Don't Tell Mama Sets 'Diamond Lil' Darlene Violette, Sidney Myer for Sundays, October 27-November 24

But despite a City Council vote to increase police oversight, law officers have (so far) avoided stopping by this frisky show in the Time Square area to, you know, stop-and-frisk. If this continues, we intend to send word to the New York State Department of Cultural Purity

Souls both serious and sinister took note that three events in August -- that led to whoopee, winks, and ink in The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Brooklyn Courier, etc. -- lifted the petticoats of petulance from the psyches of an untold number of Manhattanites who have missed Mae West.

Packing pistols in her corsets and pulsing with roisterous charm, actress Darlene Violette is taking the role of the Queen of the Bowery to new levels of comedic combat that severely restricts boredom by unlawful methods. And breaking with convention, the audiences interrupted each performance, cheering the cast often with applause so heavy that paint chips flaked off the ceiling.

Did you miss the merriment? Fear not. Those torso-tossing scenes of sin and sensationalism return to the red curtained realm called "Suicide Hall" this Fall. Come up sometime and reserve a seat. Then stop-and-frisk the bartenders.

By popular demand, actress Darlene Violette - - and the wonderful cast who brought the Bowery denizens and Suicide Hall's ne'er-do-wells to life

The public is invited (suitable for age 18 and over). Join us as we turn the iconic NYC nightspot Don't Tell Mama into Gus Jordan's "Suicide Hall"!