The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-18

thusiasm of her followers only go to prove that a ruse by any other name is just as popular. This time under the prescribed title of the "Follies."
 Mayor LaGuardia and Commis- sioner Moss to the contrary not withstanding, Miss Hart earns $250 week for coming on the stage in leisurely manner and going off with considerably less clothing than she hal when she came on. She is five feet seven, halls from Edgerton, Mo, by way of Sandusky, O., and has been in burlesque since she was sixteen about seven years.
 Her form in days of yore might have driven men berserk. Today 1t merely drives them to the box office. DATES ARE
 INFREQUENT
 Her New York following is loyal--loyal to the point of en- barrassing her escorts when she is spotted outside the theater. Her fans show their appreciation with scathing observations on her choice of males, usually voicing their sentiments with Hey, Mar gie, you can do better than that lug!"
 Despite its complications, the life of strip-tease dancer Is by no means as glamorous as 1t ap- pears. She must be at the theater from noon until 11:30 P. M. on weekdays and until 2:30 P. M. on Saturdays. As result, her time off for recreation is limited to supper and midnight movies.
 Her dates, curiously enough, are few and far between. Male performers in the theater where she happens to work, hesitate to ask girl out who is earning two or three times their salary. Men outside the profession are not too easily met, or not met at all, and so Margies chief hobby is going home and making and re-making her bed, hospital corners down
 Backstage, Margie is even more popular than she is out front. She is daily participant in the stage hands card game and is the rum- my champion of the Atlantic sea- board. She plays a canny hand of stud poker, too.
 TAKE-'EM OFFS
 COST BIG DOUGH
 The most important part of a disrobing queens possessions is what she takes off-her ward- robe. Margie's costumes are made by one of the most expensive and ingenious designers of New York, a gentleman named Billy Living stone. She lends them to the lesser artists to copy at fraction of what she pays for them.
 For four-star stimulation of pandemonium, I recommend visit to her dressing room be- tween stage appearances. One evening found three members of the Chicago Cubs and stagehand playing poker with her, two chorus girls who dropped in for a loan between engagements, a charity official with a request that she sell raffle tickets in Times Square, an ambassador from the Amusement Zone of the Fair with contract which her manager ruled out, three cosmetics sales women and pianist.
 HERE'S JOB
 FOR BRIDGE PLAYER
 Aside from her costumes, she has no extravagances. You see, she supports Q family of eight people in the Middle West who visit her in relays.
 Miss Hart really likes people en masse or individually, which, togethe CT with her affectedly slinky walk, the psychologists will tell you Is the secret of her success with audiences.
 And, oh, yes, Miss Hart wants to get married and live in the suburbs. That is almost a cliche with theatrical folk. But, in addi- ton, she wants to belong to every club within 50 miles. Her hus- band? Well" declares Miss Hart, I'm going to marry man who appreciates my card playing. And he must be good at auction and contractp
 Any expert bridge player want to marry an ex-burlesque queen?