Bessie De Voie
Bessie De Voie (born Elizabeth Van Dorn; [1] in the 1880s – June 30, 1974) was an American actress and dancer of vaudeville and the musical theatre.[13] Young and De Voie danced in the touring shows A Hole in the Ground (1900–1901), A Trip to Chinatown (1901), and Hunting for Hawkins (1901–1902).[18] De Voie left the stage during the years of legal entanglement, but returned to higher fees after her fame had increased.[21] Variety reported that her 1910 vaudeville appearance, intended to exploit the high interest in her, was unsuccessful, and noted that "Where a woman – or a man – will make use of publicity through private affairs to secure an engagement or a re-engagement on the stage, no one regrets seeing him or her do a 'flop'."[22] Later shows featuring De Voie were Our Miss Gibbs (1910), Three Twins (1910),[23] Louisiana Lou (1912–1913),[24] with Sophie Tucker,[25] and The Doll Girl (1914) with Hattie Williams and Richard Carle.