Show I 1 anu b new york newsreel joe the monkey matinee idol of central park every afternoon hit his trainer trots him out on the green w where here his hu mantles hum antics draw a standing room only crowd the warped walk along the brooklyn bridge worn by bi the tread of age old hope dreams and bitter tragedy the set sef faces of the homeward bound business men that seem to have in them some some ot of the granite granit e of which the city is made the western union messenger boys bay holding down the most overworked job in the city walking madams dog around the block the mounted policemen in the he t W making the traffic behave modern knights without armor the wisps imps of femininity that enrich the decor of the plush super clubs as they enter on the arms of middle aged men between canakes they enjoy a little flirting as they pull the silk over their escort 3 eyes those yellow carts in central park park loaded with colored balloons candies and all kinds of goodies a little piece of heaven for tots the frosty doormen at some of the snooty night clubs who glance at strangers with a machine gun look the delivery boys for the airlines who look like commodores in their blue uniforms the hu man wreck drifting alone in the night they seem to be an extension of the shadows they hug come to life the green magic blooming in the park and the bewitching florists windows all around the town new york heartbeat sallies in our alley george kelly was telling the bunch at the S treet street tavern about the time joe frisco turned down a job at one of those joints where a guy was killed every nighat joe shook his head and stuttered IN N n not f f for m m me to too 0 m m man many y t t t tough guys hang out there theoan the owner said oh them all been kil killed ledl I 1 yeah said frisco b b but what happened to the g g g guys that ahat k k killed them A feller asked joe E Le lewis how he didat did at the track i I 1 1 I bet on said joe that if paul reve revere gerode rode him wed all be talking with a british accent to dayl i big town vignette hes axall awall I 1 streeter and his face is t than 1 ever aver these midnights his wife has pestered him for a mink coat I 1 he decided hed raise his own mink coat on the bit of property he owns own sin in new jersey 4 and so he started a mink farm to save money instead of squandering it in those expensive e ath avenue stores I 1 well sir after a full season reason of hard work and an investment of 2000 he got enough skins skin S to ma make ike half a jacket worth his wife is so sore ashes practically chewed the last of her bottom alp upland and his pals are laughing laug kini hysterically teri cally NewY orli novelette hes well known in the advertising business handling due bills for night clubs and cafes some time tim eago go he decided to e expand X ahe he he heeded e ed extra capital no way to raise it then an idea almost floored him hed marry toy fo money he event went through a list of ga gals he ik knew new and iame came acro across ss a likely prospect A bronx girl getting on in yea years rs whose folks had A whirlwind courtship followed took her to every joynt in town L signing tabs and playing the big shot went in in the red tor for in seven weeks the girl soon capitulated A quick ceremony ceremony emoly that was two months ago and still no dough every time he mentions the subject to his father in law the old gentis gent is amused it if you love my daughter he heckles you wont feel cheated it if you dont get any money and it if you dont love her why should I 1 give it to you moral twos company compan y threes safer manhattan Alu murals rals tito guizar aguliar swears this oldie happened in a swanky restaurant the owner instructed ted teda a waiter to tell a patron to remove the napkin stuffed in his collar tell him as tactfully as you can added the boss bass so the waiter went over and said well sir ibbe it be shave or haircut then theres the one about the guy in a midtown p place ilace who called over the walter waiter and d said which did you pour Int into othis this drink first the scotch or or th esoda why the scotch of course said the waiter oh nodded the patron then I 1 guess I 1 must be coming in 9 to it sounds in the night at lum bongs Is he tight say that guys pockets close up earlier than a bank I 1 atthe at the beachcomber it was a case of love at second sight the first time he know she had money at the stork 1 I dunno where I 1 met her I 1 just opened up my wallet and there she wa was s at copacabana Copa cabana no matter how high you rise on broadway wa y you cant rise above suspicion at the Cast leholm they have a chorus of forty but I 1 understand a couple are younger |