Dear Virginia

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I do hope the enclosed photo is of interest to you and that you may even be able to publish it Transvestia. If you can do this, would you let me know which issue it will be in because I will order a copy.

Let me tell you the story. As you know, I am an active member of the local Repertory Society and was asked to contribute an item for the Annual Fancy Dress Ball. I had already designed a night club singers dress as in the photo so offered to mime a French song. a la

Madame Arthur's which I have visited so often. I performed the act and was given such a heartening welcome and since, have received a number of invitations to repeat it, with other songs, for different functions. So I feel despite my age, that I am back in business as a part time cabaret artiste.

One of my audiences a business conference was 350, another, a banquet for 240 and others. I have several bookings still in the next several months. At the Banquet, I was asked to act as a cigarette girl after my performance and was only too delighted to do so. During the rounds, I had my legs and bottom pinched and rubbed and found myself backing away, stretching the cigarettes well out in front, whilst others, tried to

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