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Mostly Girls: 1936
Submitted by Ken on Tue, 09/11/2007 - 9:03am.
A poster for the Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Gaieties of 1936" at the Greek Open Air Theatre, Vermont Avenue at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. View full size
Greek Freak
Submitted by L.A. Tipster on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 11:33am.
I love seeing shows at the Greek Theatre. It's like the Hollywood Bowl, but much smaller & more intimate. My fave was Stevie Ray Vaughn in the '80s.
It's also right up the hill from Los Feliz, which still affects a pretty righteous prewar vibe.
Gaieties at the Greek Theater
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Thu, 01/17/2008 - 8:35pm.
Perhaps it meant each chorine is so close to being a girl already you can't tell the difference, mostly.
"Mostly Girls"?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Wed, 09/12/2007 - 12:54pm.
I'm not sure I really want to know what the rest of them were!
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