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The Patty Rehearst Show, the outrageous self-styled video cabaret by the peerless Hummer Sisters (top row), which took the town by storm last year, re(...)
The Patty Rehearst Show, the outrageous self-styled video cabaret by the peerless Hummer Sisters (top row), which took the town by storm last year, re(...)

The Patty Rehearst Show, the outrageous self-styled video cabaret by the peerless Hummer Sisters (top row), which took the town by storm last year, re(...)

Date4/5/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Patty Rehearst Show; the outrageous self-styled video cabaret by the peerless Hummer Sisters (top row); which took the town by storm last year; returns for one last gala benefits performance; tonight at 8.30 p.m.; at the Toronto Free Theatre. It's to raise funds for the Hummers to take the show to a scheduled booking in New York: Admission is $3 (U.S.) and the sisters hope patrons will fling American dollar bills upon the stage. The Hummer Talent Cartel includes Robert Nasmith (centre) and rock band The Government. Show's at 26 Berkeley St. 964-3627 (days; 368-2856 (evenings).
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