April 16 was the natal day of Pearl "Polly" Adler (1900-1962); it seemed the most apt date for this review of Debby Applegate's 2021 book Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age. Adler's career as America's (one time) best known madam began just over a century ago, when she was 20 […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:12AM on April 16, 2023