Humoresque

These classical showpieces -- especially his oft-played rearrangement of "Humoresque" -- are important for another reason: They underscore Tatum's reputation as perhaps the first jazz musician to be regarded by the larger culture as a serious virtuoso, comparable to Vladimir Horowitz or Van Cliburn.

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It was called Humoresque [co-starring John Garfield, 1946].

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Joan was quickly cast with John Garfield in Jean Negulesco's "Humoresque" (1946).

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"'Humoresque,'" he said, with a quick glance for Miss Berg.

Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It Fannie Hurst 1928

And even as they stood, hatted and coated, importuning and pressing in upon him, and with a wisp of a smile to the fourth left box, Leon Kantor played them the "Humoresque" of Dvorák, skedaddling, plucking, quirking -- that laugh on life with a tear behind it.

Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It Fannie Hurst 1928

And there is a clear memory of the assistant cook, the college boy who was taking his vacation in the wilds, whistling the Dvo [vr] ák "Humoresque" as he dried the dishes on a piece of clean sacking.

Tenting To-night A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier Park and the Cascade Mountains Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917

As I edged my way through the dense throng I could hear my favourite composition, Dvorak's "Humoresque," being played on the violin by Beatrice Langley, who I had been told was to appear, and for a few brief minutes the crowd was hushed.

The Four Faces A Mystery William Le Queux 1895

The story of an emotional and ambitious woman who rises from waitress to owner of a restaurant chain, it was followed by such high-quality pictures as Humoresque (1947), Sudden Fear (1952), and The Story of Esther Costello (1957).

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Those movies prove that she was a gifted exponent of high comedy -- a fact that comes as a surprise to those who identify Joan Crawford only with Mildred Pierce, Humoresque or What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

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Those movies prove that she was a gifted exponent of high comedy -- a fact that comes as a surprise to those who identify Joan Crawford only with Mildred Pierce, Humoresque or What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Donald Spoto: Insist on the Truth -- Even When It's Good News Donald Spoto 2010