Word: musician
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...attend the unveiling of a monument to Viking Leif Ericsson* at the Capital. Minister Bliss must help President Coolidge entertain. Yale, which has not had a special convocation since Marshal Foch visited it in 1921, † is going to confer upon the Prince, "archeologist, musician, athlete and religious leader," an honorary LL.D...
...where is the orchestra? . . . Down behind that backdrop? . . . I think it is simply too quaint. . . ." That no orchestra lurks behind the backdrop is clearly demonstrated when Mr. Stokowski raises his baton and the scrannel strains of the violin and cello tremble, quite unsupported, in the hostile air. . . . Now another musician comes in. He carries a horn and a handkerchief and flops down in the first convenient seat; after a premonitory groan, his brass assaults the tune. . . . The piccolo players, the drummer and the flute stroll in, smiling and chuckling; one of them is trying to get a pack of cards...
...Calvé knows nothing about Miss Talley's musical antecedents, nor does she know how much work the young girl put in for her career. Calve was a great artiste, but she might have been a greater had she been a better musician. She knew little about reading music, and had to have it fairly drummed into...
...persistent curtain call. "We want Handel! We want Handel!" The New York Times continues. "At first those versed in musical history took the yell as a joke but a glance at the enthusiastic faces of the claquers was convincing evidence that the composer was actually regarded as a contemporary musician...
...Club from the Intercollegiate competition, Francis Rogers '91 has addressed a letter to the CRIMSON which brings to light the feelings of the New York graduates concerning the matter to an even greater degree. Mr. Rogers is a former member of the Glee Club, and has been a professional musician residing in New York for many years...