Josephine Sabel

Josephine Domingue Sabel (October 3, 1866 – December 24, 1945) was an American singer and comedian, billed as "The Queen of Song" in vaudeville.

"[2] She popularized songs including "A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight",[3] "Somebody Loves Me", and "Bicycle Built for Two".

[6] Sabel's Broadway credits included roles in the musicals Punch, Judy and Company (1903), Earl Carroll's Vanities (1925), Oh Please (1925-1926), and Sidewalks of New York (1927-1928).

"[9] Critic Frank Norris wrote of her, "Josephine Sabel is not what you would call pretty, but she is French to her fingers and toes, which is much better.

"[10] She emphasized her French connections with the latest fashions from Paris, so that her clothing on and off stage were described in detail in the press.

Josephine Sabel on the cover of a sheet music for "A Hot Time in the Old Town" (1896)