Violet MacMillan: The Cinderella Girl in Oz
Violet MacMIllan (1887-1955) was a teenager in Grand Rapids who entered show business by way of a "Cinderella Girl" contest to discover the girl with the tiniest foot. By 1904 (age 17), she was on Broadway, playing Stella Mayhew's friend in Flo-Flo. Three additional Broadway shows followed: The Time, the Place, and The Girl (1907-08); […]