![]() But it was illegal for her to do so without having a permit, and both Jones and Bolton were imprisoned and fined. It was, apparently, not illegal for a 9-year-old girl to perform at an adult club, known to serve illegal alcohol. The somewhat curious phrasing of the charge reflects an age in which child workers enjoyed almost no legal protection. In June of 1928, police arrested William Jones and Lou Bolton for allowing a minor to perform “after hours without a permit”. Max Fleischer and Paramount Studios.īut there was an event that would impact Baby Esther, her father William Jones, her agent Lou Bolton, and the trajectory of young Esther’s career much more immediately and dramatically. At the time, no one could have guessed that these two seemingly unrelated events would come to play a role in the 1934 court case of Helen Kane v. Around that same time, Esther was invited to perform her act as part of a short Movietone talking film produced by MGM. In early 1928, Bolton booked Baby Esther at The Everglades, a restaurant and after-hours club in midtown Manhattan, where she was billed as "The Miniature Florence Mills". In April of that year Helen Kane, a popular entertainer and actress, saw Baby Esther's act at the Everglades Club. As audience tastes changed, promoters simply changed the name of the act. Betty Boop Blowing Kisses Tank Top 4.24.2 out of 5 stars(11) 25.9925. Black Betty Boop Betty Boop Art Betty Boop Cartoon Brown Betty Black Love Art Black Girl Art Black Girls African American Art African Art More information. Find this Pin and more on Betty Boop by Sharon Layne. ![]() For example, audiences were far more inclined to buy tickets for a "Miniature Florence Mills" than they were for a child performer they’d never heard of. 343 followers More information BOOP AFRO African American Betty Boop with logo, winking and blowing a kiss. “Kiddie” acts, were all the rage in the early 1900s and nearly all were billed as “little,” “baby” or “miniature” versions of popular stars. This attracted the attention of theatrical agent Lou Bolton who was known for his ability to identify, train, package and promote talented child performers. We do know that in the mid-1920s, when she was between four and six years old, Esther won first prize in a Chicago Charleston contest. As a result, today more than 100 years later, we still aren’t sure of her exact birth date. This meant that her exact age was kept purposely fluid. Because she was billed as a “kiddie” act, staying childlike for as long as possible was central to her marketability. ![]() Baby Esther) was born in Chicago in, or around, 1919.
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