Bennett, Evelyn (b. 1905)
Bennett, Evelyn (b. 1905)
American theater dancer. Born 1905 in New York, NY.
Toured in Gus Edwards' Kiddie Cabaret, partnered in one number with Eddie Cantor, George Jessel and Walter Winchell; performed tap number on Pacific circuit at age 13; headlined a dance act in Pantages theaters (c. 1918–20); starred as a specialty dancer on NY stage in The Clinging Vine (1922), Lollipop (1924), Suzanna (1924) and Merry-Go-Round (1927); was the highest paid vaudevillian for over a decade, winning greatest acclaim for 2 solo numbers in Americana: "Tabloid Papers" and "Why D'ya Roll Those Eyes" (1928).
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