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George W. Bagby on a concert by famed Pianist Anton Rubinstein: "Well, sir, he had the blamedest, biggest, catty-corneredest pianner you ever laid your eyes on-something like a distracted billiard table on three legs. . . . Played well? You bet he did. When he first sit down, he peered to care mighty little about playing, and wished he hadn't come. He tweedle-eedled a little on the treble, and twoodle-oodled some on the bass. . . . All of a sudden, old Ruby changed his tune. . . . He lit into them keys like a thousand of brick. He give...
...combination for the Club Alamo in Har lem. Their output is best described by their leader: '"When we played a fox trot in dem days, we had to put up a sign and say 'Fox Trot' so a guy could know what to expect. . . . Playin' pianner, I used to have a racin' form instead of notes...
...bussing Turner during 30 long clinches demonstrates Love. To us it shows endurance,--on the audience's part. Besides, there is only one brief glimpse of Lana's limbs, and strangely enough, while all the other corny cliches are there, you won't find La Lana perching on the pianner as the boys in the background croon "Who Poured the Beer in Paddy's Coffin...
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