Can you imagine the howls of indignation that would arise by Irenne Dunne's rendition of the "color folk shuffle". Notice her facial expression.....rolled eyes and protruding lips. Unimagineable today.
Obviously not a period correct corset or she would never have been making those moves.
What a tremendous talent Helen Morgan was. Superb voice and a truly great singer of torch songs.
Paul robeson was the son of a slave who was born and grew up in Princeton NJ. He was extremely smart, so much so that he applied and entered Rutgers University in New Brunswick NJ. He lettered in 4 sports and was All American in football. He attended church and it was here that his vocal skills were recognized. He graduated and was off to broadway! Quite a guy.
Irene Dunne invented the Moonwalk before Michael Jackson.
I saw that look as she danced and I absolutely loved it, pouty and bratty, I felt the real personality of the star shows thru here!
Thanks for posting !!!!!
One of the great, great shows of American musical theater, now sometimes maligned as “racist”.