Talk:George Thalben-Ball

Spurious Beecham anecdote
I suggest the Beecham anecdote should be removed as it appears to be spurious. The anecdote is related in another form in relation to a trombone player in "Beecham Stories" compiled by Harold Atkins and Archie Newman 1978, ISBN 0 7088 1634 7 p.91. Quote:


 * A trombone player made his debut one morning.
 * "You are new, aren't you?" said Beecham. "What is your name?"
 * "Ball, sir".
 * "How very singular," observed Sir Thomas.

Thalben Ball is not mentioned anywhere in Charles Reid's biography of Beecham, nor in John Lucas's standard biography. Hikitsurisan (talk) 22:07, 17 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Removed. As I said in my edit summary, whatever it may say about Beecham, it says absolutely nothing about Thalben-Ball, and this is, after all, an article about Thalben-Ball, not Beecham or anyone else.  --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  22:19, 17 February 2012 (UTC)