bs ▁( 1 9 0 9 ), ▁The ▁Sun sh ine ▁Girl ▁( 1 9 1 2 ), ▁and ▁After ▁the ▁Girl ▁( 1 9 1 4 ). ▁The ▁hero ines ▁were ▁independent ▁young ▁women ▁who ▁often ▁earned ▁their ▁own ▁liv ings . ▁The ▁stories ▁followed ▁a ▁familiar ▁plot ▁line ▁– ▁a ▁ch orus ▁girl ▁breaks ▁into ▁high ▁society , ▁a ▁shop ▁girl ▁makes ▁a ▁good ▁marriage . ▁There ▁was ▁always ▁a ▁misunder standing ▁during ▁act ▁one ▁and ▁an ▁eng agement ▁at ▁the ▁end . ▁In ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁a ▁contemporary ▁review , ▁Edward es ’ ▁musical s ▁were ▁" Light , ▁Bright ▁and ▁enjoy able ." ▁These ▁musical s ▁were ▁widely ▁im itated ▁by ▁other ▁British ▁produ cers , ▁and , ▁within ▁a ▁de cade , ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁Perhaps ▁to ▁balance ▁the ▁" g irl " ▁musical s , ▁the ▁G ai ety ▁also ▁presented ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁what ▁could ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁" boy " ▁musical s , ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁M essen ger ▁Boy ▁( 1 9 0 0 ), ▁The ▁T ore ador ▁( 1 9 0 1 ), ▁The ▁New ▁Al add in ▁( 1 9 0 6 ), ▁and ▁The odore ▁and ▁Co . ▁( 1 9 1 6 ) The ▁G ai ety ▁Girls ▁and ▁high ▁fashion ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁att raction ▁of ▁Edward es ' ▁shows ▁was ▁his ▁gl am orous , ▁dan cing ▁corps ▁of ▁" G ai ety ▁Girls ". ▁These ▁were ▁fashion able , ▁elegant ▁young ▁ladies , ▁unlike ▁the