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Plain chorus girl rises from Clifton Forge to Broadway glare
Virginia Smith, born in Clifton Forge, Virginia, is profiled as a determined chorus girl who rose from Jersey City to Broadway. The piece traces her early dance training, years on night stages, hardship of pay, and pursuit of a bigger break with Warner Brothers while pursuing a specialty singing spot.
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Jack Stinnett
New York
Virginia Smith
the Paradise
Paradise
French Casino
Hollywood
Clifton Forge
J. S. Smith
Virginia
Ned Weyburn
Jersey City
Atlantic
West
Dolly Fritz
Pittsburgh
Warner Brothers