PART FOUR
THE APPENDIX
(_Confidential!_)
A. BACKSTAGE PHONE NUMBERS
THEATRES
Back Stage No. Adelphi CI 5-9298 Alvin CO 5-8709 Belasco JU 6-9570 Bijou CI 5-9731 Booth CH 4-9677 Broadhurst CH 4-9145 Carnegie Hall CI 7-1350 Center Theatre CI 5-9590 Century CO 5-8615 Coronet CI 5-9442 Empire LO 5-7901 Ethel Barrymore CO 5-9172 48th Street CO 5-9451 46th Street CI 5-9455 Fulton CI 5-9847 Henry Miller LO 5-8315 Hudson JU 6-9261 Imperial CI 5-9374 Lyceum JU 6-9854 Majestic CI 5-9353 Mansfield CI 5-9505 Mark Hellinger CO 5-9064 Martin Beck CI 5-9770 Maxine Elliott LO 5-8583 Metropolitan Opera PE 6-7200 Morosco CI 5-9833 Music Box Theatre CI 5-9850 National LO 5-8489 New York City Center CO 5-8933 Plymouth CI 5-9474 St. James LO 5-8143 Shubert CI 6-9500 Winter Garden CI 6-9500
CABARETS
Copacabana[2] PL 8-1060 Latin Quarter CI 5-9685
(Theatres and night clubs not listed have no backstage phones.)
B. TICKET STUBS
Variations from the normal in theatre seating. See page 265. (NOTE: All houses except where noted eliminate Row I-eye.)
ETHEL BARRYMORE: Row AA precedes Row A.
BELASCO: Row AA precedes Row A.
BIJOU: Row AA precedes Row A.
BOOTH: Row AA precedes Row A.
BROADWAY: Row I is included. Beginning with Row P sequence follows: P, PP, Q, QQ, R, RR, S, SS, T, TT, U.
CARNEGIE HALL: Following Row Z, numbers begin with AA, BB, CC, etc.
CENTURY: Row AA precedes Row A.
CORT: Rows AA and BB precede Row A.
EMPIRE: Row AA precedes Row A.
48TH ST.: Row AA precedes Row A.
FULTON: Row AA precedes Row A.
JOHN GOLDEN: Rows AA, BB and CC precede Row A.
IMPERIAL: Row I is included.
LYCEUM: Row AA precedes Row A.
MAJESTIC: Rows AA and BB precede Row A. I is included.
MANSFIELD: Row AA precedes Row A.
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE: Rows AA and BB precede Row A.
MOROSCO: Row AA precedes Row A.
PLAYHOUSE: Row AA precedes Row A.
PLYMOUTH: Row AA precedes Row A.
ROYALE: Row BB precedes Row A. I is included.
ST. JAMES: Row AA precedes Row A.
WINTER GARDEN: Rows AA and BB precede Row A on sides only.
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Seats numbered 1, 3, 5, 7, etc., and 2, 4, 6, 8, etc., are on the sides of the house, numbers being counted from the center to the wall.
Seats numbered 101, 102, 103, etc., are in the center section of the theatre.
These are the exceptions:
BILTMORE: No center section.
BOOTH: Seats in all three sections are numbered consecutively, 1, 2, 3, etc., being distinguished by "Section 1," for left side of the house, "Section 2," for center, and "Section 3," for right.
CARNEGIE HALL: House has four sections. Seats 1 to 17 are center left, 2 to 18 center right, higher odd numbers, extreme left, and higher even numbers, extreme right.
CORT: Seats in all three sections numbered consecutively, 1, 2, 3, etc., being distinguished by "Right," "Center," and "Left."
JOHN GOLDEN: Two sections only and distinguished by "Right" and "Left."
NEW YORK CITY CENTER: Four sections, seats 1, 3, 5, etc., being extreme left; 2, 4, 6, etc., extreme right; 101, 103, etc., center left; and 102, 104, etc., center right.
