Kee-Bo "The Fire Child"
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Tradecard. Kee-Bo (a young Grace Gilbert) appears in a line drawing with long hair, hairy arms and legs, alongside a monkey. The October 17, 1885 "New York Clipper" announced her appearance at St. Louis' Broadway and Treyser's dime museum. Here she is called "The American Missing Link" and "the Fire Child," the later because of her red hair. "Broadway & Treyser's Palace Museum, NORTH SIXTH STREET, near Franklin Avenue, TODAY, AND EVERY DAY FROM 1 TO 10 PM. BEST STAGE SHOW in the CITY.
