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...manuscript brief verses from the Song of Solomon; and Schmidt hit on the bright idea of having Kenneth Costin narrate these at the appropriate spots in the music. The balance of chorus, viola and piano was kept perfect throughout. The singers were in absolutely peak form, and gave forth luscious sounds such as have not filled Sanders in a long time. The whole performance will remain an unforgettable experience...
...hold forth with either dry or luscious...
Soprano Elizabeth Kalkhurst and tenor Malcolm Ticknor gave program in Lowell Common Room Sunday evening of art songs and operatic excerpts ranging from Elizabethan period to the present. Ticknor has luscious G-G octave, which he handles expertly, but lower notes as yet weak and unfocused. Soprano not up to her usual standard. Her best singing was fittingly in the premiere of the "Glamis thou art" aria from a new opera Macbeth by Edward Goldman, who was present; an aptly melodramatic setting, with particularly effective use of low notes. Singers joined at end for pair of the too rarely heard...
Prokofiev: Suite from The Love for Three Oranges (London Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Artur Rodzinski; Westminster). A luscious performance of some of the late master's wittiest notes, including the pompous march (ironically made famous by its use as the theme for radio's FBI in Peace and War). One of Westminster's plush "Laboratory Series," it comes in a heavy-plastic zipper envelope and is premium-priced. The sound is very good indeed...
...some revelry in Miami, ripening (54) Bon Vivant Lucius ("Luscious") Beebe, now publisher of the Virginia City, Nev. Territorial Enterprise, rolled into Jacksonville in his elegant private railroad car (accouterments: three master bedrooms, a Turkish bath, a wine closet, a St. Bernard dog woofing to the name of Mr. T-Bone Towser). Local reporters converged on the track where Beebe was parked with his traveling companion, Charles Clegg. Q.: "How much did this rolling stock cost?" Beebe (Shuddering slightly): "That's vulgar!" Clegg (to newsmen): "I wouldn't ask how much your suit cost." Beebe: "But Governor Harriman...