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Collectible Dolls, Bears & Gifts Presents:
Robert Tonner -
The Devereaux Sisters™
What made Reneé and
Louise Devereaux the toast of Paris was an innate charm mixed with blue
blood connections; they could capture Chez Maurice’s audience not only with
their crystalline voices, but also with their tantalizing wit and style. As
an act, the Sisters Devereaux enthralled audiences with Reneé’s dusky voice
and flirty, yet demure eye contact with every audience member; contrasted by
Louise’s crystalline tones and flamboyant, yet charming dance steps. The
combined effect was simply compelling to behold. While abroad in America,
the cool new jazz sounds mesmerized the sisters, and they soon paired their
love of singing to this wild new rhythm. More below...
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Ushering them into a new world of
music and mischief was Opaline, the dusky-voiced chanteuse and famed dancer;
it became no surprise that Opaline would join them in Paris at Chez Maurice
to pack houses every performance! Of course, the sisters’ widowed mother,
Madame Gabrielle Devereaux, did not approve of her daughters’ antics, which
were constantly being brought to her attention under the scornful eye of
Mme. Devereaux’s Aunt Maryvonne. Little did they know a scandal was
unraveling at the jealous hands of rival competitor, Le Scandale Rouge, and
its owner, Bijou Petit, to fan the flames of discord amongst the Montmartre
nightlife and its denizens. Yet through the tirades of common born Bijou’s
avarice and the staunch reproving love of their mother, Reneé and Louise
would not let society define who they were; their escapades amongst the
1920s French artists’ community would be legend. Moreover, one would be
captured by the eye and heart of the young American expatriate, George
Parker – a handsome dandy and journalist on the scene, who would find
himself having a hard time choosing between the two sisters’ affections.
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