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Oct 8, 1940 When Redskins Play, It's Really a Circus

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1940, Oct 8. Asbury Park Press  ... "Extravaganza is no overstatement when it comes to the Sunday afternoon games, and one reason for their color is Mrs Marshall, the former Corinne Griffith from the land of extravaganza - Hollywood. She directs the entertainment! "The Marshalls aren't content with just a band. They employ a super band of 103 instruments manipulated by musicians draped in gaudy Indian costumes." ... "The swingeroos swing out from a gaily painted tepee atop the easy stands. When the musicians aren't giving out, the tepee is - with billowing smoke pumped up from the ground in a special stove." ....