C. HEADWAITERS' NAMES
ARMANDO'S: Alfred & Philip ASTOR HUNTING ROOM: Walter Lindner BLAIR HOUSE: Christo BLUE ANGEL: Arturo COLONY: Gene (prop.) COPACABANA: Joe Lopez EL BORACCHO: Attilio EL MOROCCO: Frank Carino HAVANA-MADRID: Carlos LATIN QUARTER: Gigi LEON & EDDIE'S: Louis PLAZA PERSIAN ROOM: Fred Barbero RIVIERA: Bonardi RUBAN BLEU: Tony Mele (prop.) ST. REGIS MAISONETTE: August STORK: Andrew 21: Philip & Pierre WALDORF: Albert
D. MOVIE COMPANY TALENT SCOUTS
Columbia Pictures, Max Arnow, 729 Seventh Avenue. Goldwyn, Samuel, Carolyn Stagg, 1270 Avenue of the Americas. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Al Altman, 1540 Broadway. Paramount, Boris Kaplan, 1501 Broadway. RKO-Radio, Arthur Willi, 1270 Avenue of the Americas. 20th Century-Fox, Joe Pincus, 444 West 56th Street. Universal, Jessica Landau, 1250 Avenue of the Americas. Warner Bros., Harry Mayer, 321 West 44th Street.
E. GLOSSARY OF HARLEMISMS
A HUMMER: Something better than the ordinary. ALLIGATOR: A jitterbug. ARMSTRONGS: High register trumpet notes. (Named after Louis Armstrong.) BARBECUE: Beautiful gal. BATTLE: Homely gal. BEAT or BEAT UP: Exceedingly tired. BEAT THE CHOPS: To talk. BIBLE: The truth. BLACK AND TAN: 1. Varying shades of colored folk. 2. Night club catering to blacks and whites. BLIP: Classy. BLOW YOUR TOP: Overcome. BOOGIE-WOOGIE: Form of harmony with accentuated bass beat. BREE: A gal. BUST YOUR CONK: To apply yourself diligently. CANARY: A gal singer. CAT: A swing musician. CHICK: A gal. CHIME: An hour. CHIRP: A gal singer. COLLAR: Obtain or understand. CUBBY: Room, home. CUPS: Sleep. CUT RATE: A cheap guy. DICTY: Classy, smart. DIG: Meet or understand. DIME NOTE: Ten dollar bill. DOMI: Domicile. DOSS: Sleep. DRAPE: Clothes. DUCHESS: Gal. DUKE: Hand. EVIL: Nasty temper. FEWS AND TWO: Very little money. FINE DINNER: Pretty gal. FRAME: The body. FREEBY: Free. FROMPY: Homely. FRONT: Suit of clothes. FRY: Getting hair straightened. GAMMIN: Flirting. GASSER: Terrific. GATE: A man. GIMME SOME SKIN: Shake hands. GLIMS: The eyes. GOT YOUR GLASSES ON: Being snooty. GREASE: To eat. GROOVY: Fine. HARD: Fine. HEP CAT: A guy in the know. HINCTY: Snooty. HIP: Sophisticated. HYPE: Trying to sell a bill of goods. ICKY: A dumb guy. IGG: To ignore. IN THE GROOVE: Perfect. JACK: Common name for all men. JELLY: Something free. KICK: Pocket. KILL ME: Send me. KILLER-DILLER: A thrill. KNOCK: Give. KOPASETIC: The tops. LATCH ON: Get wise to. LEAD SHEET: Top coat. LEFT RAISE: Left side. LILY WHITES: Bed sheets. LOCKED UP: Acquiring exclusive possession of something. MAIN ON THE HITCH: Husband. MAIN QUEEN: Girl friend. MASH ME: Give me. MELLOW: Fine. MELTED OUT: Broke. MESS: Something very good. METER: 25 cents. MOO JUICE: Milk. MURDER: Something terrific. NOD: Sleep. OFAY: A white person. OFF THE COBB: Corny. OUT OF THE WORLD: Perfect. PASSING: Living as a white person. PEOLA: Light Negro, almost white. PIGEON: Young girl. POUNDERS: Policemen. QUEEN: Beautiful girl. READY: Perfect. RIGHTEOUS: Terrific. RUG CUTTER: A good dancer. SAD: Terrible. SALTY: Angry. SEND: Arousing emotions. SHARP: Smart, hep, tricky. SKY PIECE: Hat. SLAVE: To work. SLIDE YOUR JIB: Voluble talk. SNATCHER: A police detective. SOLID: Swell. SQUARE: Opposite of hep. STACHE: To hide something. THE MAN: The law. TICKS: Minutes. TIMBER: Toothpicks. TOO MUCH: A term of praise. TRILLY: To take one's leave. TRUCK: To go somewhere. TWISTER: Key. V-8: An independent gal. WHIPPED UP: Tired. WREN: A female.
