The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-16
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| to Q native Sean OCagey to capture the cacaphony of our local Hyde Park, Columbus Circle. Here ia the city's Greek market place of Opirl- ion, the soapb0x strasse 0 Manhat- tan c0nsecrated to free expression {, subjects az varied as the shades in al aurora borealis. A n1otely for- um, 1t attracts thousands of ass0r- ted residents every evening, pros- porous burglars ad dcrelicts. well-to do ones and tattered paupers, young and old
 And in this outdoor carnival of oratory, they may select from q variety of entertainment. Evan gelicai services. Atheists. The Man With a Cure-All for Every thing. Sex Secrets. Communists. Tascists. Republicans. King of the Hoboes. Little Eva," the lady minstrel. The American Work CTS Party. The Salvation Army. Str gazerg. All are included in the single price of admission, which IS nothing.
 Chaos, 8 wild chaos reigns from eraly in the evening until 1 Q. m. when the gendarmerie calls Q halt to the babel of the Circle. The electric lights of encoroning signboards cast weird, speckled it- Illumination on the throng. Street cars jar against the steel of curv- ing tracks. Horns h0nk in 6 mad pandemonium all night long. To combat these interferences, Q Col- umbus Circle Demosthenes must have cast-iron lungs and Q per- slstent soul. If he fails in these requirements, the crowd will move along to the next stand where the performer Is more cas- fly heard.
 Square off on Circle
 And the listeners are by no means 6 docile crowd. Let the man who has the floor or rath- CT, the box, cross their doctrines and they will heckle him unto oh- liyion. This fate hetook Phineas Mitchell, Disbeflever, the other night. "dod," he roared, "sanc- ti0ns slavery and intends to cons tinue 1t forever" An old, dishev- elled woman edged her way to the platform. Liar" she cried. You ar, c sinner, old man. Read your Bible and go on home" The crowd poined In and the opposition grew too great for phineas He folded his tent and fled the Circle. Mercenarios mingle with the ideallsts in this outdoor bedlam oi talk. T could," says . kindly old man discoursing from the precar- ioLs perch on Q milk can on "How to Improve Your Position in Life," take up Q collection and make more money, but won't Nothing for nothing, gentlemen, that's my motto. Now this little pamphlet at 2b cents" His aus ditors retire gracefully, having come to an embarrassing point of their visit. "Iiot dogs" hawks . Greek sausage vender. fresh hot for . jitney." He piles to booming trade.
 Radical Improvements
 The radical element In this cons elOmsrate forum is itself dl- vided into heterogeneous groups Communism is preached in dan. gerous proximity to Socialism There are tohsIl-bound defender, of the Single Tax and the Iinherit- ance Tax, c big tax for the rich and c small tax for the poor and opposing orators who berate thess | points of view. "What every lad should know bellows the Mar who Knows All About Sex Above | the symphony Of voices and ths dili, ifs contained In the little on. veiope hold in my hand. I givt 1t to you at c sacrifice tonight ONLY BECAUSE want every lad to knbw what his dad sho,iida told him.
 But the real show begins latei in tho night with the appearanct of Little Eva," who earlier, wal playing . downtown stand. Bht is . little, old, withefed lad, wrapped in on American flag anS Q tri-corn hat. Her soap-bUx | at the fringe of tho Circle, 6 space sh has reItnquished, eyen at thl expense of physical combat, to iis
 other rival, She breaches no ser mon, sells no herbs and no pam phletg. Sine just sings. "Ovel
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 to 1'lpperafy," "Cp Black Joe arc random numbers from thl repsrtVire she renders in the mos m 'erable voice ever heard in oiil
 Hyde Park. After aii iioliF Of this
 aLittle Evav lets herAelf dpWt from her ifnpfOvlsed rostsunl kaiiIes brightly at hes Auaisiice