Definitions
Bobby Morris, now in Australia after leaving his job as first comedian in the Rudy Vallee Hour for NBC in America, brought some amusing radio technicalities and definitions with him: Corn-on-the-cob: Harmonica. A {gelatine voice: Thin and quivering. Town crier: Noisy soloist. Adenoid: Soloist with a tight voice. Canaries: Coloratura sopranos. Squeakstick: Clarinet. Whodunit: Mystery script, Cliff-hangover: Radio _ serial thriller.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 26, 22 December 1939, Page 31
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61Definitions New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 26, 22 December 1939, Page 31
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