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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...star in his own show is undeniable. He waited with approved technique to make his impressive entrance after the chorus had done admiring the new house. A fanfare of bugles was a most fitting announcement of this "greatest" of mayors and most appropriate was the brass-buttoned band of policemen playing "Hall to the chief". His opening speech so stirred the Police Glee Club that they replied with "He's a Jolly Good Fellow", and fired the Municipal Band with such civic pride that they blared out a march, only to clash with the Firemen's Band as it gave...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HIZZONER IN A NEW ROLE | 5/31/1923 | See Source »

...book is better than the book of "Shuffie Along". True, it has not one scene of the high comic value of the Grocery Store scene, but the humor is more diversified and more widely sprinkled throughout the evening. The Barber Shop scene is the high comedy point, but the band rehearsal of the first scene is not far behind it. The present company lacks comedians of the first rank. One man presents an imitation of Bert Williams, consciously or not, that does not come up to the Bert Williams standard. But the pugnacious, rambunctious wit that is racial and authentic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 5/31/1923 | See Source »

...music will be supplied by two orchestras, Bert Lowe's inside the Hall and Ives' Band outside in the Delta, where canvass will be spread for dancing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SENIOR SPREAD PLANS COMPLETED BY COMMITTEE | 5/29/1923 | See Source »

...Comedy of Errors. The Ethiopian Art Theatre offered, as the second bill of its repertory season, Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors, played in the interior of a circus tent, with ringmaster in a top-hat and false moustaches directing the change of scenes, and a jazz-band titivating itself offstage in the pauses of the action. Most of the critics seem to agree in the opinion that the jazz was good, the performance fair and Mr. Shakespeare could do better if he really tried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays: May 28, 1923 | 5/28/1923 | See Source »

...program for the Musical Clubs' concert follows: 1. Bonnie Dundee, Glee Club Mister Moon, Glee Club Schneider's Band, Glee Club 2. On to Plattsburg, Banjo Club Journey's End, Banjo Club 3. Instrumental Specialty, Jazz Band 4. Swing Song, Mandolin Club Laughing Eyes, Mandolin Club 5. Quartet Specialty (vocal) 6. Australia, Glee Club Good Night Ladies, Glee Club Presentation of Prize Cup to Winning Chorus 7. 1926 Class Song, Everybody Fair Harvard, Everybody

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMEN TO MAKE MERRY AT ANNUAL PARTY TONIGHT | 5/25/1923 | See Source »

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