The Death of Ray Bolger

The Times (Jan. 16) gives a well-deserved tribute to Ray Bolger.

The story of his life was most interesting, but I want to add one incident.

In the 1920s, we were Orpheum fans, always trying to see the show every time it changed, which was normally about two weeks. That was where we first saw, and were delighted with, Ray Bolger, who appeared in “Gus Edward’s Kiddies,” a group of youngsters who were being trained by Gus Edwards for places in the entertainment world.

One of the facets of the show was to try and forecast which of them would make it. Ray Bolger, who looked to be slightly older than the others, and was guessed to be about 11 or 12, was hailed as a winner; and so he was. His career was only a promise then, but it was fulfilled.

ELEANOR B. SAMUELS

La Puente