BILLY WATSON'S BEEF TRUST

Dance Magazine

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While movies claim they are "bigger than ever" it looks as though the Streisand show might tip the scales in favor of TV. Over 400 heavy hopefuls showed up but only six were finally selected to re-create the famed "Billy Watson's Beef Trust" of vaudeville days. At one point, when producer Layton asked the girls to form a double line, one hopeful quipped, "I am a double line."

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