Smyrna times., 1932-02-24
LIGHTS OF NEW YORK
Happenings in and About New
York as Told by Walter Tr1mbuu

orh as LOU Dy waiter TrumbuII
An ancient sailorman, now ashore
in New York, entertained an old
friend. The entertainment consist
ed of considerable liquid refresh
ments. AS the guest finally swayed
to his feet to go, he picked up some
thing off the table.
"Wait a minute" said the host,
"them's my teeth"
'"They are my teeth as l put them
on the table," declared the guest.
81 tell you nobody can walk off
with my teeth" said the host, 50
much annoyed that he drew back
his lips in a snarl.
You old fool" said the guest,
you're wearin' your teeth"
Doubtfully, the host put his
thumb in his mouth and bit it.
my mistake" he said. 80 l
am"
Mrs. Al Jolson, who was Ruby
Keller, is one of the most popular
of the theatrical colony. / suppose
you know the story of her aunt who
lived in a small town and rarely
saw metropolitan newspapers.
Shortly after the marriage, this
aunt happened on a theatrical sec
ton which carried a picture of Al
Jolson in black face. In great per
turbation she wrote to her sister,
Mrs. Jolson's mother, saying, How
could you let little Ruby do such
thing?
A young man of Manhattan had
job with a big financial institution.
but decided that there were too
many men in line ahead of him ana
that they looked too healthy. 50
he looked around for another job
and thought he would like to be
window dresser. He never had
dressed any windows, but he talked
the owner of an uptown shop into
letting him try it. He did so well
that others hired him and now he
is with one of the large stores and
drawing several times his bank
salary.
Norman Bel Geddes says that, at
the age of nine, he took part in
theatrical performances held in a
barn in Saginaw, Mich. That's
nothing. At the age of six I per-
formed in a circus held in barn
yard in Old Mission, Mich. The
cows and chickens also performed,
but rather unwillingly.
Victor Kilian, who was one Of
the cast of Desire Under the
Elms," and who more recently
played in CLOUDY with Showers"
has a peculiar hobby. He likes to
build chimneys, in fact, he likes to
do any sort of mason's work. He
ran out of places to build chimneys
on his own farm, so built some for
his neighbors. When city people
stop their cars and ask for direc-
tions. Mr.. Kilian puts on a rube act
that would be worth money in the
theater.
There is a branch of the public
library, on East Fifty-eighth street,
which makes a speciality of theatrical
literature. It has a special room
devoted to books on theatrical mat
ters. Among the least frequent
visitors seem to be actors. 1 never
saw one in there.
The public library on Fifth ave
nue. is a great refuge in cold wealth
er for those unfortunates who have
no place else to get warm. They
go in, ask for a book and sit at a
table in the reading room until the
place closes at 10 p. m. They are
not obliged to read. As long as
they stay awake, nobody disturbs
them until closing hour. Some Of
them try to stow away in the Ii
brary for the night. but an inspec
tion is made and they always are
discovered. Few persons appear tC
know that the library has a restau
rant for its employees and other
conveniences. which make it almost
a little village in itself.
&c, 1892. Bell Syndicate. )-WNU Service.