Bruce Shanks (1908-1980)

[inscription reads] " them out. / Evening. To Seubert’s. Pianola. Liszt’s Hungarian Fantasie (sic) is wonderful. / Heard Peter Cornelius’ “Ein Ton (Monotone). Fine. Ora V. sang & played it. After the music had stopped the monotone part continued plainly in my ear, tho (sic) while it was being played, the accompaniment took my attention. / A little of Beethoven. He was deaf. I have sound ears pretty good eyes - all my senses are well developed even to several others not mentioned in the physiology "