Word: drum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Carmen Jones (Otto Preminger; 20th Century-Fox). The rattle of the cash register does not often serve as the drum roll of social progress. With this picture it may. Otto Preminger's Hollywood version of Billy Rose's Broadway version of Georges Bizet's grand opera seems sure to be a big hit. It also seems likely that the picture will fling somewhat wider the gates of opportunity for Negro entertainers in Hollywood. For in this picture the actors present themselves not merely as racial phenomena but as individuals, and they put across a Carmen that...
...rosy glow has been whipped away by the ic political winds the Republicans now feel; reports from the states indicate a Democratic victor tomorrow. In a last minute attempt to win the margin his party needs, Vice President Nixon has been beating the campaign drum with a volley of irresponsible charges, shuttling about the country crying that the Democrats are "soft on communism." The pundits who thought the purge of McCarthy meant a return to sanity now see the Senator returning in the robes of the Vice-President...
...growing. Thousands of pipes were crowded into the organ lofts, and the three basement rooms became filled with the complex wind and control machinery, e.g., five electric motors, coupler relays, etc. Besides the ordinary stops, Mayer acquired such theatrical effects as a cymbal crash, a tympani roll, a drum stroke. In 1950, a wealthy alumnus gave Mayer a second new console, a $35,000 item that contained 1,622 parts, including 757 stop keys, 218 combinations and 248 miscellaneous gadgets (e.g., a toe-touch stud that brings on a soft stop with one kick, adds a louder one with...
Ingenuity has been as much as trademark of the band as its drum and tuba, especially in "visuals," the half-time formations at football games. One of the more memorable drills took place at the 1949 Dartmouth game, when the visiting Indian band formed a beer stein, the content of which gradually diminished. The Harvard Band, aroused by the challenge them formed a champagne bottle, which tipped and poured into a thin-stemmed glass complete with bubbles. For this they received a tremendous ovation, a protest from the WCTU, and a mild reprimand form the administration which felt than...
Touchette also brought another member into the band--his young son, who until recently was employed sitting on top of the big bass drum wielding a mammoth beater. The days of socking the huge instrument are almost over, however; the gargantuan hides are in soggy condition, and the entire frame needs overhauling. Estimates of the drum's value have varied. "When I was a freshman," says Novick, "it was worth $6000. The next year they sat $7000. Last year it went up another thousand. Actually, it's closer to $2000, but even then we have to find a cow with...