surprised to find that they looked good as women.
There were, of course, many problems that had to be worked out, but I had everyone's cooperation so ti wasn't too difficult. One mode's wife was a cos- metician and agreed to furnish all the make-up. An- other model knew a hairdresser who agreed to furnish real human hair wigs and even style them for us. Then there were many trips to the Goodwill Store for odds and ends. I dropped several hints that were immed- iately picked up by the boys and followed.
We rehearsed all afternoon before the show and the models were all walking very well in their heels and looked very good even without make-up. The script was excellently written for us by an advertiz- ing manager from a large department store and the "gir- ls" were all ready for the show. At this point I could not help but wonder what the audience's reaction would be. I knew that they expected a bunch of boney-kneed, hairy-legged men and what they were about to see was anything but that. Three of the models lookes so good that they would have "passed almost anywhere and the other three were not bad at all
With everything ready, including a large femin- ine sigh, spot lights, and an orchestra for background music the show began. As the first model walked to the stage there was nothing but murmurs and gasps be- cause "she" took them so completely by surprise with "her" feminine gestures and complete model-like ap- pearance. Then the next model entered. The audience loved it so much that when the last moded had left the stage there were several curtain calls. The men were now clapping and whistling while the ladies just sat there and gaped with awe at what seemed to be almost unbelieveable. The just couldn't quite believe these six men were just plain guys dressed as women.
The show was over, but the people who saw it are still talking about it and we have received several offers to repeat the show for other groups around the city. This group of people learned that boys can be "girls and I learned many things too. Some of which I
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