Word: baton
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Illinois Symphony was one of the Federal Music Project's ugly ducklings. For a year it bettelhtooped almost unnoticed. In the summer of 1936, the Music Project's pompous national director, Nikolai Sokoloff, went to Chicago to rehearse it for a concert under his own baton. When he heard it play he was afraid to be seen in public with it. Hastily recommending a new conductor and a shakeup in personnel, Director Sokoloff left town...
Although the Donnelly-Lerner-King-Lightbody baton brigade will have a hard time in beating Cornell's crack mile relay team, particularly since the Crimson anchorman is also entered in the 600, Jaakko's capable 880 artists, Joe Olive, Jack McClure, Chick Old-father, and Al Hanlon, should coast through the tape in the two mile event...
Included on the program are Haydn's Clock Symphony, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, and other classical works. As a modern selection an orchestrated medley of tunes from Jerome Kern's "Show Boat" will be presented by the combined orchestras. The baton will be shared by Miss Francis Leech of the Colby Orchestra and Malcolm Holmes...
...start with Graham McNamee announcing. First feature was silvery Edwin Franko Goldman's cornety band. When the program was a half-year old, Canadian Conductor Rosario Bourdon took over, be gan making the Cities Service hour the big-time show it is today. He handed the baton over last February to Dr.* Frank Jeremiah Black, an old timer...
...John J. Hallahan Memorial Trophy for the outstanding performance of the meet. Joe Donnelly, Franny King, and Don Donahue complete the mile quartet. Donahue, normally a hurdler, replaced Hobart Lerner in a surprise move this week. All Hanlon, Jack McCluse, Joe Bradley, and Ros Brayton will pass the baton in the two mile event...