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Nightclub debut: Contralto Maureen Forrester enthralled her audience at the Imperial Room last night with a show that came from her heart and her funny bone
Nightclub debut: Contralto Maureen Forrester enthralled her audience at the Imperial Room last night with a show that came from her heart and her funny bone

Nightclub debut: Contralto Maureen Forrester enthralled her audience at the Imperial Room last night with a show that came from her heart and her funny bone

Date6/2/1981
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  • Nightclub debut: Contralto Maureen Forrester enthralled her audience at the Imperial Room last night with a show that came from her heart and her funny bone
  • Nightclub debut: Contralto Maureen Forrester enthralled her audience at the Imperial Room last night with a show that came from her heart and her funny bone.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Nightclub debut: Contralto Maureen Forrester enthralled her audience at the Imperial Room last night with a show that came from her heart and her funny bone.
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      Just reward: Contralto Maureen Forrester, right, receives her Spiritual Mother of the Year award from Marilyn Myers of Pioneer Women-Na'amat during last night's dinner
      Just reward: Contralto Maureen Forrester, right, receives her Spiritual Mother of the Year award from Marilyn Myers of Pioneer Women-Na'amat during last night's dinner
      Darrell, Dick
      5/10/1983
      Maureen Forrester: Canadian contralto relaxes before her vacation
      Maureen Forrester: Canadian contralto relaxes before her vacation
      Forrester, Maureen Kathleen Stewart, 1930-2010
      5/21/1981
      Star attraction this week at the Royal York's Imperial Room, Maureen Forrester scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz, proving she's got more than a great voice going for her
      Star attraction this week at the Royal York's Imperial Room, Maureen Forrester scored 13 out of 15 on our quiz, proving she's got more than a great voice going for her
      Forrester, Maureen Kathleen Stewart, 1930-2010
      5/29/1981
      At the feet of talent. York University choir director William McCauley talks with contralto Maureen Forrester while a group of students admire from a (...)
      At the feet of talent. York University choir director William McCauley talks with contralto Maureen Forrester while a group of students admire from a (...)
      Forrester, Maureen Kathleen Stewart, 1930-2010
      11/28/1965
      Contralto extraordinaire: Maureen Forrester knows only too well the cost of being chairman of the Canada Council, and pays the price willingly
      Contralto extraordinaire: Maureen Forrester knows only too well the cost of being chairman of the Canada Council, and pays the price willingly
      Darrell, Dick
      8/23/1976
      Every performer should teach, world-famous contralto Maureen Forrester believes, so she has been giving master classes at Royal Conservatory of Music.(...)
      Every performer should teach, world-famous contralto Maureen Forrester believes, so she has been giving master classes at Royal Conservatory of Music.(...)
      Forrester, Maureen Kathleen Stewart, 1930-2010
      7/15/1965
      The arts' best friend. National Ballet principal dancer Veronica Tennant (left) and Canada Council Chairman, Contralto Maureen Forrester, help Floyd C(...)
      The arts' best friend. National Ballet principal dancer Veronica Tennant (left) and Canada Council Chairman, Contralto Maureen Forrester, help Floyd C(...)
      Chalmers, Floyd Sherman, 1898-1993
      9/18/1988
      Ella Fitzgerald opened for a week at the Royal York last night before a cheering audience which gave her two standing ovations. Emcee Moxie Whitney called it one of Imperial Room's 'great moments.'
      Ella Fitzgerald opened for a week at the Royal York last night before a cheering audience which gave her two standing ovations. Emcee Moxie Whitney called it one of Imperial Room's 'great moments.'
      Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996
      11/7/1969
      Opening two weeks at Royal York Hotel's Imperial Room last night, energetic Sheila MacRae presented new act that gave her an easy rapport with the audience
      Opening two weeks at Royal York Hotel's Imperial Room last night, energetic Sheila MacRae presented new act that gave her an easy rapport with the audience
      MacRae, Sheila
      3/13/1972
      It's good to be back, Anne Murray's easy-going stage presence has always been her biggest asset and last night at the O'Keefe Centre she enthralled a (...)
      It's good to be back, Anne Murray's easy-going stage presence has always been her biggest asset and last night at the O'Keefe Centre she enthralled a (...)
      Bull, Ron
      5/6/1985
      Always a sell-out attraction when he visits Toronto, guitarist Andres Segovia enthralled audience in concert at Massey Hall last night. An extra 200 s(...)
      Always a sell-out attraction when he visits Toronto, guitarist Andres Segovia enthralled audience in concert at Massey Hall last night. An extra 200 s(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      1/14/1973
      They kept us busy almost 24 hours a day, says soloist Maureen Forrester of her visit to China
      They kept us busy almost 24 hours a day, says soloist Maureen Forrester of her visit to China
      Forrester, Maureen Kathleen Stewart, 1930-2010
      2/9/1978