2. The Sambo Girl in New York

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: The Most Famous Performer in America 1
5. 1. Freak Baby and the Paper City 21
6. 2. The Sambo Girl in New York 47
7. 3. I Don’t Care 66
8. 4. The Cyclonic Comedienne; or, Genius Properly Advertised 88
9. 5. Riding Salome to the Top 106
10. 6. Rivals, Imitators, and Censors 121
11. 7. Follies and Fortunes 135
12. 8. Men and Other Travails 154
13. 9. Mrs. John Ford 174
14. 10. The Wild Girl 194
15. 11. Knockdowns and Comebacks . . . and Knockdowns 206
16. 12. Death and Other Endings 230
17. Epilogue: George Jessel and Darryl Zanuck Don’t Care 244
18. Eva Tanguay Chronology 261
19. Notes 265
20. Sources and Select Bibliography 293
21. Index 303