Show I T NEW The YORK II ol old 1 hotel which was to be del the wreckers ers has been eleventh hour by byone say sav e I at atone atone one of ot tho those e I touches of sentiment senti ment typical of Manhattan 1 When these VI VIder tender tender ten ten- der gestures are ale made they are truly fabulous and J generous beyond I belief f. f And it i 1 this sort of Intrusion intrusion intrusion sion upon the tho V general ruthlessness ruthless- ruthless ruthlessness ness of or the city X V r. that New Yorkers so proudly point I f I to when claiming u that at after alter all New York is 13 nt I hard haid hearted 2 a C a aIt JIt 1 J It seems that for or some twelve years a very rich L provided himself with a hideaway in the hotel hefe could rest and escape business contacts and While the suite Ruile Va was vae used Ii j frequently the tue man had b bet be 1 attached to It and so senti about it that he lie was loathe MI the tho hotel removed P 1 If H he argued the hotel p he would have to hut hupt dow new snug and quiet hiding And so just as the wrecking L were preparing to march on f 11 went into conference with the 1 owners owners owners-as as I get the sto story Eton made a generous offer to bat back place with fat tat capital if it Itin it re tent In business The wrecking Ican Ic dl am an further advised was then thear off off and and everything ended h hi This man by the way way-So j I told told told-is Is none other than that eccentric Edgar B. B Davis o 01 who for more snore than thai a put up money for tor The U La which was the most colos colossal 11 in Broadway theatre history V spite the fact that the show shor not make malee mone money anoney or even kt V losses within small range he It pouring in his money play contained a religious li k I which h ho was interested led I a a C V Vin In Tn the of office rice of ot Eddie D Dm IX the song and dance man I w wright light music show produce producer r more recently talking p there is a tiny bar at which I told scores of Broadway jur m were discussed and The batting average of th this this Is higher than any other s spot Ot I bright lights Belt Be Before on took tool it over it was the prop I Cohan and Hauls Harris and alt all t I merchants sooner or later v J to the pantry like b I this was in I 4 d. i Such pla plays s ah as The Tho Miracle J Broadway Jones and V Johnny Jones were born U tk F FOn I On the last da day before tt dort dor was turned over to UI one of the nation notorious check bouncers bouncers' j one last effort to pass a aV 1 I rubber paper on n tile the hist V V V Tho fellow who had il a st It 1 aliases that would fill Ill a a. F ic ordinary paper appeared err un r. r name of or Dr Di Brooks Brooks' and r t sentimental story of haying having V V pied a r iccI vr I I 1 the tho hotel h f E years ago h t matter of or the bad ch I v list had a o 01 1 tl pride of en era believed bellev d tt J could put I paper on c hotel T wall all i t l country T To ToV V f before h b tried r at tHi I sort and had I unsuccessful a aB 1 B did not the place 1 I without ono no single check cheek si over on it And he thought I In the confusion of closing her bet herbe be bo successful j Instead it ft proved lois liis tnt m U I That is he lie heas was as as apprehended At any rate he seems to to t thad t. t had some sp sporting instinct a a aDy By the way Broadway cad calli V j cars years straw hats renovate And Im I'm told that beanies wilt will not be considered t this season I V SV Copyright 1929 NE Ser lct |