Word: rubinstein
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...went into the union business" fulltime at 23 after he had failed to make an earning go of playing the trumpet ("If there was 14 trumpets in the band, I was the 14th trumpet"). When he hit the top, he called the tune: nobody, from Liberace to Rubinstein, it turned out. could play an instrument for pay in the U.S. without his consent. "What's the difference," he demanded, "between Heifetz and a fiddler in a tavern?" Once he decided to give a concert honoring Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly for political favors, and "suggested" to 23 bandleaders, including Paul...
...that Van had "almost the technique of Horowitz during his prime, and he has everything Horowitz always lacked." Raved Britain's Sir Arthur Bliss: "He plays with fire and poetry, and gives vitality to every phrase." More cautious, U.S. Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos feels that Van "could rise to Rubinstein's stature, but at the moment it's not fair to compare them." Says Piano Critic Abram (Speaking of Pianists) Chasins: "Van is a born flaming virtuoso...
...Caesar, Berle's successor as king of the TV comedians, was faring less well. Reunited early this year with Imogene Coca, Caesar tried a comeback on ABC, ran into the heavy opposition of the Dinah Shore Show on NBC. Last week Sponsor Helena Rubinstein announced that she would drop him at month...
...seems to me that the Corporation is right in affirming the Christian tradition of the church but also right in making all students welcome there," he said. Rubinstein commented that he felt the controversy was carried on in a way which was "a real credit to Harvard...
...congratulating the Corporation on its action, Rubinstein said he was glad to note official recognition of the mixed characteristics of the community. He noted that this might set a pattern for other colleges to follow...