] Screen narrator Deems Taylor (popular musical commentator with the New York Philharmonic radio broadcasts) welcomes the audience to a "new form of entertainment," and in his introduction sets the scene:What you""re going to see are the designs and pictures and stories that music inspired in the minds and imaginations of a group of artists.The basement is a fearful place for them - "it gives me the creeps" according to Rosemary.To provide protection, Terry displays her mysterious, smelly and noxious "good-luck charm" [filled with tannis root] given her by Mrs.Johnny Sims reached the age of twelve.He recited poetry, played piano and sang in a choir...so did Lincoln and Washington!Eight male school friends sit perched on a fencepost and talk about their futures, many of which are already mapped out for them - even so, young twelve year old Johnny is confident of his prospects:White boy: What are you gonna be when you grow up, Whitey?Black boy: I detend to be a preacher man! Hallelujah!Nerdy-looking boy: I purpose to seek occupation as a cowboy.The actor""s apprehension about impersonating the President begins to dissipate when the commander-in-chief, speaking in FDR""s characteristic accent, chuckles, kids with him, and then reflects on aging George""s membership in the celebrated vaudeville family:President: I""m sorry I missed the opening of your show.