Word: trot
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...reached the story-telling stage, shunt the President off to his next appointment. Mrs. Roosevelt, "the most natural and energetic person . . . who has lived in the White House in generations," gives herself so much to do that "even today, at the age of 49, she often moves at a trot." Though "extraordinarily ignorant and even gullible in the academic sense," Mrs. Roosevelt gets around so much, meets so many people, that the President relies to a great extent on her reports of the public pulse...
...Victor recording. Cab Calloway shouts intermittently and the band races to the end; exhilarating Fox Trot. "I Learned About Love From Her" is on the bottom...
...Pity Of It All"--Columbia recording. Enric Madriguera's polished orchestra has a very smooth and pleasing melody to work on. Helen Ward and Bub Burnch sing. The backing, "True" is good as a Fox Trot for dancing, but the tune is not very catchy...
...Riding On A Rainbow"--Brunswick, recorded in England. Ambrose's Embassy Club Orchestra trys a snappy spiritual Fox Trot with excellent results. Also "On A Steamer Coming Over," an insipid Fox Trot played by Ambrose's orchestra as if they were disgusted...
...Ought To Be In Pictures"--Columbia recording. Little Jack Little and orchestra do well with this number. Vocal refrain by Jack Little, just a trifle gushing. Some excellent finger exercises by the pianist which fit beautifully. The backing is another Fox Trot, "Nothing But The Best...