Harlem (New York, N.Y.); New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel; New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
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.
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