Mary Lawlor
Toronto Daily Star, April 25 1930
Mary Lawlor (1907-1977) had been appearing in Broadway shows since the age of 15, when she had a role in The Passing Show of 1922. She married baseball player Lyn Lary in 1931. (His nickname, probably uncoincidentally, was "Broadway".) Ms. Lawlor's stage career ended at about this time, which suggests that she gave it up to raise the child that the couple had together.
The movie referenced here is Good News, which was based on the musical of the same name. The film was in black and white except for its ending, which was shot in color; the ending is now lost.
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