Word: gassoon
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Meanwhile, H. R. H. had become intrigued by a little jazz gadget which one of the correspondents had produced and was using with considerable musical effect. I think its name is 'gassoon.' It is a small aluminum instrument, about five inches long, into the mouth of which one hums the tune, with a result rather like the sound of humming through a paper-covered hair-comb. The correspondent removed the instrument from his mouth, wiped it on his sleeve and gave it to the Prince to inspect. H. R. H. promptly placed it in his own mouth...
...conclusion of 'John Brown's Body' there occurred a lull-like the uncomfortable pause in a conversation at a dinner-party where the guests are not quite sure of their ground. The eyes of H. R. H. gleamed impishly: he raised the gassoon to his lips again, expanded his cheeks and commenced to play another tune. ... It was one which had been sung to the Prince half a dozen times a day during the whole tour. It was 'God Bless the Prince of Wales...
...seconds there was silence, except for the sound of the gassoon. A sort of taken-aback silence, as though the company did not quite know what was the correct thing to do in the circumstances. Then, as suddenly as the air had been recognized, the whole crowd joined in heartily, magnificently...
...Bless the Prince of Wales' came to a premature end, and before the intentional humor of the incident had been completely realized, H. R. H. again raised the gassoon to his lips. And this time there emerged the strains of another song that had been sung to him on countless occasions, usually as a complement of the first: 'For he's a jolly good fellow...
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