WAS CROTON'S LILLIAN NORDICA "THE MASKED SOPRANO"?
A resident came across this fascinating article in the 1912 edition of VARIETY while researching a great grandfather who played the Vaudeville circuit. I knew just where to send it, she wrote in an email and so...was Madame
Noridca the Mysterious Headliner described in the article here? Click on the scans and judge for yourself.
You may also have an interest in these Nordica posts from the EverythingCroton archives:
--Robert Scott's Chronicles of Croton's Bohemia: Lillian Nordica, Unlucky in Love; click on the link http://bit.ly/2ClWVGl
--And a great piece of Nordica memorabilia at The Croton Historical Society; click on the link http://bit.ly/2ozO5v9
High resolution copies have been forwarded to The Croton Historical Society.
Oh wow, this is so cool. Well she was selling weight loss "talcum powder" remember so why not Vaudeville if the money was right.
ReplyDeleteYes, we gave that ad to the historical society for their files. Will post it at some future date.
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