Original sentence: Bowes was known for his quick dispatch of untalented performers by sounding either a loud bell.In the 1920s Bowes was the manager of New York's  Capitol Theatre.Major Bowes Amateur Hour, is an American radio talent show which was broadcast in the 1930s and 1940s
Edited sentence: " He acted the part to the hilt, complete with military bearing and imperious manner.Bowes was known for his quick dispatch of untalented performers by sounding either a loud bell (similar to that used to denote the end of a boxing round) or a gong (thus inspiring a later series, The Gong Show).He once admonished an underling, "How will people think you're important if you don't act important.In the 1920s Bowes was the imposing manager of New York's equally imposing Capitol Theatre and would insist on being addressed as "Major Bowes.Major Bowes Amateur Hour, American radio's best-known talent show, was one of the most popular programs broadcast in the United States in the 1930s and 1940s