The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-10
In
New York
ny PAUL HARRISON

who live along the Grand Con-
course, up in the populace Bronx,
accept lifts from motorists driv-
ing from their Westchester homes
to their Manhattan offices
One girl, especially pretty and
well-dressed, stands on corners
and politely shakes her head at
most men who slow down invit-
ingly. But when a nice-looking
fellow in an old model car comes
along, she accepts. On the way
downtown she gets to talking
about the new cars Of 1884, and
particularly about the excellent
points Of a certain make. By this
time, the driver is getting a little
ashamed of his old bus, and brags
that he'll soon be turning it in J..
At this, the girl confides that she
is q friend Of the sales manager
for the car they've been talking
about, and that-just as a favor
she could get him a discount on
one of them. And SO, occasionally,
the girl Is able to take the pros
pect around to the showrooms and
q deal is made. The buyer never
learns that she Is one of the star
members Of the sales staff.
Another lass from the Bronx,
also pretty but not SO well dressed,
has evolved q brash gold-digging
scheme which adds materially to
her income as stenographer .
She also chooses to accept rides
in oldish cars, but for different
reason. AS she gets In and settles
herself she looks down ruefully at
q wide run in one of her stockings.
ut was there all the time, of
course). "Just my luck" she
pouts. "Just look what your
darned old car has done to my
brand new chiffons!" Nine
times out Of ten the driver gal
lantly insists on paying for the
stockings dollar, or a dollar
and a half. The girl accepts, al
most tearfully, because she says
she hasn't any money and wouln't
dare go to her office looking like
Eight times out Of ten, the
driver tries to make q date
with her. Coloring prettily.
she murmurs a wrong tele-
phone number and q fictitious
name.
Getting Down TO cases
There's q good deal Of specu-
lation as to the true identities OF
people Gerald Breitigam writes
about in his new book called "Dare
to Live"
Instead Of being utterly dramatic
in making his plea for individual
ism, the writer, a prominent New
York newspaperman, has gener-
ously sprinkled his work with &C
tual case histories Of people who
are well known, but unnamed.
There's an actress, a private bank
er, a theatrical producer. and many
another whose story illustrates
some point in Breitigam's formu-
lation of q credo for a full life.
Instead Of "Dare to Live" he
might have called It "Be Your
SELF"
Love Story
Making first appearance on
the Broadway stage, its peo-
pie will tell you, is largely a mat
ter Of luck, partly influence, and
to some slight degree, ability.
Even when ones ability 10 recog-
nized, there's still q great element
OF chance in any performers sue
cess story. Consider the Cinderella
yarn of Elizabeth Love, a pretty
youngster who came here from
Lakeland, Fla, four years ago.
Things looked pretty bright and
simple when she got q role almost
at once, but after rehearsals and
an out-of-town try0ut, the show
collapsed. Another part was Of
fered, ina that show closed before
| It reached Broadway. A third time
while her play was closed for re-
vision, Miss Love skipped TO q new
job, only to be replaced at the last
minute by q famous actress. And
by that time 1t was too late for hei
to return to the first one, which
was reopening for a long and sue.
cessful run.
Eight times, in all, she headed
for Broadway but never quite ar.
rived. Discouraged, she decided
to try for q rolc in the road com.
pany Of "Strictly Dishonorable.'
when Brock Pemberton asked hei
to speak q few lines she COULDN'T
remember anything but MARY had
n little lamb" That won her tbs
leading part though, ana she tour
cd in It for q year. Next she 70.
hearsed for the role Of the intel.
lectuai little courtesan In the com.
ody called "By Your Leave" III
a lift, and Elizabeth Love has fin
ally arrived on Broadway.