The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-26

Housewives loaded with packl ages start Co rush from department stores, hoping they will get home ln time Co prepare, a meal for their hungry groons :. A dcbutAnte won~ dere what klnd of excitement she can have that night: An ordinary gals hopes eh0N soon got away from the excitement Of her daily lahors and cot h0n1e to some peace and quiet,
 As twilight starts to paint the sky with some of its inimitahle make up, humans pell-mel down subway kiosRs Lights gllp on in this and that skyscraper and form c crazy graph of beauty com- muteEg make e funny Sighe as they rush Co catch trains. They try to run, but most of them succeed only in waddling Broadway signs start to indulge in their eleotrohatlca Headwaiters in toynts polish their smiles and eagerly await the first customer .. The Main stem gets on its mark, ready Co race ies nightly sprint of excitement.
 When eight o'clock makes its ap- pearance, the garment center and other business districts arc as quiet as tomhs, fllled with the ghosts of ambitions, heartaches and sweat The hfted-pinky set wonder what expensive show they'll attend Co Do bored, while others pass into neigh borh0@d cinemas eager Co be thrilled by Bingo Midtown streets are afflicted with mechanical humps, bulging with traffic People in residential sections sink into an easy chair with the evening paper, flip on their favorite radio program and absorb the soft music oe olv-
 lised life around them Am- bilious kids are rushing into drug stores or Q sandwich and q matted on their way to night school {. Lovers start their nightly strolls in parks, tenderly holding their love in their eyes In on apartment a youngster sits chewing his pencil aS he does his homework.
 A revolution Of noise and excite ment trenches Broadway, show break time (around eleven .fifteen) ... Everybody is in Q hurry to get somewhere but finds 1t i'm. possible to move with much speed ... Those who take cabs move more slowly than the pedestrian Those who seldom 90 to theaters hold onto theig programs SO thaht their mem. ories will have food for dreams {. Gamblers park themselves on street corners, discussing their bets as if the war was just q minor detail {. A weli-dresSed couple wonder what cafe to invade for e thrill. A llap- oily married couple in Q modest apartment see their children sleep. ing peacefully-and get the big- gest thrill of ali.
 After midnight life runs down to c whisper in the residential dis- tricts-silence begins to stand guard BroadwayiteS aInble into their favorite spots end start to tell each other lies Y. The pace along the Main Stem starts to slacken as the forest-flre of humanity iS slow ly put out Show gals give the best performances of their careers making entrances" Into night clubs A drunk staggers through the streets shouting nothing Night club centers grow c tail of taxis, eagerly waiting to take their cuS- toners home A light in c skye scraper, where charwomen are work ing, makes lt look like c one-eyed monster After three ayem the screech of Q cars brakes shatters the silence like an explosion . Those who work nights sit in ca- feterias over e cupacawfee and dream about champagne In Harlem Q Lady of the eEevinng on O corner and tells flip stories with c weaving torso .. The beauty of tho parks Is in full bloom, but there are few people with silence, eagerly awaiting another day of one of the worlds greatest shows-the daily life of New York