Stars of Vaudeville #826: Evan Burrows Fontaine
Today is the birthday of Evan Burrows Fontaine (1898-1984). Born in rural Texas, and descended from several heroes of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, as a teenager she studied and performed with the Denishawn Dancers under Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn. She made her first vaudeville tours with the Denishawn company, and then embarked […]