The Dolly Sisters, Rosika (Rosie) and Jansci (Jenny) Deutsch, were born 1892-10-25 in Hungary, and the twins emigrated to the United States in 1897. Managed by their uncle they perfected a single-sex "tandem" dance act - practicing in front of mirrors - under the name of 'The Dolly Sisters' that began earning money in beer halls as early as 1907. Barred by law from the New York City stage for being underage they toured the Orpheum circuit until 1909 when they debuted on the Keith vaudville circuit till 1911 when they signed with the Ziegfeld Follies for a couple seasons. 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

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In addition to making about a half dozen films made from 1913 to 1920, they toured the theatres and dance halls of Europe. Sometimes they would appear with separate partner as "rival" acts to boost ticket sales. Their gambling "career" was nearly as successful, winning $850,000 in one season at Deuville and one evening in Cannes, Jenny would win 4 million francs, which she converted to a fabulous collection of jewels, then she went on to win another 11 million more. Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Gambling (or betting) is any behavior involving risking money or property (making a wager or placing a stake) on the outcome of a game, contest, or other event in which the outcome of that activity depends partially or totally upon chance or upon ones ability to do something. ... Overview of Cannes from Le Suquet The seaside town of Cannes, in southern France, as seen from a ferry speeding towards lîle Saint Honorat Cannes (Canas in Provençal) (pronounced ) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes département. ...

As is usually the case, their private life was as tragic as their public life was stellar. One of their Ziegfeld friends, Olive Thomas had invited Rosie to tour the nightclubs of Paris with her in September of 1920 would be found (supposedly wrapped in nothing more than a sable coat) dying of mercury bichloride poisoning. Rosie who had declined the outing would instead see Olive in hospital just before her death. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

Such would be merely a foretaste of the tragedy to come as in 1933, Jenny would be found near death at the bottom of a cliff on the French Riviera near Bordeaux wrapped in the town car she'd formerly been driving with her former lover Max Constant. It took six weeks and fifteen painful surgeries and the sale of most her her jewelry to restore her to some semblance of her former beauty but it left her ‘a broken shell' as she would say to friends. She lingered until 1941-06-01 when she committed suicide, hanging herself in the shower of her apartment in the Shelton Hotel. 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Promenade des Anglais in Nice on the French Riviera at night. ... For the wine, see Bordeaux Wine City motto: Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life; it is sometimes a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. ...

As is often the case with twins, Rosie would prove to represent the opposite of the manic highs and lows of Jenny's personality, living long enough to see a biopic made in 1945 of their lives called inevitably 'The Dolly Sisters' - starring June Haver and Betty Grable - but in 1962 she attempted to follow her sister in suicide. It was a failed bid and she would live on until New Years Day, 1970, succumbing to heart failure. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...