Salt Lake Telegram | 1930-07-06 | Page 22 | Times Change for Artists, Poets in Greenwich Village

Times limes Change for Artists I Poets in Greenwich Village I By RICHARD MASSOCK NEW lEW YORK YORK Since Sinco Greenwich Village went commercial and brokers brok brok- ers era replaced bohemians In the population pop pop- poets have havo merely been tol tol- crat crated d. d The Tho landlords and shop owners prefer the new type of ot villager who can pay ay his bills and doesn't have to live JIve In a 1 garret So again tho the poets are arc on the crooked narrow streets looking about for tor a a. new place where they can eat eat as the tho say on tho the cuff cue the cuff In this instance being pretty prett badly baly frayed A lenient tea shop that lately latch re relieved relieved relieved re- re their hunger was as forced to close Its hospitable doors It was unable quoting the vulgar chaps again to pay off oCt tho the nut a 3 term which of oC course a poet wouldn't be expected to comprehend POETS UNWELCOME A new lunchroom on Seventh avenue ave aye nu nue nue an place of oC shiny white counter nIckel fixtures and wicker stools has h tentatively attracted at at- at attracted attracted a few tew of oC the th-o hungrier versifiers versi versi- tIers fiers but the practical proprietor suspicious of or baggy trousers and long lonE hair has taken a. a rather discouraging dis dia- dia attitude They can eat there but he doesn't want them to make It a hangout lingering over words when tho the stools might be occupied by profitable profitable profit profit- able ablo sandwich Youre not looking for tor or a lunchroom lunchroom lunch lunch- room he said to a hatless stranger the other evening e What you need Is barber balber a shon In former lays days the penniless rh rhymesters had bad a a. reliable source of ot nourishment at Huberts Hubert's a a. white tile restaurant closed some months ago O. O There they used to sit in little groups waiting for tor fate tate and supper suppertime suppertime time to send a n likely provider pro If It a a. J. J stranger appeared who looked as though h he might have adequate funds they would concentrate a a. group stare on his face tace while he devoured his food tood EAT BY FLATTERY Then they would send him a note by the waiter walter explaining that they thoy could not help noticing noticing- tho remarkable remarkable remark remark- able ablo re resemblance he bore to Frank Harris rio Bu Eugene ONeill O'Neill or perhaps Dante whatever name happened to suit their purpose Flattered b by the intelligentsia's perception he lie would usually come cometo to their table when he had finished hed the meal and before he knew Just what it Il was all nil about they would talk him Into treating treating- them to a around around around round of ot ham and eggs Thero is even one legend about a J. J poet who ho induced a wealthy benefactor benefactor benefactor bene bene- factor on the ove eve of or the latter's departure de for tor a trip to Paris pall 8 to leave leavean an order with ith Hubert rt to feed teed his in his absence For three months the poet and his friends ate regularly regular and well The patron of ot tho th-io muse was astounded when he came back and saw MW the size ot of the tho bill awaiting awaiting- him But ho paid without a 3 murmur The poet poel had assured himself of ot the tho patrons patron's un uncomplaining generosIty generosity generosity generos generos- ity by having a n printer friend run runoff oft off a few tew copies of ot his collected verses dedicated to the meal provider provider pro pro- vider with a J. J line that read He Ue who feeds teeds the poet feeds the nation