Mae West: Vincent Sardi

You can find Mae West at Sardi’s, a restaurant located in New York City's theater district [234 West 44th Street]. Known for the hundreds of caricatures of show-business celebrities that adorn its walls, Sardi’s opened at its current location on 5 March 1927.
• • After Mae's blockbuster Broadway hit "Diamond Lil" [1928 — 1929], the Brooklyn bombshell was installed on the wall of fame.
• • Established by Vincent Sardi, Sr. [23 December 1885 — 19 November 1969] and his wife, Sardi's was eventually operated by their son Vincent Sardi, Jr., nicknamed "Cino." Cino managed the theatre hang-out for half a century; he died on 4 January 2007 at the age of 91.
• • In 1979, Vincent Sardi, Jr. donated a collection of 227 caricatures from the restaurant to the Billy Rose Theatre Collection of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
• • The humorous (and often unflattering) caricatures, originally drawn by artist Alex Gard [1900-1948], along with frequent mentions of the restaurant in newspaper columns by Walter Winchell and Ward Morehouse added to Sardi’s growing popularity.
• • Vincent Sardi Sr., founder of Sardi's restaurant, is buried in the Mount Hebron Cemetery [Flushing, New York]. In remembrance of his death in November 1969, let us toast in style.
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• • • • Mae West Cocktail • • • •
Yolk of 1 egg
1 tsp. Powdered Sugar
1 ounce Brandy
Shake well and strain into a medium sized glass. Top with a dash of cayenne pepper.
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• • • • Sardi's Delight Cocktail • • • •
1/4 ounce Passionfruit Syrup
1/8 ounce Lime Juice
Dash of Grenadine & Absinthe
1 shot glass of Gin
Shake well.
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• • Come up and see Mae every day online: http://MaeWest.blogspot.com/
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