Word: golschmahn
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...this roused the envy of St. Louis' Conductor Vladimir Golschmahn. Promising in his program that he would perform the overture so stirringly that the audience would "literally be lifted from their seats," Conductor Golschmann ransacked nearby army camps for artillery. He found plenty of cannon, but no blank shells. At last Conductor Golschmann settled for a couple of shotguns which he borrowed from the Schubert Theater's property manager, Eugene Popp. They were "fired by stage mechanics into empty wooden tubs. St. Louis Symphony patrons agreed that the popping of Popp's shotguns was noise enough...
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