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Johnny Mathis took the stage behind a 27-piece band in semi-formal dress bathed in purple lights, just like the lounge singer scene in a '40s flick
Johnny Mathis took the stage behind a 27-piece band in semi-formal dress bathed in purple lights, just like the lounge singer scene in a '40s flick

Johnny Mathis took the stage behind a 27-piece band in semi-formal dress bathed in purple lights, just like the lounge singer scene in a '40s flick

Date3/16/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Johnny Mathis took the stage behind a 27-piece band in semi-formal dress bathed in purple lights, just like the lounge singer scene in a '40s flick.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0065934F
Johnny Mathis doesn't have dynamic stage presence, says critic William Dampier, although his voice is still powerful and well-disciplined on romantic ballads
Johnny Mathis doesn't have dynamic stage presence, says critic William Dampier, although his voice is still powerful and well-disciplined on romantic ballads
8/11/1970
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis
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Johnny Mathis
Johnny Mathis
6/18/1967
Johnny Mathis is no longer the kid who got young hippies going
Johnny Mathis is no longer the kid who got young hippies going
6/18/1967
Week. Right, Rocco Campanaro of O'Hair Salon in Toronto took the 1987 Canadian Championship for this glamorous '40s style with black net and rhinestone hair accent.
Week. Right, Rocco Campanaro of O'Hair Salon in Toronto took the 1987 Canadian Championship for this glamorous '40s style with black net and rhinestone hair accent.
3/16/1987
Special gift: Margaret Drabble, who reads tonight at Harbour front, has just finished a novel set partly in Cambridge about three privileged women in their late 40s
Special gift: Margaret Drabble, who reads tonight at Harbour front, has just finished a novel set partly in Cambridge about three privileged women in their late 40s
10/19/1986
Takes fourth money. At almost 9.30 Dan Dembicki crossed the line to win fourth place. He was just about 40 minutes behind Johnny Cairo
Takes fourth money. At almost 9.30 Dan Dembicki crossed the line to win fourth place. He was just about 40 minutes behind Johnny Cairo
9/1/1934
Nerve centre: Tom Christoff programs the Brian (on wall above computer screen), which controls household operations like furnace, smoke alarms and lawn sprinklers. Doll house behind Christoff is fitted with lights and mini-TV to show off Brian's powers.
Nerve centre: Tom Christoff programs the Brian (on wall above computer screen), which controls household operations like furnace, smoke alarms and lawn sprinklers. Doll house behind Christoff is fitted with lights and mini-TV to show off Brian's powers.
6/2/1986
Guiding glow: The 405's instruments are bathed in orange light for better nighttime visibility
Guiding glow: The 405's instruments are bathed in orange light for better nighttime visibility
5/27/1991
A Romp with Abeydale the dog or a snowmobile ride offers more pleasure to Ron Caisley than the bright lights of distant Toronto. Caisley and his wife Susie built a log cabin home 50 miles north west of the sprawling metropolis. With the help of friends, they tppled 40 pine trees for the buildings.
A Romp with Abeydale the dog or a snowmobile ride offers more pleasure to Ron Caisley than the bright lights of distant Toronto. Caisley and his wife Susie built a log cabin home 50 miles north west of the sprawling metropolis. With the help of friends, they tppled 40 pine trees for the buildings.
2/26/1973
Right, copper horse is a novelty radio made in the late '40s by Abbotsware, litho tin lunch boxes are a hot nostalgia item from the '60s that sell now for $100 each
Right, copper horse is a novelty radio made in the late '40s by Abbotsware, litho tin lunch boxes are a hot nostalgia item from the '60s that sell now for $100 each
8/20/1992
Designers: Above, Judy Cornish, right, and Joyce Gunhouse mix '40s elegance with bad boy tattoo images in their new fall line
Designers: Above, Judy Cornish, right, and Joyce Gunhouse mix '40s elegance with bad boy tattoo images in their new fall line
8/15/1988