Talk:Bal Tabarin

I don't think the dates & owner listed for the New York Bal Tabarin is correct (or the address is wrong, and there was more than one).

I have an article from the June 24th, 1994 Gotham Life, titled "When the Stars Come Out at the Bal Tabarin", stating that they're celebrating their 10th anniversary. This was the one at 225 W. 46th, owned by Jean "Johnny" Hourcle and Laurent Hourcle. In the New York Sun on July 5th, 1994, the "Cafe Life in New York" column has a sub heading "Bal Tabarin Celebrates Tenth Anniversary With a New Decor and Sparkling Show."

I have a review from the New York World-Telegram from Nov 13, 1947, and a picture of Audie Scheneider in the Saturday Home Magazine with a copyright marking of 1949 on the page, but I don't know how far into the 1950s they lasted -- my grandmother (Anne Brignolo, wife of Laurent Hourcle) blamed the closing on widespread television.

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I don't think there were two; if there were, the other wasn't operating by 1946, based on a May 11th 1946 article in Gotham Life, "At the Bal Tabarin (225 West 46th Street)", which states "Here then is a real bit of Gay Paree, pre-war of course, in New York's oldest and only French nite club."

I have a "Souvenir of Bal Tabarin "Gay Paris in New York", 225 West 46th St, NY, Circle 6-0949 with photo taken in 1944. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.202.245.25 (talk) 21:48, 10 June 2013 (UTC)