Word: concert
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...After a concert of the works of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (Oklahoma!, South Pacific) had set the summer attendance record at Manhattan's Lewisohn Stadium, Variety headlined: "R & H Have Arrived as Longhairs...
Last week, a brilliant blue neon sign and the suspenseful whirr of roulette wheels heralded the opening of San Marino's casino, temporarily quartered in the Kursaal, the republic's one concert hall. There was a quiet champagne party for 300 local officials and well-heeled visitors. Three dozen croupiers (imported from Italy) smoothly took charge of the casino's five roulette and two baccarat tables...
...Most listeners found that they enjoyed the old pearls from Gounod's score more than they appreciated the new string-Poet Spender's often banal narration. But everyone agreed it was a bang-up show. Producer Maggie, who at 61 vows each year of singing on the concert stage will be her last, was happily thinking about taking her Faust on tour...
...Summer Concert Series (Sun. 8:30 p.m., NBC). Dimitri Mitropoulos conducts NBC Symphony. Soloist: Contralto Elena Nikolaidi...
...Francisco's famed, roly-poly Conductor Pierre Monteux braved the 95° heat of New York City's Lewisohn Stadium ("The weather-eet ees brutal"), to lead the Philharmonic Symphony for a week. Gushed effusive Concert Chairman Mrs. Charles S. ("Minnie") Guggenheimer of Monteux's reading of Beethoven's Fifth: "Simply magnificent! It wasn't at all like Beethoven!" The directors of Chicago's Ravinia Music Festival advertised a smooth combo to perform some trios by Schubert, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. The lineup: Jascha Heifetz, Artur Rubinstein, Gregor Piatigorsky. Northwestern University promised to lend...