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At the same time, he is the advance man, the impresario and the drumbeater."

Mr. Lewis remains a drumbeater for art, a conceded know-nothing about money.

If anyone comes to mind as New Jersey's most zealous drumbeater for the arts, with an accent on theater, it's likely to be Laura Aden.

Ambrose segues from drumbeater for "The Belle of Broadway" to partner of Soap 13, even though there is no such soap.

A tireless drumbeater for Campbell, the peripatetic, Australian-born Mr. Johnson "was an incredible leader and spokesman for the company, very outspoken and high profile," Ms. Ghez said, adding, "He's a hard act to follow."

The daughter of an advance man for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus from Crawfordsville, Ind., she arrived in Manhattan in 1925 with $100, and by the mid-30's was the fashion industry's premier drumbeater.