Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. CROWE. I continued with the entertainment field. I did it while I
was in the service also.
Mr. HUBERT. You did it there also; I see. Have you ever had a partner
in any of your acts or entertainment endeavors?
Mr. CROWE. No; not really.
Mr. HUBERT. Can you give us by way of description what sort of
entertainment act you have done in the past?
Mr. CROWE. Primarily a ventriloquist; also do a little standup comedy,
impressions.
Mr. HUBERT. Can you name for the record some of the places that you
have played in--is that the professional term--or appeared in?
Mr. CROWE. Well, I have been over a great part of most of the United
States and around Germany, and Western Canada and Eastern Canada. Like
the T-Bone Supper Club in Wichita. Let’s see, the Larue Supper Club
in Indianapolis, the Orchid Club in Tulsa. Club dates in Seattle,
Washington, Atlanta, Georgia, New York.
Mr. HUBERT. Well, I suppose that you have an agent, don’t you, who does
your booking for you?
Mr. CROWE. Several agents. Depending on what part of the country.
Mr. HUBERT. You are also a member of the----
Mr. CROWE. American Guild of Variety Artists.
Mr. HUBERT. I suppose they have a record actually of every show or
place that you have been don’t they?
Mr. CROWE. I would imagine possibly they do.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, have you developed any particular specialty of late?
Mr. CROWE. Well, I have several gimmicks, I call them, that I feature
in my vent act. That would be about all.
Mr. HUBERT. Now, I think you were playing at the Carousel Club in
Dallas shortly before the death of President Kennedy, isn’t that
correct?
Mr. CROWE. Right.
Mr. HUBERT. Had you ever been there before?
Mr. CROWE. Three times before.
Mr. HUBERT. You have. Would you state the times that you have been
there, just roughly the approximate times, and the approximate length
of each stay?
Mr. CROWE. Let’s see, about April of 1962 I was there for 2 weeks, and
then I was gone for about 7 weeks, came back for 3 weeks, and was out
for maybe a month. Came back for 4 weeks, was gone for about a year,
and 2 months, and came back for 6 weeks.
Mr. HUBERT. When did you come back to the Carousel the last time?
Mr. CROWE. About the 1st of November.
Mr. HUBERT. Was that booking done by yourself or some agent of yours?
Mr. CROWE. Well, it was more by myself but it was a club that belonged
to an agent of mine so I paid him a commission to keep on the interest.
Mr. HUBERT. When you say the club belonged to an agent of yours you
don’t mean that he owned the club?
Mr. CROWE. No; the agent booked it.
Mr. HUBERT. He owned the right to book you there, is that it?
Mr. CROWE. Right.
Mr. HUBERT. So you paid him a normal fee for booking at that place even
though you arranged to go yourself?
Mr. CROWE. Between Jack Ruby and myself, yes.
Mr. HUBERT. Was there any particular reason why you wanted to go back
to Jack Ruby’s club?
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