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Having been married himself, having traveled widely and seen much of other married folk, deep-dimpled Paul Whiteman, famed jazz maestro, last week felt justified in delivering himself of some lay observations on the holy state of matrimony. Further justification for his remarks seemed to lie in the fact that he and his spouse, Dancer Vanda Hoff, had just, after several attempts at reconciliation, obtained a divorce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Middle Class Institution | 3/16/1931 | See Source »

...Marriage," announced cupid-like Mr. Whiteman in Chicago, "is a middle-class institution. At any rate, it seems to work best for those of the average mode, somewhere between the hodcarrier and the banker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Middle Class Institution | 3/16/1931 | See Source »

...case Mr. Whiteman explained: "It's hard for two people in the show business to be happily married. Any way, I found it impossible. It isn't a normal existence. It's a very intense life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Middle Class Institution | 3/16/1931 | See Source »

...expression. If is may breath and my life. Here, in a thestre I may reach three thousand people a day, but my radio audiences are up in the millions I give them simply music of a kind that many people like. My popularity has not diminished the fame of Whiteman and the others, for I have only brought out another element in a direct appeal to the heart...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Simple and Sincere Attitude to His Art and His Public Is Rudy Vallee's Secret of Success--Enjoys Acclamation | 1/26/1931 | See Source »

Body and Soul and Something to Remember You By (Victor)?Leo Reisman does the best orchestral version of Libby Holman's songs, Paul Whiteman next (Columbia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Dutchman and Debuts | 11/10/1930 | See Source »

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