Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Probably related to Los Angeles Times article, May 10, 1936, "Beau Peep Whispers." … Junior League Musicale … Last Wednesday’s Junior League musicale in the quiet dignity of the Biltmore Ballroom … Madelaine Forthmann, looking blondely lovely in white chiffon, played Beethoven and Bach with exceptional skill, while Mildred (Mrs. William) Rains, in an Alice blue gown, was masterful in her contrasts of Chopin’s gay and somber moods. We thought the program rose to a new high in the talented two-piano playing of Rachmaninoff … Mildred Titcomb Rains and Madelaine Forthmann, both in gowns, at two pianos onstage, photographed from stage level, with tapestry in background. One piano bench reads Southern California Music Co. Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 8889 - Mildred Titcomb Rains, Madeline Forthman, Print 11 x 14 [Stamped:] Received July 1 1937 Library
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b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
0228 uclamss_1429_0228 ark:/21198/zz002d9g0v
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Subject
People Arts Entertainment Pianists--California--Los Angeles Biltmore Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.) Rains, Mildred Titcomb, 1906-2000 Boyer, Madelaine Forthmann, 1913-1994
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