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aeisya■U*dr concert. Mutual interests resulted meeting i in friendship and eventually into jraVe ai love, followed by marriage. The the ger; couple, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lin- At t hart, made their home in Chicago the Lei until 1930, when they decided to discussi move to Brookfield.Linhart obtained employment with a concert orchestra, which entertained at the leading Chicago ( theatres. One member of the or- LuGrar chestra was later to become^fam- two V) ous as the leader of a dance band. «d on twas pn CWilliitidiicCom miNationiHe was Frankie Masters. When the orchestra performed at the .Stratford theatre, Linhart became CuiturtI acquainted with . the struggling* seekinglT young master-of- ceremonies at the * aers r show. The young man interspersed his dialogue with frequent singing j in u new style, caHed crooning. i *THie public eventually did recognize i as •.*£. the talent of the young man. The j joke telling singer was none other “jtfaS3 than Bing Crosby. I roie 0fK-*8veteitlewL1215151019\rOrganizes Orchestraanj us imij derstttjWhen the Linharts moved to * comrni Brookfield, Frank formed his own r*®”® orchestra. The venture was success- .ful until the depression of the thir- pursu| ties forced him to dissolve, the throua band. Linhart went to work as a tween silk spotter in a cleaning establish- inforu ment. The urge to re-enter the field The of music became stronger ,^and nitude stronger, so Linhart resurrected was fi his flute and started up another the or orchestra. ^Phe unit won instantan-. pletelj eous success among the Slavic pco-, find n pies in the Chicago area. Tneir When success culminated in an offer from t?n#/r the directors of station WHFC forthat 1the Linhart aggregation to serve mostlie sulanguint*** lt;Thiries«188 the studio staff orchestra in f . k|a 1942. A continuing chain of h«- }£* ii|. claim resulted in ever increasing ,nl| demands for the band’s entertainment) until now it is one of the most popular in the vicinity.Linhart thinks Tschaikowsky is tions the greatest composer of all time, i montlHesaid, 4*Tsdraikowsky’s—works sens are international in character. Nobody has been ever able to' capture the moods and fcemperment of individual nations and put them into music like he has. He is truly themusical' spokesman of all peoplesof the world.*’Linhart/ himselC* attempts to keep his niusic in an international vein, not only througbrhUrinterpretations, but by th£ selection of members for his orchestra. In addition to Linhart, three others areBohemian, two are Polish, one is German, and the other is a Russian.
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Brookfield Magnet
Brookfield, Illinois, US
Thu, Dec 04, 1947
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