title: Belle Story
text: # Belle Story
  
  Belle Story (born Grace Leard, c. 1887) was an American vaudeville performer and singer, noted for her coloratura soprano style. She appeared in a number of productions at the New York Hippodrome.
  
  In his autobiography, composer Richard Rodgers recalled that Story "had been a leading singer at the New York Hippodrome. She had a lovely coloratura voice and made a big hit wherever we played, particularly with her singing of 'The Marriage of the Lily and the Rose.' "
  
  ## Selected performances
  
  * Chin Chin
  * Hip Hip Hooray (1916)
  * Everything (1918)
  * Happy Days (1919)
  * Good Times (1920)
  