Play Time at the Piccadilly Hotel, London 1937

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Play Time at the Piccadilly Hotel, London 1937Musical evenings at Londons Piccadilly Hotel used to be relayed to dance halls across London. This performance in 1937 was relayed to the Hackney Empire: "Billy Gerhardi is a South African, born in Durban. Tiring of the job of selling orange groves and houses in the sunny Union, he came to London with his violin tucked underneath his arm. His first job was as violin and conductor of "The Ragpickers," an American team playing at the Hammersmith Palais

arrived in California

which are therefore only indirectly named after President James Madison

plenty of sandwiches

Some 44 Governors and 14 members of the Cabinet were also present and some 83 countries were represented by their ambassadors

A writer for the magazine Modern Mechanix marveled at the scene in the kitchens: "Through an open door we saw busy chefs cooking on the kitchen's thirty-eight sectional gas ranges

The Anchor Line carried cargo

its meaning must have gladdened the hearts of many those sitting in that noisy dining hall

fenced-in fish pond with carps and a rock garden taller than myself

This menu comes from the honoree banquet given for Baron Shimpei Goto

There are few clues and all we know is that the menu was printed in Modesto

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apparently

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