| Show women take over santas job on street corners the manpower shortage has hit one of americas most cherished institutions the santa claus business although the age range tor for professional santee santas runs from 45 to 75 there arent enough men around to play the tat fat old saint As a result women are inching into the act the squeeze started last christmas actors equity was so short of idle men they talked one of new yorks largest stores into substituting a 70 year old actress theres another group ot of familiar santas the street corner comer figures who ring bells lor for charitas char itys sake red women are filling in here too the ile women santas go to a santa claus school a simplified aln show how bow class prospective st nicks are given their lines told how to draw attention to themselves without being boisterous told what to say and what not to say to parents and their eager offspring |
