The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-19
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 Watch repair men in shop win- dows carrying on their skillful and delicate occupations, oblivious to stares The sardonic humor or a pawnshop owner who displays a huge welcome" sign above his door, way LaVishly-uniformed apart ment house doormen draped with more gold braid than Generals. Greenwich Village swishes who have A special table reserved for them- selves in an eatery there. Yoo hoo. Ellal CabbieS chewing unit stogies because tits against the law" to drive while smoking The blind newsdealer in the garment district who sports new, brightly-colored tie every day,
 stagestruck youngsters who go to every first night and get kick out of ogling the silk and satin bores entering the t:eater A white whiskered gent peddling a booklet containing his own plan for con- trolling the A-bomb !. Well. heeled Wall Streeters in their pri- vate clubs transacting deals in- volving millions during their lunch hour Autograph hordes who seem to spring up out of nowhere when 8 biggie appears The gray -haired lady in flowing white gown who strolls along 8th Avenue murmuring prayers.
 Sandwich men and women cruis- ing through the streets like ghosts UrchinS hoofing on the side- walk. Many of them are talented
 Drugstore Romeos buying their dates ice cream Sodas-and making a feast of 1t The 42d Street song-sheet salesman who sings the ditties he is selling ... A busy stock broker who has a limousine with a desk in 1t Cabbies who call all cops beef steaks" The newsboy who ignores the headlines and shouts racing results [. The one-time headliner, formerly married to movie stars, now lush Shubert Al- ley drama-lovers who pass the time by quoting out loud passages from ShakeSpeare.
 Shill artists at the penny arcades with their picturesque gab. Their wordage is more amusing than the scripts of emcees The sharp duds of Harmlem's men-about- town. The only place where you can still sec zootsoots A boot black at City Hall gabbing with customers about the danger of in- flation The subway guard (with fine singing voice) who insists that his job offers more security than the entertainment industry. .. The heavyweight in evening clothes Gin the Stork foyer), once a N. Y City Sherlock.
 Human landmarks who can be found in the same Main-Stem eat- cries every night with the same people and discussing the same nothing Comely usherettes in legit theaters planning and hop ing for stardorn. Many of them spend their spare time taking sing ing, dancing and dramatic lessons Strangely quiet newsreel audi ences. There isn't much to boo or patty-cake these days Side street spots featuring bored ivory ticklerS banging out tunes which most ignore Busy thespians at the NEG luncheonette Studying scripts between Hnouthfuls.
 Rabid pigeon feeders who never aillow indictment weather to stop their daily crumb-tossing chores Down-a -and-outers near the Brooklyn Bridge warming their paws over fire burning in the ashcan, They seldom speak to each other The organ-grinder who dress es his monkey with a miniature high hat and tails A soap- boxer on the Lower East Side orat- ing about the evils of money, and concluding his lecture by passing around hat for coins.
 Open-alr debaters at Columbus Circle who used to be military ex- perts and have now reconverted Today they are sidewalk statesmen solving the next war The ec- centric whose mission in life con- sists of shouting to no one in par- ticular: T hate peoplel I'm sorry I'm one of themW The so- ciety woman who airs her dog on a solid-gold leash The Village Corners doorman who owns m Island (l,400 acres) off Connecticut, plus @ H-room house Broad- way loafers doodling away their useless lives.
 Character Study: Food columnist Clementine Paddleford reports the literary lace of a little candy store owner (Elsa Rays Sweet Shop at 999 First Avenue) near 66th Street .. Clementine went there to inter- view the owner and found him with fund of silence" She learned he is an engineer by pro- fession Why a candy career?" she inquired |. Like so many who are no longer young, she learned, he wanted a little business of his own, business, he explained, "so small that misfortune can never find the address"