VOL. III, NO. 9
MARCH 16, 1962

Barb Gets Break in V‑Show

Setting: A table at a small French restaurant in Paris. (Translated in English by a nosy reporter.)

"Pierre, why did you bring me here?"

"Ah, Fifi, you must see zees new dancer. Her name ees Barb White. She ess a new American discovery. Sh, here she comes now."

"Oh, you mean zee petite girl with zee brown hair and eyes."

"Oui, I hear she got her start as V‑show choreographer. She was also een Brotherhood society, Choreliers, and Student Council."

"I read about her een zee newspapers. Ees she not zee one who went to Northwestern university to become a foreign language teacher?"

"She especially liked French and English. What else did you read, Fifi?"

"Well, Barb doesn't like to hear people criticize Student Council unless they know what's going on and have some constructive criticism to give about eet. Oh, what ees she doing, Pierre?"

"It looks like she ees dancing zee Twist."

"Ah, that ees her favorite dance. Her favorite food is Sarah Lee cheese cake.

"Non kidding! I heard that her pet peeve ees people who, how do you say it, they crack their gum during a test. Also, she does not like zee boys who tease. Hmmm! I wonder eef she has a special boyfriend."

"Pierre! I heard she has been seen with a certain Wolf, so. . .

"Ah, well as Barb would say, 'that's wild!'!"