The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-11
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

gape at the Electric Light Canyon from Broadway at 42nd street. Broadway and 44th is the book makers curb market, and Broad way at 47th is Tin Pan Alley.
 The Palace theater pavement is the outdoor clubroom of unemploy- ed vaudevillians, and Shubert Alley Is an al fresco waiting room for ilon-working Broadway players. Sweethcarts meet near the shaggy manes of the stone lions at the Public Library on Fifth avenue, un- der the big clock in the Biltmore lobby or by the side of the sarco- phagus in the Egyptology Room of the Metropolitan Museum.
 Song pluggers gather at Lindy's and the literati at the Algonquin.
 The Marx Brothers (when in town( are stationary at Dinty Moore's. The walk around the Gen. tral Park Reservoir in early morn ing is the place to find aged David Warfield, spry Rudy Vallee, elusive Lynn Fortanne when 1t is impos- sible, otherwise, to get an appoint ment. The luncheon table nearest the window in the Plaza Is the daily hangout of Lucius Beebe, Manhattan's leading Beau Brum- mel. The lobby of the Waldorf-As- toria is the place where natty New Workers help themselves to free lapel gardenias from the flower vases.
 "And on the Right"
 Herald Square Is an outdoor meet ing place for deaf nutes who bet their money on horses by hand sig nals. Columbus Circle is branch office of Union Square soapbox ora tors. Broome Street in the East Side Ghetto is the slum where air and light are at 6 premium. Park avenue is the super-slum where air and light are as inaccessible, at a high premium. Wall street Is the narrow canyon New York re- serves for showering ticker tape down upon visiting heroes. Up- per Fifth avenue, at 10th street, residential section of the South Am orleans, is San Juan Hill. Lenox avenue, black and tan region, the heart of the jungle.
 West Fifty-second street is the night club belt, occupied by people who go to work in the morning, go gadabouting in the evening and, ap- parently, never go to sleep. Green wich Village is the artists colony where the artists arc too busy be- ing Bohemian to work at art and where they shut off the electricity in restaurants to light candles Seventh avenue, heart of the gar- ment center, is the place where any one speaking English without an acc cent, is considered Q foreigner Grove street, Waverly place, Mac~ Dougall street and University place in the village are the various claim ants of Edgar Allen Poe's birthplace Washington Square Arch, Q war memorial, is the starting point of most peace parades.
 
 Manhattan Lobbyists
 West Fourteenth street is 6 8 & 10 cent version of the Fifth ave- nue shopping district. Forty-second street is Coney Islands Surf ave- nue midway without the sand in it. The Sunken Plaza in Rockefeller Plaza Is q Cecil B. De Mile screen setting, the view of the George Washington bridge from Riverside Drive an etching in steel-point, and the view from the Observation Tow CT of the Empire State building al the city below. Q glimpse of an ant-hlve. The world meets his wife in the lobby of the Hotel Aston where 6 sign posted, reads: "Re- served for Guests Only" and the drug store at Broadway and Fiftletfl street is where chorines from the musical shows meet their boy friends.
 Broadway Veterans
 The Broadway association is cele- bratlng the 25th anniversary of it existence on the RlaltO and t0 com. memorate the past, has asked two members of the older generation tc preside. One, Kate Mayhcw, 82 who has been an active actress here abouts for the past 75 years. Tho other, Isaac David Elngteln, O4 .0nG of Broadway's pioneer merchants But when the festivities take place I hope they don't forget "Old John Ryland, the e0l0red mat0r domo ai the Empire wno, in the old days held tho carriage door for Maiide Adams, Lillian Russell, Charlci lETohman and his brother. Daniel