 Here's what all that unreadable text in the middle of the (back) cover says: ' . . . On Stage, Gypsies is a likely candidate for a Broadway musical !' - S.M. Stevens Book Reviewer, North Carolina On Stage, Gypsies is the autobiography of Shyrle 'Shanna' Hacker, recounting her days as a dancer in the early 1930's. Her story follows the lives of ShyrIe and her friend, Eve, as they go on tour with a national stage production company under the stage names of the Evans Sisters, Shanna and Eve. Shyrle recounts her growth as a dancer and as a person while the two girls strive to rise from the chorus to a speciality . . . 'The manuscript reads like a novel, with the characters fully realized and fleshed out. The reader becomes involved in the lives of the dancers; curious and excited for them as they have auditions and openings for various productions!' - Richard Sklar Editor, Creative Arts Books
In September 1991, an exerpt from On Stage, Gypsies appeared in
American Heritage Magazine; another chapter appeared in
Westwinds,
an anthology of California Writers published by California Writers Club.
Here's another page about the book. There's a chapter you can read and a 1994 interview with Shyrle. Return to Shyrle's main page |