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New Yorker at Large recalls Broadway nights and Atlantic Beach fun
Mark Barron chronicles a sentimental Broadway cabaret after hours with stars like Gertrude Niesen and Texas Guinan family members. He recalls a Dracula premiere mishap, a Sun and Surf club visit at Atlantic Beach, and a cocktail contest led by bartender John T. Fitzgerald, ending with a beachside drink draft competition.
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Mark Barron
New York
Broadway
Gertrude Niesen
Claire Windsor
Kay Devery
Jimmie Morgan
Lew Brown
Mack Gordon
Lew Alter
Marc Lachman
D. W. Griffith
Marion Marsh
Texas Guinan
Tommie
Texas
Tex
Manhattan
Ben Stein
Manhattan Morning Gazettes
Bela Lugosi
Broadeway
Sun and Surf Club
Atlantic Beach
Riviera
John T. Fitzgerald
Jim” Brady