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...Raquel Welch: Broadway's ebullient new woman of the year...
...stage door of Manhattan's Palace Theater. There are restraining barriers and a policeman or two, but they do not prevent pandemonium when she comes out. Autograph hounds demand her signature, and as her limousine pulls away, men thrust their cards through the window. "Give me a call, Raquel," says one pudgy fan with a wink. She smiles and passes his name on to her husband, Andre Weinfeld. "This one," she says, "is an accountant...
...Raquel Welch has been causing tumultuous scenes for so long that they seem ordinary. But the ones outside the Palace are different. They are on Broadway, where right now she truly is the woman of the year. After 18 disappointing years in films, Welch, 41, has found a new career doing what she always wanted but was rarely allowed to do: sing, dance and play comedy. "Woman of the Year has put me into a whole different category," she says. "Suddenly I've gone from being a Hollywood sex symbol to a legitimate actress in the minds of many...
Choreographer Tony Charmoli redid several numbers to take advantage of Raquel's energy and training as a dancer. Where Bacall spent most of one number standing on a pool table, Welch is all over the boards, kicking almost to the second balcony and turning what was a rather boring scene into a showstopper...
...face, Welch is in love with New York. She is also eager to talk during a late dinner at a French restaurant chosen by Andre, 35, a French film writer and producer. There the subject quickly turns to the imperial Bacall. "She was very regal in the part," says Raquel in a silky voice. "She was sort of saying, 'I am what I am. If you want me, I'm here.' What I feel is different. When the curtain goes up, I look out and see that the theater is filled...