THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2021 Page 19 OBITUARIES | FROM PAGE 18 Provincetown and New York City, passed away on April 21, 2021. Phyllis was born and raised in Boston. She graduated Everett High School with honors and won a National Oratorical and Acting Contest presented by American humorist and TV host, Sam Levinson. She graduated Boston State College with Bachelor of Science Degree in Education. She then attended Boston University and received her MFA in Theater. She was an Elementary School teacher in Everett and a Principal of a private Greek School in New York City. She moved to Provincetown in the mid-1960s. There she began her career as the owner and proprietor of the Draw Me a Circle Portrait and Art Studio, in partnership with her brother Paul. For nearly 50 years, she was the owner of the iconic Post Offi ce Cafe and Cabaret, where she discovered singers, actors, and impressionists, many of whom went on to national acclaim. From 1979-87, she owned the Pilgrim House Hotel, which included restaurants and cabarets. Some of the award winning entertainers who appeared included Eartha Kitt, Sharon McKnight, and Divine. Phyllis was very charitable, generous and dedicated to her friends and family. She was predeceased by her late partner Diane Fernandez (Diane Z), who were lovingly together for 27 years. They were the absolute love of each other’s lives. She was the daughter of the late David and Freda Schlosberg of Everett. She is survived by her brother, Bruce Schlosberg and his wife Karen of Plano, TX, and her brother Paul Schlosberg of Everett. She was a beloved aunt of nephew Evan and niece Sarah of Charlotte, NC, her niece Marisa Randall and her husband Joseph of Lynnfi eld and niece Michela Schlosberg of Revere. She was the great aunt of Evelyn and Jonathan Randall. She leaves her dear friend and companion, Laurel Williams of New York City, NY and her friend Betty Minerva Newman and her wife Phoebe Otis of Provincetown. She will also be missed by the hundreds of employees, business people, and the year round local towns people of Provincetown. A special thanks goes out to the late Abe Saada and Reggie Cabral, who mentored her throughout her career. An unapologetic Liberal Democrat, she was an ardent supporter of Civil Rights, Equal and Human Rights and American Democracy. In her business and personal life, she broke the “glass ceiling,” long before the term became popular. To express condolences and/or make donations in Phyllis’ name to: Helping Our Women of Provincetown http://www. helpingourwomen.org/ 34 Conwell St, Provincetown MA 02657. 1. On April 30, 1960, the oldest U.S. bat (in a cave in Mt. Aeolus, Vt.) was found to be how many years old: 11, 24 or 36? 2. What word concerning accounting has three consecutive repeated letters? 3. In April 1897, J.J. McDermott won the fi rst B.A.A. Road Race, which is better known as what? 4. What tree (named for a person) only grows in the Mojave Desert? 5. Who won the fi rst American Idol contest? 6. In Hawaii, May Day (May 1) is known as what? 7. What is the world’s fastest two-legged animal? 8. What famous author (who died in Boston) wrote in “Jack and Jill: A Village Story” (1880), in the “May Baskets” chapter, “such laughing, whistling, fl ying about of fl owers and friendly feeling— it was almost a pity that Mayday did not come oftener”? 9. What is Massachusetts’s state cookie? 10. On May 2, 1885, in Holyoke, Mass., what women’s magazine was founded? 11. In the 1600’s what fl ower bulb was sometimes valued more than gold? 12. The fi ctional character Uncas was the last of what? 13. The first general-purpose, programmable electronic digital computer was called ENIAC, which stands for what? 14. On May 3, 1952, what horse race was nationally televised for the fi rst time? 15. Who was the fi rst female inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? 16. What is the state grain of Michigan and Minnesota? 17. May 4 is Star Wars Day; what Star Wars catchphrase was used in a pun to determine that date? 18. What poet who died in Cambridge, Mass., wrote in 1861, “The word May is a perfumed word... It means youth, love, song; and all that is beautiful in life”? 19. In 1930 what “Mother of American Modernism” made six paintings of a jack-in-thepulpit in Lake George, N.Y.? 20. On May 5, 1832, Congress passed the Indian Vaccination Act of 1832, which aimed to prevent what disease? ANSWERSANSWERS 3 Large rooms, each with walk-in storage area. Ideal Aerobics Studio. Like new condition. elevator direct to unit. Seperate entrances - New Baths - Large Parking Area. On MBTA Bus Route #429. Located on Route 1 South at Walnut Street. Rollerworld Plaza Rte. 1 South 425 Broadway Saugus 1. 24 2. Bookkeeper 3. The Boston Marathon (B.A.A. stands for Boston Athletic Association.) 4. The Joshua tree 5. Kelly Clarkson 6. Lei Day 7. The ostrich (over 43 mph) 8. Louisa May Alcott 9. Chocolate chip cookie 10. “Good Housekeeping” 11. Tulips in Holland 12. “The Last of the Mohicans” (by James Fenimore Cooper) 13. Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer 14. The Kentucky Derby 15. Aretha Franklin 16. Wild rice 17. “May the Force be with you” (May the Fourth be with you) 18. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 19. Georgia O’Keefe 20. Smallpox
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