The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-02

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 as they run for trains q. The
 "stagedoor" johnnies who hang
 around hospitals - waiting for
 nursesl
 The headwaiters who wear a smile
 like a spotlight to guide patrons to
 their tables =. The cynical tough
 talking songwriters who turn out
 the sweetest, most romantic tunes
 E. :. The actors who drink too
 much and give bad performances as
 human beings !. The pretzel sales
 man near City Hall who has oper-
 atic ambitions. He boasts that he
 takes singing lessons The Vil-
 lage Borehemians, who try to solve
 world problems, but can't solve their
 own '. The nervous, impatient
 motorists in clogged traffic fran-
 ucally blowing their horns and jar-
 ring everybody's nerves The
 faded actors waiting hopefully in producers offices, whose lives have
 more drama than most shows pro- duced.
 The fast-tallking street salesrnen, whose rnonopologues are funnier than most comics The press agents who sweat trying to make others successful and seldom achieve that for themselves The song. writer who was given the gate by Q gal, because he was flop, and be. came successful by devoting himself to his work trying to forget the girl Lucius Beebe, the style- brity, whose idea of roughing 1t is not wearing tails one day Bar- tenders, who seem to be the only healthy looking people around bars !. The sad old ladies selling beau- tiful flowers, when they would look better in gardens picking them.
 Children enjoying themselves in their little world of parks and games, not knowing that adults are spoil ing the world they're growing up in Lovers walking along River side Drive, most of whom don't have very much, except the greatest of all possessions-each others adoration Panhandlers who park themselves near amusement places, because they know people who have enjoyed themselves will have looser purse.strings .. Drug. store Romoes buying their dates ice cream sodas and making Q feast out of 1t Subway guards, who have the tough job of pushing people into crowded trains, while they are being pushed around by the crowds |. The blind newSdealer near 25rd and Tth who Is an expert checkers player .. The highbrow street rau. sician, who refuses to play popular music only the classics The whack who inhabits Shubert Alley and shouts to no one in particu. lar: T want to be an actorl"
 The fellow with the flowing black tie, Q cane and the dignity of shakespearian thespian on ColuIn. bus Circle - who sells bawdy post cards Booking agents whose existence depends on actors, treat. ing them as if they were . used towel Sidewalk Cleopatras weaving bad intentions with their swaying hips The salesgirls in dept stores who keep a smile bai- anced on their lips all day, no mat ter how tough the grind The z2nd St. singing salesman of song sheets who used to be Q vaudevil. Han The nightly debates by he crowds watching the Times Bldg. ribbon spin out the news-e side. walk version of Town Hall .. The sandwich men and women, who ad- vertise this and that, and walk through the streets like ghosts.
 The military bearing of ushers In movie theaters-maybe the Ny1is can use that as another example of film warmongering ... The ex.pug, who has Q pushcart on 8th Ave. and sells ladies' dainties Sam, Q i barber in the Fortles, who cuts hair in the daytime and cuts capers at night in the Latin spots where he is considered one of the towns best dancers ... Peter Arno, who works at life and plays at art |. The fellow who makes speech es in front of banks about the use- leSsness of money The former stars now reduced to working in side-street saloons making their tragedies public while trying Co make Q living The Brooklyn tailor whose shop lon Church Ave. nue, Fqatbush) displays this sign: Please note, MT. Hitler. n e only ones who can beat the YanAs are our Dodgers" Nearly every shop in Brooklyn has a sign saying: