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Florida county bars bid to stage naked Macbeth
SANFORD, Fla. (Reuters) - Seminole County commissioners in Florida did not
mind that a local
nightclub was serving up eye of newt, toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of
dog.
What they did object to was the fact that the three witches in the club's
version of Shakespeare's
``Macbeth'' were played by naked dancers.
The commissioners unanimously passed a law Tuesday night banning nudity in
places that sell
alcohol, closing a loophole in the public decency ordinance which the Club
Juana nightclub in
Casselberry had exploited to stage the naked witch scene.
The ordinance had required strippers to cover at least part of their breasts
and buttocks but
exempted theatrical performances. The new ban takes effect on June 29.
The club has already staged several performances of a revue, ``Les Femmes
Fatales, featuring the
witch scene, a sword dance and excerpts from the Marquis de Sade's
``Philosophy in the
Bedroom.''
Dancers were nude in some scenes and wore costumes in others.
The three Club Juana dancers, in their early 20s, were charged earlier this
month with violating a
similar city ordinance prohibiting nudity and alcohol in the same business.
``We actually wanted to get cited for the decency ordinance so we could
fight it in court,'' Richard
Middleton, one of the club's managers, told Reuters on Wednesday.
To protect its liquor license, the club has temporarily suspended
performances of ``Les Femmes
Fatales'' pending the court hearing.
``We haven't canceled it. We're waiting till we go to court,'' Middleton
said, adding: ``We are
continuing our oil wrestling.''
Reuters/Variety
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