In a an hour or so, I'll be putting 5 chips from the Chez Paree on this board for sale. This is one of them. Is the hot-stamp imprint $10.00? Those two little circles on the right, is that for "no cents"? How unusual is an imprint like that? (All 5 different chips are pictured below.)
You can read about the Chez Paree here ( http://chez-chicago.com/history/ ). (Gene Trimble called it "a major illegal operation in Chicago.." ... ... ...From the repeal of Prohibition through the advent of network television, the Chez Paree nightclub in Chicago was one of the most popular live entertainment venues in the country. For nearly three full decades, the “Chez” played host to the greatest legends of stage, screen and radio -- Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Nat “King” Cole, Sophie Tucker, Ethel Merman, Milton Berle, Jimmy Durante, Pearl Bailey, and the list goes on. During the radio years, its shows were frequently broadcast around the nation. ... ... ... Here is a list of acts that appeared there:
https://www.chezpareechicago.com/acts/
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Jimmy Durante at the Chez Paree with The Adorables (the clubs in-house dancers):
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