Word: orchestras
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...look its best for the final tribute to its greatest citizen. Paul John Kvale, eldest son, world war veteran and secretary to his father during his years in Congress, is the most likely candidate to succeed his father. . . . Alfred Kvale, second son, is famed as master of ceremonies and orchestra leader at the Oriental theatre in Chicago, and is an accomplished musician on several instruments. There are four other sons and one daughter, Dr. Ingolf Kvale of Willmar, Minn., and Mildred, Walter, Arthur and Robert of Benson. Mrs. Kvale died three years ago. D. M. LAWSON...
...familiar faces. It was their fifth visit. Dutifully the swaying guests lined up along a wall, dutifully handed over $1,700 in cash, $7,500 in jewelry. But eager to please, the "baron robbers" this time added an innovation. They ordered "drinks for all, on the house," commanded the orchestra to play on. Guests with spirits revived continued to revel, forgot their losses, while the bandits returned jewels to all women who consented to be their dancing partners. At daybreak police arrived, found sleepy guests, no bandits. Old Bombings. Into the swimming pool of the Lakeshore Athletic Club landed...
...greatest virtuosity. Ask any Manhattanite who is the world's greatest conductor and the answer, almost infallibly, will be Arturo Toscanini. Ask a Philadelphian and the answer will be, just as surely, Leopold Stokowski. Hence satisfaction, as blissful if not quite as novel, attended the first Philadelphia Orchestra concert given last week, a day after the Philharmonic...
Four pieces which have never been sung with an orchestra accompaniment before an audience in the United States will be given by the Harvard Glee Club on December 12 at Symphony Hall in Boston. This concert is one of a series which is to be presented this season by the organization. The pieces which have never before been publicly performed are as follows...
Nine concerts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra will be given in Sanders Theatre on Thursday evenings. October 17, November 7, December 5, January 16, February 20, March 13, April 3, April 17, and May 1. The price of tickets for the season will...