Mr. Wright. Off and on. Sometimes as a relief for the MC there, or maybe a week at a time, or 2 weeks at a time, but no more than 2 weeks at a time.
Mr. Griffin. I would like you to tell us something about Jack Ruby’s attitude toward the kind of jokes that he permitted to be told in his club.
Mr. Wright. Well, Jack—first of all, the first thing he told any MC, including myself or anyone else, was that he did not want anyone to tell any Jewish stories. Later on I realized the fact that he was very self-conscious about many things about him personally, and I imagine that is why I came to this conclusion. But most of the material would be standard material for burlesque houses.
Mr. Griffin. Can you tell us what sort of personal things Jack was sensitive about?
Mr. Wright. His hair. His speech.
Mr. Griffin. What was there about his speech?
Mr. Wright. Well, he had a small impediment in his speech that he was quite conscious of.
Mr. Griffin. Was it a lisp?
Mr. Wright. Sort of a lisp, and he wore a hat practically all the time outside of the club. He was very conscious of that. And he was very conscious of his weight. He was always going on a diet, or weightlifting, or something, and he was always conscious of the fact that a lot of people thought he was sort of a gay boy. Whether he was, I don’t know personally.
Mr. Griffin. What was there—I take it by “gay boy,” you mean that he was a homosexual?