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Gary was a great salesman and was able to convince the bank to allow him to rent the old hall and operate it as the world’s first dinner theatre. It opened as the Meadowbrook Dinner Theatre in the fall of 1959. The Meadowbrook was a full union operation; Actor’s Equity, union stage hands, union musicians and kitchen, bartender and wait staff.
Lou Walters. Louis Edward Walters [1] (January 26, 1894 – August 15, 1977) was a British-born American booking agent, theatrical producer and the founder of the famed Latin Quarter nightclub in New York. He was the father of journalist Barbara Walters .
The Latin Quarter opened in 1942, with Lou Walters as manager-owner and E. M. Loew’s of Boston’s Loew’s theaters as a financial backer. Walters (father of Barbara Walters) also had interests in LQ clubs in Boston, Miami, and Detroit, along with other nightclubs in New York and Florida.
May 19, 2024 · Take a dollop of Grease, mix in some Pump Boys and Dinettes, and add a generous dose of Forever Plaid and you’ve got the high-octane fun of Route 66! Beginning with the sounds of 1950s Chicago and traveling along the ‘Main Street of America’ to the California coast with the surf music of the 1960s, this exciting musical revue features 34 ...
Lou Walters’ World Famous Latin Quarter nightclub was internationally known in its day. Walters, the impresario of its three locations, was known to host some of the most lavish live productions in the business where the everyday guy and gal rubbed elbows with famous clientele over dinner and cocktails, while taking in the biggest headliners ...
February 23, 2024. Category: 1940s 1950s 1960s Broadway history Cabaret theatre Choreography Comedy Dance Lou Walters' World Famous Latin Quarter Mid-20th Century culture New York history Nightclub Era Performing Arts Supper club history Theatre Variety Television. Tags: dancer's life, Forgotten nightclubs, Miami nightclub history, New York ...
Meadowbrook Dinner Theatre. Promotional Photos - The Menu. A Short History; About the Closing; Suburban New Jersey Life (1972) Their Last Resort, The Meadowbrook (1975)
