Radio stars (Oct 1935-Sept 1936)

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Rochel Corioy is proud of her success here. Bevy's Eternally restless Rachel CarlaTof "FaKes Bergere" By Dora Albert RADIO'S "French girl," Rachel Carlay, is really Belgian. You wouldn't think so as you listen to the master of ceremonies announce her songs on the Manhattan Merry-Go-Round program. "Rachel Carlay," he says, "will sing. There she stands hefore the mike, so tall, so slim, so delightfully French." She is tall. Five feet eight. And slim. But not exactly French. "My mother was Parisian, my father was Belgian and I was born in Brussels, Belgium," she told me, gesturing with her expressive hands, "so I am what you call all mixed up." Then why do they call her the "little French girl ?" Well, she speaks French, of course, beautifully. The Belgians do, you know. And she did spend a good deal of her life in France, singing in the Folics Bergere. And some of the radio moguls really thought she was French at first. She has that French verve. "I have the devil in my body," she told me. Which might mean almost anything. But I think she really means that she is one of the most restless persons that ever lived. Our interview was hectic ! Almost at once I was drowned in a sea of French. Though Rachel speaks English quite clearly, with a lovely French accent, whenever she is excited (Continued on page 88) 46