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Blanche Bow
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Blanche Krebs |
Blanche Bow was a nightclub singer who performed at various clubs under the name Blanche Krebs. When the overweight Helen Kane abruptly left her role as Pansy McManus in Good Boy in 1929, Bow was hurriedly transported from New York by special train.
Blanche saved the day for Healy and Arthur Hammerstein the producer of Good Boy when it looked as if the production would have to close because of the sudden disappearance of Kane. It later came out that Helen Kane had quit from the role to pursue a Paramount Pictures film and solo-recording career for Victor Records.
Because of Kane, they had to lay off 25 cast members. Sam Hearn filed a complaint about Helen Kane, who was "missing" since her agents and producer couldn't find her. Kane's departure from the show upset a lot of people, and Helen who was hiding at the Ritz-Carlton hotel later apologized to the general public.
Blanche was the ensemble lead at "Silver Slipper Club" prior to joining Hammerstein, and her contract with the company stated that she would receive an annual rise of $100 a week.
Blanche sang the well-known song "I Wanna Be Loved By You" in Good Boy. Blanche recorded a test recording W175879- on the 13th of November, 1928 and recorded two unissued unreleased songs on the 22nd of January in 1929, which were; "I Want a Good Man" W147876-3 and "Give Your Baby Lots of Lovin'," W147877-4, the same "Boop-Boop-a-Doop" song released by Ermine Calloway.
In 1930, she appeared in the "Rubes and Dudes" revue, with Wesley Eddy as master of ceremonies.
In 1931, she sang "Boop-Oop-a-Doop" on the 370-WPCH-New York-810 radio network.
Trivia
- Blanche gave people a treat with her baby-voice, while singing many of the songs made famous in Good Boy.
- She was successor to Helen Kane.
- Bow also starred in the stage show Bouquet of Melodies.
- Her new name gave her the allure of Clara Bow, on whom Kane partially based her persona on.
- In 1927 she replaced Vivian Marlone in Oh, Ernest!.
- Blanche did not enter a "Helen Kane Impersonation Contest", she just had the natural ability to perform in the baby singing style.
- When her mother died in 1928, Blanche changed her name to Dorothy Ritter, which was her mother's maiden name, for sentiment.