Lulu Belle
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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A play set in 1920s New York and Paris about a black prostitute from Harlem who seduces a white married man. It sparked censorship attempts when it debuted on Broadway.
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What happens
Lulu Belle is a play in four acts by Edward Sheldon and Charles MacArthur. It is set in San Juan Hill (an African American section on Manhattan's west side), Harlem, and Paris. One of the settings is a fictional Harlem nightclub called Elite Grotto. A play about a black prostitute from Harlem who seduced a white married man, it was controversial at the time and there were highly publicized attempts to censor and ban the play from performance at the time of its Broadway debut in 1926. The play was banned from performance in Boston by the city's mayor in 1928. The Broadway production was directed by David Belasco, and was a hit in spite of the controversy surrounding the work. The original cast included Elizabeth Williams. Spencer Williams was involved in the production of an adaptation with an African American cast. The 1948 film Lulu Belle was also adapted from the original play. The lead roles of Lulu Belle and George Randall were portrayed by Lenore Ulric and Henry Hull in blackface. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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