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S 5 The Te 2 dressed in a lam flam f ing lag red outfit outfit appears on deck T The Th it leading nan an tU tilts s a ai small 11 mIrror mirror mir mIr- sor as u as h he- he starts shaving on deck decI Sev Several ra df t the performers rs r are N Ne New w York Yorkers rs front from minor Broadway productions productions' who wh get J Jots ts of ot tr fresh sh air aJr rid and sunshine and a a. whole sea sea- eon not n of ot work They're sold old on the rh river life and d Vat eat up up p th the small town tol idolatry 1 The t. t thi- thi thie ee e little ne newspaper per vendors u ar aUgmented b by i lt doi I been the parkway There lis little activity abroad No show hop until Monday Mondy and a idea lazy Sunday t spend c And a a. full weeks week's engagement ahead ohead An And th then n. n on down dO the river I- I tOI tIt show o aim aWI a a. vital factor inthe river ryer lI life e. e The movies hayo n not t affected ed the floating the I atre and dont don't seem lIk likely ly tb to Up and and down o the river Iyer r romance n still rd rides with the I- I square white t river rl er palaces palue y I 4 V fr GILBERT SWAN I 11 S c. c Jac X tac ij i V |