The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-08
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 ', Tor business purposes everybody
 on the street is very anxious to make friends, but true friendship is
 not considered important Some of the saddest people are those : Tn jcynts making believe they're having good time Although celebs enjoy attention, few of them like autograph hunters, because nearly all are rude Losing face on Broadway is as bad as it is in China. Many would starve to keep up ''front", and some do The most popular type of conversation is the. secrets of others Many Of the chorines that people envy
 Sbecause they believe they lead glatnorous livs) have tougher jobs than those working in sweatshops
 An honest person is looked on As a freak, when he isn't being called q sap The best evidence that beauty is a cheap Broadway com fnodity is the fact that go many pretty faces are jobless.
 Many mans popularity is judged by the amount of favors he can do. Once he loses the power to be- stow fayors, etvef1 those he gave fRvors avoid him K. The street is full of all kinds of amusement to make people happy, yet its people are drenched with unhappineSs i. Love is the favorite emotion. They make love, sing about 1t, talk and write about 1t. But in spite of it's great buildup, love just doesn't last .. Broadwayites will do almost anything for publicity. The scrap- book is considered more important than the bankbook What keeps many Hops living is the strong be- lief that if they get one break, they will reach the heights X. No mat ter how many good deeds you do, If you make one mistake, all the good deeds are forgotten and the blunder always remembered.
 $ A favorite sport is to boast about the pals you have. Yet one pal 1s always suspicious of the next one and will never fully trust him :. A tip on a horse race is always considered bigger news than any thing that comes out of Europe 7s Actors are always playing benefits for all kinds of neeoy causes, but there is no more needy class than the great army that makes up show business =. Bar tenders in joynts are among the most cynical people in the world. That's because they zee so many important persons drunk Vet eran Broadwayites will always ad- wise newcomers to behave and lead normal lives, but few of these vet eresis take their own advice ;. First-nighterS are not the toughest audieace-they're the kindest, be- cSiHe the great majority of them are friends and relatives of those connected with the show A columnist who is nice to everybody is considered sap even by those he's been nice to. When he pulls no punches, even his enmies respect him.
 ~ 1ppAlAoblCdtlOn IS buppOSeu CO DC an integral part of Broadway. But the law of the jungle is far more prevalent in its society Most opinions you hear are borrowed and those that aren't borrowed are usually silly A typical Broad- way character knows the answer to everything, except how to make 8 living An intellectual is always avoided like disease. Any man who thinks seriously about seriots subjects is considered a bore. But a guy full of silly wisecracks is considered a brilliant conversation alist Many a low-salaried Broadway slave lives like million aire, because he knows people who can give him due-bills and passes. Using your brains is always