The Empress was 1 of 5 Theaters Marcus Notes ran on 9th Street, which was a sort of Burlesque Broadway in Washington DC during the earlier 20th century. There is evidence that he partnered, to some degree, with Jimmy Lake, “The Mayor of 9th Street” but it is difficult to know how much or if the partnership impacted the Empress at all.
The Empress was 1 of 5 Theaters Marcus Notes ran on 9th Street, which was a sort of Burlesque Broadway in Washington DC during the earlier 20th century. There is evidence that he partnered, to some degree, with Jimmy Lake, “The Mayor of 9th Street” but it is difficult to know how much or if the partnership impacted the Empress at all.