Evelyn Anderson; Dancer in Josephine Baker Revue

Evelyn Anderson, 87, probably the last surviving dancer from the 1920s Josephine Baker revue in Paris. She was only 18 but a veteran of musical productions by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake when she joined a group being formed to work in Paris. Baker was chosen to headline “La Revue Negre” when a producer saw her featured on a poster. The revue was to tour Europe after its Paris success but Baker jumped to the Folies Bergere and the company disbanded. Miss Anderson remained in Europe for 15 years but was arrested and then deported to the United States after the Nazis took over much of the continent. In Philadelphia on Oct. 29 of pneumonia.