Magic Table Magicians and More Set for Two More 'Lunch Mobs' at Cafe Edison This Weekend

Last Thursday, November 6th, it was announced that Café Edison in Times Square has been denied a new lease by The Hotel Edison management. The diner -- which has served as a hub for the Broadway community for more than 30 years, and has counted Neil Simon, August Wilson, Jackie Mason, Matthew Broderick, and Sarah Jessica Parker among its many fans -- is expected to close at the end of the year. The story has sparked an outpouring of support; most recently, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer sent a letter of support, asking the hotel's owner to grant Café Edison a new lease.

Last weekend, Jeremiah Moss of the blog Vanishing New York organized a Lunch Mob at the Café Edison. Over 600 people attended. This weekend, he's doing it again -- twice.

On Saturday, November 15 at 12:00 pm EST, patrons and protesters will gather for lunch while magicians of the famous Magic Table, a Theatre District legend since 1942, will perform hocus pocus and sleight of hand over bowls of matzo ball soup.

On Sunday, November 16 at 12:30 pm EST, the Bergen County Players will perform key scenes from Neil Simon's "45 Seconds from Broadway," including a rousing speech about the Café Edison that proclaims: "And when dis place is gone, the entire Broadway will slide into the East River!"

DETAILS:

WHAT: New Yorkers Lunch Together to Save Café Edison
WHEN: Saturday, November 15, 2014 @ 12 pm EST and Sunday, November 16, 2014 @ 12:30 pm EST
WHERE: Café Edison, 228 West 47th Street (between Broadway and 7th Avenue)
EVENT PAGE: http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2014/11/cafe-edison-lunch-mobs.html