Kate Ma Meyrick, nightclub queen
Kate Ma Meyrick (1875 -1933), an Irish business woman and Queen of the London nightclub scene. She ran 43, a late-night jazz club at 43 Gerrard Street in Soho, was prosecuted several times for breaching licensing laws and went to prison for bribing policemen to ignore these breaches. Her book Secrets of the 43 was banned on its publication in 1933. Three of her daughters married peers of the realm
Picture No
14097225
Media ID
45471123
Size
3430px x 5476px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photograph in the Illustrated London News archive
Date
c.1925
