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![Group shot of the show girls at the China Doll Club (ddr-densho-367-48)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ef/59/ef596de3a6413413d5edcd100ff1f255.jpg)
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Group shot of the show girls at the China Doll Club (ddr-densho-367-48)
Mary Mon Toy is the third from the right.
![Mary Mon Toy at the China Doll Club with a military pilot (ddr-densho-367-57)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c5/1c/c51c4b42837afd41a041aa0acd17ed83.jpg)
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Mary Mon Toy at the China Doll Club with a military pilot (ddr-densho-367-57)
The pilot might be Robert MacDonald.
![Mary Mon Toy backstage with Robert Ryan (ddr-densho-367-79)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a9/f7/a9f76a5d09bae1dd5eaaf501d3c10992.jpg)
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Mary Mon Toy backstage with Robert Ryan (ddr-densho-367-79)
Mary Mon Toy is backstage at the premier of the movie "Berlin Express." Mary was one of the star live performers before the movie. She performed in front of an audiencec of 4,000 people in Boston, Massachusetts.
![Group shot of the show girls at the China Doll Club (ddr-densho-367-46)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/af/af/afaf39b55f7f3416f36d9fcca176ff60.jpg)
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Group shot of the show girls at the China Doll Club (ddr-densho-367-46)
Mary Mon Toy is third from the right.
![Mary Mon Toy in a costume fitting for](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9d/45/9d459b8921c837777415b8d654bf9f98.jpg)
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Mary Mon Toy in a costume fitting for "House of Flowers" (ddr-densho-367-127)
"House of Flowers" played on Broadway at the Alvin Theater. Mary Mon Toy was one of the Tango Girls.
![Autographed photo of Christine Jorgenson and Michael Bell (ddr-densho-367-151)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/64/a9/64a95b63384315afa9747501ccd6b722.jpg)
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Autographed photo of Christine Jorgenson and Michael Bell (ddr-densho-367-151)
Signed on front of photo: To Mary We love you Christine / To my friend Mary all the best! Myles Michael Bell
![Scrapbook (ddr-densho-367-147)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ec/91/ec912b19799feee7f850a67a3570334e.jpg)
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Scrapbook (ddr-densho-367-147)
Scrapbook with playbills, programs and clippings related to various night clubs productions where Mary Mon Toy appeared in Canada and the U.S.
![Mardi Gras ensemble number (ddr-densho-367-129)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b6/17/b617bed9f466d41221f2642d8c0083b0.jpg)
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Mardi Gras ensemble number (ddr-densho-367-129)
Caption on reverse: "'House of Flowers' Alvin Theater NYC / c. 1955 / Mari Gras Number / Walter Nicks (foreground) / Louis Johnson (leaping)."
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"Street Scene: An American Opera" script cover (ddr-densho-367-145)
Autographed first two pages of Mary Mon Toy's script for "Street Scene: An American Opera."
![Ruby Richards, Lee Sharon, and Mary Mon Toy performing in](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/07/37/0737c3639d829d2d983b23c947a5a105.jpg)
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Ruby Richards, Lee Sharon, and Mary Mon Toy performing in "It's the Same" (ddr-densho-367-87)
Caption on reverse: "L. to R. Ruby Richards, Lee Sharon, Mary Mon Toy / 'It's the Same' / Latin Quarter Revue / Desert Inn / October 25, 1953."
![Mary Mon Toy on the Jack Paar show, with envelope (ddr-densho-367-304)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/18/e8/18e8685bf40503b495e628d7c20825f6.jpg)
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Mary Mon Toy on the Jack Paar show, with envelope (ddr-densho-367-304)
Photo taken of image on TV screen. Printed on back: China Newspicture Service. Written on envelope: Tonight Show Jack Paar / Mary Mon Toy / Stephen Cheng / Charlie Weaver
![Mary Mon Toy as lead singer and MC at the China Doll Club (ddr-densho-367-54)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6d/6e/6d6ec77aea626301b7668f8bdb46ce73.jpg)
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Mary Mon Toy as lead singer and MC at the China Doll Club (ddr-densho-367-54)
Caption on front: "Geraldine / 12-15-46."
![Mary Mon Toy in a costume fitting for](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/63/31/6331d48f0e5dd5b59d9c652eba7e81bf.jpg)
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Mary Mon Toy in a costume fitting for "House of Flowers" (ddr-densho-367-124)
"House of Flowers" played on Broadway at the Alvin Theater. Mary Mon Toy was one of the Tango Girls.
![Headshot of Mary Mon Toy (ddr-densho-367-68)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ce/75/ce7512775bcd5f38e84463b0b60cdf58.jpg)
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Headshot of Mary Mon Toy (ddr-densho-367-68)
Promotional photo of Mary Mon Toy during her Vaudeville touring up and down the East Coast.
![Mary Mon Toy in a costume fitting for](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/cb/09/cb0903757614ee809f6d23531b3a37c4.jpg)
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Mary Mon Toy in a costume fitting for "House of Flowers" (ddr-densho-367-125)
"House of Flowers" played on Broadway at the Alvin Theater. Mary Mon Toy was one of the Tango Girls.