Ruth Bayton: Apollotheater im Wien

Ruth Bayton appearing in her banana costume (like Josephine Baker) at the Apollo Theatre in Vienna with the German revue, "Der Zug Nach dem Westen" in January 1927. She was supposed to play in London afterwards, but probably didn't..

Myrtle Watkins: Wikipedia Page

                                Look @  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Watkins

Myrtle Watkins (23 June 1908 – 10 November 1968) was an American-born Mexican dancer, jazz and Latin American music singer, and actress, who came to be known in the United States and Mexico as Paquita Zarate.

I made several wikipedia pages for:

-Myrtle Watkins
-Ruth Bayton
-Zaidee Jackson


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Myrtle Watkins: Por Si Destine

During the summer of 1931, the Myrtle accompanied Argentine entertainers, Alfredo Marino and Hector Morel for a tour of northern Spain. While in San Sebastián, the director took the cast of the show down to the beach,where reporters remarked seeing Myrtle as a black Venus emerging from the waters. 

Just before arriving, Myrtle's car broke down, forcing her to stay in a small village, a few miles out from her destination. Myrtle wandered the village taking photos, while her manager found a room for the night. An old woman on a hill on the edge of town offered her room once she heard it was for a foreign entertainer. She cleaned out the house, and put scented sheets on the bed. But once the old woman discovered this foreign star was ''Negra'', she took back her scented sheets and gave Myrtle plain ones to sleep on.

- "Es...es esta la artista?"
- "Si Senora."
- "Ave Maria purisima! Con la dificiles que son de lavar!"

Upon returning to Madrid, she appeared at the Alcazar-Dancing in a large variety show, with Morel & Morino, occasionally joining Harry Flemming and his band in the Jardin Retiro. After the show closed, Morel & Marino left to tour Spanish North Africa. Instead of joining them, Myrtle went Barcelona to appear at the Eden Concert, Circo Barcelones and Buena Sombra music hall for the winter.


Hemeroteca Digital (Biblioteca Nacional de Espana)

Ruth Bayton In Berlin {1926/27}

Ruth Bayton "La Plus Belle Negresse du Monde" (1907-19??) appeared in France, Germany, Spain and Argentina (1926-1931). Briefly owned boutique in Harlem (Sugar Hill) before returning to Europe.

Returned to Spain in 1932, escaped to Argentina in 1937 during Spanish Civil War. Returned to Europe sometime during WWII appearing probably in Spain...might have went under different name.