Things might have been different if Lucy and Desi made a clean break from Fred and Ethel, taking up with the Ramsey and their new suburban neighbors. So on face of it things seemed natural for Ricardo family to decamp for CT. Also by this time white flight out of New York city and other urban areas to suburbs was in full swing. Little Ricky was getting too old to be cooped up in that (two bedroom?) apartment. When you think about it normally kiss of death for any "adult" sitcom is when babies arrive. Day after Lucy and Desi comedy hour wrapped up last show, Lucille Ball filed for divorce. Lucy, Desi and rest of star cast of ILL were starting to get tired of grind that came with doing a weekly show, End of ILL and starting of Lucy/Desi comedy hour was supposed to be a fresh start, but again it didn't last for many of same reasons, largely Lucy's and Desi's marital woes. Writers had run out of ideas, Lucy and Desi were at each others throats (largely over Desi's serial infidelity). ILL move to CT was last gasp to inject some freshness into what had become a stale show. Saturday was big for night clubs, so you know Ricky wasn't home. In case of supper or night clubs that likely extended to good part of weekend as well. Stuck in suburbia with a husband that was largely absent much of the week. Lucy likely was no different than any other suburban wife whose husband worked in Manhattan. The alternative of course was for Ricky to commute by car to and from CT and Manhattan. Trains would not be running in wee hours when he finished work/club closed. He needed to be at his club by early or certainly late afternoon to supervise and otherwise get ready for opening, not to mention rehearse with his band. Ricky likely would have kept an apartment somewhere in Manhattan, or maybe went to a hotel. Like so much about ILL and other television shows things played fast and lose with reality. To best of my knowledge last trains out of Grand Central Terminal to anywhere were around 2AM in1950's, and first trains in at around 5AM. Once he became owner of a night/supper club Ricky would have remained until the place closed and locked up, and or at least until money was counted, people paid, money put in safe, etc. He likely thus slept until well after 12 Noon before getting up and starting his day. In between shows band/orchestra played at times for dance music.īeing generous and saying last bank/orchestra gig was around 3AM or 4AM, Ricky Ricardo likely didn't get home until nearly 5AM or at least in very early morning. Right there you have two gigs for a band or orchestra. Supper clubs generally had two shows one at or around 8PM and another at midnight. What the didn't know could always ask people like Stork Club's owner. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz frequented the famous Stork Club in New York City, so they had some idea of how such places operated. Nightclubs OTOH remained open far later and thus likely did business since it was only place to get a drink, socialize, etc. In 1950's New York bars tended to close by 11PM or so.
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