to prepare for work. Notices that were about herself she kept in scrapbooks, which numbered six by 1941. Her panhandling must have paid off. By the time of Zolotow's 1941 article, she had been able to purchase a three-story building to house her family and other tenants in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York. He disclosed that her panhandling gave her an annual income of between $10,000 to $15,000. Each year she "adopted" a particular show, consistently hanging out by the stage door and becoming familiar with cast and crew. In 1940, the show was Hellzapoppin, and she was a feature of the show's two-year anniversary party. Brushes with the law In his profile, Zolotow said how remarkable it was that, despite her occupation, Rose was rarely ever arrested. Apparently Rose's first arrest was in 1937. In October 1941, she was convicted of disorderly conduct in front of Lindy's Restaurant at 1642 Broadway. The arresting officer said "she uses vulgarity that would make a longshoreman red in the face" and she was sentenced to 30 days in jail. On January 25, 1942, Rose was again charged with disorderly conduct. This time, Judge Morris Rothenberg said that because it was the third time she was arrested on the same charge, an institution would be the best place for her. Perhaps due to brushes with the law, references to Broadway Rose disappear after 1944. In popular culture In the song "Conga" from the musical Wonderful Town, by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, there is dialogue regarding Broadway Rose. Among numerous questions, Ruth Sherwood asks a some Brazilian sailors, "What do you think of Broadway Rose?" In the webcomic Girly, by Jackie Lesnick, a character named Broadway Rose works as a product analyst for the company HappyCo. Notes References People from New Jersey American Jews People from Brownsville, Brooklyn Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown