Mister Broadway

By Joseph Migirov

... The year, for him, for Mister Broadway, was ending well: he was pronounced "A Person Of The Year" by The Times Square Bulletin (a Midtown Manhattan newspaper).
Now the Person was concerned only with how not to get himself into another fine mess in the remaining two days of the year.
But so far all went as it was supposed to; now Katya came to him. She is a young reporter with red-blue hair in worn-out jeans and colorful kerchief around her neck, petite, pretty, with great lakes of blue eyes, came to interview the Person of the Year.
His features he received from the old tailor from Seventh Avenue (meaning the bronze statute of Garment Worker on 7th Avenue and 40th street).
One day the old man was completing yet another job for the Metropolitan Opera: a costume of a king and a costume of a jester for a Shakespearian production. He finished the job but there were scraps, pieces and accessories left. For some reason amongst all of that luxury the three buttons catch the eye. One of the buttons is a large red one, the other two are emerald. Here he noticed the playful touchy being, which had that huge red button in place of its ears. Although it is one, it could turn and, who knows, it could make wishes come true. Spin it, make a wish and here, get your secret wish. The button was becoming bigger than the year-brain, it was becoming a Cosmic Mind.
People become from dolls, and dolls from people looking at this wealth mumbled the old man . Thus, Mister Broadway became rainbow colored, a foot and change tall, with emerald eyes and one huge spinning year.
*****
Mister Broadway was sitting in his tall chair cross-legged and deeply in his thoughts.
"Well, if it's such a "military secret"..." it seemed that Katya was prepared to leave.
"Oh, women, women!" the Mister Broadway sighed. "If there is a "military secret" - that's you!" and (what could he do?) he told her about the little adventure yesterday: how he tailed the Sorcerer, how the later sneaked into the dark abandoned house and how he, Mister Broadway, was stopped at the very door by the battered man.
"How interesting!" Katya murmured. "Amazing..." her eyes wondered somewhere far away. "Just stepped inside and disappeared?.."
"Yes..."
"No lights; nothing?.."
"Only outside..."
"Will you show me the house?" she looked at him quickly.
"What for?"
"Well, I'm curious, you know..."
"And you'll do a piece of reporting on it..." Mister Broadway said half-questioningly.
"Of course!" she started.
"No, I won't!" he cut off.
"Why?!.." she was taken aback.
"You have no reason to be there... especially on a New Year's Eve!"
"But Mister Broadway, dear..." she turned on some foxy affection. "Maybe there is... a sensation! A mystery!"
"Mystery?"
"Yes! Mystery!"
"Sensation?"
"Sensation!" Katya's eyes fired up.
"No, I won't!"
But in a few minutes, with a slim "police" flashlight in his hand, grumpily mumbling under his breath, he lead her towards that house.
The evening was cold, but the streets of Manhattan were awash with lights, smiles and music.
The Times Square was filled with thousands, hundreds of thousands of people who were ready to stand there waiting for midnight when The Crystal Ball will descend at the famous 1475 Broadway...
The streets on the West Side were not as peopled as in the center, lights became dimmer.
But Mister Broadway was recognized and greeted everywhere as though he walked not on a city pavement but on a red carpet of some prestigious film festival.
"It's here..." he stopped five yards away from the c

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 26, 2012
• ISBN: 9781479754588

Joseph Migirov

Joseph Migirov is the author of six published books. He is a recipient of top prises of several literary contests, he writes in the sub-genre of magical realism. Joseph lives in New York city and has worked the night shift in the city for more than eleven years. It is this work that had given him his knowledge of the Big Apple and its night life in particular. One morning, after his shift, he passed by to admire the statute of a tailor on 40th street. This is where the character of Mister Broadway was born. He is a puppet living amongst people. The entire project is planned to consist of twelve parts. The stories will take place during holidays in famous places in New York, such as Metropolitan Opera, Brooklyn Bridge, Subway, Colleges. Mister Broadway has its own destiny, character, actions. He constantly finds himself involved in fantastic and unbelievable stories. He is full of hopes as he lives through trials. The first story is a new year’s story. The entire city of New York is getting ready for the holiday. In Manhattan, at 1475 Broadway, the New Year’s ball is ready for its annual descent. However in these days of festive spirits, the dark powers come alive. The Sorcerer is preparing to blow up the famous ball. As soon as the ball drops and clock shows midnight, the ball will explode into thousands of pieces, which will turn into a scary living force. Mister Broadway and the young reporter Katya miraculously end up at the Reality of the Door, where Sorcerer is readying his scary crime. Can Mister Broadway and young reporter Katya save the city? Will Jessica’s wish of singing with the star Jenny on Times Square come true?..

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The year for him, for Mister Broadway, was ending well: he was pronounced a Person of the Year by the Times Square Bulletin (a Midtown Manhattan newspaper).

Now the Person of the Year was concerned only with how not to get himself into another fine mess in the remaining two days of the year.

But so far, all went as it was supposed to. Now Katya came to him. She is a young reporter with red-blue hair, wearing worn-out jeans and a colorful kerchief around her neck. She was petite, pretty, with great lakes of blue eyes, and she came to interview the Person of the Year.

They were sitting in a little room in Ms. Emmie’s apartment. She was a mumbling old hag, always droning on under her breath. She had a piercing stare, and anyone who visited Mister Broadway had to pass through the controls of her x-ray. Old Emmie admired her little cutie; she simply tried to protect him from annoying visitors.

And it was only because of him that right now, in front of the girl, on the coffee table, a cup of coffee was steaming out its aroma, and very fresh fruits waited in a big flower-decored bowl.

Katya sat in a soft chair, and across from her, also in a comfortable chair, as on a throne, sat the one she came to interview. His chair, though, was a bit taller; destiny awarded Mister Broadway with a foot and a bit in height; therefore, a lot of things were customized to him—some taller, some shorter than usual, which made it better for him and his guests.

He received his features from the old tailor (the bronze statue of a garment worker on Seventh Avenue and Fortieth street).

One day, the old man was completing yet another job for the Metropolitan Opera: a costume of a king and a costume of a jester for a Shakespearean production. He finished the job, but there were scraps, pieces, and accessories left. For some reason, among all that luxury, the three buttons catch the eye. One of the buttons is a large red one; the other two are emerald. Here, he noticed the playful, touchy being, which had that huge red button in place of its ears. Although it was one ear, it could turn, and who knows? It could make wishes come true. Spin it, make a wish, and here, get your secret wish.

People come from dolls, and dolls from people, mumbled the old man, looking at this wealth and going back to work. Thus, Mister Broadway became rainbow colored, a foot and change tall, with emerald eyes and one huge spinning ear. After a slight thought, the tailor made him a tuxedo.

Emmie saw the newly created toy at old Joe’s (this is how she called him) and took it.

When she returned home, she immediately went to play with her toy. It was missing something. What? Second ear? No! This feature gave the cutie’s appearance its uniqueness. After all, one can spin it and wish something. Wish, spin, and who knows? That wish will come true. So what was missing? Emmie was wondering. Feet? Feet are also OK. Wait, he is barefoot!

She remembered that in the past, when she was driving, under her mirror she had small shoezies. She