Evening star., 1941-10-27

today. There was q robuStiouSneSs
stop me If you can think of
better word-an uninhibited quality
about them that made the SOU
brettes extremely popular. Elsie
Janis was the type and Norah
Bayes. We do not have their
equivalents today. We have come
diennes of all types, the quick,
elfin, sophisticated, and the un-
have songbirds, blues and torch
singers, jitterbugs and burlesque
queens. But there hasn't been
genuine soubrette since Eva Tan
quay
CThe observation goes to show
the cobwebby corners of the theater,
since he is much too young to have
known Miss Tanguay in her hey
day.
Was it not possible, a heckler
wanted to know, that the soubrette
died natural death: that she
passed away because there no longer
was any need for her?
That" said Mr.. Terrell in the
curt tones of the we'll informed,
"iS ridiculous. There Is great
nostalgia in this country today for
the soubrette Do you realize that
since Miss Fields started her tour
for the British War Relief, Ameri-
cans have paid s4OO0OO to see her?
Granting that the desire to help
England burns strongly in this
country, in spite of few iSola-
tionists. the desire to see and hear
Miss Fields must be strong, too. No
other person has come close to
that degree of appeal. 1t is simply
that Miss Fields fills definite need.
Think of her reputation IN Eng
land No other entertainer can
compare with her. She is the idol
of not merely music hall audiences,
but of motion pictures. the radio.
night clubs, every field of enter
tainment."
Mr.. Terrell. who plans to be as
near as possible to the front row
when Miss Fields makes her appear
ance here Saturday night at Con-
stitution Hall, is as yet unprepared
to reveal the name of the glamour
person who will act as master OF
ceremonies for the occasion. Carter
Barron's Variety Club Committee is
saving it as a surprise for another
day or So The original plan to
have Douglas Fairbanks. jr, perform
the role which he handled so ex-
cellently at the Inaugural Gala last
winter was confounded by the Navy's
assignment of Mr.. F. to active duty.
If it were not prying into the
committees business, it might be
limited that Charles Boyer is one
of the potential masters of cere-
monies. Negotiations are being con-
Quoted with him and if NJ. Boyers
schedule is sufficiently adaptable,
his smoky, slightly accented English
might we'll be that which seeps
through the microphone -. next
Saturday night.
The committee isn't saying and
we are merely guessing, but don't
be surprised if M. Boyer is the man.
Women of the press, among whom
there may be a frustrated chorus
girl or two for all any one knows,
will be backstage guests of the
Earle's Roxyettes this afternoon g.
They will be taken on a tour of
inspection of the girls backstage
quarters, dressing rooms. recreation
and rehearsal halls :. . 1t is cur
tain raiser to the week of celebra-
ton of the Roxyettes' third year at
the Earle . The girls will serve
tea in rehearsal hall :. And any
newspaper woman who feels up to
it will be allowed q turn on the
walking ladders. the unicycles, the
stills, or any other item of the
paraphernalia which are the profess
sional equipment OF the Rox-
yettes :. If you would like q quick
statistical picture of the Earle's
dancing girls, they range in age
from 18 to %, in weight from 102 to
125, in height from feet 2 inches to
feet 7 inches The typical
Roxyette is 20 years old, weighs lit
pounds and is feet 4 inches tall 4.
And rather wonderful, as you un-
doubtedly have noticed.