The Word - Vol 97

The Cave Supper Club

Mitzi Gaynor, singer, dancer, and actress passed away on October 17th at the age of 93. When I heard the news, I couldn’t help but remember the many times she performed at the Cave Theatre Restaurant. As John Mackie wrote in the Vancouver Sun newspaper, “She made her first Vancouver appearance at the Cave on July 4, 1966. She seemed to love Vancouver as much as its audiences loved her. Part of the reason she loved it here was her good friend Hugh Pickett, who promoted her local shows.” Impresario Hugh Pickett was one of her biggest fans and the reason she returned to the Cave for 20 years. Mitzi said, “Vancouver is my favourite city in the whole world.”

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