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...most enthusiastic audience of all was at Buffalo, N. Y. It broke into three numbers with applause, and demanded repeated encores. C. E. Henderson '28 at the piano, B. D. Hanighen '30 with his violin, and K. A. Perry '28 with his ventriloquist act scored especially...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INSTRUMENTAL CLUBS SCORE TOUR DE FORCE | 1/4/1927 | See Source »

...lame. Cameramen got him, always genial and accommodating, to pose in ridiculous circumstances. One picture showed him kinked over and looking solemnly at the twisted head of a boy whom he had cured. The doctor, in his overcoat and without his hat. looked exactly like a small-time ventriloquist with a dummy on his lap. Such blatancy, even though involuntary, was not ethical, and the U. S. profession damned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Virile Lorenz | 3/22/1926 | See Source »

...humorous insight evident in Mr. Henderson's "Piano Specialty", the rhythmic swing of the Mandolin Club's performance of the Strauss waltz, the excellent numbers furnished by the Gold Coast Orchestra, including the inimitably accurate German band, the unusually fine violin solos by W. Lind, the highly diverting ventriloquist dialogue by M. Perry, the virtuosity of Mr. Benfield upon the marimba xylophone, and Mr. Moynahan's fantastic dance. Against these high lights furnished by individuals, the Banjo Club, the Vocal Cub and the Mandolin Club provided a background of attractive numbers interpreted with unvarying skill. To the directors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HILL ENJOYS ABSENCE OF "HIGHBROW" MUSIC | 2/20/1926 | See Source »

Features including a ventriloquist, a full ten-piece orchestra, piano specialies, and a vocal unit will be given...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: INSTRUMENTAL CLUBS TO TAKE TRIP SOUTH | 12/16/1925 | See Source »

...ventriloquist, a midget, a strong man, a sap, a girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Point With Pride: Aug. 10, 1925 | 8/10/1925 | See Source »

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