American Audiences and Canary Birds Across Headlines
The piece surveys audience behavior noting men in packed venues inspire speakers while women in orchestra boxes show restraint. It contrasts two meetings from Colorado and Massachusetts and highlights differing audience dynamics. It then notes canaries as expensive pets, with costs from $50 to $75 per bird and annual spends up to $1500, plus care needs. The piece ends with a child’s heaven question and a joke about grandpa.
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Colorado
Massatchusetts
Theother
Curtis Guild, Jr
Scribner’s
Canaries
London
Tatler
Nerve of charging $5 a seat mocked by star quote
A Washington Star quip notes admiration for a musician not for talent but for his audacity charging five dollars a seat. The jab highlights bold pricing as a measure of appeal.
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