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Miss Norwood’s venture into vaudeville proved successful despite her selection of “heavy material.” Focusing primarily on operatic selections, Norwood was able to hold the crowd while in a next to closing position. Her vocal gift helps Norwood gain respect in one of vaudeville’s most difficult niches.
Norwood opens with “I Dreamed I Dwelt in Marble Halls” (“Bohemian Girl”), returned with Cho Cho San’s long and heavy solo from “Mme. Butterfly”, continued with Wagner’s “Walkyrie” and closed with “Come Back to Erin.”
While generally well received the reviewer believes that replacing the Wagner number with a ballad would benefit the performance. The reviewer maintains that while vaudeville audiences are appreciative of class distinction, the performance remains “top heavy in operatic selections.”
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Variety 21:5 (01/07/1911)