Word: singe
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Fiorello LaGuardia, old-scold columnist for 1) PM, 2) Sachs Quality Stores, tired of having his Sachs column rejected by Manhattan papers,* wrote something different, prayed in print: "I hope no fault will be found with it." Bulk of his column: Little Bopeep, Sing a Song of Sixpence, three other nursery favorites. That got printed-except by the Daily News...
...Elisabeth Rethberg sat in the audience. On stage was the oldest of them all, roly-poly, 69-year-old Giuseppe de Luca, onetime star of the Met's "Golden Age." It was his first Manhattan recital in 29 years. Said De Luca afterward: "Even before I began to sing they make a big ovation. They don't even know can I still sing. They are saying 'how do you do my dear friend...
Como takes a placid view of his rivals. Says he: "There's always room for three or four at the top. To me Crosby doesn't have to sing. Does he have to prove anything? It's like saying you like butter on your bread or water with your Scotch. You've gotten so used to it you think you can't do without it. Some man sat down with a pipe and thought Sinatra up. It couldn't have happened to a nicer...
...more outrageous the stunt, the more the Mexicans love it. Last week's gag: forcing contestants to sing with a mouthful of mush and peanuts...
Making its first trip for this term, the Glee Club will sing at Wheaton College tonight, with Bach's "Magnificat" as its main selection. They will also appear tomorrow at Connecticut College in New London, and present a concert in Sanders Theatre March 26 in co-operation with the Radcliffe Choral Society...