Recently when I ran the picture of the Kelly-Miller band, you posed the question, "Whats' a Prima Donna?"
It refers to the lady vocalist that accompanied the band concert while situated in the center ring during the show's come-in, she might also sing for the aerial ballet, etc.
This Prima Donna on the Sparks Show sang from atop an elephant while Spec progressed around her.
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Monday, January 05, 2015
Prima Donna #1 (To Tony Grenier)
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Wow, very interesting. I knew the name from Opera, but didn't know it carried over to circus. I played in a circus band where the tuba player took the mike to sing "A Pretty Girl Is like a Melody." Is there a circus term for a boy singer?
Here is a link to a program of Florence Tennyson when she was with a group called the Chicago Operatic Quartet in 1940. My brother is an opera buff, I'll ask him if he knows more about her.
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