THE LITTLE BRUTES!

February 11, 1939 P. 37

February 11, 1939 P. 37

The New Yorker, February 11, 1939 P. 37

REPORTER AT LARGE. Rosita Royce, Sally Rand's most distinguished competitor describes a remarkable number she plans to do at the world's Fair, called "The Dance of the Doves." Tells how she has trained the birds, doves will now substitute the bubble. Mr. Whalen said, "There will be ample amusements to satisfy every taste, without overemphasizing any branch of attraction." In other words, the World's Fair are not interested in strip tease or fan dancers. Author feels that the Fair officials are un-American, the minstrel show and the strip tease are America's only thoroughly original contributions to the art of the theatre, and suggests that the Fair hire Miss Royce, Gypsy Rose Lee, Ann Corio, and Margie Hart.

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