Helen Trix
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Helen Trix was an American actress, dancer, singer, and song composer.
Trix took part in a gala performance which combined vaudeville
performers with members of Company A of the Seventy-First Regiment, U.S. Army. Will Rogers
and twelve Ziegfeld Follies
dancers also appeared in the entertainment event staged at the Liberty Theater in New York City
.
She was a regular performer on the Keith-Albee-Orpheum
vaudeville circuit for many years. Her first North America
n tour was in 1913. Her sisters, Josephine and Mattie, sometimes accompanied her
on stage. A reviewer commented once that Trix has a rich baritone
voice that is both unusual and pleasing. She was sometimes called the
Piano songwhistleress.
She made her debut in England in 1909. Trix performed in the London
revue
, The League of Nations, in 1920. She appeared in the English capitol, in Tricks, in 1925-1926. She remained abroad for more than four years. Trix also did shows in Australia
, South Africa
and the primary cities in Europe
. In 1926 she was featured in the International Revue produced by George Jessel
.
, on a regular radio program. The show aired from 8:00-8:15 P.M. in 1930. The recital
was listed as Helen
Trix diseuse.
Stage Entertainer
During World War IWorld War I
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Trix took part in a gala performance which combined vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
performers with members of Company A of the Seventy-First Regiment, U.S. Army. Will Rogers
Will Rogers
William "Will" Penn Adair Rogers was an American cowboy, comedian, humorist, social commentator, vaudeville performer, film actor, and one of the world's best-known celebrities in the 1920s and 1930s....
and twelve Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
The Ziegfeld Follies were a series of elaborate theatrical productions on Broadway in New York City from 1907 through 1931. They became a radio program in 1932 and 1936 as The Ziegfeld Follies of the Air....
dancers also appeared in the entertainment event staged at the Liberty Theater in New York City
New York City
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.
She was a regular performer on the Keith-Albee-Orpheum
Keith-Albee-Orpheum
The Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation was the owner of a chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres. It was formed by the merger of the holdings of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Edward Franklin Albee II and Martin Beck's Orpheum Circuit, Inc..-History:...
vaudeville circuit for many years. Her first North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n tour was in 1913. Her sisters, Josephine and Mattie, sometimes accompanied her
on stage. A reviewer commented once that Trix has a rich baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
voice that is both unusual and pleasing. She was sometimes called the
Piano songwhistleress.
She made her debut in England in 1909. Trix performed in the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
revue
Revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...
, The League of Nations, in 1920. She appeared in the English capitol, in Tricks, in 1925-1926. She remained abroad for more than four years. Trix also did shows in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and the primary cities in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. In 1926 she was featured in the International Revue produced by George Jessel
George Jessel (actor)
George Albert Jessel was an American illustrated song "model," actor, singer, songwriter, and Academy Award-winning movie producer. He was famous in his lifetime as a multitalented comedic entertainer, achieving a level of recognition that transcended his limited roles in movies...
.
Songs and Radio
Trix composed such songs as Follow Me, You'd Love To Live In Paris, London Town, and Beautiful Shangri-La. She performed songs on WGBS, now WINS (AM)WINS (AM)
WINS , known on-air as "Ten-Ten Wins", is a radio station in New York City, owned by CBS Radio. WINS's studios are in the combined CBS Radio facility at 345 Hudson Street in the TriBeCa section of Manhattan, and transmitting towers in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.WINS is one of the nation's oldest...
, on a regular radio program. The show aired from 8:00-8:15 P.M. in 1930. The recital
Recital
A recital is a musical performance. It can highlight a single performer, sometimes accompanied by piano, or a performance of the works of a single composer.The invention of the solo piano recital has been attributed to Franz Liszt....
was listed as Helen
Trix diseuse.