▁Ex perimental ▁Theatre ▁Club ▁ ▁C afé ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁moved ▁into ▁its ▁second ▁home , ▁a ▁lo ft ▁above ▁a ▁flor ist ▁shop ▁at ▁ 8 2   Second ▁Avenue , ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁One ▁month ▁after ▁opening , ▁Stewart ▁was ▁informed ▁by ▁the ▁Build ings ▁Department ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁vac ate ▁this ▁new ▁space ▁because ▁she ▁was ▁making ▁a ▁profit ▁from ▁serving ▁coffee . ▁Stewart ▁stopped ▁serving ▁coffee ▁and ▁began ▁charg ing ▁an ▁ad mission ▁of ▁fifty ▁c ents . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁C afé ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁was ▁officially ▁renamed ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁Ex perimental ▁Theatre ▁Club ▁( La ▁Ma Ma ▁E . T . C ). ▁The ▁" pass ing ▁of ▁the ▁hat " ▁ended ▁with ▁this ▁transition ▁from ▁c afé ▁to ▁a ▁members - only ▁club . ▁Even ▁operating ▁as ▁a ▁club , ▁this ▁space ▁was ▁often ▁visited ▁by ▁civ ic ▁authorities , ▁frequently ▁interrupt ing ▁performances . ▁ ▁This ▁second ▁space ▁was ▁approximately ▁five ▁times ▁larger ▁than ▁the ▁first ▁space ▁and ▁sat ▁up ▁to ▁sevent y - four ▁people . ▁The ▁ce il ings ▁were ▁twenty ▁by ▁fifty ▁feet ▁high ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁one - step ▁stage ▁that ▁was ▁twenty ▁by ▁eight ▁feet . ▁ 8 2 ▁Second ▁Avenue ▁is ▁where ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁E . T . C . ▁truly ▁became ▁a ▁the ater . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁play w right s ▁Lan ford