The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-22
In New York
By GEORGE ROSS

New York, July 22-A few years ago, Forty Fifth street was dubbed '"rhe Street of Hits" for on that block were the towns brilliant thea trical successes. The vanguard has moved north since then. The new Street of Hits" is Forty Eighth. The trio of smash" hits on that thor oughfare consists of Room Service, ' 'Yes. My Darling Daughter" and Excursion" Everybody's happy.
 A hit show not only fills the coffers of the producer but also boons the business of every mer- chant in the immediate vicinity. Bar rooms do turnaway trade be- tween acts, cigar stands ring up more cash, restaurants enjoy Q flush of prosperity. But the tradesmen who are most elated are the street vendors who ply at the playhouses during inter- missions.
 The majority of these itinerant merchants have drifted toward Forty Eighth with their assort- ments of gum, sweets, etc. And there Is . blind accordionist who has turned Forty-Eighth streets's flush of prosperity to his own ad- vantage. Stationing himself in the middle of the block each night at II ?. m, he plays Q merry repertoire of the liveliest songs he knows. Since the trio of hits all are comedies, the audiences emerge cheerful and benevolent Few fail to favor the accordionist with e few pennies. He has been cleaning up. Department Stories
 Though you will be sorely tempted to mark 1t down to columnistic apo crypha, 1t is true, nevertheless, that short time ago, someone stole c canoe out of one of New York's larg- est department stores. And the same store IS now investigating the theft of a sofa. .%
 | But the department store tale oi the week has to do with the care- less executive who came back late one night to retrieve some papers he | had left in c desk drawer. After being let in, he went to his pri. vate office and while fumbling fo, his documents, he heard the melod- ious sounds of 6 photograph com. ing. apparently, from the Music De. pertinent. The executive had had no drink up to that moment and he had assurances of his own san. ity. So he believed his ears and went out to investigate.
 When he reached the Music De- pertinent, he had less conviction about his state of sobriety. For, there. in the salesroom, 6 wedding was in progress, with the brdie and groom submitting to matrimony while . preacher droned the service The. guests sat around in the com fortable department store furniture, feeling as much at home as if t',ey had been sitting in the Little Church Around the Corner.
 Before the executive could phone his psychiatrist for an immediate appointment, the night watchman saved him. His daughter, the Night Patrol explained petuiantly, was be- ing married. And since there didn't seem to be any other way of attend ing, without endangering his job, he chose the least inconvenient aiterna. tive. by bringing the wedding over to his place of work.
 As a gentle P. S., by the way, 1t might be noted that he wasn't fired and the bride and groom are getting on happily. .I
 Short Division
 Had the author of a recent maga- zine article, on Freddie Bartholo- news earning pc yer in c fan maga- . zine checked up, he would have painted a less ailuring picture. The