Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-20
BROADWAY
AMERICANA

FOR BUSINESS purposes
everybody on the street is
very anxious 10 make friends,
but true friendship Is not con-
sidertd important Some OF
the saddest people are those IN
joynts making believe they're
having q 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 II is In China. Many
would starve TO keep UP a"front"
and some do. The most pop
lar type OF conversation Is the
secrets OF others -. Many OF the
chorines that people envy tbe-
cause they believe they lead
glamorous lives) have tougher
jobs than those working in
sweatshops An honest per-
son is looked on as q freak,
when ne isn't being called a sap
.. The best evidence that
beauty is q cheap Broadway
commodity is the fact that so
many pretty faces are Iobless.
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MANY a mans popularity rs
judged by the amount of favors
he can do. Once he loses the
power to bestow favors, even
those he gave favors avoid him.
=. The street Is full OF all kinds
of amusement to make people
happy. yet its people are
drenched with unhappinesS. =.
Love is the favorite emotion.
They make love. sing about 1t.
talk and write about 1t. But in
spite of Its great build-up. love
Just doesn't last. .Broadwayites
viii do almost anything for pub
lefty. The scrapbook Is consid-
cred more important than the
handbook What keeps many
flops living is the strong belief
that IL they get one break, they
will reach the heights. No
matter how many good deeds
you do, II YOU make one mistake,
al the good deeds are forgotten
and the blunder always re-
membered.
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A FAvORITR sport Is 10 boast
about the pals you have. Yet
one pal Is always suspicious OF
the next one and will never fully
trust him. "A tip on a horse
race Is always considered bigger
news than anything that comes
out OF Europe. Actors are al
ways playing benefits for all
kinds OF needy causes. but there
Is no more needy class than the
great army that makes UP show
business. Bartenders In joyntS
are among the most cynical peo-
pie In the world. That's because
they see so many important per-
sons drunk. Veteran Broad
vayites will always advise new
corners TO behave and lead nor
NAL lives. but few OF these vet
Grams take their own advice =.
First-nighters are not the
toughest audiences-they're the
kindest, because the great ma
jority OF them are friends and
relatives OF those connected with
the show. "A columnist who Is
nice to everybody is considered
Q sap even by those he's been
nice TO. When he pulls no
punches. even his enemies re-
spect him.
sOPHIsTICATION Is sup
posed TO be an integral part OF
Broadway. But the law OF the
Jungle is far more prevalent in
It's society -. Most opinions you
hear are borrowed and those
that aren't borrowed are usually
silly A typical Broadway
character knows the answer to
everything. except how 70 make
a living An intellectual is
always avoided like a disease.
Any man who thinks seriously
about serious subjects is con-
Sidered a bore. But a guy full
OF silly wiSecrackS is considered
a brilliant conversationaliSt .
Many a low-salsried Broadway
slave lives like a millionaire, be-
cause ne knows people who can
give him due bills and passes. ID.
Using your brains is always
communicable. but the fellow
who knows how TO use his
friends is always considered the
smarteSt OF all people.
THOSE who refuse drinks arc
considered wet blankets, but
those who drink are always urg-
ing others not 70 A man may
not know anything about Eng
llsh, but II his double talk is
impeccable, he is elASseo as a
linguist
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IT 10 an amazing little world
in a Big City. A small town
Main street. a. someone ha,
said. with the spotlight turned
on Il" y. The Diamond Stick.
pin on Americas shirtfront
You mean" once heckled
country editor. ITS the sreas.
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