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Ciro's

January 11, 2023

For the London nightclub, see Ciro's (London).

Ciro's (later known as Ciro's Le Disc) was a nightclub on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California owned by William Wilkerson.[1] Opened in 1940, Ciro's became a popular nightspot for celebrities. The nightclub closed in 1957 and was reopened as a rock club in 1965. After a few name changes, it eventually became The Comedy Store in 1972.

Ciro's
Ciro's neon sign, 1955
Location8433 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, California
United States
Coordinates34°05′42″N 118°22′26″W / 34.094990°N 118.373806°W / 34.094990; -118.373806Coordinates: 34°05′42″N 118°22′26″W / 34.094990°N 118.373806°W / 34.094990; -118.373806
TypeNightclub
Opened1940
Closed1957; transformed into rock and roll club in 1965 called Ciro's Le Disc; renamed The Kaleidoscope in 1967; became its Boss in 1968; became The Comedy Store in 1972

History

Club Seville opened New Year’s Eve 1935. It featured a "crystal dance floor with subsurface fish, fountains and colored lights in its Crystal Marine Room."[2]

The building was remodeled and Ciro's was opened in January 1940 by entrepreneur William Wilkerson at 8433 Sunset Boulevard.[3] Wilkerson had also opened Cafe Trocadero, in 1934, and the restaurant La Rue, both on the Strip, and would later originate The Flamingo in Las Vegas, only to have control of the resort wrested from him by mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. Wilkerson sold Ciro’s to his longtime right-hand man Herman Hover, who would make sure Ciro’s was an important Hollywood hotspot until 1959. Hover filed for bankruptcy in 1959, and Ciro's was sold at public auction for $350,000.[4] Ciro's combined a luxe baroque interior and an unadorned exterior and became a famous hangout for movie people of the 1940s and 1950s. It was one of the places to be seen and guaranteed being written about in the gossip columns of Hedda Hopper, Louella Parsons, and Florabel Muir.[5]

Among the galaxy of celebrities who frequented Ciro's were Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra, James Dean, Ava Gardner, Sidney Poitier, Anita Ekberg, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Joan Crawford, Betty Grable, Marlene Dietrich, Ginger Rogers, Ronald Reagan, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mickey Rooney, Cary Grant, George Raft, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Judy Garland, June Allyson and Dick Powell, Mamie Van Doren, Jimmy Stewart, Jack Benny, Peter Lawford, and Lana Turner (who often said Ciro's was her favorite nightspot) among many others. During his first visit to Hollywood in the late 1940s, future President John F. Kennedy dined at Ciro's.[6]

In 1965, Ciro's reopened as the rock club Ciro's Le Disc. Ike & Tina Turner performed at the newly opened club with Jimi Hendrix as part of their band.[7] The Byrds got their start at Ciro's Le Disc in 1965.[8] Accounts of the period (reproduced in the sleeve notes to The Preflyte Sessions box set) describe a "church-like" atmosphere, with interpretive dancing. The club also served as the host during the recording of the 1965 Dick Dale album Rock Out With Dick Dale & His Del-Tones: Live At Ciro's. Two years later, it was renamed The Kaleidoscope. In 1968, the club was called It's Boss. In 1969, it was known as Patch 2.[9] The site of Ciro's became The Comedy Store in 1972.[3]

Notable performers

Ciro's club and restaurant chain

The name Ciro's comes from Italian born Ciro Capozzi who founded the first Ciro's bar in Monaco around 1892, next to the café Riche in the newly built Galerie Charles III. According to the story of James Gordon Bennett Jr., having a difference about a table on the terrasse, he bought the café Riche and gave it to Ciro who named it the Ciro's. In 1911, Ciro Capozzi sold the name to an English consortium (including William Poulett, 7th Earl Poulett as main investor)[10] who open the Deauville Ciro's (still existing as a restaurant belonging to the Groupe Lucien Barrière), the Paris Ciro's in 1912, and the London one in 1915. Ciro's became a European high society restaurant chain with branches in Monte Carlo, Paris, London (where Audrey Hepburn danced before her film career[11]), and Deauville. Bartender Harry MacElhone, famous for Harry's New York Bar, first worked at Ciro's in London after World War I.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

"Ciro's was a hip London establishment (before another popular one opened up in Los Angeles in 1940), that had as their bartender Harry McElhone (author of ABC of Cocktails), at which Jimmy took over when Harry went off to Paris. ..." (Ross Bolton)[21]

