Last Ziegfeld Star Doris Eaton Travis Dies at 106

[Rob]

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

Sad news
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[smooferoo]

Last Ziegfeld Star Doris Eaton Travis Dies at 106#2

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]

Last Ziegfeld Star Doris Eaton Travis Dies at 106#2

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

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

[JustAGuy]

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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!!

"Just a Guy. Your feelings are touching. I am gladdened by the thought that you will one day wind up 6 feet under as we all do." - MrRoxy ------ "I do not suggest you walk out the door onto a New York street with your vulnerable child part exposed and not protected..." - Jason Bennett

[PalJoey]

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

What a life indeed!

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

[KirbyCat]

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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]

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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.

"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle

[Rob]

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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]

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

Such an inspiration. May she rest in peace.

"Because talent isn't genius, and no amount of energy can make it so. I want to be great, or nothing."

[cabaretman24]

Last Ziegfeld Star Doris Eaton Travis Dies at 106#9

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]

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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.

BroadwayEd

[Amalia Balash]

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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]

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

Truly the end of an era.

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[allofmylife]

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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...

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[DottieD'Luscia]

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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.

Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany

[PalJoey]

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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]

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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]

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

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

Hey Dottie! Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany