Ya gotta love those ladies of San Francisco’s Barbary Coast. Among the most popular women who came to “make their fortunes” were the Waddling Duck, the Galloping Cow, the Dancing Heifer, the Roaring Gimlet, Lady Jane Grey, the Little Lost Chicken and Big Bertha.
They were billed as performers but their lack of talent was profound. Ironically, it was what made them so popular. The Waddling Duck was a huge woman and was billed as the only woman who could sing in two keys at the same time.
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