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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Gradually Guy drank more and more. Lily would go with him to the neighborhood bars, where he would make her sing. He was proud of her, constantly encouraging her to "show out" and display her flair for the dramatic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lily... Ernestine...Tess...Lupe...Edith Ann.. | 3/28/1977 | See Source »

...Junior Miss Pageant, Farley, 30, has worked primarily in Europe for the past eight years. Though she already had 49 performances of Lulu to her credit, she was engaged as the cover (understudy) for Soprano Teresa Stratas. As reward, Farley had been given one of the seven performances to sing herself. A month and a half ago, Stratas withdrew from the production, complaining about lack of rehearsal time. Farley got the call on the day of a birthday party she was throwing for her year-old daughter Lara (Conductor José Serebrier is her husband). Says Farley: "I couldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Lulu and the Cinderella from Idaho | 3/28/1977 | See Source »

...daring to be blatantly sexy in a business in which women are commonly thrown to the wolves and gobbled for breakfast. She doesn't do the ethereal madonna bit, nor does she do the red-hot-mamma routine. She is just a pretty lady who happens to sing like an angel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: The Ultimate | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

...look after him. "Others" (unnamed) decided that she was no longer able to mother him. Against her pleadings "they" tore him away from her, refusing to tell her where he would be placed. The loss was profound, for he was very bright; at the age of three he could sing the Internationale from start to finish. She never found out where his abductors hid him nor did Mao. [Who the abductors were and why even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Section: Comrade Chiang Ch'ing Tells Her Story | 3/21/1977 | See Source »

...quality of Grant-in-Aid's production almost transcends all the limitations of space, score, and concept. Shattuck and Ives act well and sing excellently, the Trio choruses an amusing accompaniment, and one can't be bored by the band. The vertical divides of the set work for this latter part of Evening, permitting rapid changes of scene by shifts of lighting. A revue of popular songs and a small-scale operetta by a famous composer are far from risk-free recipes for success, yet despite this Evening's unevenness, one leaves savoring a taste that lingers. For that, Grant...

Author: By Eleni Constantine, | Title: Gourmet Leftovers | 3/16/1977 | See Source »

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