Last Ziegfeld Star Doris Eaton Travis Dies at 106

[Rob]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 2:15pm

Sad news
Click Here to Read Last Ziegfeld Star Doris Eaton Travis Dies at 106

[smooferoo]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 2:22pm

My thoughts and prayers go out to a wonderful lady, her friends and family. A salute to the end of an era...

[TalkinLoud]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 2:22pm

Very sad news indeed. But what a long, full life she led!

[JustAGuy]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 2:29pm

Sad...but how great that she was able to make one last trip to Broadway for this year's Easter Bonnet. The annual presentation won't be the same without her. I hope that BC/EFA comes up with a fitting tribute for her next year.

Thank you, Doris!!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 2:30pm

What a life indeed!

And such a beautiful lady needs to be remembered with beautiful pictures:

[KirbyCat]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 2:31pm

Oh my, what terribly sad news!
I attended my first Easter Bonnet competition this year and I stood up in tears as she was brought out. What an incredible lady. May each and every one of us live a life as long and wonderful as hers!

[CapnHook]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 2:38pm

OH NO!! I, too, attended this year's Easter Bonnet for the first time and her presence was a GREAT way to begin the event! She instantly bonded everyone in the room.

May she RIP.

[Rob]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 3:17pm

BC/EFA's Tom Viola just gave us a quote which we've added to:



http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Last_Ziegfeld_Star_Doris_Eaton_Travis_Dies_at_106_20100511

[Fill In the Words]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 3:49pm

Such an inspiration. May she rest in peace.

[cabaretman24]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 4:39pm

What an amazing lady, several years ago I designed a bonnet dedicated to her with all her fabulous pictures. I got meet her after show and she was so nice and kind. What an amazing lady. May she now join her family and entertain everyone in heaven.

[Ed_Mottershead]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 5:46pm

So very sad. Doris was the last living connection to the Ziegfeld era -- thank God she lived to have a wonderful and rewarding life. She was one in a zillion -- RIP Doris -- your passing closes up a great era in the Broadway theatre.

[Amalia Balash]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 5:54pm

What a wonderful spirit! The Easter Bonnets won't be the same without her physical presence, but her spirit will always be there.

[best12bars]

Posted: 5/11/10 at 7:53pm

Truly the end of an era.

[allofmylife]

Posted: 5/12/10 at 6:13am

I was literally scanning in a few photos of her for my new mega-page on Follies girls just yesterday...

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 5/12/10 at 6:50pm

World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer is getting ready to show a clip of her from the most recent Easter Bonnet Competition.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 6:04pm

BC/EFA posted this tribute to her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0ZT-AnWSKY

What a treasure.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 6:29pm

Neither of the thinks to the article work.

According to Wikipedia, she was the youngest Ziegfeld girl ever cast. What naughty gal!

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 5/15/10 at 6:33pm

That clip brought a smile to my face and tears to my eyes.