Fanny Brice's birthday (29 October 1891)

Subject: Fanny Brice's birthday
From: The Shambles
Date: 29 Oct 06 - 07:59 AM

1891 Fanny Brice singing comedienne (Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks) was born this day (29th October) in 1891.

Subject: RE: Fanny Brice's birthday
From: GUEST,KT
Date: 29 Oct 06 - 11:09 AM

Hmmmm......I never understood who the woman in the second verse of Jingle Bells was.....

Subject: RE: Fanny Brice's birthday (29 October 1891)
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Oct 06 - 06:34 PM

If you don't know who Baby Snooks was, you can right-click download an old radio broadcast here.

http://www.radiolovers.com/pages/babysnookshow.htm

Hilarious. Why?

Subject: RE: Fanny Brice's birthday (29 October 1891)
From: RangerSteve
Date: 30 Oct 06 - 06:38 PM

Try and seek out her recording of "The Song of the Sewing Machine" - a really heart=breaker about an immigrant girl working in a New York City sweat-shop. It should be considered a classic. She isn't as well known for her serious music as she should be.