New York Broadway Musings and VelvetEra Cabaret Notes
A literary snapshot from New York on a November day, weaving memories of Broadway figures, theater life, and cabarets. It references Janet Beecher and Violet Heming, Dudley Malone as Mayor Walker’s friend, and Ed Wynn packing theaters with clean lines. The piece blends social portraits, venues like the Palace and Rector’s, and sketches of impresarios, hostesses, and nightlife figures amid a fade into a waning cabaret era.
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New York
Janet Beecher
Violet Heming
Dudley Malone
Mayor Walker
Ed Wynn
Moore
William
Paul Black
Elmira
N. Y
Peter Arno
Charles Dillingham
George Kaufman
RACING VERS DRAW THE FINES BEFORE JUDGE WANSAS COPY
Two men accused of racing through downtown streets were brought before Judge Thomas V. Holland. The judge asked who won and the arresting officer answered that neither party won the race, reflecting a cautious inquiry into the incident.
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Wansas Copy
Thomas V. Holland
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Goldman-Sachs
Raymond Hitchcock
Hitchy
the Palace
Ray Goetz
Irene Bordoni
Barney Calhoun
Wien
Charles Manson
Buddha
Metropolitan
Donn Bryne
Joyes Kilmer
Newbie
Nate Leipzig
Lee Shubert
P. Greneker
Linda’s
Hammerstein Theatre
Earl Carrol
Broadway
Kenyon Nicholson
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West
BrVea
Retest
Maretin
Reetor's
Grace Field
The
Claridge
Mae Murry
Sans Souci
Joan Sawyer
Montmartre
Justing Johnson
Little Club
Sophie Tucker
Reisenweber's
Margaret Hawkesworth
Old Sixty Club
Veronica
Demonico’s
Texas Guinan
Majestic
Ausonia
Belleclaire
Ted Lewis
Irene Casne
Vernon
Risen
Tommy Lyman
Houston Street
New Amsterdam
Uptown
Bustanoby
al Suniup
Diamond Jim
Favora
Opyright
McNavettt Syndicate, Inc
Ra Teal
Carh
Sokol
Sokol’s
Mohair
Furnitia
Majestic Radios
Axminster
Velvet
Hell
Eronomy
Tay
Hill’s Quinine
S&j
Phillips
Phillip
Elyria
Lucky
Camel
Colgate
Coty
Watkin
Me Cigars
Prince Albert
Jordan
Ytem
Fitch
Santa Claus
Wampoles C.L
Doe
Lavender Crean
Virginia Dare
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U. Sb
Borden
Dohnsen Taby Crean
Chum
Milady
Opeka
Dandok
Dandruff
PeaceTate le Palsey
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Rex - Mentho
West Side Lumber & Coal Co
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