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Just about ten years ago there appeared in New York city on the stage of Tony Pastor’s Theatre a comely little woman who was billed as “The Popular Balladist,” Lottie Gilson. She was at that time comparatively unknown in the ranks of the vast army of Soubrette singers and specialty women who graced the boirds of the various Metropolitan Theatres and no one took more than a passing notice of the name that was surrounded by the announcement of the appearance ol many of the best known Vaudeville performers ol the time. On the opening night she appeared early in the bill as is the custom with unknown players and made a “hit,” what is commonly known as a “howling hit 19 She received encore after encore, and the following day the New York World in a lengthy article oi praise for her originality in rendering popular music justly gave to her the credit ol being the most magnetic artist of her kind before the public and christened her “The Little Magnet/* which titfe has clung to her ever since, until to day Lottie Gilson “The Little Magnet is known through America not alone, but all through Europe. In a tour of the continent a couple ol years ago Miss Gilson appeared with great success in the following European cities:-—Hamburg, for two months, Cologne, one month; Leipsig two months; Dresdenone month; Prague, one month; Geneva, one month; she was a tremendous success in Great Britain and appeared at the Crystal Palace, London, Tivoli, Oxford and Royal Heibron, London. In Paris she performed at the Folies Bergere.
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Washington Sentinel
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Sat, Sep 02, 1899
Page 2
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Elijah S.
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