Entertainers

torch singer
a singer (usually a woman) who specializes in singing torch songs
 
goof
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
 
Henry Purcell
English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
 
Sir Harry MacLennan Lauder
Scottish ballad singer and music hall comedian (1870-1950)
 
Pinchas Zukerman
Israeli violinist (born in 1948)
 
Lillian Russell
United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922)
 
Coleman Hawkins
United States jazz saxophonist (1904-1969)
 
Tamara Karsavina
Russian dancer who danced with Nijinsky (1885-1978)
 
xylophonist
someone who plays a xylophone
 
Dame Joan Sutherland
Australian operatic soprano (born in 1926)
 
Bela Bartok
Hungarian composer and pianist who collected Hungarian folk music; in 1940 he moved to the United States (1881-1945)
 
accordionist
a musician who plays the accordion
 
Cary Grant
United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
 
Alicia Alonso
Cuban dancer and choreographer (born in 1921)
 
tenor
an adult male with a tenor voice
 
strongman
a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus
 
telepathist
a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)
 
Charles Edward Berry
United States rock singer (born in 1931)
 
John Drew
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
 
Robert Charles Benchley
United States humorist (1889-1945)
 
  List More