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A child prodigy who performed at the White House for President McKinley, Elsie Janis burst to stardom on Broadway while still a teenager doing clever imitations of famous Americans. But it was her legacy as the first person to entertain troops on the front lines in war-ravaged France that bestowed immortality on her and gave her the nickname 'The Sweetheart of the A.E.F.' Archeophone proudly presents the almost-complete acoustic-era output of the Columbus, Ohio-born firestarter who was a household name for more than three decades. It is brought to you in collaboration with our friend, the late scholar Allen G. Debus, whose lifetime passion for the recordings of stage personalities from days gone by is evident in the lavishly illustrated and generously annotated 24-page accompanying booklet.