F. GUSTATORY GUIDE
DINE WITHOUT ORCHESTRAL DIN:
Café Impériale, 322 E. 44th. Dinty Moore's, 216 W. 46th (Famous for steaks, corned beef & cabbage). Toots Shor's, 51 W. 51st. Lindy's, B'way & 50th. Sardi's, 234 W. 44th. Twenty One, 21 W. 52nd (If you can get in). Stork Club Cub Room, 3 E. 53rd (Ditto). Colony, Madison & 61st (Ditto). Cavanagh's, 258 W. 23rd. Reuben's, 6 E. 58th (Where the late crowd goes). Barberry Room, 19 E. 52nd. Al Schacht's, 104 E. 52nd (Owned by the baseball clown). Gallagher's, 228 W. 52nd. Artists & Writers, 213 W. 40th (Grub Street). Blair House, 30 W. 56th. Q Club, 302 E. 58th. Lee Chumley's, 86 Bedford (Village bohemian newspaper hangout). Billy the Oysterman, 10 W. 47th; 7 E. 20th. Charles, 452 Sixth Ave. (Expensive).
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AT DINNER, NO DANCING:
Little Club, 70 E. 55th. Luchow's, 110 E. 14th. El Boraccho, 51 E. 55th. El Morocco Champagne Room, 154 E. 54th. Penthouse, 30 W. 59th. Armando's, 54 E. 55th.
DINING AROUND THE WORLD:
Armenian: Golden Horn, 31 W. 51st.
Austrian: Mayerling, 133 E. 54th. Hapsburg House, 313 E. 55th. Gay Vienna, 1611 Second Ave. Grinzing, 323 E. 79th.
Balkan: The Balkan, 294 Eighth Ave.
Belgian: Brussels, 26 E. 63rd (Beaucoup expensive).
Chinese: Lum Fong, 150 W. 52nd. House of Chan, 800 Seventh Ave. (52nd). Yank Sing, 133 W. 51st (Show folk hangout). Canton Village, 163 W. 49th. Ding Ho, 103 W. 49th. Hoy Yuen, 117 W. 48th. Tung Sai, Mulberry St. (Shavey Lee, Mayor of Chinatown, prop.). China Lane, Mott St. Chinese Rathskeller, Mott St. Ho Ho, Seventh Ave. & 51st.
Cuban: Cuban Casino, 45th & Eighth Ave. (Floor show).
Czechoslovak: Praha, 1358 First Ave.
Dutch: Holland House Taverne, 10 Rockefeller Pl.
Egyptian: Port Said, 257 W. 29th.
English: Keen's, 72 W. 36th. Drury Lane, 47 E. 49th.
