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Tiger, not rug, stars in campus tale of Mabel Starke
Al G Barnes press agent Robert W Thompson spins a tale at The Star about Mabel Starke a Vansar co ed famed for training Rajah the tiger. The tiger escaped to a tennis net on campus at Vassar and Starke allegedly quieted him, leading Barnes to offer a fabulous salary to join the show.
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