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Getting old in a world of Jolson and stage legends
Billy Rose muses on aging as he recalls Jolson, silent legends, and modern performers. He contrasts past impresarios like Ziegfeld and Dillingham with today’s showmen, laments lack of true matinee idols, and wonders about Social Security as he admits getting old.
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al Jolson
Jackie Gleason
Jolson
Frank Sinatra
Old Winter Garden
Rose
Harry Lauder
Honey Boy Evans
Music Hall
Larry Parks
Parks
Magicians
Crosby
Sinatra
Cemo
Tin Pan Alley
Ziegfeld
Dillingham
Gest
Belasco
Roxy
Tompson
Dundy
Ziggy
J. Leonard
Flo
Rodgers
Hammierstein
Louis B. Mayer
Francis Lederer
Olivier
Herman
Laurence
Billy Rose