Al Smith 2

I was with an experienced criminal lawyer down near Knickerbocker today and I showed him the house that Al Smith lived in on Oliver Street. I couldn't believe he didn't know who Smith was. He also never heard of Jimmy Durante! Speaking of Jimmy, a recent biography of Ethel Merman has an "interesting" story about how she got the part in a Durante vaudeville production in the early 30's.
Note that Smith enjoyed performing like Giuliani, but he didn't have to get dressed up in drag.