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fortunate in securing the services of that clever child-actress, Miss Phoebe Carlo, as the heroine. Miss Carlo was safe and reliable in the part, and, by her acting, made up for her not very good singing voice."
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Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911 for Phoebe Carlo, Lambeth, Walnut Tree Walk School - Admission and Discharge Register for Girls: Ancestry.com
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