A Woman to Know: Eva Tanguay
No one can phase me, by calling me "crazy," 'cuz I don't care. — Eva
(Photo from The New England Historical Society)
Eva was the Madonna of her time. The Tina of 1909. "The girl who made vaudeville famous." The original Gaga. "The wild girl." The "I Don't Care" Girl.
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Add to your reading list:
Queen of Vaudeville: The Story of Eva Tanguay (Andrew L. Erdman)
Read more:
Eva Tanguay: American Diva (Queen of Vaudeville)
Eva Tanguay was the "I Don't Care" Girl (Marilyn Slater)
The Lady Gaga of Vaudeville (New England Historical Society)
Listen more:
I Don't Care (Ziegfield Follies)
The I Don't Care Girl (Lloyd Bacon)
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