Beef Trust of Vaudeville Days
Beef Trust of Vaudeville Days
Would-be chorus girls, all over 200 pounds each audition for an upcoming show about the famous "Beef Trust" gals of Vaudeville days. They go through some dancing routines. Camera pans a line of chorus girls and they are extremely overweight, but they look happy. CU a Toledo weight scale. The arrow points to 281 LBS. CU the woman who s being weighed looks surprised but she s happy and smiling. The slender choreographer gives instructions to the chorus girls. MCU The camera focuses on the ladies moving their feet and tap dance. CU a girl wears a two piece outfit with fringe and sequins. The choreographer eliminated all the performers under 200 LBS. Only six of the overweight cuties were selected to recreate the famed "Billy Watson's Beef Trust of Vaudeville Days" staring Barbra Streisand and Jason Robards.