Smyrna times., 1937-07-29
SIDE LIGHTS OF
NEW YORK CITY
Told By L. L. Stevenson in
His Own Immical Way
of Doings in City
INTERESTING SKETCHES

Passing from coughs to onions,
your correspondent noted that the
growers Of the tear-bringing veg
etable want to popularize the onion
breath. According to that which
your correspondent noted in one Of
the daily journals that meet his eye
so often, the growers were going
about it in a shrewd manner. In
stead of attempting to devise some
deodorant, they would solve the
problem by having everybody eat
onions. Thus, with everybody S
breath loaded up with onion per-
fune, nobody would notice it on the
other fellow. Speaking as one who
loves his scallions but is often forced
to forego them because his work
necessitates contact with his fellow
man, your correspondent thinks it a
sane and sensible idea. If nothing
else were accomplished, it would
make riding in the subway more Of
a pleasure than it is at present. Still,
there would be the garlic aroma.
Too Many Letters: Enric Mad
riguera's name is longer than that
Of any of the other well-known band
leaders. For that reason, the Para
mount management figures that his
two-weeks engagement there cost
an extra $400. The additional ex-
pense came through the extra let
ters in the marquee signs together
with extra electricity, extra time
for worHnen as well as labor of
stage hands and display card MAX
ers. Undoubtedly the cost would
have been still more had his first
name been Enrico which is the way
I persist in writing it though I know
better.
George M. Cohan, who holds that
Broadway isn't what it used to be
The other evening when he
came into the Green room Of the
Edison, Bobby Hayes orchestra
started. "Over There and
a grin appeared on the Cohan fea-
lures Noted also Leslie How
ard, Jimmy Durante, Fannie Hurst,
Fanny Brice and Henry Armetta
at nearby tables While Harry
Richman and Dick Merrill sat en-
gagged in earnest conversation
Probably talking over tteir trans
atlantic round trip flight A lot
Of folks don't know that Richman
holds transport pilots license and
once held an altitude record
Walter O'Keefe swinging up Broad
way Glad to hear him on the
air again Marta Abba, the
Italian star of ''Tovarich." the first
smash hit of the season.
A bright young merchant does
business on Interborough subway
trains between Times Square and
Chambers street. He sells a we'll
known nickel weekly magazine but
doesn't cry his wares. Instead, he
hurries through the train and
wherever he can find vacant space
beside a passenger lays down a
magazine. Having covered a car.
he makes a quick return trip and |
gathers those that haven't been |
picked up. He never speaks word |
but nevertheless makes many sales
and thus he iustifies his nickel in
vestment in transportation.
Figures usually do not interest |
me. But those made known re-
Gently in connection with the 1899 |
Worlds fair do because they indi-
cate, in a way, the size of the un.
dertaking. For instance, the fair
will be capable of accommodating
300, 900 persons day or 10000 an
hour. and that's lot Of folks. Be
tore the fair closes, 1t is estimated
that $4,000, 900 persons will have
passed through the turnstiles. There
will be so, 900 benches, and the park
ing spaces will accommodate 80, 900
cars. Ten thousand shade trees are
10 be set out. The total cost OF the
lair is estimated at SIPS. 900, 600. The
irst $4,000. 900 in profits will go to
he city so that the fair site may
De maintained as permanent park.
Bustop eavesdropping: Every
hing in her house is second hand.
Why, she even married divorced
nan"