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The 18 Club at 18 W 52nd Street Remembered
Leonard Lyons recalls the dingy New York club known as Club 18 where Sir Cedric Hardwicke listed his clubs and Jack White presided over wild impromptu comedy. Stars like Jackie Gleason Loretta Young and Alfred Hitchcock visited while Giants games were chalked on a bandstand scoreboard and White warded off dull nights with gag lines and stunts.
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New York
Cedric Hardwicke
Britain
Who’s Who
Garrick
the Players
Arts Club
52Nd Street
Joe Bryan
52Nd St
Jack White
White
Ringsiders
Frankie Hyers
Jackie Gleason
Pat Har