Vintage Blue Angel Supper Club 152 E 55 New York City Plaza Hotel Full Matchbook
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| Country/Region Of Manufacture | United States |
Full matchbook (new old stock) from the historically important Blue Angel Supper Club in Manhattan. The club hosted many big stars and several got there start there. See below about the Blue Angel Supper Club. The matchbooks are all unused. They have been in storage for about 60 or 70 years, so they may have some marks - early buyers will get the more choice examples. we have some blue tip and some white tip - let us know if you have a preference. Please see pics and feel free to ask any questions. If you buy multiples, we will be able to combine shipping so it will come out much cheaper on average. Just wait for an invoice and we will send you one with the reduced shipping cost. The Blue Angel, also known as the Blue Angel Supper Club,[1] was a New York City nightclub founded in April 1943[2][3] and closed in 1964.[2] It was located at 152 East 55th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues. Many artists would go to perform in the club and artists like Vaughn Meader had their careers launched at the Angel.History[edit]The Blue Angel was founded by Max Gordon, founder of Greenwich Village's venue, the Village Vanguard, which opened in 1934.[4] The Blue Angel was co-owned by Herbert Jacoby.[5][6] The duo, as Her‐Max, Inc.,[3] invested $5,000 each to open the club. A touch of interior design included a blue cherub—a blue angel—on the stage proscenium.[6] Curt Weinberg acted as publicist. At capacity, the club held 150 people.[7] The kitchen served gourmet food.[8]The Blue Angel was a desegregated club, then a rarity.[9] It was one of the venues at which Edith Piaf made one of her first performance appearances in the United States.[4] Singers Irene Bordoni, Mildred Bailey, Mabel Mercer, and pianist Bobby Short performed at the venue in 1945.[10][11][12][13] In 1946, actress, singer, dancer, and impressionist Florence Desmond debuted at the club.[14] Eddie Mayehoff also performed on the bill.[15] Also in 1946, the Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron saw an advertisement for the club in the magazine The New Yorker, prompting them to rename themselves the Blue Angels.[16]Other acts of the time to perform there included Eartha Kitt, Anita Ellis, and Alice Ghostley;[5] Kitt undertook a number of residencies at the club, including an eight-week stint in 1952[17][18] and an unprecedented 20-week run.[19] Other stars appearing at the club included Pearl Bailey, Alice Pearce, Harry Belafonte, the Weavers, Mort Sahl, Blossom Dearie, Martha Davis, and Johnny MathisIn 1960, Woody Allen made his debut at the Angel, In 1961, Dick Gregory made his New York debut at the club, also recording a live comedy set there, "Dick Gregory at the Blue Angel," for his album East & West.[34][35] In 1962, comedian Vaughn Meader played the club.[36][37] In the early 1960s, individuals such as Barbra Streisand, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, and comedian Bob Lewis appeared at the club,[38][39][40][41] as did Elaine May and Mike Nichols, a] It was while performing at the Angel that Carol Burnett was discovered by talent scouts from The Jack Paar Show and The Ed Sullivan Show.