Frances Upton (April , â€" November , in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
was a Broadway actress and comedian.Upton attended a business college
after she finished high school, and she worked in a store's music
department. She also took dancing lessons, which helped her get a part
in a benefit production. Director Julian Mitchell saw her perform and
offered her an opportunity to go on Broadway.On Broadway, Upton
starred with Eddie Cantor in Whoopee! () and the Ziegfeld Follies of
(). Her other Broadway credits included Hold Your Horses (), Talk
About Girls (), Lady Do (), Twinkle, Twinkle (), My Girl (), Little
Jessie James (), and Pins and Needles (). She also performed in
vaudeville.
was a Broadway actress and comedian.Upton attended a business college
after she finished high school, and she worked in a store's music
department. She also took dancing lessons, which helped her get a part
in a benefit production. Director Julian Mitchell saw her perform and
offered her an opportunity to go on Broadway.On Broadway, Upton
starred with Eddie Cantor in Whoopee! () and the Ziegfeld Follies of
(). Her other Broadway credits included Hold Your Horses (), Talk
About Girls (), Lady Do (), Twinkle, Twinkle (), My Girl (), Little
Jessie James (), and Pins and Needles (). She also performed in
vaudeville.
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