Barbirolli Leads Houston Symphony Concerts at Jones Hall
Sir John Barbirolli conductor emeritus of the Houston Symphony will lead the next two concerts at 8 30 p m on Monday and Tuesday at Jones Hall The program features selections from Berlioz Debussy and Brahms Tickets are available at the Symphony box office CA 2823.
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John Barbirolli
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Jones Hall
Berlioz
Debussy
Brahms
Symphony
Alley Theatre Announces Auditions for 1969-70 Company
The Alley Theatre invites college and university students from Southwestern states to audition and interview April 5 and 6 for apprentice, lighting, sound, and production intern positions. Send picture and resume by March 21 to R. Edward Leonard, Alley Theatre, 615 Texas Ave, Houston 77002. Appointments will be assigned. A separate Houston audition for local residents will be announced in May for details in June.
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Alley Theatre
Southwestern States
Alley
R. Edward Leonard
Texas Ave
Houston
BLT's The Mikado opens March 20 at Baytown theatre
Baytown Little Theatre presents Gilbert and Sullivan comedy The Mikado with three quarter round staging and a cast led by Yum Yum played by Eve Buss Nanki Poo by Ted Smith Ko Ko by Cunt Bates Pooh Bah by Dick Neaver Mikado by Gordon Gallatin with a March 20 21 22 27 28 and 29 run at 8 30 p m. Reserved seats are $2 and box office accepts calls at 424 7617 or via Foley's or Citizens National Bank.
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Baytown Little Theatre
Mattie Belle Durkee
Wanda Brown
Eve Buss
Yum-Yum
Ted Smith
Nanki- Poo
Japan
Cunt Bates
Ko-Ko
Titipu
Pooh-Bah
Dick Neaver
Phyllis Dignam
Katisha
Gordon Gallatin
Mikado
Rusty Mosely
Celia Beth Neaver
Philip
David Dignam
Foley’s
Citizens National Bank
Recreation Calendar For Community Building Dance and classes
Community Building offers a weekly schedule with multiple activities Monday through Saturday. Programs include dance baton slimnastics painting sewing arts and crafts oil painting photography and language classes, senior citizens clubs and teen activities. Ends with Saturday teen center dance featuring music by Blue Mist.
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Small Fry
Senior Citizens Men
Senior Citizens
Senior Citizens Ladies Auxiliary
Small Fry Recreation
Blue Mist
Concert Campaign Opens Membership Drive in Baytown
The Community Concert Association renews memberships in Baytown with options for families at 25 dollars for four concerts, single adults nine dollars, and students four fifty. Concerts occur Saturdays at Sterling High School. new members receive a bonus concert on April 26 and access to Galveston Association events.
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Community Concert Association
Baytown
Earl Milton
H. L. Wilder
Sterling High School
Galveston Association
Houston Opera Sets Fund Goal for 15th Anniversary Season
Houston Grand Opera plans a maintenance fund drive with an all time goal of 150000 for the 1969 1970 season. The target rises 340000 above this season’s 110000 after Ford grant of 30000 annually ends and Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund grant of 10000 for sets and costumes is terminated. Don Quixote will be staged in May as the season finale.
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Houston Grand Opera
HGO
Ford
Martha Baird Rockefeller
Massenet
Baylor Choir Plans Houston Jones Hall Concert
The Baylor University 4 Cappella Choir directed by Dr Euell Porter will sing at Jones Hall in Houston on Wrunday night. Tickets go on sale in Baytown through Mrs Vernon L Myers at 422 6223. Prices are 1 50 before and 2 after the performance.
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Baylor University
Euell Porter
Jones Hall
Houston
Baytown
Vernon L. Myers
Comedy at Alley Theatre Adds Light Up The Sky to Schedule
Moss Hart comedy Light Up The Sky is named the sixth player of the Inaugural Season at the Alley Theatre. The season includes Billy Liar through March 30, War and Peace April to May 4, Charlie and Out At Sea April 17 to June 1, Light Up The Sky May to June 8, and Ajl The Way Home June 12 to July 13. JA 21045 for tickets. Robert David MacDonald to headline Alley Forum with a March 21 talk and Q&A. admission $2. Tickets from Alley box office or JA 21045.
