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Music: Harmonicist in London

Queen's Hall in London is the scene of many a proud orchestral concert, a place where proven virtuosos play, give dignity to music. Last week British brows were raised when a performer without a pedigree announced a Queen's Hall concert. He was Borrah Minevitch, famed as a U. S. comic who plays the harmonica, costumed usually in nobby grey trousers, a loud checked coat, a derby cocked impertinently to one side. This time he was serious, intent on demonstrating the harmonica as a legitimate musical instrument. The Duke & Duchess of Athol bought...

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