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Show Negro Can't Be Fired The present tendency to refuse employment em-ployment to men beyond middle age has no terrors for John Hyland, a Harlem negro, who has a life job' as "superintendent" of the Empire theater the-ater in New York. John has been an attache of the Empire so long that the memory cf man runeth not to the contrary. He was on duty opening doors of carriages for prominent playgoers before John Drew, Maude Adams and Ethel Barrymore became stars. When limousines took the place of carriages, old John opened limousine doors. Through the years he was the soul of politeness and obliging service. Eut finally advancing age made it necessary to replace him with a more active man as door opener. And to the credit of a kindhearted manager let it be said that John was not thrown into the discard. On the central y. he was promoted to the position posi-tion of "superinendent" with few duties ordinarily, and none at all if he does not feel like working. Furthermore, it was provided that each new lease of the theatre contain con-tain a clause that John shall retain his job, whether he is able to work ov no':. And old John is still as obliging and. polite as of yore. To each new nmnagur he exclaims: "Ah goes wid dc 'case." |