Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn’t find anything answering it. I was listening to the revival cast recording of Chicago, and noticed the “Ladies and gentlemen…” at the beginning was given by a man. When did this introduction become a speech specifically given by Go-To-Hell-Kitty?
Michael Berresse did that. I have no idea when the switch was made to Go-to-Hell-Kitty.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)