Intimate Pere Marquette Nightly Music and Allure
The Pere Marquette offers 24 hour dining and a luxury lounge with nightly musical entertainment led by pianist Paul Fay. JEMMY COELAS and Jimmy McShane perform with Eddy Allyn, while the Viking ballroom hosts weekly gala nights and a large dance floor. Gussie’s Kentucky Club hosts Crazy Auction nights with Benny Madden Dunn, amateur night, Now-Elites, Tophats, Roseann nightly organ melodies, and a dining menu famed for Pick-a-Chick and steaks with a blood or edge requested by patrons.
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Pere Marquette
Paul Fay
Jemmy Coelas
Viking Ballroom
South Side
Jimmy McShane
Eddy Allyn
J-C
Gussie
Kentucky
Benny
Madman” Dunn
Simon-Pures J
Roseann
Ashland Ave
Norm
Frank Fischer
Jack
Gus Mavros
Gloria Jean
Stew Pierce
Pete Cook
SUN
Madman
Benny Dunn
Casino Moderne Offers Midday Dancing for Older Crowd
The Casino Moderne ballroom hosts dancing every Wednesday Friday Saturday and Sunday for the middle aged with no jitterbugging or eccentric dancing. Matt Wagner and his orchestra play and Leon Berry provides electric organ rhythms. The hall may be rented for private club dances on other weeknights.
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Casino Moderne
Matt Wagner
Leon Berry
Arthur Murray Dance Secrets and Local Nightlife Features
Arthur Murray studios on W 63rd St promote dancing tips to color personality and highlight rhythm by matching music accents. The piece also showcases Symphony Lounge with Burt Rose and Lew Corte performing piano and organ late into the night, Italian Fiesta’s cooling pizza service, and Old Lundquist Hall hosting Alice Young and her orchestra with Swedish smorgasbord Saturdays.
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Arthur Murray
W. 63Rd St
Symphony Lounge
Burt Rose
Lew Corte
Mighty Organ
Lundquist Hall
Alice Young
Nightlife notes from South Side clubs tease week of entertainment
Mike Kearney and Palace of Pleasure announce bigger schedules with Southtown Swingsters on Friday to Sunday and nightly music next week except Monday. George Hadler Vogue lounge features Pat Deuel and Chef Martie on E 71st St. Freddie Wolf and Carl Lind headline Bryn Mawer with continuous musical entertainment until 4 or 5 a.m. Outdoor dancing at Green Shingle under stars. Johnnie Walker band handles music Friday to Sunday. Ollie’s Grandstand Club praises atmosphere and birthdays. Club Tip-Top launches summer shows led by Charlene Baker and Dottie Davis with Dick Vail. The Nitwits play Windsor Park lounge on E 75th St with Italian American fare and home delivery pizza. Annie Essie brings Dick Ryan trio to Little Club on Mondays and Thursdays.
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Mike Kearney
Palace O Pleasure
Mike
Southtown
Pat Deuel
Chef Martie
George Hadler
Vogue
71St St
Patricia
Bryn Mawer
Freddie Wolf
Freddie
Carl Lind
Northview
Carl
Chicago
Tip-Top
Charlene Baker
Dottie Davis
Janice Janda
Dick Vail
Kenny Wood
Me Eddie
Cappetto
Locascio Brothers
Windsor Park
E. 75Th St
Penny Sale Marks Boarden’s Tenth Anniversary
Boarden’s Bar-B-Q on E 63rd celebrates 10th anniversary with a one cent sale offering a full half chicken with fries roll and slaw then a second half chicken for one penny. Proprietor George Bearden calls it a thanks to old customers and welcome to new ones. The 24 hour restaurant serves plate lunches dinners and a variety of barbecue dishes.
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Boarden’s
Boarden
E. 63Rd St
George Bearden
Festive dining at St. So Lodge with cool 70 degree dining
A lively amateur night spot promises stars of tomorrow with varied offerings. The club maintains an exact 70 degree air conditioned temperature, ensuring cool comfort despite heat and humidity. A steak dinner and royal style service entice patrons seeking broiled sirloin and rich accompaniments, with lighter options available.
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ST. SO
Lodge
Food spots and parties dot the city scene
The private party rooms hold 20 to 70 and can handle larger events. Richard Chan’s Golden Pear restaurant on East 75th street serves Cantonese dishes plus American options. Frontier restaurant markets fried chicken nightly and weekends. Hil Jo cafe invites fruit soup and Swedish smorgasbord on Thursdays and Saturdays. A drive in movie trend notes prewar growth of eight per year, now about 250 annually.
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Brack
Richard Chan
E. 75Th St
Heldur Anderson
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Jimmy Coulas
Emerald
Western Ave
159Th ST
Hildur Anderson
Smorgasbord
Hilia
Regent
East 79Th St
Sam Anderson
Grovehill
S. Morgan
Dance
Floyd Hovey
S. Western ‘Ave
Floyd
Charlie Szabo
Charlie
Mother Nature
Johnnie Walker
Corral
Joey Dee
W. 69Th St
Joey
Ray
Ollie
Justie
Annie Essie
Iin
Dick Ryan
Joe
Art
Frankie
Kentucky Club
AFTER
The
Northmen
Ain Conditioned
Midway
Tee
St. Lo Lodge
Republic
S. Western Ave
Cottage Grove Ave
Evergreen Park
Oh Ae
Bart
Lew
Radcliffe
S. Ashland Ave
Jack Kilty
Frontier Restaurant
Cheti Pete
Frank Ellington Mangum
Chateau
Coco
Kiltys
Specifine
Ics
Beau
George Toomey
Stomach Steinwry
Y the
Nitwits
Dream Boy
Stimson
Ludwig Lumberjack
Matt Wagher
Casino Moderne Ballroom
Drexel
Shirley Patterson
63Rd & Halsted
Wentworth
E. Jackson Blvd
Wabash
Qak Park
Lake St
North
Ray Tue
Cottage Grove
East 75Th Street
Cafe Wise
Southeast Economist
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