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An animation showing the behavior of a Leslie speaker when running. 1 = Horn enclosure 2 = Compression driver 3 = Treble motor 4 = Crossover 5 = Bass motor 6 = Woofer 7 = Drum enclosure 8 = Drum 9 = Cabinet Amplifier not pictured. The Leslie is specifically designed, via reproduction of the Doppler effect, to alter or modify sound.
Leslie assembled the speakers himself in his garage. [4] He produced speakers under various names before settling on Leslie as the universally accepted name by 1949. [5] Also in 1949, Leslie was granted a patent for his "rotatable tremulant sound producer," [6] the first of 48 patents that Leslie would acquire over the course of his career. [5]
[6] Arts and culture scholar Alisa Solomon of The Nation described it as a "razzmatazz show-tune". [7] Theatrical reviewer David Cote of Timeout deemed it "the ultimate outsider's jazz romp". [8] Theater critic Peter Marks of The Washington Post called it "a bluesy elucidation of a politician's urge to be at the center of the action". [9]
[6] After a few months, Edwardes sold the production to his accountant, Henry J. Leslie. Furneaux Cook as Squire Bantam Stephenson and Cellier revised the show, and Leslie added new stars, including Ben Davies and Marie Tempest , who took over the title role from the ailing Hood and became one of musical theatre's biggest stars. [ 7 ]
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The Sky's The Limit is a 1943 romantic musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The film was directed by Edward H. Griffith, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Astaire plays a Flying Tiger pilot on leave.
Hollywood Canteen is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film starring Joan Leslie, Robert Hutton, Dane Clark and features many stars (appearing as themselves) in cameo roles. [ 3 ] and produced by Warner Bros.
The Hard Way is a 1943 Warner Bros. musical drama film starring Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, and Joan Leslie.Directed by Vincent Sherman, it is based on a story by Irwin Shaw which was reportedly based on Ginger Rogers' relationship with her first husband Jack Pepper (whom she married in 1928 at age 17) and her mother Lela.