The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-20
Breezing Round New York Where Go What See Where Eat and What Do

New York, N. r., June 22 = It IS embarrassing to managers of ho- tels in Times Square area to hear people complaining because lights have been turned of on signboarSls, theater marques, store fronts, danc- ing spots and other frivolity spots. That little requirement. of safety has not ended gaiety along the gay white way.
 New York is getting more honey mooners' business than ever before. They seem to enjoy the opportunity to wander in teh less conspicuous atmosphere. An abundance of young romancers likewise is in evidence, with both sexes frequently in uni- form of one kind on another.
 It is quite commonplace to'watch young people walking hand in hand in open-eyed wonder at the crowds. They are not the only ones for older people, too, enjoy watching crowds milling around in semi- i-darkness trying to decide which restaurant, theater, night club, hotel roof, danc- ing emporium or other place of en- tertainment to patronize.
 High constructed spectaculars i'll the past kept people focusing their attention on the skyline. A small minority of the thousands of stroll lers along ahe street of streets act- ually paid attention to the many novelty shops on the midway, and the adept window dressing skill that tastefully sells mems and women's wear and accessories of every con- ceivable nature. There are oper bookshops, drug stores, laden witf souvenir adapted merchandise turnstyle restaurants, automats, en- tertaining theater fronts, dance pal aces, and promenade eating ane drinking places. Some sport side walk tables. Occupants are spot lighted in these and near window locations observable by spectators The eating and entertaining spots are well screened from overhead travel.
 One might wonder If an accident had occurred around the corner from Seventh Avenue on Forty Eighth street. These curious loiter- CTS are a new style&of stage-door johnnies. It is a twice nightly oc- currence near the Vanderbilt The ater because Fred Waring puts on an early in> the evening and repeats late for western audiences who lis- ten to Chesterfleld's favorite "Pleas- ure Time" character. There are daily lineups at both shows by opti- mistic people that were not fortun- ate enough to be among those fav- ored with tickets. These are sent te out-of town visitors in answer tc their mail requests directed to Liz gett and Myers Tobacco Company the makers of Chesterfield cigar cites. Obviously 1t is impossible to take care of all who would like tc visit the shows and the advertiser does its noble best under such cir cumstances.
 The show itself Is a fifteen minute one on the air at Seven and re- peated for the West Coast people al Eleven. At the conclusion of eact performance, there is an audience bonus which might best be described as skylarking "off the record" Act ually the last three quarters of eact hour hold more amusement fol chose persons lucky to be inside thu theater than in the really working program quarter hour of tensenes: when every move Is intended to bt according to script.
 Fred Waring and his Pennsyl' vanians ad lib as well as produce ar additional musical varieties show with singing and dancing by a very attractive half dozen or more young ladies that occupy the front row ot his stage arrangement of more thar