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...which besets all Gypsies. Spaniards filled a Manhattan theatre for his debut, shouted so loudly that he and the two girls with him repeated nearly everything they did. Escudero strutted about like a cock, clicking his heels and tapping his toes through dances loosely designed. His conversational castanet-playing impressed Ameri cans most. He barked with them brutally, whispered insinuatingly. For the end of one dance he snapped a fingernail accompaniment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Gypsy Dancer | 1/25/1932 | See Source »

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