Evening star., 1933-12-06
SObR|ETY MARKS
GOTHAM REPEAL
Speakeasies Shut Down,
Waiting Licenses as Town
"Goes Legal"
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December $50 repeal
came, and
Taxis choked the forties and the If
ties until 3 o'clock and later. Lights
burned in the apartments of the six
ties and the seventies. until dawn.
Not a drunk on Broadway, not a
foisterer anywhere. The town simply
went legal, really legal.
Speakeasies said mo; sent their Gus
toners to licensed restaurants or hotels,
said have a good time, come back
when we get our license" Hotels served
capacity crowds, labored to please the
taste, closed promptly at the curfew
set by the State Alcoholic Control
Board. Restaurants did the same.
Price Trend Down.
Haywood Broun, bon vivant known to
every illegal bartender from Battery to
Bronx, dropped into his favorite Fifty
second street speak, paid rs cents for
Martini That was at pm, 20
minutes after repeal. He went to din
uer
Dropped back at the speak-quota-
ton: so cents. Out again, back again
price 35 cents, pm.
.'I'l be back tomorrow afternoon"
he said with a nickel"
"Ah!" sighed Frank of the sert room
at the Waldorf Astoria. we've got a
soberer, nicer class of people than ever
before. They like champagne. Nice
stuff, eh? All"
Not one bit of trouble all night"
exclaimed Manager Isaac Van Dyke of
the Astor Restaurants. Il didn't see
one drunk all night. People are going
to be more sensible about their drinking,
I see that already. We had plenty to
serve and they liked most the old
fashioneds, next straight whisky"
The Astor sold Martini's at IS cents,
Manhattans at 80 cents, old-fashioneds
at IS cents, Bacardi's at 35 cents, side
cars at 40 cents, rye and bourbon at
35 cents, Scotch at As cents and cham
pagne at $3.50 bottle, and the same
prices prevailed generally at all the
flrst-class places of the town.
Speakeasy Scenes.
The scene generally in the speak
eases was this:
Bartender: "Ya see, repeal came, so
we can't serve it."
Customer: ''Aw, don't give me that
stuff -
Bartender: Honest, mister, we can't
do it. I'll call the proprietor"
Proprietor: I'VE amt takin' no
chance, see. Why don't you go over to
the Waldorf. It's legal over there"
It's legal now and we're going to
get license sooner or later" said John
Marinaro of the Anchorage Grill, year.
old speak, so why should I take a
chance? You know, it's going to be
great to be in legitimate business, and
I amt begrudgin' the few days of busi-
ness I'm losing. Have one on the
house!"
Happiness reigned among bartenders
and head walters. A good bartender,
so bartenders say, likes to see people
drink and drink, but he doesn't like
to see people get drunk. Head walters,
too. They love to serve liquor to people
who can hold liquor.
Civilization" said Tom Farley of
Tom served white and black Scotch
to Stanford White an hour and half
before he was slain.
CuriouSly enough, Maurice Dore, also
q head waiter at Delmonico's, served
the same drink to Harry K. Thaw an
hour before Thaw shot White. Neither,
they said, uttered word as he drank.
Mike Murray, another head waiter at
Delmonico's there are three-said he
expected the biggest celebration on
Thursday night.
IL 11hc LIE Idht dIlulSIlCe, uc
said. "On November 7 they celebrated.
On November 8, 9 and 10 they nursed
headaches, and on November IL, did
they celebrate? Obi"
There's one thing" he went on, "the
young folks won't be bringing the gin
on their hips any more. Thank heaven!
we'll serve the liquor from now on and
it'll be real liquor, and If they're in
toxicated, they won't get a drop"
There was only one drunk here to-
night" said Dore, land he brought his
own liquor
"What'n you have?"
Walters Grow Reminiscent.
Dore and Murray and Farley grew
reminiscent of drinks served to Lillian
Russell-"there was woman"-Dia-
mond Jim Brady, David Belasco.
Frances Starr and Nat Goodwin, and
also about tips-s100 to Dore from
lumberman. $3.50 to Farley from a man
who appreciated real service and $500
to Murray from a New Yorker whose
name cont want to mention" Could
they use the money? They're all mar
mied, with children.
All over the town were the words
"it's legal now" and all over the town
were people, speaks, hotels and restau-
rants being oh, so legal
Songs-there were many everywhere
"Happy Days are Here Again" was the
favorite. Sweet Adeline" sometimes,
but not so often.
And-New York went to bed sober.