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BABES ON BROADWAY Adapted by FRANCES BARBOUR from the MGM Picture Starring Mickey Rooney SYNOPSIS Tommy Williams, aspiring young ong and dance artist from Wis- consin, is a member of the trio, "The Three Balls of Fire," work- ing in Nick's cellar spaghetti joint. But Nick's clientele only numbers four and the boys are let out. The last night though they meet the famous Jonesy, at aiatant to the great theatrical pro- ducer, Thornton Reed. In the Pitt-Astor drug stort. the next day. Tommy is talking to pretty Penny Morris, who hat just lost a tage part. Just thet., Jonesy aendt for Tommy and his pals and offers them an audition for Thornton Reed's new musical. But the boys spread the news nround and when they arrive at tho theatre the place is a mad- house. Furious about it and loath- ing; actors any way, Reed refute* to give the boys a hearing. For the first time Tommy is thorough- ly discouraged. He has lost ali hope in himself. CHAPTER THREE Angrily, Tommy paced the floor of their room that afternoon while the boys looked on miserably. lie yanked at his hair. "Maybe I don't belong in show business . . All right then, I'll do somethin' else. I'll drive a truck. I'll dig ditches. I'll sell shoes." Hammy was worried. "-Take it easy Tom. You know you're not serious." "Sure," Ray put in, "we'll be tnakin' the rounds again tomor- row. Somethin'll turn . . ." "Not me," Tommy said furi- ously. "How long do I have to keep singing 'Maybe'." How long does my lite ha,-e to be in hock to a lot of producers?" Ray shrugged. 'Until you be- come a producer yourself." "Yeah. Become a producer my- self," he returned satirically. But all at once he began playing with the idea. "Sure. Why not? There's nothiag magic to it. All you need ia courage and taste aim money." "Yeah," Hammy said "and we're loaded with courage and taste." Tommy didn't hear this. He didn't want to. "We've got plentj of talent. Let's sign ourself up. A lot of months ago we cume to khis town and devoted our lives to tho theatre. We got the brush from every producer in New York. We've got a satcho. full of talent nd no place to display it. So we build our own showcase." Hammy sat up. "Have you for- gotten about money?" Ray nodded. "Or are you plan- ning to win a raffle?" Tommy heard that. Slowly, his ihoulders sagged. He nodded and turned away. "Yeah, you're right. It's no good. I'm just blowing Kibbles again. If 1 only hadn't mtten that big build-up to my mother." ISSUE 9 '42 He left the room and ambled out into the street. Without think- ing, he headed for the Dornan Street Settlement House where Penny did some part time typing. It might help to tell her all about it. He was just walking up the steps of the place when he noticed a little tyke sitting on the front steps bawling her eyes out. It was Barbara Jo who took piano lessons from Penny's father. Tom- my had met her the other day. He patted her shoulder. "Well what's your claim?" For answer, she bawled louder. "Aw come on, it can't be that bad." Heartbrokenly Barbara Jo said, "You don't know . .'. what hap- pened." "Well," Tommy pointed out reasonably, "Something awful just happened to me too but am I crying?" "You're a bo-oy!" Then she sort of pulled herself together. "It's not me so much," she wail- ed, "I've seen it. But some of the other kids . . . they never even been there and those old trus- tees . . ." "The who?" "The Board of Trustees." Shit was highly indignant now. "They promised we were going to the country for two whole weeks . . ." She dissolved again, "and now they come around and say they can't give us the money." Tommy sighed sadly for her. "Aw well, what do you care? You're still young. You have lots of time to get to the . . ." His face suddenly lighted up and he grabbed her by the arm. "Hey. What did you say?" Again she was off. "And wa were gonna see cows and brooks . . . and milk 'em . . and every- thing." "You mean they backed out?" Tommy looked deliriously happy now. "Why I've never heard of such a thing." He jumped to his feet. "How dare they do thatl Come on. We'll see about this." They were just going inside when they bumped into Penny. She asked, "See about what?" * * * By this time, Tommy was sav- ing all of humanity. "Why these poor little kids that never get any sunlight, or see a blade of grass, or a babbling brook or a blue- bird flit from tree tc tree." His arms were spread wide. "What's happened to the milk