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on the cover art of sheet music in masculine suits and caps, in youthful poses, even smoking a cigarette; for "I Want a Boy to Love Me" (1913), she's shown lounging on a bench, a hand in her trouser pocket; for "I Love the Ladies" (1914) she appears in a boater hat and the caption "Our
American Boy". In the 1920s, no longer suited to "boyish" characters, she was in a vaudeville act with her second husband, comedian Homer Dickinson; they were billed as "Broadway's Smart Couple". They were still performing together as late as 1932.
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Tempest also had a headlining solo act, again playing masculine characters, but also donning a gown as the only female character in her "College Town" act, with "Ten 'Rah-Rah' Boys" as her chorus. She was described as vaudeville's "Most
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