Word: organ
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...knitted by Vancouver Island Indians. He won a $5 bet from Governor Wallgren that his own suit was the older (it was bought in 1939). He rose early to stroll on the wide lawns, sometimes played the piano before breakfast. Going to the Capitol, he sat down at an organ under the lofty, music-amplifying dome, launched into Beethoven's Minuet in G and the Blackhawk Waltz. Then, with the Governor and Press Secretary Charlie Ross, he sang Peggy O'Neil and Melancholy Baby...
Aside from the stars, a host of minor characters make up for some of the film's chronic dreariness. Mrs. Noosbaum, "I'm tellink mine hosband . . ." is rivalled only by John Carradine, in a ghoulish carbon copy of Ephraim Tutt sniggering while hunched over an organ keyboard and by Sidney Toler, who doffs his perennial mustache but is still Charlie Chan...
...almost every labor-union member, a picket line is sacrosanct: he would rather see than cross one. Last week the hair on union ears bristled at a heretic's cry. Said an editorial in the Teamster, organ of the powerful Teamsters union...
...event of the week took place last Saturday when E. H. Busbice became the third in our company to take the fall step. With a background of exceptionally fine organ music (courtesy of Professor Sedore) and Buz's smile the ceremony progressed very nicely until the couple rode off in J. Bryan's clatterise. Herr Walter Blatt and friend performed very, very capably as first assistants to the principals and Bob Fish sat in the audience carefully taking notes. We join with Mr. Lindsay (whose kindness was evidenced on Monday) in wishing the couple a happy career at NSCS...
Mutual was silent for two and a half minutes, then carried on with recorded music from Chicago. The Blue was silent for about a minute and a half, then sloped into an organ recital. NBC's Eddie Cantor show from Hollywood was also knocked off the eastern...