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Dolores Gray rises to stardom and the theatre world
Billy Rose recalls Dolores Gray's rapid ascent after a rough start with scraps and obscurity. He recounts her London bow in Annie Get Your Gun, a warm London reception, and a birthday ovation that drew 2000 British fans. He muses on the hunger of young hopefuls entering show business.
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J Helen Hayes
New York Times
Summer Playhouse
Helen
Dolores Gray
London
Anne
Lord Beaverbrook
Express
Dolores
Bernhardt
Miss Gray
Dick Kollmar
Wen
Joe Luis
Eleanor
Emile
Cora Littler
Annie
Colosseum Theater
Dorothy Fields
Herbert
Chow
al Jolson
Caruso Aiung
Paghiee
Okina
Delores Gray
Ethel Barry
Billy Rose