HATS, WRAPS, STAGE & SCREEN

January 27, 1937

On January 27, 1937, Lucille Ball was one of three Hollywood starlets modeling the newest trend in fashion – ‘12 in 1 hats’ in the Des Moines (IA) Tribune.  

Also on January 27, 1937, Lucille Ball was seen in the Oshkosh Northwestern (WI) modeling a ‘Coronation’ Hat.  The coronation of King George VI would take  place at Westminster Abbey, London, on May 12, 1937.  Lucy did not attend, but as a young model, was widely seen in this Associated Press photo. 

On the same date, The Detroit Free Press mentioned Lucy’s evening wrap. 

While reporters were complimenting Lucy’s fashion sense, she was on stage in the Broadway-bound play Hey Diddle Diddle in Baltimore. Little did she know that this would be her last engagement of the play. Star Conway Tearle got seriously ill and had to withdraw, canceling the Broadway run and delaying her dream of acting on the Broadway stage – at least until 1960. 

Despite that, Ball was also on movie screens. Her film That Girl From Paris had opened wide on New Year’s Day and was just wrapping up its initial engagement in many theatres on January 27, 1937. 

About the film, Edgar Hay’s ‘Show Folks’ column said of Lucille Ball: