Club My-O-My

Club My-O-My...New Orleans

An iconic female impersonation club located on the shore of
Lake Pontchartrain, far enough outside the New Orleans city
limits to avoid city rules and police harassment. Often hosted
by Jimmy Callaway, it flourished from around 1947 until a fire
in 1972 closed it for good. It was a regular stop for touring drag
artists, in the days when their stage names always began with
"Mister" (that way they could not being arrested under laws
forbidding trying to impersonate a woman). Their shows in
the early 1950s were even popular enough to be reported on
in Billboard Magazine. And the acts changed regularly,
resulting in many different programs.

The Chronology of Wonder Bar, Wonder Club, Club My-O-My

I have heard that a few years after the fire, the club was reopened in the French Quarter,
but did not last long...have Not been able to verify this

Programs/Flyers

In My Collection

Also see Jimmy Callaway

Click on each strip to see larger scans

Jimmy Callaway, Tommy & Bunny, Terri Lane,
Rickey Paige, Louis Hayden, Gene La Marr

Jimmy Callaway, Bobby Drake, Cleo Stafford, Del Le Roy,
Johnny Castro, Keni Marlo, Gene La Marr, Rickey Paige

Jimmy Callaway, Dusty Dalton, Jake & Jerry, Cleo Stafford,
Mario Del Mar, Carlos & Chris, Billy Richards

Jimmy Callaway, Dusty Dalton, Jolly Jack Hughes, Cleo Stafford,
Tommy & Bunny, Billy Richards, Gene La Marr

Jimmy Callaway, Chickie Rouchez, Robbie Ross, Gabby Lee, Mr Leynon,
Carmen Navarro, Acers O'Reilly, Dale Leslie, Gene La Marr. Circa 1956-1957.

Jimmy Callaway, Chickie Rouchez, Jean Harloe, Gabby Lee, Billy De Voe,
Mr Leynon, Carmen Navarro, Acers O'Reilly, Dale Leslie, Gene La Marr

Jimmy Callaway, Chickie Rouchez, Jackie Gordon, Gabby Lee,
Billie De Voe, Carmen Navarro, Acers O'Reilly, Poppy Lane,
Dale Leslie, Gene La Marr

Gene Abbott, Gene La Marr, Paul Russell, Mario Del Mar,
Don Dache, Jimmy Callaway, Ricky Paige
and (not pictured) Billy Richards and Van Parker

Jimmy Callaway, Poppy Lane, Sandy Rogers, Carmen Novarro, Gene Abbott,
Dale Leslie, Pepper Cortez, Rikki Paige, Gene La Marr

Jimmy Callaway, Poppy Lane, Sandy Rogers, Dale Leslie,
Mr. Leynon, Pepper Cortez, Rikki Paige, Gene La Marr

Jimmy Callaway, Poppy Lane, Sandy Rogers, Dale Leslie,
Gabby Lee, Mr. Leynon, Pepper Cortez, Gene La Marr

Jimmy Callaway, Poppy Lane, Sandy Rogers, Dale Leslie,
Carmen Novarro, Gene Abbott, Pepper Cortez, Walter Hart

Jimmy Callaway, Poppy Lane, Sandy Rogers, Carmen Novarro, Gene Abbott,
Dale Leslie, Pepper Cortez, Rikki Paige

Jimmy Callaway, Billy Devoe, Carmen Novarro,
Sandy Rogers, Terri Lane, Rikki Paige, Poppy Lane; circa 1953

Jimmy Callaway, Billy Devoe, Carmen Novarro,
Sandy Rogers, Mickey Marlowe, Rikki Paige, Poppy Lane

Jimmy Callaway, Billy Devoe, Bobby Raye
Gene La Marr, Jackie Phillips, Terri Lane, Poppy Lane

Jimmy Callaway, Bobby Lane, Gene La Marr, Terry Lane,
Jackie Philips, Bobby Raye, Poppy Lane; circa 1954

Gene La Marr, Chickie Rouchez, Jimmy Callaway, Mr Deseree,
Laurie Lane, Dale Leslie, Tony Carroll, Here's Judi, Billy De Voe

Gene La Marr, Dale Leslie, Bob Banner, Just Tempest,
Rickie Rouchez, Jimmy Callaway, Billie De Voe

Chickie Rouchez, Val de Vere, Sandy Rogers, Bunny Daye, Gene La Marr,
Dale Leslie, Jimmy Callaway, Mr Deseree, Johnny Brown

Jimmy Callaway, Chickie Rouchez, Sandy Rogers, Bunny Daye,
Johnny Brown, Dale Leslie, Wynn Parker, Here's Judi, Laurie Lane

Jimmy Callaway, Chickie Rouchez, Don Rand, Sonny Raye,
Gene La Marr, Carmen Marreno, Dale Leslie, Billy De Voe

Jackie Gordon, Chickie Rouchez, Poppy Lane, Sonny Raye,
Gene La Marr, Jimmy Callaway, Dale Leslie, Billy De Voe

Unusual two-page flyer, only picturing Gene La Marr

Johnny Brown, Ginger O'Reilly, Candy Delight,
Val de Vere, Mr Lealo, Bunny Bates, Billy De Voe

And, on the above four-panel flyer the pages were
half the size (6 1/2"x9 1/2" as the others

and it says "In Business 25 Years," so...from mid-60s

Flyers Not In My Collection

Del Le Roy, Jackie Small, Billy Richards, Harvey Lee, Paul Russell

Jimmy Callaway, Gene LaMarr, Bobby Drake, Cleo Stafford,
Del LeRoy, Dusty Dalton, Niles Marsh

No larger scans for next three, but click for details

Above & Below, Harvey Lee, Paul Russell, Del Le Roy,
Rickie Paige, Art Sherrick, Mario Del Mar

Clippings

below, mention at another club, 1952

below, problems keeping their license

The Fire, 1972

I have been told that a few years after the fire they
reopened in the French Quarter, but it did not last.
I have found no verification of that, for example,
no ads, but they did not run ads before

Cards