Word: taker
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...pianists and fiddlers who are not headliners can get a chance to play with an orchestra. Conductor Barzin's new American Orchestra, a professional, unionized, 72-man group of players, offered its services to soloists at a minimum price of $1,800 per concert. First taker, who appeared last week in a Carnegie Hall concert with the new group, was U. S. Pianist Frank Bishop. Pianist Bishop played three concertos, broke down in two of them, but at least he had had his night...
Developed by NBC as a sustaining program, Information Please long attracted no sponsor because agencies thought it appealed to an intellectual, and therefore limited, audience. But last week, at last, the program had a taker-Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc. for a reported $2,500 per week. Canada Dry, which once sponsored Jack Benny but has not been on a network for nearly seven years, bought Information Please because it has a fairly large and very vociferous "quality" audience. Its attractions...
Applications for ticketmen must be made with the head ticket-taker at the H. A. A. tomorrow and Wednesday between 9 and 12 o'clock noon, while prospective ushers may file their blanks between 2 and 4 o'clock from September 26 to September...
British editors, rallying to potent Sir Kingsley Wood, rebuked Humorist Herbert for "misrepresentations," "distortion" and "questionable levity." He replied with a letter to the London Times, arguing: "If more plain language were used, there would be less bad legislation. It shocks no one to [have the Government census taker] say 'Other issue and marriage condition of father and mother where the father of the child is a person other than present or a former spouse?' But what this means in plain language is: 1) 'Have you had any other illegitimate children?' 2) 'Are you married...
...former section head and assistant head ushers who are attending the University this fall and who wish to work at the football games again, are expected to report to the Head Usher at the appointed hours. Former ticket takers desiring to continue this work should file application to the chief ticket taker at the same time...