Brett's going
to be the villain that's cuckoo about
the leadin lady. but don't get her,
of course-and Brett comes in and
sings a Song-he's got it done, but
I forget what it's Called-and when
he comes to the chorus al the girls
join in but don't look up from the
benches. and"
Listen, Miriam" Mary Della in
terrupted. You'd live lot longer
if you'd catch your breath every
now and then. Use few periods
and let your tonsils rest
I'm thrilled to crisp, Mary Della
can't help it. But anyhow, Brett
goes out. and the girls all look ur
and begin to gossip and they give
the audience the plot of the play.
1T seems there's one girl thai
works in the shop that's terribly
good looking. She hasn't come II
yet because she's late, but that's JUS
to get introduced right. Everybody
crazy about this girl and all The
men are nutty about her. but Sht
won't have much to do with any Of
the fellows but the villain, she's JUS
kind of soft on him because there
not much pickin'."
Does she know hes a villain?"
We'll, honey. he's not a villair
really He's just a hard-lookin' egg
that has to get the small end of the
horn in the end Somebody does
don't they? I forgot to tell you
darling. the villains the foreman o.
the shop, and he lets this girl, the
leadin' lady. do about like sht
pleaSes The other girls don't like
it. but they can't help but like tht
girl, the leadin' lady. remember.
After the girls have talked 10
and got this much over to tn
audience. they sing another sons
and right in the middle of it. Il
comes the leadin lady. hangs vi
her hat and which amt any.
! thing to write hcme about-ans
pops down at her bench AL thu