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Promotional photo of Mary Mon Toy during her Vaudeville days (ddr-densho-367-72)
Promotional photo of Mary Mon Toy during her Vaudeville touring up and down the East Coast.
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Invitation from Sun Luck Restaurants (ddr-densho-367-213)
Inviting Mary Mon Toy to restaurant opening
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Dress rehearsal for stage production of The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-171)
Stamped on photo back: Photo Credit Will Rapport
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Dress rehearsal for stage production of The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-172)
Stamped on photo back: Photo Credit Will Rapport
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Dress rehearsal for stage production of The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-181)
Stamped on photo back: Photo Credit Will Rapport
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A program for the Telephone Hour (ddr-densho-367-38)
The Telephone Hour was a radio program that ran from 1940 to 1958 and is also known as the Bell Telephone Hour. It was an concert that highlighted the best of Broadway and classical music. Mary Mon Toy attended multiple tapings.
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Mary Mon Toy with man holding album soundtrack for The World of Suzie Wong film (ddr-densho-367-188)
Note taped to photo back: Left to Right George Thomas (WCAU) & Mary Mon Toy
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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.
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Mary Mon Toy in Esquire offices with group of people around table (ddr-densho-367-305)
Written on back: Top: Esquire Offices Pamela Curran (back to camera), Arthur O'Connell, Mary Mon Toy, Jim Lowe (seated) Jerry Jontry. Bottom: Arthur O'Connell, Mary Mon Toy, Jim Lowe, Pamela Curran
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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.
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Julliard concert program (ddr-densho-367-43)
Listed as Mary Okada Mon, Mary Mon Toy performs a song called "China Doll." By May 1946 Mary Mon Toy was a student at Julliard and also performing at the China Doll Club.
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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.
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Memo from Public Relations Associates to Mary Mon Toy (ddr-densho-367-202)
Scheduling Mary Mon Toy to appear as queen of the "Order of Dragon Killers", and note about phone call from Victor Alhadeff
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Dress rehearsal for stage production of The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-174)
Mary Mon Toy on right. Stamped on photo back: Photo Credit Will Rapport
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Mary Mon Toy with man holding album soundtrack for The World of Suzie Wong film (ddr-densho-367-187)
Note taped to photo back: Left to Right - Mary Mon Toy - Dick Covington (WCAU)
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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.
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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
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Memo from Public Relations Associates to Mary Mon Toy (ddr-densho-367-208)
Scheduling publicity event WITH "The International Watch Co"
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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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Annotated Script - The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-167)
Script with performance notes, edits and contact information