The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-15

VIZ : married? We could find out
MY father and mother were
married.
And look what happened 70
them You" He took Somehow
else's stray arm of the hack ~
ms chair and moved closer to me.
Look. Hallas love you"
I love YOU too. JEFF"
III only could save some
SJsff. il the eri.ies com.
through. III be nsaking money
for while. Green Apples might
run a year,
no. We've been throcga thst.
I'll have to pick up some more
money somehow"
I'D marry you." I suggested
modestly II you were only max
ing i've dollars and fifty cents a
week.
II looked for a second as though
was going 70 get kissed. but
Tommy Nelson broke things uu
oy popping down at cur table and
losing no time getting tight. He
ordered straight rye with a beer
chaser and downed both in mo-
rose silence. After g1unting hello
he refused to open his mouth
except TO fill il.
Iommy's quite a conversation
allst, / explained to JEFF.
What IS there to talk abeut?"
Tommy challenged me.
Conditions JEFF said.
People talk too damn much"
Success?
TOMMY beckoned the waiter
and duplicated his order.
JEFF and | tried 20 ignore him
but the blanket was too wet. We
were about to make our escape
when Phoebe Thompson joined
orr merry group. She took one
look at Tommy and wagged her
head. ! see were off to a Dig
evening "
"Ch. don't blame him." SYM
pathi1ed It's been tough show.
I Tomnys worn out.
It's been a lousy show. The
whole damn thing sinks"
Phoebe smiled tolerantly at
him Nasty. nasty old rlayl Co
ing 70 be a hit.
It stiuks. | wish I'd had sense
enough to stay out Of il. I've been
IN the theater long enough to
know better than to get tangled
up IN a Clint Bowers production.
AL Of EN- stink"
Phoebe's bright face Swallowed.
There's nothing wrong with
Clint Bowers productions. You're
drunk"
arm not down ON Clint. I'm
tired | don't ike Green Apples.
Never have. It was a lousy script
when first read it and it still IS.
Production hasn't helped it any.
An ingenue who loses her voice
on opening night. An understudy
who waIks out. The Eve North
Philip Ashley feud. It's a mess.
the whole things a mess Even
the scenery's painted badly"
JEFF blinked. Il find myself be-
coming fascinated Who lost
whose voice? Vino walked out?
Who is feuding with who?"
I told him then, starting with
the case of the missing under
study. Tommy went painstakingly
on with bis drinking career while
talked. Once he came out of it
to muttef. yeah, tell him about
Carol. the little :" missed the
noun but ! didn't ask for it again.
JEFF took a long drag on his
cigarette and stood up. I'm be-
ginning to be frightened by ac-
/ tors. Let's get out of here.
Il was only twelve-thirty. We
had long hours to XIII before the
/ FIRST morning editions appeared on
the street. JEFF suggested the
I inevitable. a movie. On Forty
second Street we managed to find
a double feature that only one Of
rs had seen half al. te
JEFF awakened me by removing
MS shoulder from under my
head rs this where we came ingH
I asked.
q can't remember back that
far. Let's get out of here and see
what day it IS
Times Square had settled down
for its short nap before the sun
rose. We walked down Seventh
Avenue to the Metropolitan and
read all the three sheets. We
managed to put all Of fifteen min
utes more behind Us BY wander
ing down to Pennsylvania Sta
ton. Finally. JEFF decided we
should take ride and be pushed
me into q taxi
When the meter hit the two
dollar mark we got out. We were
on Broadway and a hundred and
something SO we took subway
back 70 Times Square. The pa
pers were out when we climbed
the stairs into the Times Building.
We bought them all and lugged
them 70 a restaurant
On the whole they were en-
thusiastic. There were nice things
abant GreeIy Morris dialogue and
abodt Clint Bowers direction.
Steve and Ashley and old Ben
Kerry were favorably mentioned.
I lad a few sweet remarks passed
about me here and there But the
orchids went to Carol. She was
hailed as a discovery. her notices
alone would insure the play run
Green Apples was a cit and We
had all scored personal successes
AT that Is. except Eve North
Poor Eve. Despite a faitering
performance By Miss North. was
the way the Times ran. and one
Of the tabIoids reported: The old
gray mare amt what she used 70
Be. which IS young. bu. she won't
admit Il The Herald Tribune
was cruel in its kindness. Its only
mention Of Eve was a Aattezing
description Of her second act