Word: xylophonists
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...advertising agency J. Walter Thompson when it took over the Old Gold account last January, What's New will be tried out for 13 weeks, will be put on a national hookup if it makes the grade. Pleasant to hear last week was the smooth playing of Xylophonist Red Norvo as a Goodman guest. Equally pleasant this week should be the famed Goodman trio, which will get together for the first time in over two years. Besides Goodman, it includes Colored Pianist Teddy Wilson, who has his own band, Drummer Dave Tough, lately with Tommy Dorsey...
Ringleaders were handsome Norman Towner, 18, who likes to write and play tennis, and his sister Shirley, 15, who wants to be a xylophonist. Norman and Shirley scouted around, enlisted in their group Reno's most popular and active youths, among them: Football Guards Bill and Jac Shaw, Socialist Joe Benedict (whose mother arrived in Reno two years ago for a divorce), Bill Eccles, son of Nevada's Republican State chairman, Forrest W. Eccles. Last week they distributed all over the State a Youth's newspaper: Here and Now, "The Interests and Opinions of Nevada...
...bill were two U. S. acts, many British. Juggler Rich Hayes (British) drew royal smiles. Blackfaces Alexander & Mose (British) caused Lady May Cambridge to titter. Xylophonist Teddie Brown (U. S.) realized his ambition of some years to play at a "command performance" and thus swell his British gate. But with a gobbet of chewing gum, Broadway's robustious Al Trahan stopped the show, rocked the Palladium with mighty mirth and convulsed the Royal Party...
...open for members only. Roy Lamson '29 and the Harvardians, fresh from a successful season in Scandinavia will provide musical entertainment with a "Russian Phantasy" followed by a rendering of "I'm in Love With You", and ending with the ever-present "Tiger Rag". S. W. Burbank '30, xylophonist will assist the Harvardians. A newsreel and comedy will complete the evening...
...first of the Union's Sunday evening concerts and movie programs will be held tomorrow at 7 o'clock in the Union living room. The Harvardians, led by Roy Lamson '29 will play "Pale Mocn", "'Tiger Rag", and "'You, Just You". S. W. Burbank '30, xylophonist will assist the Harvardians...