Wilbur Evans
Wilbur Whilt "Wib" Evans was an American operatic baritone, singer, and actor
born on August 5, 1905, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began a career as a
child soloist. He won the Atwater Kent Foundation National Radio Singing Contest
in 1927, earning a scholarship. Evans performed extensively across North
America, gaining acclaim for his roles in Gilbert and Sullivan operetta
productions with Philadelphia's Savoy Company, including The Pirates of
Penzance, The Yeomen of the Guard, and Utopia, Limited. He made his Broadway
debut in the musical Mexican Hayride in 1944, followed ...
