"Gay" and NEW YORK DAY & NIGHT (1939)

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

Thanks for this data!

Do you think the HOWDY CLUB crowd also frequented JIMMY KELLEY'S? My guess
would be "no". Were the acts at JIMMY KELLEY'S strippers or dragsters? Was
NEW YORK DAY & NIGHT intended for a general audience, or just queers?


In a message dated 4/1/2001 12:41:40 AM, Bapopik at AOL.COM writes:

<< NEW YORK DAY & NIGHT (1939)

(no author--ed.)


Pg. 185:

HOWDY CLUB...47 W. 3rd Street

Where boys will be girlish, if you get what we mean.  Don't say we didn't
tell you.  Very moderate prices.  Music and dancing.  ST 9-8821

(...)

JIMMY KELLY'S...181 Sullivan Street

A gay place for gay blades.  Informality prevails.  As many as 15 acts, some
a la Sally Rand.  Three shows nitely.  Minimum.  Prices a la cart.  AL 4-6161.


(Perhaps the Howdy Club should be looked into?--ed.) >>