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Entertainer of the Month
••There's no biz like
show biz” is a familiar un-
forgetable phrase once you
have seen the fantastic
Phyllis Killer perform.
Phyllis, who in real life is
Billie Jones, is known coast
to coast for his spectacular
performances on stage in
the art of female imper
sonation. There is one very
unique thing about Phyllis’
act; in addition to his ver
satile character, he uses
his own voice. A talent not
common among most fe
male impersonators today.
Billie who first introduc
ed drag to Atlanta in 1968,
has been active in the thea
ter and show business since
’childhood. His drag career
began when a friend Kalan-
tan, the famous Bourbon St.
stripper dressed him up as
a woman for JVlardi Gras.
He began performing at
the Joy Lounge in Atlanta
with five other entertain
ers. Their act was billed
as “Phyllis Killer and Dar
ling Daughters”. His
dream was to put drag on
famous Peachtree St. Was
Atlanta really ready for
this? With his determina
tion he made the dream a
reality when the Club Cen
taur opened later. His act,
the longest one on Peach
tree, drew people from all
over the country both
straight and gay. His great
est thrill was of course
when i super stars such
as Ann Miller .Debbie Rey
nolds, Dionne Warwick and
many others in the au
dience.
Billie also claims credit
for introducing such fine
performers as Allison, Pe-
ral Bailee, and Ernestine
Brown, to the stage.
We asked Billie to name
his favorite personality.
His reply to the question
was, “Well, I guess I have
either held hands or danced
with practically everyone
of them at some time or
the other, here or there on
one coast or the other, but
I guess I would have to say
my favorite is my very
good friend, Miss Joan
Crawford”. He also told us
that he was very fond of
the late Judy Garland and
showed us many photo
graphs of her.
Although Billie portrays
many characters, his best
impersonations are those
of Shirley Temple and Car
men Miranda.
Recently he visited his
friend, Joan Crawford in
New York where he also
renewed acquaintances
with many others. He just
loves to be surrounded by
mobie stars, and beauti
ful boys. Had you been in
New York in June, you
could have seen him in an>
alley with the Andrew Sis
ters autographing their
programs.
He likes Atlanta-and told
us that he was like Scarlet
O’hara, I was born here
and plan to live and die
here. He only performs
now on special occassions
because he says that too
much exposure is not good.
“Do you plan to make a
comback?” I asked.
‘‘Comeback from
where? I haven’t been no
place, ” he answered laugh -
ingly.
In real life Billie is a
very talented decorator,
which explains his tasteful
ly decorated apartment. He
has never held any titles
ROMANCE? . . . Lady Jane
Wellesley, 22 year old only
daughter of the Duke of Well
ington, seen recently as she
drives off from her Fulham,
London home to the Old Bond
street art dealer where she
works. Her name has been link
ed romantically with Prince
Charles.
For Your Heart
By Vivian Valley
Here is a little greeting card
All splashed with blue and red,
I’ll send it to you from my heart
To prove what someone said:
That no one shuts himself away
And lives to self alone,
For what we send to others’ lives
Comes back into our own.
So I send you love that measures deep
As the deepest, bluest sea. .
Now think of the oceans of love
That must surely come back to me.
because he has been pro
fessional from the begin
ning. You usually find him
either organizing or the
contest-leaving the the
titles to the newcomers.
Although he has probably
had more exposure than
most, his greatest ambition
is “to be discovered”. By
whom, Billie?
He plans limited engage
ments throughout Florida,
and can be seen soon at M’s
Garbos in Atlanta-in
“Girls -Girls- Girls”.
What could be more ap
propriate?
In';'Alabama; Birming-
hamsters have four bars to
choose from.
The Take Five (formerly
Odds and Ends) is one of
the nicest women’s club
we’ve seen anywhere, and
features a show.
Two other show bars, the
Chances Rand the Matador,
are just a block apart. The
Gizmo, “open all night,” is
for dancing.
The way the city’s laid
out, it’s easy for strangers
to find their way around.
Bar-hopping seems
common--we saw a lot of
the same faces as we made
the rounds. Perhaps for
this reason, newcomers
are warmly welcomed.
Police harrassment
once a major problem, has
either diminished or stop
ped completely, depending
on whose story you believe
A native who had lived
in San Francisco for a
time says that Birming
ham needs a shot of Gay
Consciousness.
We caught the first
show of the “Magic City
Revue” at the Chances R.
It was directed by
“Jackie Divine,” who ap
pears (“There’s no star.
We’re all equal.”) with
“Gay Holiday,” “Rashawn
Marzette” and “Tasha
Touche. ” “Angel St. John’ ’
has since joined the roster.
Gay and Jackie have each
had a turn as “Miss Gay
Birmingham. ’ ’ Gay’s latest
title is “Miss Barbecue,”
in the July 4th “Spirit of A-
merica” pageant. Jackie
was first runner-up.
(Jackie defends Rashawn by
saying, “Blacks never win
anything in Alabama....We
don’t notice what color any
body is up here (in the dres
sing room) until they reach
for the wrong color
blush!”)
Rashawn was a winner at
the show we saw, collecting
the most tips for his per
formance of Tina Turner’s
“Nutbush city Limits.”
The “Magic City Revue”
opened with a medley by a
bi-racial “Supremes”
trio, the three taking turns
singing lead.
Gay Holiday, who wears
her hair Bette Mildler-
style, does a variety of ma
terial, and does it well.
Rashawn is tall, a torrid
dancer, and has a faceful of
Diana Ross expressions;
but his lip-synch leaves a
lot to be desired.
Jackie Divine is a will
owy blond who looks (on
stage) like a cheap hooker
with a heart of gold, and
dances like he’s studied
ballet.
Tasha Touche, who spe
cializes in Aretha Franklin
numbers, seems to work
hard to little effect. When
his feet get going, his mouth
stops. But he looks good,
and will probably improve
if he keeps at it.
The finale, “Do Re Mi”
from “The Sound of Mus
ic,” was a shambles. It was
staged as a humorous
classroom situation, but no
one seemed to know who
was supposed to sing what.
It was a low note on which
to end an otherwise good
show.
Some people believe that to get a new dress, all a girl need
do is catch a butterfly of the desired color and crush it
between her teeth while muttering a magic formula!
(Some have to do more than that!)
Lounge Gets Facelift
The We Three Lounge,
434 Cotton Ave. in Macon
has recently been redeco
rated and enlarged to ac
commodate the capacity
crowds they have been hav
ing.
The new look includes
another service bar, more
lighting, and beautiful wall -
paper, and more tricks.
When you are in Macon,
don’t miss out on a fun eve
ning-visit the We Three
Lounge. You won’t regret
it.
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