Two years ago Heloise Martin, an 18-year-old sophomore majoring in psychology at co-educational Drake University of Des Moines, Iowa, took stock of her unusual physical advantages and decided in favor of a theatrical career in New York. She persuaded her father, a retired Naval lieutenant named Ora who was also tired of Des Moines, to accompany her. Brunette and shapely, Heloise got a job as a dancer on Captain Kay Parsons' Show Boat, making nightly excursions on the Hudson River. Within two weeks she left Captain Parsons to join the chorus of...
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