Originally published in 2011 Rosa and Carmella Ponzillo are a couple  of the very few performers who rose through the ranks on the popular stage, in this case, vaudeville, to achieve a place in America’s top cultural institutions. The sisters were from Meridien Connecticutt. Carmella (born today in 1887) was ten years older, and began […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:06AM on June 6, 2013