Name: Billy Rose's Music Hall
Uploaded: 2026-04-15T04:42:57.463Z
Duration: 3 min 21 s
Description: Right after prohibition, the venue now known as The Ed Sullivan Theater was transformed into a nightclub, the wildest you can imagine, “a honky-tonk on a cosmic scale.” Entertainment ranged from the debut of the Benny Goodman Orchestra to risqué burlesque; visiting celebrities; 100 singing waiters; and a sensational, performing sea lion named Charlie.

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