Word: guestly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...dozen times and first place nine times (among their hits: I'll Walk Alone; It's Been a Long, Long Time; Give Me Five Minutes More.) They earn $150,000 a year. Jule, who was born in London 42 years ago, was a piano prodigy who was guest soloist with the Detroit Symphony at eight. Sammy, 35, was brought up on the sidewalks of New York, set a hooky record at Seward Park High School"which still stands." He was already a successful lyricist at 28 (Shoe Shine Boy, Bei Mir Bist Du Schon) when he and Jule...
...pinch was that the directors had no better idea to offer. They had tried to raise $75,000, and fallen $50,000 short of their goal. So far all they have planned for fall is a series of three pops concerts, with guest conductors like Ferde Grofe and Morton Gould, and three children's concerts. Admitted one director: "We have been guilty of not really analyzing the musical needs of Seattle...
...lodge held its meeting in the open air. After a picnic supper, with heaps of fried chicken and hot biscuits, everybody filed into a little church in a grove. The ladies put on a fine program of songs and recitations. Then Brother Haslerig, the chairman, called on his house guest, Brother James R. Crawford, to offer a few remarks "preferably regarding the status of our people back in Pittsburgh." But it was getting late, so the visitor from Pittsburgh just stood and took...
...late Railroader Jay and oldest living dandy of American expatriates, was having a little trouble at 70 with his wartime hostess on the Riviera. She had hidden him for eight months while the Gestapo sniffed about, declared Mme. Anne Vilbert de Sairigné, and in gratitude her wealthy house guest had written her a handsome check. But when she tried to cash it she found he had stopped payment. So last week she sued for the amount: $400,000. Expatriate Frank avoided the press. A friend spoke for him, though not much: "A most delicate matter...
...Symphony (Sat. 6:30 p.m., NBC). Guest conductor: Massimo Freccia...