The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-11-28

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Heavens Fail. That's the tit5e
he AID that wrote il Is a genius
- ms firsr play He's only twen-
9-one years OF age. amt never
even voted. His gr1ndmother L 4
nAAAolaire- She's backing me ~
the hllt I predict that Though
heavens EaIl will revoIutionfzss
dramatic writing It's in five acts
People are used to three acts :
zen zen sad; Dhey might leave after
mot chancel This show il
srlpplngl 1t grips you. It's the
story Of violinist that loses an
arm lighting for free speech. He
can't play the fiddle any more.
even Il he felt Like it. He gets Bit
ter and joins the Communicate
Party. He sells his only Stradi-
varius and donates the money to
the Reds 50 they can stage a dem-
onstratlon. His father IS killed In
the demonstration His mother
never wants to see him again"
The faiher7" JEFF asked.
The son. The two of them have
a terrific scene In which the
mother says. ! never want To see
you again. His wife's going to
have baby and he thinks the
only reason she don't throw him
over IS because Of the baby. That's
now bitter he IS. See? There's
beautiful scene in Central park
n fact the entire action Of the
play taxes place In Central Park
1T sound wonderful, Parker.
revolutionary, = JET said. -
And that's only thu first acts
Don tell me how it ends.
you'll spoil It for me-
-Okay. JEFF. What do you think.
= stil don't think Carol win
let you
Now. wait a minute, HaiIal
She needs job, don't she7 Bow
ers has closed his show, amt he2"
Parker shook his head sadly. The
chance Of q lifetime falls In his
lap smack. and he closes. With
all the publicity. he could run
a year and make q million. Don't
misunderstood me- Clint IS a
prince among men, but he amt a
Snowman. There's very few Of as
left any more"
Il doubt. Vincent. IL even you
would have the showmanship to
make million out Of the murder
Of one Of your dearest friends"
News About Bowers
ITALIA, you know there amt
4 4 no place for sentiment In
show business That's why Bow
ers slipped Eve North was
up years ago and Bowers
he never seen It His eyes were
blinded with the sand Of seuti-
ment When Eve had the appeal Of
youth. she was box Office attrac-
ton. a draw. But when she lost
her youth-and who don't, / amt
EVe-she didn't have
left She was never an
actress. she was too look al Bow
srs never seen that Eve was
through, and that's what ruined
him"
~Ruined7" You talk as Il he's
living in the poorhouse" JEFF
said. Remember his address IS
still Oracle Square"
Vincent means ruined artisti-
rally" explained.
Parker shook his head q
mean Bowers don't have a nickel
10 rub against"
stared at him, thinking Of
Clinfs lavish productions. his
cars, hts apartments, his clothes.
Everything about him murnured
affiuence. ! said increduIously.
you mean Clint Bowers IS
1rokel"
In little pieces. He's in debt
past his ears
@But he has the reputation Of
being a wonderful business man
sTt takes one hell Of a wonder
full businessman TO keep on pro-
ducing shows and living at Oracle
Square when you're fiat. Person.
ally, I don't care for Oracle
Square. II amt business acumen
that ruined Bowers. It's like /
said, sentiment and no showman-
ship"
'It's a strange combination.
JEFF said. THE shrewd business
man and the sentimentalist
Parker shrugged ms shoulders.
Even j. p. Morgan got married.
@It's tough" JEFF said. Green
Apples would have been hit and
saved Bowers
Sure. it was his comeback.
That's what I told him when ]
seen him Sunday night after the
invitation performance. All the
show needed was a third act twist
to be a smash.
JEFF motioned TO me and we
edging toward the door,
Only after Parker had thrust
COPY OF Though Heavens Fall un-
der my arm and extracted my
promise TO read it and talk to
Carol about It did we manage 70
escape.
when 7 reached for the DSwn
button JEFF said. @Waitis He led
me over to the board that listed
the tenants on Radio CIty's sixty
second floor.
'If Ashley didn't sneak up here
10 see Parker" he unused. who
did be see?S He began reading
Town the list The Grayson COM
pany, Lithosraphy. Ernest Hcro-
WITT Atforney-af-law- Leather
Novelties. Lincoln Photographic
Esr~.~n1fAr
1 fook over. ~MaIloa Sporting
Goods. Madame Mantillini Cor
satiere. Wendell Drug Company.
Ard Zenith Displays Well. JeI2
aEnmrn. ! better get myself .
notebook"
aye might've been to any Of
three CT four Of those places
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