Word: beechamâ
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...world has laughed at the name of Beecham???first at Joseph the father, who made a fortune at pill-making, winning a baronetcy thereby, then at Thomas the son, who squandered it* in the name of music, and wheeled about to mock the entire British public for its lack of appreciation. Some three thousand wanted to laugh one night last week in Manhattan when Sir Thomas lifted his baton for his U. S. debut with the Philharmonic Orchestra. He had come on calmly enough, like a slick little middle-aged banker surveying his premises. Then he stepped...
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