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At least one hand organ player outfitted his monkey with a red jacket—apparently an early instance of a type of street entertainment that spread across American cities by the early twentieth century.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Sep. 2025 Nearby, Brundibár, who plays a hand organ, becomes angry and drives them off.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
The Indianapolis Star,
16 Mar. 2022