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Thirty-two years ago in Meriden, Conn., a beady-eyed little girl was born to the Ponzillios, thrifty Italian immigrants. They named her Rosa. As she grew older she was always singing. She sang over her lessons in school, over the dishes at home, in the church choir. Her first job was as entertainer in the local "nickelodeon." Her fame spread locally, she was offered a position at New Haven's Molone's restaurant at the fabulus figure of $50 per week. Meanwhile, her elder sister, Carmela, entered smalltime vaudeville with her contralto voice. Rosa joined forces with...
...crack. Rosa Ponselle toppled over at his feet. A ball sliced by an unknown golfer had struck her forehead just above the eyes. She was unconscious with a slight concussion of the brain. Nonetheless the woman's unbeaten will to sing which got her vocal lessons, during her Meriden. Conn., poverty, carried her the next evening to sing at Lake Placid for the benefit of the Saranac Lake Society for the Control of Tuberculosis...
...Charles M. Allen of Meriden, Conn., found 126 pearls in one oyster...
...says the critique was clever. I agree with him. Clever, yes, but that's all. I am a TIME enthusiast, but I feel that your review of Mr. Lewis' book was, consciously or unconsciously, bigoted. I speak for my friend, who reads TIME every week at the Meriden (Conn.) Y. M. C. A., as well as for myself...
...work up one or two roles. She made her debut with Caruso, after six months of vocal instruction. Carmela is also a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Hartford concert was the first appearance of the two sisters together in public since their success. They were born in Meriden, Conn, (near Hartford...