Word: strausses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...touch was first felt at 16, when Marx went to work for Manhattan Toymaker Ferdinand Strauss, who is credited with making mechanical toys popular in the U.S. Within a year, Marx was head of a Strauss factory. He left to become a toy seller, and soon had enough money to buy Strauss's factories and his most successful mechanical toys-"Zippo the Climbing Monkey" and the "Alabama Coon Jigger," a tap-dancing minstrel. Most competitors thought these two items were finished. Marx proved them wrong: he sold 16 million. Now he has 14 factories spread from Erie...
...program, which is divided into two sections, is an interesting, unusual, and difficult one," commented Concert Chairman Peter Strauss '54 last night. Over 850 tickets have been sold for the affair, and additional seats will be available at the door...
...Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Margarete Bäumer and Ursula Richter, sopranos; Tiana Lemnitz, mezzo-soprano; Kurt Böhme, bass; chorus of the Dresden State Opera, the Saxonian State Orchestra, Rudolf Kempe conducting; Urania Records, sides LP). Soprano Bäumer (The Marschallin) has an unpleasant tremolo and Böhme (Ochs) is too growly and guttural; otherwise a middling-good performance. Recording: good...
...cast made up for its lack of experience by singing and acting with even greater vitality than the regular performers. Even the chorus and dancers contributed to the Sparkling-Burgundy effect which Johann Strauss' incomparable music created. Only two of the leads (Brenda Lewis and Donald Dame) possess really outstanding voices. Miss Lewis has all the vocal and physical equipment for an effective portrayal of the voluptuous Rosalinda. Her performance would have been flawless were it not for her careless enunciation, and perhaps this will be remedied as she grows accustomed to the acoustics in the Opera House...
...difference between "Fledermaus" and more recent musical comedy is that "Fledermaus" has better music. Strauss' tunes are the most singable, danceable, and memorable to hit Boston in a long, long time. This operetta is more than just the best show in town--it is probably the best thing Boston will see all year...