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Paulette Morris oral history interview
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Abstract
Oral history interview with Paulette Morris conducted by Claytee White on January 06, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Morris opens her interview by discussing traveling around the world as a child due to her father's career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Morris then talks about the school system in Morocco and how it gave her the opportunity to study ballet. She describes her audition process with the Paris, France based revue, the Folies Bergere. Morris discusses the Bluebell Girls, Margaret Kelly ("Madame Bluebell"), costumes, and the show schedule. Morris then recalls dancing in the Lido show at the Stardust Hotel and Casino, and her experiences in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s. She ends the interview discussing her return to school, her job in retail, and her final thoughts on her experiences with the Bluebell Girls.
Archival Collection
Donn Arden, image 001: photographic print
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Donn Arden, image 003: photographic print
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Description
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Photograph of a group watching Lido rehearsal, Paris, France, 1950s
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Archival Collection
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Show Name: Lido (Paris, France)
Site Name: Lido (Cabaret: Paris, France)
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Donn Arden, image 002: photographic print
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Scala Barcelona, undated
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls
Box/Folder: Box 22
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Sea Club, 1964
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls
Box/Folder: Box 22
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Soiree Tudor, 1960
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Margaret Kelly Collection on the Bluebell Girls
Box/Folder: Box 22
Archival Component