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Eva Tanguay, vaudeville megastar, was arrested in Louisville, Kentucky on 1st March, 1910 after stabbing a stagehand three times with a hat pin. At the police station, she reportedly produced a roll of bills and cried, \u201ctake it all. And let me go, for it's now my dinner time.\u201d\nIt was neither the first violent incident of her career, nor the first time she had piqued the curiosity of the press - indeed, Tanguay had made a career of combining her edgy charisma, style and sexuality with suggestive lyrics and wild gossip guaranteed to keep her in the public eye.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how she co-opted \u2018I Don\u2019t Care\u2019, a song not even written for her, into her personal anthem; reveal what \u2018hotdogging\u2019 is; and revisit her tragic letter to Henry Ford\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\n\u2018In search of Eva Tanguay, the first rock star\u2019 (Slate, 2009): http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2009/12/vanishing_act.html?via=gdpr-consent&via=gdpr-consent\n\n\n\u2018Eva Tanguay (1896\u20141982)\u2019 (Lawrence History Center): https://www.lawrencehistory.org/lhcexhibits/lewishine/tanguay\n\n\n\u2018Eva Tanguay sings \u2018I Don't Care\u2019\u2019 (Nordskog, 1922): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zte2sDJ0rys\n\n\n\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n#1910s #Crime #Theatre #Arts #Music #Strange #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices