At 09:49 18/08/2006, you wrote:
On the other hand, many of the male, as well as the female, singers are
quite chunky (sturdy?), which is rather refreshing as our culture obsesses
about obesity.
I believe I heard, someplace, that Lillian Russel, the sexy young
thing of the 1890s, weighed 175 pounds. Don't know how tall she
was, but think Mae West.
Keep an eye out for it in second book stores - it's worth the purchase for
amusement!
I once saw aMadam Butterfly played by a woman of 5'10", strapping to
say the least, with a large mono-bosom, and all of fifty, possibly
older. Made a mockery of "my little Butterfly"!! (And Pinkerton
should have retired about 10 years earlier, as he was not only in his
sixties, but shorter than her, and as fat. Put me off Puccini forever!
Suzi
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