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Show ttaib'Bk R And I agree that most men do think of us as objects, not people. One fellow said to me, "Hilda, I want something soft and pink that I can call my own." Soft and pink I went out and got him an eraser. States FawoDipOtlxB by Hilda Vincent t ti0 Jr V X V x V V 4 T V or marI'm not anti-me- n riage, I've been married and divorced. After my marriage I was very upset; you see, I was brought up to believe "marriage is forever, for always." Well, so far the divorce is more successful than the marriage was my vorce is lasting longer. i1 !i (CtitMtf When husband jpirr'Mtsjif ligli I di- was married, my I had a big with communica- and problem tion. I just couldn't get through to him. Finally I said, "Willy, dear. I'll do anything to save the marriage. What are you looking for in this marriage?" He said, "Another woman." EDITOR'S NOTE: Hilda Even when we were getting divorced, communication was a problem. He said he wanted custody of the children. I said, "Willy, what are you talking about, we don't have any children." He had me confused with someone else. Vin- cent has broadened the horizons of her comic character, the hard luck gal, by entertaining on cruises as well as in clubs. And, even her performances on land have sometimes taken place in a slightly less conventional context than her usual club dates. Last year she was part of a show at the Civic Thea- Now I'm more philosophical. Now I know some marriages are golden, some are silver my marriage was Teflon, didn't stick. Now I know I had the wrong attitude. I ter in Chicago called A Night at the Palace. " Except for me," she says, all the other vaudeville acts were old-tim- e ' but it was such an opportunity how many performers get a chance to work in vaudeville? Just think, another 10 years and I'll be big in radio . . This year alone Miss Vincent has worked in Canada, Miami Beach, Puerto Rico and the Catskill resort area. And here are some comic ' moments that shed like to share with us: teen-ager- Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. 1 I I 20 14 mg. tar, 1 .0 mg. nicotine 17 . per cigarette, by FTC method. Kool Kings mg. 'tar," .4 mg mcoteie, Kool tongs 17 mg "tar, 1 .3 mg nicotine an. per cigarette. FTC Report Feb 73 Kool Miids For the last year I've been working out of town. Well, being on the road can get very lonely, and became aware of just how lonely, after I had a rather weird experience. One night, was in Manhattan, and got mugged. The next day I left for Boston and my first day I expected marriage to bring me instant happiness, I believed the romantic myth which I got from silly, romans, tic songs. As my I lived by Ernie and boyfriend those songs. Ernie said our song was "Dragnet." I remember that was tough to dance to. Ernie was only a kid, but he knew what he wanted. His dream was to become a cop so he could arrest his father. there my purse was snatched by the same guy who mugged me in Manhattan. recognized him, but you know, it was nice just to see a familiar face. I believe in Women's Lib, and wish could be liberated overnight, but can't because of the way was brought I I I I I up. You see, when I was a kid, I was told over and over again that my brother was far superior to me you know who told me that? My brother! Yes, then my mother would tell me, "Hilda, most men like dumb girls." I said: "Now look, Ma, I'm not going to act dumb." She said, "Don't act, just be yourself." One night we had a tremendous storm; the ship was tossing and turning, side to side, and I ran up to the main deck, and I saw the captain running around carrying trash, "What are you doing at a time like this with trash? I asked him. He said, "My mother always told me, 'If you're going down, take the garbage.'" PARADE IUNT 17, 1971 |