El "plays" piano?

I guess "trying" or "attempting" is out of the question here! With snipes on the back:

DOING THE WRAP AROUND
El Brendel, Fox comedy star, has a little difficulty while practicing on the player piano.

YUMPIN' YIMMINY CHRISTMAS
El Brendel, Fox comedy star, has a day off between pictures, after finishing "Just Imagine," and decides to find out why one of the notes in his piano is a bit flat. He found out. Now the whole piano is flat.