The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-05

cOVer Cnem with cheap hosiery rs
they make the rounds Of the show
producers offices :. The Empire
State Bldg. tower-which resembles
a big thumb-playing with the
clouds The open air book marts
on theDEast Side, where you can
buy some of the literary master
pieces for a few pennies The
hoarse cries coming from the fog
horns along the Hudson and East
Rivers-a melancholy. ballad Of The
Big Town-especially "torchy" when
you are lonely and it rains for three
days The fame and fortune
hungry youngsters, who wait, wait
and wait on sidewalks in front OF
theaters or night clubs, to feast
their dreams on silks, satins, n1inks,
fame, and all the other expensive
nothings.
The foreign Language movie tenn
piles, where most of the customers
are Americans who don't under
stand a word they hear. They're
just people anxious to get away
from the f1ashy Hollywood familiarS
and to enjoy something that re-
veals the use of thought-not only
money &. Rudy Vallee, who got
tired of making coin, who has CIV
en- up his grooming to become an
actor-l1is biggest mistake :. ;.
The debs, still young enough to be
spanked, sitting around bars-and
and giving themselves a bad name
The gentlemen who can't sleep
who sit around Lindy's-telling
lies, ambitions, anecdotes, and doing
all they can to escape the clutches
of boredom The lady derelict
who pals with the slap-happy pugs
near Madison Square Garden
She has character !. There's a
full-length novel in her rough,
wrinkled face.
The numerous youths and others
with police records from distant
cities, who are drawn to the White
Lights-where plain-clothes sleuths
invariably bag them That bird
who attired himself entirely in
white during the Summer. He was
too immaculate as he leaned against
43rd Street and Broadway hotel
and passing detectives were suspi-
cious. After frisk-he was Jailed
/. The bankers in front Of those
cheap And Street theaters, who call
out: Hurry, hurry, hurry! Before
the prices are changed" Two
hours later when you exit. they are
yelling the same warning 49,. The
Broadway penny arcades full OF
tempting apples covered with red
mucilage, cocoanut-covered candy
bars, q fea circus and shooting
gallery. All of 1t hick town stuff
in the heart of the city's most
sophisticated section.
The courtesy of the 5th Avenue
buses, which keep in good standing
with the public by never making the
public stand The baseball fans,
who wouldn't miss a Series game no
matter how cold the day :. :. We
probably are the only shiverer IN the
nation, who gave away his pass ..
Sure sign that more people than
ever are working in Manhattan. The
subways are more crowded than
they've been in 10 years :. The
soap-box orators in Columbus Circle
who preface their remarks with: II
have no prejudice against any race
or creed"-and then proceed to rant
and rave. The one gent there who
gets the biggest collections-a south
erner who speaks kindly of all 4.
The salesgirls in the bargain base
ments trying to wear their smiles
like medals The visitors gap
ing at the electric lights in the
Broadway Arena-their eyes in CAPT.
tai letters The pretzel sales
man on the Bowery, whose basket
is covered with pictures of Hedy La
Mari The window sign in the
Ninth Avenue beanery: believe 1t
Or Not-But We Don't Hate Any
body"