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Plot. Eadie Allen is a student at Glen Moor College and the niece of a wealthy Boston socialite (Aunt Priscilla) in Back Bay. She has secretly taken a new job as a dancer in a seedy burlesque house where her talents are eventually recognized and she is given larger roles on the stage show by the manager, Tommy Foley.
Eadie Was a Lady: Directed by Arthur Dreifuss. With Ann Miller, Joe Besser, William Wright, Jeff Donnell. Edithea Alden, a college girl from a wealthy family, is working at night as dancer in a nightclub.
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- Comedy, Music, Romance
- Arthur Dreifuss
- 1945-01-23
Brief Synopsis. Edithea Alden, a college girl from a wealthy family, is working at night as dancer in a nightclub. When the leading lady Rose is loosing the customers attractiong, Editha gets her job, but due to the fact that her double life could be discoverd, she quits, the nightclub is forced to close.
- Arthur Dreifuss, Ray Nazarro, Milton Stiefel
- Ann Miller
“Eadie Was A Lady” is an energetic and playful jazz song performed by the legendary Cab Calloway. Released in 1956, the song was written by Richard Whiting, Nacio Herb Brown, and Buddy DeSylva. The lyrics reminisce about a woman named Eadie, who despite her past, carried herself with grace and class. Table of Contents.
Eadie Was a Lady Lyrics: Maud and Mabel, seated at a table / Talking over bygone days / Mabel sporty, fat and over forty / Said, "Remember Edith Hayes" / Eadie was a sucker for a bottle and...
Sep 2, 2012 · “Eadie Was a Lady” is a riotous narrative ballad introduced by Ethel Merman in the 1932 Broadway show “Take a Chance.” Cab Calloway is one of the few artists to record this unique song. Playbill for “Take A Chance,” Ethel Merman, far right. The song relates the life story of a dead prostitute as remembered by some of her old girlfriends.
Overview. In this amiable Columbia B musical, society girl Ann Miller escapes her Back Bay family by performing in the chorus line in a burlesque house. But trouble starts when her boss (William Wright) decides to build her up as a star.
