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Rossiter: Remembering a forgotten star in 1-man show

Started by Shana A, November 16, 2009, 03:05:40 PM

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November 16, 2009, 03:05:40 PM
Rossiter: Remembering a forgotten star in 1-man show

Athens Banner-Herald
Published Sunday, November 15, 2009

http://onlineathens.com/stories/111509/liv_515718557.shtml

George Contini has felt pushed to tell the unusual theater story for 30 years. Another nudge came this spring in a Dahlonega antique shop, "of all places."

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No small irony that Contini's journey to Eltinge, a famous actor and female impersonator, began with a performance of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest."

A college sophomore at the time, Contini played a female character named Lady Bracknell. After the show's run, the young actor was gifted with another old theater program. It featured what looked like a beautiful woman on the front. A different page showed a man hawking beauty tips. They were the same person.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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