Word: pianos
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Genius of the Comic Strip, which thus presided at his departure last week, was responsible for Gershwin's taking up music in the first place. In 1911, his mother's sister-in-law bought a piano. Because the promptings of that Genius told his mother to keep up with the Joneses, she bought one also. The thing had cost a lot and it was no good unless somebody learned to play it. So the Gershwin family hired a teacher for George, then 13. Came the day when he played for Max Rosen, famed violinist. Mr. Rosen patted him kindly...
Entertainment for the diners will be furnished by a delegation of Keith's negro musicians, who will render piano and vocal selections...
...with a most unusual cartoon depicting a family lying in various stages of unconciousness about a parlor. He explained in the letter, that the scene is his idea of the reaction of Mr. Smyth's family to the unexpected news, and represents mother having hysterics, sister falling off the piano, and father falling into...
...band will include P. K. Brown '27, saxophone; A. M. Carrillo 2E.S., saxophone; G. B. Moynahan '26, saxophone; W. L. Tibbetts Jr. '26, piano; Lindsley Austin '26, drum; J. G. Wright '27, banjo...
...among them "Variations on Mary had a Little Lamb," written after the styles of various well known composers. Other features of the concert will be solos by J. H. Wright '28 on the saxophone, and songs by L. C. Bates 11, who will be accompanied at the piano by L. D. Moore 2G.B. Selections on the violincello will be given by given by R. B. Greenman...