Lincoln Evening Journal
January 27, 1974
Success story: The popularity of Bette Midler, considered the “singing star of the year,’* was evinced by the celebrities who beat a path to her stagedoor during her recent New York engagement.
These included Greta Garbo. who seldom appears in public; Katharine Hepburn, and Liza Minnelli and sister Lorna Luft.
All went to sing Bette’s praises.