Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-07 | Page 9 | 'Sidewalks of New York' Author Aided by Al Smith

Sidewalks of New York Author Authol Aided by Al Smith j. M S S. S i Alfred E. E Smith I NEW YORK May 7 CD Alfred E. E Smith for whom the sidewalks of New York were childhood environment en en- gave save a helping hand today to the man who enshrined them in the famous song Boys and girls together me me and Mamie Tripped the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York James V. W. Blake the man who held the immortalized Mamie's hand and danced to hurdy-gurdy hurdy music down on East Eighteenth street years cars a ago o is dangerously ill m illand illand mand and and broke Word Vord that he hc might die unless an ray X-ray diagnosis of his illness could be made at once reached the former former formet for for- mer met governor Someone should have told me sooner Smith said r I am extremely extremely ex ex- sorry to hear his condition is so serious Send word that I will sec see he gets everything ever ho he needs Smiths Smith's personal physician ph Dr Raymond T. T Sullivan arranged for tor Blake to be taken to a hospital toda today They were all real people in that song said John Blake while his brother lay pale and drawn Mamie was real and so wa was Nellie Shannon and all aU the rest We Ve all aU lived down on East Eighteenth street In those days near Second avenue It was all aU different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent then Times have changed too for Blake since he wrote the words and Charles B. B Lawlor Lawior dead 10 years wrote the music for tor Sidewalks of New York Disclaiming royalties that would have made them rich they sold their work for or It was the only real success of at 50 Blake songs