Word: euphemia
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...their neighbors in Philadelphia it seemed as if the Gianninis made music all the time. The father, Ferruccio, was an oldtime opera singer who could boast that he had once sung with Patti. The mother, Antoinetta, played the violin. Daughters Euphemia and Dusolina sang. Son Francis had a cello when he was big enough to wield one. Son Vittorio practiced endlessly on the piano...
...glowed with pride when they heard that one of their sex had been elected to be Congregationalist Babson's opposite number in South Africa. Though no minister, Emilie Solomon of Capetown was made the first woman chairman of the Congregational Union of South Africa. Two female ministers, Rev. Euphemia Mclntosh and Rev. Lilian Dower, assisted at the induction ceremonies and robed Chairman Solomon in a gown contributed by the Women's Federation of the Church. Miss Solomon signed her name in a Bible in which were the signatures of all her predecessors including her father, who held...
...drama, a bit of clowning and got for good measure a dash of grand opera. The impresario was Ferruccio Giannini, a tenor who could boast that he had once sung with Patti. At home the Gianninis made music all the time. The mother Antoinetta played the violin. Daughters Euphemia and Dusolina sang. Vittorio played the piano. Son Francis had a cello when he was big enough to wield one. Dusolina Giannini was 9 when she made her debut at her father's little theatre. At 12, she sang Azucena in 77 Trovatore, a performance in which her father...