Sunday, January 16, 2011
Mysteries The Audition - Who? Where? When?
Posted by Vance Lauderdale on Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 11:14 AM
I love the composition. It perfectly captures the "moment" — an old-time audition, with a pretty girl on a fancy stage, dressed in a sexy costume, and singing her heart out, a piano in view in the bottom corner of the image. No bored piano player visible; that would have spoiled the effect.
The 5x7 photo has a rubber stamp on the back (see below), indicated it had been carefully inspected (I'll bet!) and approved by U.S. Army censors, so this must have been mailed to, or from, somebody in the armed forces during World War II.
But who is she? Where is she performing? When did this take place?
We'll probably never know. But I sure hope she got the part.
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Looks like Betty Grable ... wonder what she was auditioning for in that outfit ... very leggy lady; I hope you get some info back on this. I did a quick look up for army base 0062 but didn't get anything useful. Of course she may not even be a Memphis woman, maybe her boyfriend was from here. Wish I found interesting stuff in the old books I pick up; all I ever get are old receipts or overdue library notices, not hot babes 1930/40s style!
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