Reinvented in New York
In 1937, Prima and his smaller gang (Federico, Masinter, Pinero, and Meyer Weinberg on clarinet) returned to the "Famous Door" in New York to perform. He also appeared at Billy Rose’s Casa Manana club in May 1938. He racked up about a quarter million dollars throughout seven weeks at Casa Manana. He was booked by William Morris Agency in late 1938. This entailed traveling throughout the east coast. Stops were made in Boston, New York, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Miami Beach, New Orleans, and St. Louis. These trips were sometimes made in the course of one night of driving. The crew always traveled by car, since it was the cheapest option.
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