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"Flo Ziegfeld, the legendary Broadway impresario, discovered her while she was dancing in a chorus line in one of his productions in 1923, and that led to roles in the Ziegfeld Follies and other reviews. So she paid her dues there on Broadway, and in 1925, she was getting pretty steady nightclub work at Billy Rose's Backstage Club. She inadvertently hit upon one of her trademarks. It was crowded and she perched on the piano, and that gesture would become her trademark. Morgan's Broadway career soared."
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