Spokane's 'Spotted Egg' Targeted by 1,393 Petitioners
Residents demand an end to theaters and dance halls selling liquor, while the legislature bans women from working where liquor is sold—a law aimed squarely at Johnny Considine's Spokane resort.
A petition signed by 1,393 residents of Spokane has been presented to the council of that city, requesting that theaters and dance halls where liquor is sold be abolished. The petition is directed against Johnny Considine's Spotted Egg theater.
The legislature has also taken action on the Spotted Egg theater and other dives. House bill 465 was passed, forbidding the employment of any woman in places where liquor is sold. The enforcement of this law will compel Considine to go back to Chicago.
“A petition signed by 1,393 residents of Spokane has been presented to the council of that city, requesting that theaters and dance halls where liquor is sold be abolished.”
Spokane's fight over the Spotted Egg shows how moral reform campaigns often targeted venues that mixed liquor, entertainment and women's work. The same arguments—over regulation, policing and who gets to earn a living—still shape nightlife debates today.
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