Mother Wore Tights
In a vaudeville family's story, Myrtle McKinley joins a chorus line instead of business school. Actor Frank Burt hires and marries her. In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class…
Mother Wore Tights
In a vaudeville family's story, Myrtle McKinley joins a chorus line instead of business school. Actor Frank Burt hires and marries her. In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line. Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Iris are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers. —Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu> Frank Burt is a vaudeville performer who drafts young Myrtle McKinley for a theatrical production. During a successful run as a stage team, Myrtle and Frank fall in love, marry and have two children. Myrtle goes into semi-retirement, but is later lured back to the spotlight, and their act is able to conjure the old magic. But when one of their daughters grows unhappy with her mother's ongoing performance schedule, the family must deal with the hard feelings. —Jwelch5742
Mother Wore Tights
Drama,Musical,Romance
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In a vaudeville family's story, Myrtle McKinley joins a chorus line instead of business school. Actor Frank Burt hires and marries her. In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to attend business school, but ends up in a chorus line.
Soon, star Frank Burt notices her talent, hires her for a "two-act", then marries her. Incidents of the marriage and the growing pains of eldest daughter Iris are followed, interspersed with nostalgic musical numbers. —Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu> Frank Burt is a vaudeville performer who drafts young Myrtle McKinley for a theatrical production.
During a successful run as a stage team, Myrtle and Frank fall in love, marry and have two children. Myrtle goes into semi-retirement, but is later lured back to the spotlight, and their act is able to conjure the old magic. But when one of their daughters grows unhappy with her mother's ongoing performance schedule, the family must deal with the hard feelings.
—Jwelch5742.