The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-03-19

q AA0 Ase4SJ -AAAABCAk VI ettFAAAAA 2tN+A Ing to pat the city's face, as an oc- casional balny day tip-toes In among the remnants of Winter !. The jubilee of sound that bursts every evening on Broadway--ex.. citing to some people and annoy ing to most Daredevil cabbies who SO into traffic as if they were going into battle x. The bag at City Hall who wears face scrubbed with wrinkles and sings risgay songs in nervous breakdown soprano An air-raid warden patroling 8 de- serted midtown sector in the early hours of the morning. Massive but helpless buildings being guarded by Q pIlny human Civilians de- jected by world events and the Sol- Hiers and sailors on furlough, laugh Ing and having 8 wonderful time although they're the ones who have to do the fighting The won- derful breezes swishing the skirts of silence in the park.
 The Music Hall Rockettes, whose a1igh-kickS have more zing and drama in them than most high class plays Moonlight powder ing the river with some of its own white beauty. One of the better scenic knocks, until you remember that nowadays such things are ex- cellent guides for enemy bombers Lovers in joynts finding home In others glances The plaque n the Times Sq. subway station containing names of subway em- ployes killed in the last war. Peo- ple used to ignore it, now many stop to read 1t thoughtfully .. The idle strolling along Sixth Ave, while precious time all around them dies Df neglect The tapestry of humanity formed by 8 full-house at Madison Sq. Garden-as thrilling a light as the many events that take place there Formations of fluffy elouds calmly parading their beauty regardless of the ugiiness of the world below them.
 The dark, dirty alleyways lead ng to stage doors-as glamorous as rotten tomato |. <. The nurses eaving Doctors Hospital - angels mercy and beauty The men vl1o urge you to see the stars trough a telescope and now have a lew sales talk-they say you may pot an enemy plane i. The men, icant who insists he is willing to xlafaO1ca Cfa AunnriRqT nd British soldiers and sailors en- Dying themselves together-such Lghts do more for unity among al- es than all the speeches put to- ether.
 The ballet of clouds fitting by the tune of the winds hum he absence of soap-box orators round the city one of the wars tile victories The first night IS who cruise in ignoring every ody = and hoping that nobody ill ignore them Well-uphol- cred females, accompanied by hiss lg aatin, sailing into the swank Dote as if they were playing the ar role at & Coronation
 Irst nighters noticing autograp- bundS as they enter the theatel Id commenting on how silly they -e to run after celebs. Then they into the theater and spend all eir time trying to spot biggie The old lady who haunts the eater district selling flowers. Her .ughter died suddenly at the start a brilliant theatrical career Ii u look closely, you can see her ce iD filled with a broken heart The highly antiseptic atmosphere Fifth Avenue, the street that ways seems to be wearing its Sum- V clothes The swanky Radio tv garage where they announce
 a loudspeaker that your car is ming People sitting in ca- terias eating-and reading the WIS with their eyebrows The cal neon signs of newSboys shout various gag headlines. And they
 sore if another newsie steals cir headline gags SkyScrapers Inding silently in the middle-of- e-night-a series of massive fin- rs pointing at the beauty of a dimpled with stars Ushers nding stiffly in Hobbies, dressed starchy and tight fitting clothes
 don't know why film houses in-
 on torturing ushers that way The latest racket: Selling book in subways giving instructions
 air-raids. You can get the he instructions from any air-raid rden gratis The society gals o walk into joynts wearing tight sses and exit just being tight The swanky eateries, where peo-
 walk knee-deep in carpets and all.talk The table-cloth poleons who can figure out how win the war between courses are the biggest wasters of sugar The little conversational fires t spring up in Hobbies during in- missions, trying to make up for
 time lost during the silence ot
 act Hams trying to be the ter of distraction ... The tough oeg in waterfront bars who don't k like cinema heroes. They're
 brave men of the merchant rine who are delivering the goods The busloads of tourists still 10 dumped in Chinatown-but the nese there find the tourists more sresting than the tourists find
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