Smyrna times., 1932-08-17
SOME SIDE LIGHTS
OF NEW YORK CITY
Told By Walter Trumbull in
His Own Immical Way
of Doings in City
INTERESTING SKETCHES

A well known New York news.
paper woman, who lived on Perry
street, owns a cat by the name OF
Mollie. Perry street is a homelike
neighborhood, and Mollie roamed
at large, known and liked by all.
Frequently she would go out walk
ing in the evening and return es-
corted by two or three gentlemen
friends. But recently the newspa-
per woman and her family moved
uptown. Not only that, but they
moved to a fifteenth floor apart
ment, where there was a doorman
and elevator boys in uniform. The
old, care-free atmosphere was left
behind. Mollie moped. The new
surroundings did not suit her at all.
There were none of her race
with whom to exchange gossiping
miaows. She had risen fifteen
floors above her former admirers.
But once a fiirt, always a flirt. The
other day Mollie's mistress found
her perched on the sill of the open
living room window. Five stories
below, in another window, sat a
large gentleman cat, singing to Mol
ne in a throaty yowl-a perfect
troubadour. Mollie was giving him
one of those looks. For the first
time since occupying her new quar-
ters, and she appeared to be con-
tented again.
Many Of those now prominent in
the theatrical and moving picture
world did other things before TAX
ing up their present occupations.
Among New York producers, for ex-
ample, George COhan was once a
boy violinist; Sam Harris, before
he managed Terry McGovern, ran a
laundry; Morris Guest was a ticket
speculator; Bill Brady was a mana
ger of pugilists. Winchell Smith,
the playwright, was a grain sales
man. AL Wood was in the spectacle
business. Charles Dillingham; was
a hotel clerk, and a boxer. Joe and
Nick Schenck were druggists.
The captain of bellboys in a big
Florida hotel has aspirations as a
dramatist. His name is Henry True
heart, which would appear to be a
good name for his hero. At any
rate, every time John Golden goes
South, Henry has new ideas for a
play. He tells them all to Mr..
Golden who. If Henry ever writes
the play, undoubtedly should be his
producer.
One of the extremely few inhabi-
fants of Andres. that island of the
western Bahamas where fiamingos
still are found in large flocks, is
Percy Cavill, perfect type Of the
gentleman Of fortune. He has been
all over the world but came orig
inally from Australia. His brother. /.
Tom Cavill, was a swimming cham
pion and is credited with being the
Of the Australian crawl
stroke. They tell me it was known
as the "Cavill stroke"
Clark Griffith, owner of the I
Baseball club, told me
that Sam West of Rule, Texas, not
only was his best outfielder, but I
one of the best he had ever seen.
Texas appears TO be state which
turns out good outfielders. Witness.
for instance. Mr.. Iris Speaker.
AS a matetr Of fact. Texas ap-
pears TO turn out major league play
ers for all positions. There is Rogers
Hornsby from Winters: Gus Mancu
so from Galveston; George Wat
xins from Palestine; Art Whitney
from Antonio; Lloyd Brown from
Beeville; Pat Caraway from Cor
ION; Tex Carleton from Comanche;
sam Gray from Van Alstine; Fred
from Streetman, and sew
sral more. Tex Rickard always
1sed to take pleasure In recounting
% me the number Of athletes Texas
has produced.
New York never will cease to
Miss Tex Rickard. Broadway has
'een many colorful personages, but
10 one has ever brought more color
With him than Tex. And, as a pro
noter, New York never will see his
squal.
&c. 1892. Bell Syndicate. .)--wNU Service.