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Dorothy Jardon in "The Merry-Go-Round"
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Dorothy Jardon in a White Studio publicity photograph for her first Broadway appearance, the musical comedy "The Merry-Go-Round," which opened at the Circle Theater in April. She sits in front of a painted backdrop, and is wearing street clothes, including a short fur jacket and a large hat heaped high with flowers and feathers.
1908
White Studio
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