European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes August 1985 today crossword Street performers outdoor artistry by Michael Roddy associated press Tim Williams got tired of working 9to5 As a computer key punch so on Nice Days he dons a purple polyester a top hat and greasepaint and struts alongside pedestrians at the new York Public mimicking their gait and after walking in lockstep for about 10 smiles at his Quarry or shakes his hand and gets a round of and perhaps a few from the lunchtime crowd seated on the Library about 10 years Mark performed on the streets with a country music band but found that what he really liked was being a Street these Days he positions himself on a Busy Corner at the Edge of Central Park from his Perch atop a five foot juggles pins and flaming torches while on his shoulders he balances a child plucked from the in new san Philadelphia and other major warm weather brings out crowds of strollers with Street in a 40block area of Midtown new pedestrians can be entertained by comics and there also Are jazz Rock string quartets and even a that frequents fifth the performers enjoy their make a few dollars dropped in their hats or guitar cases and Hope one Day get that Oneida million Chance to break into show some already among the idols in the Street performer pantheon Are televisions Robin off Broadways John Kassir and film oms Charlie Barnett All of whom at some time in their careers played the i loved it is probably some of the most exciting theater Ive Ever said who worked As a mime in front of the metropolitan museum of Art for new Yorks Street music but for Street is not the Only i do it to make people laugh and to get people to laugh at themselves and see that they dont have to be Tim perspiration dripping from his brow in the noontime said during a break in a recent id like to get into to commercials or childrens he until then in going to save some businesses have found that Street performers can lure its a very important part of the Overall Market mix in terms of providing something said Tom marketing manager of Bostons Faneuil Hall who enlists Street performers to entertain an estimated 14 million visitors a you have to have something to keep people coming said Michael a consultant to san Francisco pier 39 shopping where Street performers Are a regular attraction and where there is an annual festival of Street but the performers also have their in Alderman Burton Natarus is backing legislation for the moment snarled up in the courts restrict times and locations of Street he said crowds watching Street performers at times became blocking traffic and in being tagged As being ant Street but in Natarus they have to be in new the Art museum Steps Kassir trod on his Way to Success Are now off limits to performers least on a Broad portion facing the Street where most of the pedestrian traffic they create an inconvenience to a larger Public than the one enjoying the said Jack spokesman for the cites Parks the department is considering a permit system regulating where and when performers could that makes life More difficult for Elan who has been performing mime on the museum Steps for a photo by Eugene Sheffer across 1 egyptian dancing girl 5 Josh 8 Nursery name 12 install in office 13 French summer 14 wading Bird 15 efficiency 17 deprivation 18 forty winks 19 Kidnap 21 scope of activity 24 Dagger 25 Pierres playground 26 circus feature 30 cuckoo 31marta 32 operated 33 of Noble blood 35 musical group 36 Kiln 37 certain piggies 38 metric unit 41 paddle 42 Wing like 43 tall drink 48 Bakers need 49 hockey Star 50 Central american tree 51 followers of isms 52 supple ment 53 Cross Down 1 Cigar residue 20 2 main Landers souvenir 3 Publica Tion 4 racial 5 retain 6 Call Day 7 mentally unsound furry coating 9 Ben Adhem 10 uncatalogued 11 aide 28 16 pistol Slang 29 answer to yesterdays 21 22 23 24 26 27 English playwright Aphra Brilliant coloured fish hindu Queen ships prison River to the Danube farm cultivator Khomeini land Row goals skiers Aid 813 solution time 26 minutes 35 former sports Caster red 37 Humbug preceded 38 Spanish Painter 39 greek underground 40 shoppers need 41 monster 44 vex 45 blood Bank 46 card game 47 guided 12 15 25 30 33 23 18 34 36 five years before Landing a Lead role in of Broadways 3 about five years and resents being pushed to the Guys naked from the Waist Kassir said he particularly liked playing for groups of foreign youd get a Busload of japanese rolling up and suddenly youd act like you were their he have Freedom of narrower Steps on the this is the artistic Center of the world and there Are a lot of people watching these shows who cant afford to go to the even though in a i still should 38 39 40 42 48 5t 16 31 13 26 43 49 52 24 44 19 41 37 14 17 35 50 27 32 45 10 28 46 11 29 47 813 Hubert you Psia visa Iee promising tool proposing m 1hbr important right i wi9h to Ftp a want of Dort want to my
