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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1908
Page
18
The famed performer explains that magnetism and strong material fuel success, not a huge weekly salary. She discusses rewriting Waiting at the Church with English authors and the must do careful work on each song and costume. She notes stage life is constant effort and improvement.
The article reviews Vesta Victoria's vaudeville act at the Orpheum. It highlights her bright presence and self possession, noting her golden brown hair and graceful stage movement. She sings with a swingier feel than usual and discusses impersonation, English vowels, and nerves about performing in the American West.
The performer known as Vesta Victoria captivates audiences with magnetism rather than extraordinary voice or beauty. She crafts each song impersonation from personal creation and injects human nature to ground burlesque in realism. Off stage she studies her craft, speaks with English accent, and eagerly discusses work after matinees.
A library book with a discolored blistered cover was returned by a woman who washed it with soap suds to remove dirt. Librarian Mrs. Carrie Whitney explained rebinding would cost twenty five cents, which the woman paid.
William M Dills 82 a retired farmer died this morning at his home 4800 Mercier Avenue He had lived in Kansas City twenty years His wife and three daughters survive Funeral services are set for 8 oclock tomorrow at Lindsey's undertaking rooms Funeral burial will be in Cynthiana Kentucky
A government bug hunter collected larvae from eighty three mosquito species along the Isthmus of Panama, thirty new to science, with ninety total kinds identified near the canal. August Busch spent three months gathering specimens now housed in the National Museum, as canal authorities carry on extensive control to prevent yellow fever and malaria.
Charles Kuppe 60 a music teacher killed his 27 year old invalid daughter Mollie with chloroform and hanged himself. He left letters to the county coroner and others explaining he was driven by circumstances. Fire at St Agnes academy caused about 6000 dollars in damage to dormitory and classrooms.
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