Word: stadiumitis
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Francisco's famed, roly-poly Conductor Pierre Monteux braved the 95° heat of New York City's Lewisohn Stadium ("The weather-eet ees brutal"), to lead the Philharmonic Symphony for a week. Gushed effusive Concert Chairman Mrs. Charles S. ("Minnie") Guggenheimer of Monteux's reading of Beethoven's Fifth: "Simply magnificent! It wasn't at all like Beethoven!" The directors of Chicago's Ravinia Music Festival advertised a smooth combo to perform some trios by Schubert, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. The lineup: Jascha Heifetz, Artur Rubinstein, Gregor Piatigorsky. Northwestern University promised to lend...
...Stadium Concerts (Wed. 9 p.m., CBS). Saint-Saens, Hindemith and Prokofiev...
Harlem's Sugar Ray Robinson, welterweight (147 Ibs.) champion of the world, danced in his corner almost unnoticed. All eyes in Philadelphia's Municipal Stadium were on the challenger, Cuba's Gerardo ("Kid Gavilan") Gonzales. Most of the 27,805 customers seemed to think that the Cuban had a real chance for the crown...
Casey Stengel was floating on a fleecy cloud. In his managerial cubbyhole at Yankee Stadium, Casey reclined dreamily upon a sofa, his short, crooked legs crossed, his gnarled hands clasped behind his head. "Best ball club I ever had," he kept repeating softly, as though he liked the sound of the words. Last week, at the season's halfway mark, his New York Yankees were leading the American League by six games...
...Stadium Concert (Wed. 9 p.m., CBS). Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult. Soloist: Violinist Frances Magnes...