JET

Robe, The Black Rose, Dear
Sir and Peace of Mind. They

also escaped by watching
Milton Berle as host of 'The
Texaco Star Theatre.'
"Drive-in movies were
popular pastimes. Gertrude
Berg brought 'The Goldbergs'
to television. Molly Goldberg,
the Jewish mother, started
her show by leaning out the
window and calling, 'Enter,
whoever,' and 'If it's nobody,
I'll call back.'
"The 1947 Frazer appeared
in showrooms. Kaiser-Frazer
was the first new company to
make American cars in more
than 20 years. •
"Kids were watching
`Howdy Doody' on TV. Pepsi
Cola hit the sopt and 'Chi-
quita Banana' sung to a
Calypso beat, was a product
booster.
"The sports pros came back
in 1946. Joe DiMaggio slugg-
ed 25 home runs that year.
Stan Musial won the Na-
tional League batting title.
Joe Louis came through with
the knockouts.
"Wrestler Gorgeous George
became a celebrity with his
grunts, groans and golden
ringlets.
"Women of the '40s never
went anywhere without a hat
and gloves. They went to the
theater to see Annie Get Your

Gun, Carousel, Kiss Me Kate,
Death of a Salesman, A Street-
car Named Desire and South
Pacific.

"They got all dressed up to
go to the Riviera, the Cass
and Shubert theaters. They
dined in fine restaurants,
most of them gone now but
still remembered.
"Couples frequented such
memorable dining spots as
Little Harry's, Gold Lion,
Mayfield Chop House, Red
Kemp's, Frank Gagen's, Book
Casino, Hungarian village,
Berman's Chop House, Lon-
don Chop House and Caucus
Club.
"Still going strong is
Mario's where in 1948 you
could get a lobster dinner for
$3.50. Carl's Chop House,
another timeless restaurant,
has been around since 1938
A.P. (After Prohibition.)
"The Dakota Inn Rath-
skeller's has been in business
since 1933 and still looks
much the same as it did when
it opened. Joe Muer's made
its debut the day before the
crash on Wall Street in 1929.
"Roma Cafe, tucked behind
the Eastern Market, has sur-
vived since 1988. Vanelli's
opened in 1929 on Mack and
Ellery, moved to Woodward,
and is now in Lake Orion,
operated by the second
generation. Lelli's has been a
Detroit favorite for eons.
"Kids in the'40s were born

before frozen foods, credit
cards, television, air condi-
tioners, dishwashers, fast
foods, FM radio, pizzas and in-
stant coffee.
"They hit the scene when
there were 5 and 10 cent
stores, and Sanders ice cream
cones, a phone call, a street
car ride or a bottle of pop cost
a nickel. Outer space was the
back of the Riviera Theater.
"Saturday matinees at the
Avalon and Dexter theaters
were well attended and, for a
penny, kids could buy enough
candy to last through the car-
toons, serials, news and
feature films. Parents got free
dishes when they went to the
movies.
"Detroit and life itself have
gone through many changes.
The teens of the 1940s are
grandparents now. They live,
work and play in the suburbs.
"But what is a favorite topic
when native Detroiters get
together? The travel back in
time and recall the pleasures
of being young in the '40s."
CONGRATS . . . to Harold
Black . . . on his 80th
birthday.
LOOKING BACK on col-
umns of yesteryears .. .
June 14, 1946 . . .
"HUMOR DEPT. . . . About
the customer approaching a
pushcart and asking the price
of herring . . . 'Today,' smiled
the merchant, 'I'm having a
special on herring. Six cents
each' . . . 'Six cents, protested
the customer. 'Why, down the
street is a man who's selling
herring for a nickel. And it's
the same herring.' . . . 'I know,
said the pushcart peddler pro-
udly, 'but I'm wrapping mine
in later editions!' "
March 6, 1970 . . . "Asked
what he ws reading, 10-year-
old Sanford Glaser told his
mother, Sylvia Glaser
(Herbert), it was a book call-
ed Child Training that he had
borrowed from a neighbor .. .
Sylvia asked if it was amus-
ing, Sanford replied, 'I'm not
reading it for that. I just
wanted to see if I have been
brought up properly,' " ❑

JEWISH ENSEMBLE THEATRE

presents

GROWN UPS

By Jules Feiffer

Directed by Julie Nessen

• A wonderful Feiffer comedy with a

generous touch of his ascerbic humor .

poking at contemporary family currents .

.though the joke may be closer to home

than any of us care to admit.

— Previews —
April 21, 1993 - April 25 (Matinee)

— Regular Performances —
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