"In 1929 he was convicted of sexually assaulting a 17 year-old dancer--a scandal that destroyed his empire and reduced him to a pariah. The day his grandest theater opened he lay sick in a jailhouse infirmary. His conviction was overturned on appeal but the question remains: how should history judge this theater impresario?"-- Provided by publisher.
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