. ▁During ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁months ▁appearing ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁some ▁began ▁comparing ▁her ▁singing ▁voice ▁to ▁famous ▁names ▁such ▁as ▁Jud y ▁Gar land , ▁L ena ▁Hor ne ▁and ▁F anny ▁Br ice . ▁Her ▁convers ational ▁ability ▁to ▁charm ▁an ▁audience ▁with ▁sp ont aneous ▁humor ▁during ▁performances ▁became ▁more ▁s oph istic ated ▁and ▁professional . ▁Theater ▁critic ▁Leonard ▁Harris ▁wrote : ▁" She ' s ▁twenty ; ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁she ' s ▁thirty ▁she ▁will ▁have ▁re written ▁the ▁record ▁books ." ▁ ▁Stre is and ▁accepted ▁her ▁first ▁role ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁stage ▁in ▁Another ▁Even ing ▁with ▁Harry ▁Sto ones , ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁comedy ▁play ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁acted ▁and ▁sang ▁two ▁sol os . ▁The ▁show ▁received ▁terrible ▁reviews ▁and ▁closed ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁her ▁new ▁personal ▁manager , ▁Martin ▁Er lich man , ▁she ▁had ▁successful ▁shows ▁in ▁Detroit ▁and ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁Er lich man ▁then ▁book ed ▁her ▁at ▁an ▁even ▁more ▁ups c ale ▁night club ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁the ▁Blue ▁Angel , ▁where ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁bigger ▁hit ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Stre is and ▁once ▁told ▁Jimmy ▁Fall on , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁sang ▁a ▁du et , ▁on ▁the ▁Ton ight ▁Show , ▁that ▁Er lich man ▁was ▁a ▁" f ant astic ▁manager " ▁and ▁still ▁managed ▁her ▁career ▁after ▁ 5 0