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New Yorker Snapshots From Manhattan Streets and Parties
A market scene on Division Street features a second-hand shop run by a clever thief using wallets hidden in suits to trigger impulsive buys. A Sutton Place debutante delivers biting remarks at tea parties while directing guests away. Forty-second Street Broadway becomes a hub for anxious lovers and quick glances. DeSylva Brown and Henderson break up after a string of successful comedies.
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New York
Division Street
Bells Slattervisk
Bells
Sutton Place
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Manhattan
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson