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| Arnold Rothstein's Broadway |
1898 - Begins patronizing craps games at Hammerstein's Victoria Theater.
1906 - Carolyn Green opens in The Chorus Lady at the Savoy Theater, starring Rose Stahl.
1908 - Meets showgirl Carolyn Green at the Hotel Cadillac (Sept.).
1909 - Marries Carolyn Green at Saratoga Springs, New York (August 12)
1909 - Opens gambling house on West 46th Street and will employ Broadway showgirls to
"steer" business to it. Two of his most prominent steerers are Peggy Hopkins Joyce and
Ziegfeld Follies star Lilliane Lorraine.
1913 - Begins relationship with showgirl Bobbie Winthrop.
1917 - Arch Selwyn opens Selwyn Theatre at 229 W. 42nd Street; bankrolled by A.R.
(Oct. 2).
1919 - Bankrolls first edition of George White's Scandals (June 2).
-George M. Cohan avoids betting on 1919 World Series because of rumors of fix.
1920 - Henchman Nicky Arnstein (husband of Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice) in hiding
for Wall Street Liberty Bond thefts (Feb-May).
- Furnishes bail for Arnstein; Monk Eastman steals Fanny Brice's car, returns it on mention
of Rothstein's name (May 16).
-Rothstein pal New York Giants manager John J. McGraw becomes embroiled in two
separate brawls with actors William Boyd and John Slavin at The Lamb's Club. Will be
defended by Rothstein attorney, William "The Great Mouthpiece" Fallon (who also defends
Arnstein). Fallon's mistress is showgirl Gertrude Vandebilt.
1922 - Helps finance Anne Nichols' Abie's Irish Rose (opens May 23 at the New Victory
Theatre).
- Borrows $20,000 from Irving Berlin.
1923 - Showgirl Dot King found murdered in Rothstein-owned apartment (Mar 15).
1925 - Louise Groody, wife of Rothstein Wall Street associate Edward M. Fuller, opens in
No, No Nanette! at the Globe Theater (205 W. 46th Street).
1927 - Carolyn Rothstein tells Rothstein she desires a divorce.
- Death of Bobbie Winthrop.
- Rothstein meets showgirl Inez Norton.
1928 - Bankrolls Con Conrad's Broadway review Keep Shufflin' , starring Fats Waller, at
Daly's Theater on West 63rd Street (opens Feb. 27)
-Broadway producer George White sends flowers to Rothstein's funeral (November 7).
1930 - Mark Linder's play Room 349 (alternately titled Bumped Off) opens at the National
Theater (208 W. 41st Street, now the Nederlander), telling the story of Rothstein's death
and featuring Inez Norton (April 15). It closes after 15 performances.
1906 - Carolyn Green opens in The Chorus Lady at the Savoy Theater, starring Rose Stahl.
1908 - Meets showgirl Carolyn Green at the Hotel Cadillac (Sept.).
1909 - Marries Carolyn Green at Saratoga Springs, New York (August 12)
1909 - Opens gambling house on West 46th Street and will employ Broadway showgirls to
"steer" business to it. Two of his most prominent steerers are Peggy Hopkins Joyce and
Ziegfeld Follies star Lilliane Lorraine.
1913 - Begins relationship with showgirl Bobbie Winthrop.
1917 - Arch Selwyn opens Selwyn Theatre at 229 W. 42nd Street; bankrolled by A.R.
(Oct. 2).
1919 - Bankrolls first edition of George White's Scandals (June 2).
-George M. Cohan avoids betting on 1919 World Series because of rumors of fix.
1920 - Henchman Nicky Arnstein (husband of Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice) in hiding
for Wall Street Liberty Bond thefts (Feb-May).
- Furnishes bail for Arnstein; Monk Eastman steals Fanny Brice's car, returns it on mention
of Rothstein's name (May 16).
-Rothstein pal New York Giants manager John J. McGraw becomes embroiled in two
separate brawls with actors William Boyd and John Slavin at The Lamb's Club. Will be
defended by Rothstein attorney, William "The Great Mouthpiece" Fallon (who also defends
Arnstein). Fallon's mistress is showgirl Gertrude Vandebilt.
1922 - Helps finance Anne Nichols' Abie's Irish Rose (opens May 23 at the New Victory
Theatre).
- Borrows $20,000 from Irving Berlin.
1923 - Showgirl Dot King found murdered in Rothstein-owned apartment (Mar 15).
1925 - Louise Groody, wife of Rothstein Wall Street associate Edward M. Fuller, opens in
No, No Nanette! at the Globe Theater (205 W. 46th Street).
1927 - Carolyn Rothstein tells Rothstein she desires a divorce.
- Death of Bobbie Winthrop.
- Rothstein meets showgirl Inez Norton.
1928 - Bankrolls Con Conrad's Broadway review Keep Shufflin' , starring Fats Waller, at
Daly's Theater on West 63rd Street (opens Feb. 27)
-Broadway producer George White sends flowers to Rothstein's funeral (November 7).
1930 - Mark Linder's play Room 349 (alternately titled Bumped Off) opens at the National
Theater (208 W. 41st Street, now the Nederlander), telling the story of Rothstein's death
and featuring Inez Norton (April 15). It closes after 15 performances.
| Fanny Brice in 1912 |
| Nicky Arnstein |
| Nicky Arnstein |
| The Apollo Theater |
| Carolyn Rothstein in her showgirl days. |
| Fanny Brice Sang About Her Troubles with Arnstein in "My Man." |
| Rothstein Mistress Bobby Winthrop |
| Rothstein Mistress Inez Norton |
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