Word: baton
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Long, Huey's brother, who may not succeed himself, hand-picked former District Judge Carlos G. Spaht of Baton Rouge...
...audience was paralyzed and Ansermet cocked his head increduously. Suddenly everyone blushed and started whispering in horror-stricken tones. Orchestra members grinned at each other and hushed repitions of the offending note could be heard. Primrose, motionless, paled perceptibly but otherwise looked unconcerned. With a lunge, Anserment brandished his baton and plunged into the third movement...
...engaging repertory of old and new music, sung by bright young singers, many of whom Halasz discovered himself. But over the years, Halasz just did not seem able to get along with enough of his company. Only last month he riled some musicians in the case of the flying baton, which struck Concertmaster Alfred Bruening in the face, whether Halasz actually hurled it or let it slip (TIME, Dec. 10). And earlier last week, the American Guild of Musical Artists, headed by Lawrence Tibbett, had filed a protest with the board over Halasz' lofty treatment of his singers...
Petrillo, at ffff: "If you threw that baton, would you be willing to apologize?" "Yes," said Halasz, "but I didn't throw the baton." Said Petrillo: "That constitutes an apology. It's settled." Fifteen minutes late, the curtain finally went up on Carmen...
Still protesting his innocence, Halasz conducted in Milwaukee the next night with bare hands. "I feel," he said, "that the baton handicaps me a little when it comes to smoother movements...