The most persistently cheery friend the American Expeditionary Force ever had was Elsie Janis (Bierbower), oldtime singer and impersonator. With her indomitable mother, Mrs. Janis E. Bierbower, never far away, Miss Janis gave 610 performances in France in 15 months. After the War she appeared in vaudeville, announced her retirement in 1930 after the death of Mrs. Bierbower. Elsie Janis has since written for the cinema, performed on the radio, helped produce a revue (New Faces), married a salesman 16 years her junior. Last week Miss Janis, now 47, an nounced her...
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