During its heyday , the Cotton Club served as a hip meeting spot featuring regular `` Celebrity Nights '' on Sundays , which featured guests such as Jimmy Durante , George Gershwin , Sophie Tucker , Paul Robeson , Al Jolson , Mae West , Richard Rodgers , Irving Berlin , Eddie Cantor , Fanny Brice , Langston Hughes , Judy Garland , Moss Hart , and Mayor Jimmy Walker among others .
During its heyday , the Cotton Club served as a hip meeting spot featuring regular `` Celebrity Nights '' on Sundays , which featured celebrity guests such as Jimmy Durante , George Gershwin , Sophie Tucker , Paul Robeson , Al Jolson , Mae West , Richard Rodgers , Irving Berlin , Eddie Cantor , Fanny Brice , Langston Hughes , Judy Garland , Moss Hart and Mayor Jimmy Walker among others .