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for me It was almost impossible
for me. 10 whom so many sonsa-
tons had come in those few short
weeks. 10 realize that the roars
Of handclapping We're for nae.
II I hadn't been holding my
heart in my mouth I'm sure it
would have pounded right
through that thin crepe de chine
bodice.
- VIII Rogers and Fannie Brice
epped into the spotlight There
were few prelminares then
VIII and Fannie, as the king and
queen Of the Follies, fitted that
aigrette head-dress on my hrpur+
we crown YOU Miss America"
There was more applause The
orchestra struck up. The entire
cast. that collection Of the most
beautiful girls 20 be found any
ssf=f1Ff=f'. was flooded IN fights Tnc
show went on
VIII Rogers was The a'7r He
and ! had a slut together AL
the end ~ 10 VIII had-lo Kiss mo
and then back off the stage
Even though it was an act
believe he always was sincerely
embarrassed can see him vet
as he shifted from ono foot TO the
other that shccpsh gru 'hc mop
Of hair over one brow, the ever
present twiring rope
When he finally mustered up
enough courage TO kiss me he
ambled up and did II in his usual
awkward way He always
knocked his hat off. then backed
up, stepped on 10 and dragged u
off on his foot as ne shuffled off
the stage Just an act 20 be
sure. but so natural with VIII
Rogers.
Then there was the irrepress-
iblc Fannie BriCe. singing My
Man" as only Fannie could
one Of her specialize #aS the
egg dance In il she lcaped and
cavorted all over the stage n an
impcrsonatiou OF PavloWas fa-
nous swan dance. And what
Fannie couldn't do with grimace
.nd gesture A. the end she
- God cackhng over a nestr OF
eggs.
Bert and Betty Wheeler were
no the cast I've seen them got
$50 many encores that they were
actually exhausted They .wouid
lie down on the stage 10 still the
applause and finish their act
after another number came on
Lima Basquette. twfrlinE
around on the tip OF her toes is
another bright spot i'm my mem
cries Of those days
Paulette Duval was a beautiful
French dancer Mr. ziegfeld
brought over from Paris for the
Follios she came on I'm a Zicg-
field version Of Lady Godiva. rid-
ing a white horse, with her pretty
black hair streaming down her
back
Hilda Ferguson beautiful
girl. did "A brcath-talng shmmy
dance IN an Indian costume that
had "A gorgeous fcathcrod head
dress Brooke Johns. a banjo
artist. picked the strings for her
act How he could make that in-
strument sing They always
we're "A hit.
But through even those gay
memories there is a note Of sad
ness. When Hlda turned her
back on Broadway she had
enough diamond bracelets given
10 her by admirers, to cover both
arms 10 the shoulders She mar
ried and had a child. but staid
married life was not for her She
died a few years later pcnniless.
Hilda. like quite few of the
Aest Of us, tasted both the bitter
hid the sweet
Another famous couple We're
Edna Leadom and Dave Stamper
Edna was tall. Dave was about
half her size. He was her piano
player and composed most Of her
songs. When they walked on the
stage Dave always announced
her. with a flourish
and now, / present Edna Lea
DOM
Then, as the applause died
down