Word: savoyism
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Norman John Oswald Makin had come a long way. Last week the errand boy from Broken Hill, who entered Australian politics at 19, was host at a dinner for his fellow UNO leaders at the swank Savoy in London. Russia's terrifying Vishinsky was gaily talkative on his right, and China's Wellington Koo suavely quiet on his left...
When John Harvard marched off to war in 1941, the Savoy Cafe in the 400's of Columbus Avenue was already established as THE jazz spot of Boston. Manager Stevens Edward Connolly did S.R.O. business with Sabby Lewis, Pete Brown, and Frank Newton alternating as bandstand headliners to the accompaniment of a bar policy that hit the ceiling at six bits. In fact, the joint became so congested with characters that in early '43, moving day was declared to larger quarter on Mass. Ave., just across the bridge from Symphony...
Frank Stacy, editor of the music trade paper "Down Beat," was a Senior at Harvard when the new Savoy unshuttered and had this to say about the opening night atmosphere. "The crowd that showed up tonight to hear Sabby Lewis was a motley one, comprising Harvard Freshmen, visiting musicians, sailors and soldiers, sub-debs, debs, and addebs, and the local jazz critics." Rank heresy it is to classify Harvard men and jazz critics as "motely," but the description is accurate. Black and white enjoy the same music, drink the same liquor, and share the same table, while inhibitions are checked...
...present featured attraction at the Savoy is a brand new eight piece outfit fronted by ex-G.I. tenorman Jackie Fields. Jackie will be remembered by the ancients for his work with Newton's old band, which also featured Vic Dickenson and Arthur Herbert. The group is still rough and the style is more jump than jazz, but nevertheless Fields' musical product is far more pleasing than the senile, sterile harmonics of nearly every other night club band in this bailiwick of the Irish and Beacon Hill Puritans...
...turn republic. Fiery Gregorio Agnini, 89, who got off a rousing republican speech on the assembly's first day, died during the week. But many another voice in and out of his Socialist Party would still continue to demand that the country have done with the House of Savoy...