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...Conductor Nikolai Sokolov of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, his wife (nee Marix) has said proudly: "Before he was twelve, my husband played in the orchestras of several Russian vaudeville companies that were better than the Chauve Souris." True to this honest origin, Mr. Sokolov is described as "playing poker???either stud or draw?when the boys come in for a game on a Saturday night, peel off their coats . . . and Mrs. Sokolov puts the coffee on to perk and fixes up a snack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Red Rhapsody | 1/31/1927 | See Source »

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