lə mˈɛɹz ˈɜːli kɚɹˈɪɹ wʌz æz ɐ vˈɔːdvɪl pɚfˈoːɹmɚ, bˌʌt hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ kˈɔstuːm dɪzˈaɪnɚ fɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ bɹˈɔːdweɪ pɹədˈʌkʃənz æz zˈiːɡfɛld fˈɑːliz ænd ðə fˈaɪv əklˈɑːk ɡˈɜːl.
LeMaire's early career was as a vaudeville performer, but he became a costume designer for such Broadway productions as Ziegfeld Follies and The Five O'Clock Girl.