AMUSEMENTS
PKJNCitSS THEATRE. /To-iiigtit ihe several acts on ihe. attracMye bill Med has l.n-u nimiing at t] le tnheess during the week will" lie presented for tlm last (ime. This afternoon the perfonnanco was largciv attended, and there is no doubt of a f u j] house to-nigiit. V, ilh the appearance of Madame Al(Ci.gi ami el. Jean Learie on Monday evening, patraiis are assured a musical treat, tmrse e.rli.sis liaving- been acclaimed as the most bn'lliant of” their kind who nave ever upper.rod in colonial vaudeville. Madeline Alverna is a soprano, it is said, with a complete vocal and fern per,imentai ('(jinpnu-n I \v3to sings l!io urc;it operutic anas with arm e and ease.” During the short imnedm season she will sink (he ' Barcarole ’ from Offenbach's ‘ Tales of Holiman, the ‘Ah tors e Ini ’ aria from ‘ iraviata.’ Gomiodds 'Serenade,' and ' Where My Caravan Has Rested.'’ These are numbers whirl), sung consecutively, impose a great strain upon the vocalist, I and the Press every where has paid high | tribute to the quality and warmth of her I singnig. M. Lenrte is reported to be a 1 violinist of great, virtuosit-y, a master of 1 thavdilTicult reed instrument the oboe, am! ! a most sympathetic aecornnanist. The ‘Dominion ’ describes the 'act as on/ that would gain plaudits on any vaudeville stage m the world.'’ The oilier new artists armenneed aro: The well-known London comedian, George Grotty: that. J cenucai Scotch humorist/ Scott Gibson : i and Reg. Newbury, the bov soprano. ’ ;
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Evening Star, Issue 16351, 17 February 1917, Page 9
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248AMUSEMENTS Evening Star, Issue 16351, 17 February 1917, Page 9
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