French: Lafayette, University Pl. & 9th. Roberto's, 22 E. 46th. Voisin, 375 Park Ave. Marguery, 270 Park Ave. Chambord, Third Ave. & 50th. Larue, 45 E. 58th (Dancing). Charles, 452 Sixth Ave. Coq Rouge, 65 E. 56th (Dancing). Janet of France, 237 W. 52nd (Entertainment). Café Arnold, Columbus Circle. Café Louis XIV, 15 W. 49th. Caviar, 18 E. 49th. Chateaubriand, 148 E. 56th. Divan Parisien, 17 E. 45th. La Cava, 128 W. 52nd. La Salle du Bois, 36 E. 60th. Theodore's, 4 E. 56th. Bal Tabarin, 225 W. 46th (Floor show).
Greek: Acropolis, 312 W. 58th.
Gypsy: Gypsy Tea Kettle, 50th & Seventh Ave. (Tea leaves read). Romany Marie, 49 Grove (Village). Golden Earring, 54th & Madison Ave.
Hawaiian: Hawaiian Room, Lexington Hotel (48th) (With hula girls).
Hindu: East India Curry Shop, 52 E. 55th. India Rajah, 235 W. 48th. Famous India Curry Rice, 34 W. 114th. India Prince, W. 47th.
Hungarian: Tokay, 1591 Second Ave. Zimmerman's Hungaria, 163 W. 46th (Floor show).
Irish: Hogan's, 235 W. 52nd.
Italian: Villanova, 106 W. 46th. Cerutti's, 643 Madison Ave. Buscaglia, 33 W. 46th. Leone's, 239 W. 48th. Little Venice, 126 W. 13th. Eddie's Aurora, 144 W. 4th (Ingrid Bergman ate here). Enrico & Paglieri, 64 W. 11th.
Japanese: Miyako, 20 W. 56th. Suyehiro, 35 E. 29th.
Mexican: Charro El Mexican, 4 Charles (Village). El Nilo, 108 W. 44th.
Romanian: Old Romania, Allen St. (Lower East Side. Floor show).
Russian: Casino Russe, 157 W. 56th (Entertainment). Russian Tea Room, 150 W. 57th (Hangout for musical long hairs). Russian Kretchma, 244 E. 14th (Floor show). Russian Bear, 645 Lexington (Entertainment).
Scandinavian: Iceland, Broadway & 53rd (Floor show). Wivel, 254 W. 54th (Floor show). Stockholm, 27 W. 51st. Kungsholm, 142 E. 55th. Castleholm, 244 W. 57th.
Singhalese: Ceylon India Inn, 148 W. 49th.
South Seas: Singapore, Broadway & 51st (Also Chinese).
Spanish: Havana Madrid, Broadway & 51st (Floor show). Las Americas, 687 Lexington. El Caserio, 145 E. 55th. El Chico, Sheridan Sq. (Floor show).
Swiss: Swiss Pavilion, 38 E. 50th. La Petite Suisse, 6 W. 52nd.
Syrian: Mecca, 6 E. 30th.
Yiddish: Moskowitz & Lupowitz, 40 Second Ave. Lou Siegel, 209 W. 38th. Paramount, 138 W. 43rd. Gluckstern, 209 W. 48th.
SUMMER ONLY:
Al fresco: St. Moritz Hotel, Central Park So. Fifth Avenue Hotel, Fifth & 9th. Chatham Walk, Vanderbilt & 48th. Rockefeller Center Plaza. Central Park Zoo Terrace. Ambassador Garden.
Roof Gardens: Waldorf Starlight Roof. Astor. Pennsylvania. Biltmore.
City Road Houses: Bill Miller's Riviera (across George Washington Bridge). Tavern-on-the-Green, Central Park.
Environs: Ray Dillman's Casino-in-the-Park, Jersey City (Beautiful and swank). Casa Seville, Franklin Sq., L.I. (Fabulous).
FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote 2: Copacabana's backstage phone is connected to the house switchboard and calls normally are not relayed to the girls. Cagey wolves, however, ask for the Wardrobe Mistress, who is tipped liberally by the chorines to act as the go-between. Quite Parisian, no?]