"Louis Adlon, grandson of the proprietor of Berlin’s Hotel Adlon opened Hollywood’s first iteration of Ciro’s in 1934[22][23] (with Erich Alexander[24] and George Sorel[25]) Located on Hollywood Boulevard, the club was informally part of a chain with locations in London, Paris and Berlin. The Hollywood Ciro’s was not a success, apparently, because it soon folded."[26]

References

  1. ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). 3.bp.blogspot.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Early Views of West Hollywood". Water and Power Associates. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Lord, Rosemary (2003). Hollywood Then and Now. San Diego: Thunder Bay Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-1592231041.
  4. ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). I424.photobucket.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Early Views of West Hollywood (1920 +)". Water and Power Associates. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. ^ Katie (27 February 2013). "Ciro's". Old Hollywood Glamour.
  7. ^ Roby, Steven; Schreiber, Brad (2010-08-31). Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London, the Untold Story of a Musical Genius. Hachette Books. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-306-81910-0.
  8. ^ Hjort, Christopher. (2008). So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965-1973). Jawbone Press. pp. 27–30. ISBN 978-1-906002-15-2.
  9. ^ Serrapica, Pasquale Vincent. "Rocco (Pat) Photographs and Papers". oac.cdlib.org. ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, USC Libraries, University of Southern California. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Journal de Monaco" (PDF). Journaldemonaco.gouv.mc. pp. 3–6.
  11. ^ "Audrey Hepburn: 'Roman Holiday' Star Started as Nightclub Dancer," December 16, 2020, Variety (recapping July 5, 1950 Variety review of her dance show), retrieved February 5, 2022
  12. ^ "Andrew MacElhone Dies". New York Daily News. 20 September 1996.
  13. ^ Pathé, British. "Ciro's Club". Britishpathe.com.
  14. ^ British Pathé (13 April 2014). "Ciro's (1953)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  15. ^ Aaron1912 (20 September 2010). "A Night At Ciro's (1932)". YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
  16. ^ Williams, Olivia (2014). Gin Glorious Gin:How Mother's Ruin Became the Spirit of London. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-4722-1534-5.
  17. ^ Hindson, Catherine (1 June 2016). London's West End Actresses and the Origins of Celebrity Charity, 1880-1920. University of Iowa Press. p. 198. ISBN 9781609384258 – via Google Books.
  18. ^ "Ciro's Club Coon Orchestra". Redhotjazz.com.
  19. ^ "Audrey Hepburn exhibition staged at National Portrait Gallery". Independent.co.uk. 3 December 2014.
  20. ^ "The Coming of Ciro's to London - THE INTERACTIVE WAR NEWS". Illustratedfirstworldwar.com.
  21. ^ "JIMMY" LATE OF CIRO'S LONDON (1930). Cocktails. Philadelphia: David McKay. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Hollywood Filmograph". Hollywood Filmograph. 1934. Feb. 17, 1934 ... Ciro's (formerly the Club New Yorker) threw its doors open Wednesday night to the public. It was one of the swellest turn-outs we have seen in some time. Harold Lloyd dropped in with his wife, Mildred, and ... Mrs. Buckley's party. Mario Alverez's orchestra furnished the music. The place is being operated by Erich Alexander, George Sorel and Louis Adlon, Jr.
  23. ^ "VM-175B". Historic Films. HOLLYWOOD 1935 - 03:11:50 - Montage, Hollywood Landmarks: Ciro's, Earl Carrol Theater, Cocoanut Grove.
  24. ^ "Erich-Alexander Winds". IMDb.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  25. ^ "George Sorel". IMDb.com. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  26. ^ "1940: Ciro's Opens". Playgroundtothestars.com.