of human kindness? Where is he?" Penny and Barbara Jo were both watching him in awe. "Who?" Penny asked. "The what-you-call it. The Number One guy." Penny caught on. "The super- intendent? That's Mr. Stone. He's in his office now." "That's our man." Again, Tommy puffed up with righteous indignation. "Why the very idea," he spouted once more aa he marched inside. A few moments later he stood before Mr. Stone's desk with Pen- ny and Barbara Jo and went to town. Those poor little kids, he orated. Something had to be done about them. And what could be better than a benefit show which he was just the man to put on. "And all you have to do Mr. Stone is give us tho word and we're ready to go." Stone drummed on his desk < with his fingers. "I like your en- "Finest case of 'caffeine nerves' I ever produced . . . but she found it was too much tea and coffee and tried Postuni. 30 days later she'd dropped the grouch and left me flat." Mf T N Ct j et Nmw If you feel irritable, ncrvou* and genetMy upxt, you :iiav In- one of thos* who should not drink tea or coffee. Give I'oMum a 30-day trial. Contains abic- lurely no carfeinc and haft no effect on the 111:1 v*.. or heart. Tasty and economical too, POSTUM PI82 *"" thusiagm Tommy but Pan afraid if much bigger job than you imagine." "Oh no it isn't," Penny put in. "You see Tommy's a professional nd . . ." "Yes, I know," Stone smiled, "but where are you going to get all the talent?" "Talent!" Tommy scoffed at that. "Why the world is riddled with talent. You can shake it out of trees. Right in thig room . . . that girl there . . ." He pointed at Penny, "one of the greatest singers of songs I ever heard. And Barbara Jo. She's got the great- est crying act in shew business. I saw it myself a while ago. And as for myself . . . well . . ." He paused modestly and let the sil- ence speak for itseli. Then he turned to Stone again. "And if that's not enough I can walk into a drug store on Forty-fourth Street and throw a rock and hit as much talent as there is in any show on Broadway." * * * With quiet amusement, Stone cleared his throat. "Well that takes care of the talent. Where do you propose to put this show on?" "The Settlement House gym- nasium?" Penny asked eagerly. Stone shook his head. "Couldn't seat over a hundred people down there." Tommy was with him on that. "Of course not. This is no ama- teur night It has to be tremen- dous. Big. Like the Aquacade! The World's Series! Rose Bowl stuff!" Stone chuckled. "Looks as if you're going to need a whole city block." Tommy jumped up and waved his arms wildly. "That did it. A city block. Right in the neigh- borhood. We rope it off and ev- erybody comes to it. We give 'em a taste of what they're gonna see, pass the hat and with that money we hire a hall and put on a show for half a buck that'll really send those kids to the coun- try." I'.vi-n Stone was impressed. "Well I must admit you have a wcndwrful platform." Peni.y ran around to his chair. "Coulan't we do it Mr. Stone?" ."Please, please," Barbara Jo begged, clasping her hands. Stone rose. "In the face of this enthusiasm, what can I say?" But as they all let out an exuber- ant yell he held up hia hand. "I'm not guaranteeing though that Mr. Busch will be swept off his feet." "Who's Mr. Busch?" Tommy asked. "The district leader. He's the only one who can giva you a per- mit for a block party. And he's a very tough customer." "Tough customer, eh?" Tommy grabbed Barbara Jo. "Come on honey. Let's go over and cut him down to our size . . ." * * Cut Simon J. Busch down, Tom- my did, something that gentleman had never had happen before. An hour later, Tommy was in the Pitt-Astor drug store, telling Ham- my and Ray about it. "Yeah, there's this character Simon J. Busch, typical ward heeler sittin' there with a big heater stickin' outa the side of his mouth, wearing a black derby with a heart to match. An' I go to work on him. I tell him if he gives us the city block it'll send him to Congress. He keeps on smokin'. I appeal to his sense of chivalry. I tell him about Bar- bara Jo cryin' like the Johnstown Flood. I ask him whether he's gonna let young America grow up with rickets. Oh no Mr. Busch I say, not a man who reminds me so much of Thomas Jefferson. Then I tell him who Jefferson is. Finally, the guy folds like a wet tent. Tears come out of his eyes as big as ping pong balls." Now Tommy smiled slowly and rubbed his hands. 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