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...starts to play Rachmaninoff's Prelude. When he hits a bass note, the piano begins to misfire. When he plays allegro, the top flies off. When he becomes angry, all the keys begin to fly around his ears. Pleased, Harpo removes the strings, uses them for a magnificent harp solo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Jun. 21, 1937 | 6/21/1937 | See Source »

Negro Composer William Grant Still's dull, pretentious Ebon Chronicle followed, then Van Phillips' saucy, syncopated fugue called Thank You, Mr. Bach and a harp solo of the St. Louis Blues by World's Hottest Harpist Casper Reardon. Biggest hit of the day was All Points West by Rodgers & Hart. Here, against a tragic throbbing of strings and weird wind effects, Baritone Raymond Middleton Jr. called trains, recited the cynical, sentimental, sniggering thoughts of a train announcer, was unexpectedly shot by a stray bullet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Jazz on the Verge | 12/7/1936 | See Source »

...Landon, no woman has any more right to be called "Theo" than she has to play the harp. The wife of the Kansas governor must take the rap on both points. But that isn't all. She also goes around one week before the election, one week during which she could be saving the American way of life, saying, "Oh, no, I'm not worried about the election. My children keep me too busy for that." It's remarks like that that undermine American democracy. Harpo Marx also plays the harp, but you won't catch him not worrying about...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE FREE COUNTRY | 11/4/1936 | See Source »

...fencing, Coach Reno Peroy was pleased by a large initial turnout of over 25. Three lettermen reported to take up the epee, Captain Edward O. Miller '37, William F. Hayden '37, and Albert E. Wemer '38. William F. Gerber '37, returns with his foil and Elmer Harp, Jr. ocC., with the sabre...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Basketball, Fencing, Squash, Wrestling Issue First Calls For Varsity Yesterday | 11/3/1936 | See Source »

...team coached by Duke's Wallace Wade has ever beaten a team coached by Tennessee's Bob Neyland at Knoxville. Undefeated Duke last week kept its hopes of a national championship intact until two minutes before the game ended. Then Tennessee Halfback Thomas ("Red") Harp's 70-yd. runback of a Duke punt wrecked them, saved the Tennessee jinx...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football, Nov. 2, 1936 | 11/2/1936 | See Source »

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