Word: tenore
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nearly stole the show as the Mikado, and did himself justice as the usher in "Trial by Jury" and as Dick Dead-Eye, although the latter part required a bass which he was not able to supply. James Gerard, the romantic lead of the company and its only good tenor, does not quite look the part of the handsome Ralph Rackstraw or a Nanki-Poo. His substitute, Allen Stewart, who played the defendant in "Trial by Jury," is better looking but his voice does not have the required lyrical quality...
John Dixon, Negro tenor, will also entertain at the same meeting by singing "Eili-cili." "Dark Eyes," and "Ole Man River...
...Prince, Frank Hornaday uses his penetrating tenor voice to advantage in delivering the well-known "Deep In My Heart," in a duet, and "Serenade," backed by the chorus. At times he is a little insincere in a role requiring deep sentimentalism and emotionalism; but on the whole his musical performance is good enough to hold up his slightly weak histrionic performance...
Bennett in-laws and ex-s turned up at Manhattan's glittery El Morocco, opened the nightclub shindy season. Joan and Barbara are not on speaking terms. Joan, her Producer-Husband Walter Wanger and party entered and found Barbara and Actor-Husband Addison Randall. Then Tenor Morton Downey, ex-of Barbara, joined Joan and party. Barbara and husband departed with Roszika Dolly and husband, but soon returned for a Welsh rabbit. Randall slipped and fell, or was tripped and fell. His in-laws and party laughed. Randall marched over to the in-laws and issued a challenge to Downey...
...Everybody has money, and entertainment of all kinds goes full blast. Ninety per cent of the people you meet say, 'I think we're too complacent here at home.' "The people are talking a lot of Republican talk, but from what I could see of the tenor of the people the President will stay in next year...