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Moss Hart
Alley Theatre
Billy Liar
Charlie
Robert David MacDonald
Alley Forum
Never Too Late Is In Houston
The Broadway comedy Never Too Late opens at Holiday Dinner Theater in Houston for a month long run. Protagonists Glenn Holtzman Pauline Hecht and other principals include David Doty and Francie Menden Hall directed by Marietta Marich. Dinner is served 7 8 p m with show at 8 30 p m nightly except Mondays. Prices range 5 50 to 7 50 with family night Tuesday. Reservations at 666 4146.
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Houston
Glenn Holtzman
Harry Lambert
Pauline Hecht
Edith Lambert
David Doty
Charlie
Francie Menden-Hall
Kate
Marietta Marich
Pasadena concert by Lyric Art String Quartet
The Pasadena Chamber Music Society will present an 8 15 p m concert on March 21 at Slocomb Auditorium San Jacinto College with guest Lyric Art String Quartet of Houston including Lack Muenzer Crouse Tepel and pianist Blumenthal joining in one selection. Admittance is by season membership and tickets require calling 472 1792 or 946 9288.
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Pasadena Chamber Music Society
Slocomb Auditorium
San Jacinto College
Lyric Art String Quartet of
Houston
Fredell Lack
Albert Muenzer
Wayne Crouse
Shirley Tepel
Toby Blumenthal
The Fragrant Year book review for gardeners
Audrey Maeser of Sterling Municipal Library extols The Fragrant Year by Helen Van Pelt Wilson and Leonie Bell. The volume catalogues fragrant plants for garden and home, offers a new scent classification, lists fragrant species, and devotes chapters to roses, night scents, winter fragrance, and indoor schedules. The authors argue fragrance enriches well being and home life and recommend the book as stimulating for gardeners.
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Audrey Maeser
Sterling Municipal Library
Helen van Pelt Wilson
Leonie Bell
Houston Arts and Events Guide Highlights Fall Activities
The Alley Theatre continues Billy Liar on the arena stage in Houston through March 30 with ticket info at JA 2 1045. Generation by William Goodhart runs at Town and Country Dinner Theater with buffet at 7 p.m. and show at 8 30 p.m. Call 464 7655 for details. Special exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts feature John F Kennedy paintings and other selections. Mu Phi Epsilon presents a concert at 4 p.m. Sunday. A member film No Man of Her Own stars Carole Lombard and Clark Gable shows at 7 and 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. The film Our Daily Bread will be shown and discussed at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Jones Hall, University of St. Thomas, under the Media Center. The 22nd annual Jefferson historical pilgrimage runs May 2–4 with morning and afternoon tours of five houses, $3.50 tickets available at Pilgrimage headquarters plus other local attractions.
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Alley Theatre
Arena Stage
Houston
William Goodhart
Town and Country
Museum of Fine Arts
John F. Kensett
King Vidor
Jones Hall
University of St. Thomas
Media Center
Jefferson
Jefferson Playhouse
Excelsior House
Jefferson Historical Museum
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Texas State
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Rish-Tush
Gerry Pfeiffer
la Porte
Pitti- Sing
Barbara Plank
Peep-Bo
George Mueller
Joe Atkins
John Motley
Joe Mingo
Mike Foster
Blaine Corman
Bob Kelley
Melvin Reid
Betty Smith
Brenda Hartley
Margaret Busby
Mildred Jones
Elyse Turla
Margaret Korenek
Jan Cannon
Sandra Massey
Rita Josh
Clint Bates
By Freeman
Houston Opera
Glena Pfennig
Changing Times
Baylor Choir
Ayer
Boyfain
Burlington Gold Cup
van Heusen
Vanopress
Cottor Oxford
Mes
Music Society
Dean Martin
Matt Helm
Wrecking Crew
Brunson Theater
Nancy Kwan
Ellie Sommer
Sharon Tate
Nigel Green
Tina Louise
Dean
Denmark
Hanes
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