January 11, 2023
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For the London nightclub see Ciro s London Ciro s later known as Ciro s Le Disc was a nightclub on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood California owned by William Wilkerson 1 Opened in 1940 Ciro s became a popular nightspot for celebrities The nightclub closed in 1957 and was reopened as a rock club in 1965 After a few name changes it eventually became The Comedy Store in 1972 Ciro sCiro s neon sign 1955Location8433 Sunset BoulevardWest Hollywood CaliforniaUnited StatesCoordinates34 05 42 N 118 22 26 W 34 094990 N 118 373806 W 34 094990 118 373806 Coordinates 34 05 42 N 118 22 26 W 34 094990 N 118 373806 W 34 094990 118 373806TypeNightclubOpened1940Closed1957 transformed into rock and roll club in 1965 called Ciro s Le Disc renamed The Kaleidoscope in 1967 became its Boss in 1968 became The Comedy Store in 1972 Contents 1 History 2 Notable performers 3 Ciro s club and restaurant chain 4 ReferencesHistory EditClub Seville opened New Year s Eve 1935 It featured a crystal dance floor with subsurface fish fountains and colored lights in its Crystal Marine Room 2 The building was remodeled and Ciro s was opened in January 1940 by entrepreneur William Wilkerson at 8433 Sunset Boulevard 3 Wilkerson had also opened Cafe Trocadero in 1934 and the restaurant La Rue both on the Strip and would later originate The Flamingo in Las Vegas only to have control of the resort wrested from him by mobster Benjamin Bugsy Siegel Wilkerson sold Ciro s to his longtime right hand man Herman Hover who would make sure Ciro s was an important Hollywood hotspot until 1959 Hover filed for bankruptcy in 1959 and Ciro s was sold at public auction for 350 000 4 Ciro s combined a luxe baroque interior and an unadorned exterior and became a famous hangout for movie people of the 1940s and 1950s It was one of the places to be seen and guaranteed being written about in the gossip columns of Hedda Hopper Louella Parsons and Florabel Muir 5 Among the galaxy of celebrities who frequented Ciro s were Marilyn Monroe Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall Frank Sinatra James Dean Ava Gardner Sidney Poitier Anita Ekberg Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Joan Crawford Betty Grable Marlene Dietrich Ginger Rogers Ronald Reagan Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Mickey Rooney Cary Grant George Raft George Burns and Gracie Allen Judy Garland June Allyson and Dick Powell Mamie Van Doren Jimmy Stewart Jack Benny Peter Lawford and Lana Turner who often said Ciro s was her favorite nightspot among many others During his first visit to Hollywood in the late 1940s future President John F Kennedy dined at Ciro s 6 In 1965 Ciro s reopened as the rock club Ciro s Le Disc Ike amp Tina Turner performed at the newly opened club with Jimi Hendrix as part of their band 7 The Byrds got their start at Ciro s Le Disc in 1965 8 Accounts of the period reproduced in the sleeve notes to The Preflyte Sessions box set describe a church like atmosphere with interpretive dancing The club also served as the host during the recording of the 1965 Dick Dale album Rock Out With Dick Dale amp His Del Tones Live At Ciro s Two years later it was renamed The Kaleidoscope In 1968 the club was called It s Boss In 1969 it was known as Patch 2 9 The site of Ciro s became The Comedy Store in 1972 3 Notable performers EditThe 5th Dimension The Andrews Sisters Ray Anthony Desi Arnaz Pearl Bailey Josephine Baker Len Barry Louie Bellson Brook Benton Milton Berle Theresa Brewer The Byrds Eddie LeBaron George Burns Cab Calloway Canned Heat George Carlin Carmen Cavallaro Checkmates Ltd Lou Christie Rosemary Clooney Nat King Cole Dick Contino Xavier Cugat Dick Dale and the Del Tones Billy Daniels Bobby Darin Sammy Davis Jr Carmen de Lavallade The DeMarcos Marlene Dietrich Phyllis Diller The Doors Katherine Dunham Jimmy Durante Bob Dylan Barbara Eden Duke Ellington Eddie Fisher Ella Fitzgerald Connie Francis Benny Goodman Judy Garland Marvin Gaye Mitzi Green Merv Griffin Phil Harris Jimi Hendrix Hildegarde Billie Holiday Geoffrey Holder Libby Holman Lena Horne Burl Ives Joni James Herb Jeffries Al Jolson Spike Jones Danny Kaye Stan Kenton Lisa Kirk Eartha Kitt Abbe Lane Gypsy Rose Lee Peggy Lee Tom Lehrer Joe E Lewis Liberace Little Richard Martin and Lewis Don Loper Love The Lovin Spoonful Rose Marie Freddy Martin Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse Al Martino Liza Minnelli Carmen Miranda Jaye P Morgan Patti Page Janis Paige Freda Payne Edith Piaf Dorothy Provine Richard Pryor Tito Puente Carlos Ramirez Johnnie Ray Della Reese Harry Richman Don Rickles Jean Sablon Mort Sahl Lili St Cyr Olga San Juan Hazel Scott Roberta