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...shuffle of publicity that attended Soprano Talley's debut, Melchior was practically overlooked. One critic described his acting as "barely more than awkward." But Melchior stayed on. Not long afterward, Soprano Talley's bubble had burst, and Manhattan operagoers began to think that Melchior was the best all-round Heldentenor they had heard since Jean de Reszke. As the years went by, and Wagnerian opera became the Met's specialty, sturdy Lauritz Melchior rolled up a world's record for Wagnerian trouping. To date he has sung 188 Siegfrieds, 138 Siegmunds, 104 Tannhusers, 54 Parsifals...
...Jackson Day dinner, the traditional opening gun of the Presidential campaign, Franklin Roosevelt wanted this warning sounded to the dissenters in his Party. But since last autumn he has pledged himself to political appeasement, to all-round non-partisan harmony. He could not himself pull the lanyard of the opening gun. To him he called his favorite captain: Attorney General-Designate Robert Houghwout Jackson, the man Franklin Roosevelt thinks will some day be a great liberal U. S. President...
...Oldtimer Miller is more than a little leery of his spotlighted throne. Says he: "I don't want to be the king of swing or anything else. I'd rather have a reputation as one of the best all-round bands...
...Jones of the Globe: "Harvard by one or two touchdowns. Harlow has a superior all-round ball-club and more dangerous backs. It may be a thriller...
...Sampson of the Herald: "Harvard, Yale boasts a strong defensive line; but with the exception of aerial work, her offense doesn't amount to much. The Crimson backfield is outstanding and Harlow has a better all-round attack...