Word: romakoff
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Staged first before Tsar Alexander III in 1893, lolanthe had its U. S. premiere only last week. It was revived for the New York Musicians Emergency Fund in the outdoor theatre of Sleepy Hollow Country Club, at Scarborough. Soprano Lola Monti-Gorsey as lolanthe, Bass-Baritone Vasily Romakoff as the king, easily outdid a strident chorus of autumn katydids, sang their roles with grace and finesse. Guest of honor was sixtyish. grey-haired Margaret Eichenwald, who was coached for the role of lolanthe at its premiere by Tchaikovsky, now teaches voice at the Vocal Studio in Manhattan. The other...