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...that time, another recording of the record playing was made and the needle was tried on a fresh record. The original record was literally worn away in some places. You just didn't get anything at all, the whole surface being hopelessly scarred so that the tone was almost nil--this after 250 times, or one-fourth of what the needle is supposed to do with-out harming the record...
...Germany had 35 billion marks invested abroad. After two years of war (August 1916), she still had nearly that much, and found no trouble in getting credit abroad. Today Germany's foreign credit is practically nil. Anything she imports must be paid for in cash or barter. This difference more than offsets the fact that Germany can now trade with two countries which were her enemies in 1916 -Italy and Russia...
...magnificent record....Eddle Duchin (Columbia) has recorded his theme, the Chopin "Nocturne" and strangely enough, it makes quite an acceptable record....Jan Savitt's been turning out pop tunes, but they're excellent renditions and been watching. Total output of Woody Herman, Charlie Barnet, and Harry James has been nil lately, mainly due to overplaying. Woody has one coming out this week called "Blues On Parade" that ought to be pretty good, however...
...fours (indicating four to six guns) at intervals of ten minutes to half an hour. At first they blew craters three feet deep in the frozen ground. Later, the craters increased to six feet deep, 18 feet across, as heavier explosive charges were used. Their military effect was nil and Viipuri's small remaining population soon got over the psychological effect...
...trifle excessive. Many a musical has been fresher, cleverer, more original; several Cole Porter shows have had wittier lyrics, catchier tunes. But as a splendiferous version of regulation musicomedy Du Barry Was a Lady is all there. Its costumes are gorgeous, its goings-on boisterous. Its wit is almost nil, but its wisecracks are raw as a cannibal sandwich, suggestive as a red light burning in the hall. Bert Lahr is at his best-which is good enough. Ethel Merman is at her best -which is tops...