Recently, another beloved performer, Johnny Carson, died.

Irwin's buxom figure was much in vogue at the time and, combined with her charming personality, made her one of America's most beloved performers for more than thirty years.

The beloved performers, though often dimly seen from afar, are part of an audio-visual spectacle.

When Mr. Segovia and Mr. Orezzoli stay out of the way, some beloved performers strut their stuff to beguiling effect.

In practice, a poignant tribute to the late Ronnie Barker, the most deservedly beloved performer we've lost in years.

Mr. Mack, a major supporter of the ballet, succeeded Kitty Carlisle Hart, the beloved performer now in her 80's, who stepped down after serving through five administrations.

Even some of the nation's most beloved performers greeted the festival with boos, proclaiming it a Potemkin village that distracts attention from the deeper problems facing Russia's circuses.

Then last year I get an offer to go to Israel to co-star with Mike Burstyn, a beloved performer there.

Throughout Europe, but most particularly in France, Mickey Rourke may be the most beloved American performer since . . . well, not quite.

In earlier days, beloved performers from the Chinese opera stage often brought their audiences with them to the screen.