Cornelius Loy gave the evening's most melodramatic, and ultimately heartening, performance, in which he coaxed both melodic and violent sounds out of his theremin, played over big, textured electronic tracks.

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Last Sunday evening I viewed a hugely entertaining cabaret performance by singer and actor John Gabriel.

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The swimmers' performance still varied by time of day, peaking in the evening and hitting bottom at around 5 a.m.

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