Murray's Cabaret Club

Murray's Cabaret Club was a cabaret club in Beak Street in Soho, central London, England.[1]

History

The club was first opened in 1913[2] by an American, Jack Mays, and an Englishman, Ernest A. Cordell.[3] The club is known for its scantily-clad showgirls[4] and its association with Christine Keeler[5] and the 1960s Profumo affair.[6]

The club was run by Percival Murray, then later by his son David Murray.[4] The club closed in 1975.[2]

In 2018, Murray's was the subject of an exhibition mounted by the Museum of Soho in collaboration with poster dealer Charlie Jeffreys, and curator and historian Ben Levy. It featured costume designs, costumes and other ephemera preserved from the Club. The club location at 16–18 Beak Street is now a restaurant called "Byron".[7][8]

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References
  1. "Murray's Jazz and Cabaret Club History". Murray's Cabaret Club. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. "Theatre costume | V&A Search the Collections". collections.vam.ac.uk. UK: Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. "Murray's Night Club". Jazz Age Club. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. "David Murray". Daily Telegraph. 19 October 2004. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  5. Stanford, Peter (2017-12-05). "Christine Keeler obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  6. "Murray's: The Louche London Club That Instigated The Profumo Affair". Londonist. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. "Murray's Cabaret Club (Now Byron)", www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g186338-d4422120-r246732224-Byron_Beak_Street-London_England.html, UK: TripAdvisor
  8. "Beak Street: 16–18 Beak Street, London, W1F 9RD". Byron. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

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