burleskateer: Dorothy Haller This 5'6" girl from Minneapolis was a child actor on radio, as
burleskateer: Dorothy Haller This 5'6" girl from Minneapolis was a child actor on radio, as a 5 year-old. In her teens, she caught a strip show featuring Carrie Finnell; and decided to pursue a burlesque career.. She became a sensation at Chicago’s famed ‘Silver Frolics’ nightclub when a fellow dancer dared her to smoke the cigars onstage, that she’d been enjoying backstage. Dorothy wore a feathered bowler hat in her routine, and ended each performance by handing her cigar to a lucky audience member.. -- source link