Pearl Eaton Levant (August , â€" September , ) was an American
Broadway performer, actress, choreographer, and dance supervisor of
the s and s.Eaton was born in Washington, D.C., and was the daughter
of Charles Henry Eaton. She began attending dance lessons in
Washington D.C., along with her sisters Doris and Mary, at a young
age. In , all three sisters were hired for a production of Maurice
Maeterlinck's fantasy play The Blue Bird at the Shubert Belasco
Theatre in Washington. While Eaton had a minor role in the show, it
served as her introduction to the world of professional theatre.After
The Blue Bird, in , the three Eaton sisters and their younger brother
Joe began appearing in various plays and melodramas for the Poli stock
company. They quickly gained reputations as professional, reliable,
and versatile actors, and were rarely out of work. In , all three
sisters appeared in a new production of The Blue Bird for Poli; Doris
and Mary were given the starring roles of Mytyl and Tytyl. The
siblings were subsequently invited to reprise their roles for a New
York and road tour of the play, produced by the Shubert
Brothers.Although Pearl had a minor role in The Blue Bird, her dancing
impressed the Shuberts, who offered her a place in the chorus of Al
Jolson's latest show at the Winter Garden Theatre, Robinson Crusoe,
Jr. It marked the beginning of her career as an adult musical theatre
performer.
Broadway performer, actress, choreographer, and dance supervisor of
the s and s.Eaton was born in Washington, D.C., and was the daughter
of Charles Henry Eaton. She began attending dance lessons in
Washington D.C., along with her sisters Doris and Mary, at a young
age. In , all three sisters were hired for a production of Maurice
Maeterlinck's fantasy play The Blue Bird at the Shubert Belasco
Theatre in Washington. While Eaton had a minor role in the show, it
served as her introduction to the world of professional theatre.After
The Blue Bird, in , the three Eaton sisters and their younger brother
Joe began appearing in various plays and melodramas for the Poli stock
company. They quickly gained reputations as professional, reliable,
and versatile actors, and were rarely out of work. In , all three
sisters appeared in a new production of The Blue Bird for Poli; Doris
and Mary were given the starring roles of Mytyl and Tytyl. The
siblings were subsequently invited to reprise their roles for a New
York and road tour of the play, produced by the Shubert
Brothers.Although Pearl had a minor role in The Blue Bird, her dancing
impressed the Shuberts, who offered her a place in the chorus of Al
Jolson's latest show at the Winter Garden Theatre, Robinson Crusoe,
Jr. It marked the beginning of her career as an adult musical theatre
performer.
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