Louise on the cover of NY’s Police Gazette, December 13, 1924, promoting her appearance on stage in “George White’s Scandals.” Photo by Alfred Cheney Johnston. Unknown to readers, she had already abruptly left the show weeks earlier. (Thread)
Another photo of Louise and feathers from her “Scandals” days by Johnston shot backstage at the Apollo Theatre in New York. By the time Police Gazette published her photo in December, 1924, she had taken residence alone in a London hotel. She had just turned 18.
In typical Louise fashion she quit “Scandals” just a few months into production and sailed to Europe with her close friend Barbara Bennett, sister of Constance and Joan. Soon, Barbara returned home and Louise stayed on in London, earning money by dancing at The Cafe de Paris:
Louise was not a headliner at “George White’s Scandals of 1924” though she did perform solo dances and appeared as one of the “George White Girls” alongside Dolores and Helene Costello (L), Dorothy Sebastian (R top) and Sally Starr (R bottom), all future silent film stars.
Louise was not a headliner at “George White’s Scandals of 1924” though she did perform solo dances and appeared as one of the “George White Girls” alongside Dolores and Helene Costello (L), Dorothy Sebastian (R top) and Sally Starr (R bottom), all future silent film stars.
Louise was not a headliner at “George White’s Scandals of 1924” though she did perform solo dances and appeared as one of the “George White Girls” alongside Dolores and Helene Costello (L), Dorothy Sebastian (R top) and Sally Starr (R bottom), all future silent film stars.
Louise was not a headliner at “George White’s Scandals of 1924” though she did perform solo dances and appeared as one of the “George White Girls” alongside Dolores and Helene Costello (L), Dorothy Sebastian (R top) and Sally Starr (R bottom), all future silent film stars.
Trivia: songwriter George Gershwin got his start as the music director for five “Scandals” starting in 1920 and including the ‘24 production. Louise recalled that she once cheekily told George at rehearsal that “Somebody Loves Me” was the only good song he’d written for the show.
Trivia: songwriter George Gershwin got his start as the music director for five “Scandals” starting in 1920 and including the ‘24 production. Louise recalled that she once cheekily told George at rehearsal that “Somebody Loves Me” was the only good song he’d written for the show.
Trivia: songwriter George Gershwin got his start as the music director for five “Scandals” starting in 1920 and including the ‘24 production. Louise recalled that she once cheekily told George at rehearsal that “Somebody Loves Me” was the only good song he’d written for the show.
Trivia: songwriter George Gershwin got his start as the music director for five “Scandals” starting in 1920 and including the ‘24 production. Louise recalled that she once cheekily told George at rehearsal that “Somebody Loves Me” was the only good song he’d written for the show.
More on Louise and her “Scandals” in 1924: https://twitter.com/ForeverLouiseB1/status/1263157707751649280
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