On this day in 1951, Dolores Gray, Bert Lahr and a flock of other talent invaded the Mark Hellinger Theatre for the revue Two on the Aisle.
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Born on this day in 1868 soprano Florence Foster Jenkins.
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Birthday anniversaries of poet and novelist Gottfried Keller (1819), baritone Aldo Protti (1920), stage designer Robert O’Hearn (1921), soprano Amy Shuard (1924) and conductor Gerd Albrecht (1935).
Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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