Word: stringing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Jock Whitney's grandfather was William Collins Whitney, a New England lawyer who amassed a fortune in street railways, became Secretary of the Navy under President Cleveland, built up a string of race horses to extend his Wall Street rivalry with James R. Keene...
Jock Whitney's uncle was the late Harry Payne Whitney, who inherited most of William Collins Whitney's fortune, organized the U. S. polo team that beat England in 1909, owned and sailed the America's Cup contender Vanitie (1910), in 1930 left the finest string of race horses in the U. S. to Cornelius Vanderbilt ("Sonny") Whitney, his son by Sculptress Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Sonny Whitney, almost as horsy as his Cousin Jock, has extended his family's business interests by becoming an active director of Pan American Airways. Last autumn he tried to become...
Quartet. The London String Quartet gave a concert in Manhattan last week and set out for the Pacific Coast where for two months it will be sponsored by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge. most generous of chamber music patrons. The Londoners play bridge on the train when they can find a fourth; long John Pennington (first violinist) refuses to play. Because constant rehearsing and traveling force them to see so much of one another they try to stay at different hotels...
...special feature of tomorrow's program will be the first public performance of three pieces by Ravel. These pieces were originally written for women's voices but have been arranged for string orchestras by M. H. Holmes '28, who will conduct the Sodality. In this concert. The Pierian Sodality of 1808 is the traditional name for the Harvard University Orchestra...
...program is as follows: "Ave Maria" (Opus 12) Brahms Sung by the Radcliffe Choral Society "Concerto for Piano in A-Major" Mozart Piano solo by Professor Ballantine "Suite for String Orchestra," from "Les Trois Chansons" Ravel Arranged by M. H. Holmes "Symphony in C-Major" Mozart