Coretti Utina in Kiev (1911)

Kiev, Ukraine (July 25-31, 1911)

Apollo Variety Garden Theater (1911)

During the summer of 1911, Afro-American entertainer, Coretti Utina (Коретти де-Утина) performed romance songs in English and broken Russian (according to the advertissement) at the Apollo Variety Garden-Theatre alongside other popular entertainers. 

*Unfortunately the theatre was destroyed during the German occupation of Ukraine (1941-43).