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9, 1947., pp. "Poor Little February," it was called. One of his 1962 shows made headlines when it grossed a record breaking $95,000. He survived a slashed throat and knew he still had his shot at life, and it seems that he did “work it right,” for Joe E. Lewis’ standards.

Bibliography

SCHEUER, PHILIP K.

Film on Comic Lewis Tells ‘all’: ‘Joker is Wild,’ Film on Life of Comic Joe E. Lewis, Tells ‘all’, Times Mirror Company, Los Angeles, Calif, September 8, 1957.

Cohn, Art. The joker is wild: the story of Joe E. Lewis. Oh, no. 2, 1970., pp. N.p., n.d. While working the club of a gangster box that year, Lewis would not accept a rival mobster's offer and he was ambushed with a throat slashing.

Chicago Daily Tribune (1923-1963); Nov 24, 1940; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune pg. The guys with the big bankrolls in their pockets and chorines on the arms made up the Lewis legion. The two places he performed most were the Copacabana in New York and El Rancho in Las Vegas. 12, 1966., pp. 8, 1961., pp.

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“Vaudeville: Joe E. Lewis Will Alternate Layoffs.” Variety (Archive: 1905-2000), vol. It is true that he was a gambler, but he knew his limits. Evidently, they were good friends; Variety mentions that in 1969, “Frank Sinatra, a longtime friend of Lewis, came from the Coast” to attend an earlier tribute to Joe E. Lewis which was hosted by the Copacabana club of New York .

Conclusion

In sum, Mr.

Lewis set the standard of entertainment for the country’s nightclub circuit. For 25 years, he was the main attraction in the upscale nightclubs of New Orleans, Baltimore, Chicago, Pittsburg, Miami, Galveston, St. Lewis, Hallandale, and Hollywood. In 35 minutes of lampooning and salty take-offs on Rodgers and Hammerstein and other hits, the vet showman indulges in no pretensions to excellence of taste and thereby must hang the affection of Lewis admirers.

His humor was certainly vulgar, yet he did have a mannerly slant; he “avoided four letter words in his nightclub routine.” His style though, was too intimate for live media.

6, 1960., pp. Joe E. Lewis is a very disconcerting gent. Several sources quote his words, “I figure you’re only young once and, if you work it right, once is enough”.