Vilmos Westony

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26 min. in 1 ½. Westony certainly knows what a vaudeville audience wants—variety, and lots of it. He starts in with his heavy Wagnerian numbers, then goes up to popular, combining the airs in a way that is really very remarkable; in fact, he plays two or three melodies at one and the same time, and from the standpoint of phenomenal technique, is most remarkable. The audience simply would not let him go, compelling him to play one encore, followed by six curtain calls, then a whirlwind selection from “Carmen” to finish. He is a wonder, all right.
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University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 13 June 1910-20 February 1911