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English, with Chamlee in Role; American Tenor Portrays Cobbler in Rabaud Opera Revived After 17 Years; Nancy McCord in Debut, Long Island Soprano in Her First Metropolitan Part".
566:"8,000 Hear 'Carmen' Sung at Stadium: The American Opera Company, Eugene Ormandy Conductor, Welcomed in Excerpts. "Pagliacci" Is Also Given – Heat Forces Natalie Hall, Heroine of "Carmen," to Sing Her Last Duet From a Chair".
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Loop (July 24, 1934). "Variety House Reviews: PALACE, CHICAGO".
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515:"Maj. E.C. Fleming And Bride Now at Western Ranch".
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