The Archive · 1938

Bitner and Valin With the Russian Light Opera at the

Lyceum mid-week number For special dance number the price jumps to from $7 to $15 per pair Son demolished $500 of ockings for "Happy Landing." For the waltz number of "The Big Broadcast of 1938" the hosiery bill was over $2500, About 800 pairs were used—the lion's share —125 pairs, price $1,000—going to Martha Raye, "Rosalie" employed 500 chorus girls who managed to get through six pairs of stockings apiece, The average life of film dancing hose is three wearings, For trick dancing—once or twice, Eleanor Powell's strenuous tap-dancing routines are particularly hard on her stocking Her habit of constantly pulling ti hem up doesn't help, either. Her studio is reconciled. to her consumption of two or three pairs—sometimes as J.. Carrol his

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