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Word: prade (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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There is, inevitably, a not too artful rendition of the "Song of the Volga Boatmen," but what Mr. Balieff used to call "De Prade uf de Vooden Sojus" is happily omitted. Instead, there is a charming mechanical toy number, which Mr. Yushny has to wind up from time to time, called "Souvenir Lowere de Suisse." Miss Isa Kremer, a local Diseuse, appears to please audiences most with an astonishing repertory of songs, beginning with a French lullaby, skipping blithely through an Italian street ballad and an old English lyric to end up with the impersonation of a Kentucky mountain woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Show in Manhattan | 5/2/1932 | See Source »

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