Sherwood Frank Sinatra Sonny amp Cher Danny Thomas Kay Thompson and The Williams Brothers Sophie Tucker Ike amp Tina Turner Charles Trenet Mamie Van Doren Sarah Vaughan Veloz and Yolanda The Ventures Dinah Washington Mae West Josh WhiteCiro s club and restaurant chain EditThe name Ciro s comes from Italian born Ciro Capozzi who founded the first Ciro s bar in Monaco around 1892 next to the cafe Riche in the newly built Galerie Charles III According to the story of James Gordon Bennett Jr having a difference about a table on the terrasse he bought the cafe Riche and gave it to Ciro who named it the Ciro s In 1911 Ciro Capozzi sold the name to an English consortium including William Poulett 7th Earl Poulett as main investor 10 who open the Deauville Ciro s still existing as a restaurant belonging to the Groupe Lucien Barriere the Paris Ciro s in 1912 and the London one in 1915 Ciro s became a European high society restaurant chain with branches in Monte Carlo Paris London where Audrey Hepburn danced before her film career 11 and Deauville Bartender Harry MacElhone famous for Harry s New York Bar first worked at Ciro s in London after World War I 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Ciro s was a hip London establishment before another popular one opened up in Los Angeles in 1940 that had as their bartender Harry McElhone author of ABC of Cocktails at which Jimmy took over when Harry went off to Paris Ross Bolton 21 Louis Adlon grandson of the proprietor of Berlin s Hotel Adlon opened Hollywood s first iteration of Ciro s in 1934 22 23 with Erich Alexander 24 and George Sorel 25 Located on Hollywood Boulevard the club was informally part of a chain with locations in London Paris and Berlin The Hollywood Ciro s was not a success apparently because it soon folded 26 References Edit Photographic image JPG 3 bp blogspot com Retrieved 24 October 2018 Early Views of West Hollywood Water and Power Associates Retrieved 31 January 2022 a b Lord Rosemary 2003 Hollywood Then and Now San Diego Thunder Bay Press p 87 ISBN 978 1592231041 Photographic image JPG I424 photobucket com Retrieved 24 October 2018 Early Views of West Hollywood 1920 Water and Power Associates Retrieved 24 October 2018 Katie 27 February 2013 Ciro s Old Hollywood Glamour Roby Steven Schreiber Brad 2010 08 31 Becoming Jimi Hendrix From Southern Crossroads to Psychedelic London the Untold Story of a Musical Genius Hachette Books p 103 ISBN 978 0 306 81910 0 Hjort Christopher 2008 So You Want To Be A Rock n Roll Star The Byrds Day By Day 1965 1973 Jawbone Press pp 27 30 ISBN 978 1 906002 15 2 Serrapica Pasquale Vincent Rocco Pat Photographs and Papers oac cdlib org ONE National Gay amp Lesbian Archives USC Libraries University of Southern California Retrieved 7 August 2020 Journal de Monaco PDF Journaldemonaco gouv mc pp 3 6 Audrey Hepburn Roman Holiday Star Started as Nightclub Dancer December 16 2020 Variety recapping July 5 1950 Variety review of her dance show retrieved February 5 2022 Andrew MacElhone Dies New York Daily News 20 September 1996 Pathe British Ciro s Club Britishpathe com British Pathe 13 April 2014 Ciro s 1953 YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 21 Aaron1912 20 September 2010 A Night At Ciro s 1932 YouTube dead YouTube link Williams Olivia 2014 Gin Glorious Gin How Mother s Ruin Became the Spirit of London London Headline Publishing Group ISBN 978 1 4722 1534 5 Hindson Catherine 1 June 2016 London s West End Actresses and the Origins of Celebrity Charity 1880 1920 University of Iowa Press p 198 ISBN 9781609384258 via Google Books Ciro s Club Coon Orchestra Redhotjazz com Audrey Hepburn exhibition staged at National Portrait Gallery Independent co uk 3 December 2014 The Coming of Ciro s to London THE INTERACTIVE WAR NEWS Illustratedfirstworldwar com JIMMY LATE OF CIRO S LONDON 1930 Cocktails Philadelphia David McKay Retrieved 7 August 2020 Hollywood Filmograph Hollywood Filmograph 1934 Feb 17 1934 Ciro s formerly the Club New Yorker threw its doors open Wednesday night to the public It was one of the swellest turn outs we have seen in some time Harold Lloyd dropped in with his wife Mildred and Mrs Buckley s party Mario Alverez s orchestra furnished the music The place is being operated by Erich Alexander George Sorel and Louis Adlon Jr VM 175B Historic Films HOLLYWOOD 1935 03 11 50 Montage Hollywood Landmarks Ciro s Earl Carrol Theater Cocoanut Grove Erich Alexander Winds IMDb com Retrieved 24 October 2018 George Sorel IMDb com Retrieved 24 October 2018 1940 Ciro s Opens Playgroundtothestars com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ciro 27s amp oldid 1130729349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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