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Word: queena (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Geraldine Farrar, Mary Garden, Emma Eames are recognized as Americans, and Mr. Ziegler added a new name to the American collection - "Queena Mario...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Two Young Men | 3/3/1924 | See Source »

...Queena Marion Tillotson, born near Akron, Ohio, was called upon last week to substitute for Bori, famed singer. And later she sang, by her own right, the leading role in Rigoletto. Mr. Ziegler protested she had changed her name for euphonic reasons, and not because she thought a name with an "o" on the end would be to her operatic advantage. Anyway, says Mr. Ziegler, "Queena" couldn't be anything but American...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Two Young Men | 3/3/1924 | See Source »

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