Quote #107

Benny has done more than raise millions of dollars to erase operating deficits of major orchestras. He has brought multitudes of people who would not otherwise be there into the concert halls to prove that music can be entertaining and rewarding. ~ Leonard Bernstein

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  1. (when asked how well her father played the violin) Well, let me put it this way. He doesn't play as well as Jascha Heifetz - but then, who …
  2. Last night, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost. ~ New York Post Critic
  3. When Jack Benny walks out in tails in front of ninety great musicians, he looks like the world's greatest violinist. It's a shame he has to…
  4. His violin always plays off-key, but his humor is never off-color. ~ Ronald Reagan
  5. He is so anemic that if he stays out at night, he has to get a transfusion so his eyes will be bloodshot in the morning. ~ Fred Allen
  6. Jack Benny had style from the beginning. He stood straight and walked kind of sideways as if he were being gently shoved by a touch of geni…
  7. When Jack Benny plays the violin, it sounds as if the strings are back in the cat. ~ Fred Allen
  8. Throughout Jack's violin solo at the Hollywood Bowl, the audience was glued to their seats. That was the only way he could get them to sit …

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