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News PHOTO CALL: Broadway Stars and Signs of Support; Hundreds Turn Out at Lunch Mob to Save the Cafe Edison The Café Edison, a midtown Manhattan staple for theatregoers and Broadway crowds, is scheduled to close at the end of December – but Nov, 8 at 12:00 PM, patrons old and new, including members of the theater industry, collectively gathered for lunch to show their support of the landmark.

By Matthew Blank

November 13, 2014

Broadway Stars and Signs of Support; Hundreds Turn Out at Lunch Mob to Save the Cafe Edison

Jackie Hoffman — Broadway Stars and Signs of Support; Hundreds Turn Out at Lunch Mob to Save the Cafe Edison

The Café Edison, a midtown Manhattan staple for theatregoers and Broadway crowds, is scheduled to close at the end of December – but Nov, 8 at 12:00 PM, patrons old and new, including members of the theater industry, collectively gathered for lunch to show their support of the landmark.
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The #SaveCafeEdison hashtag has already been put to much use by Broadway and industry professionals since the closing announcement.

The Café Edison is located at 228 W. 47th Street (between Broadway and 7th Avenue).

According to the New York Times, the cafe will be replaced by a white-tablecloth restaurant with "a name chef," Strohl said. The manager also told his staff of 32 that they will be out of work.

The Cafe Edison, also known as the Polish Tea Room, has been located in the Edison Hotel since 1980. A petition has been created to save the Cafe Edison.

Playwright August Wilson wrote notes for three of his scripts on Cafe Edison napkins, and Neil Simon's 2001 comedy 45 Seconds From Broadway was inspired by the restaurant. In 45 Seconds, the roles of Zelda and Bernie are based on the real-life owners of the Edison Cafe, Frances Edelstein and the late Harry Edelstein.

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