Ragtime Revival Draws From The Sting Boom
New York reviews note ragtime's resurgence spurred by The Sting, highlighting Joe Carr and Paul Hersh Montgomery piano duets plus New Sunshine Jazz Band and Folkways rediscoveries. Items include Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer, with Andrews Sisters nostalgia linked to Over Here Broadway show.
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UPI
Scott Jopkin
Joe “Fingers Carr
Capitol ST
Carr
Paul Hersh
David Montgomery
Hersh and Montgomery
New Sunshine Jazz
New Sunshine Band
Folkways
Andrews Sisters
Patti
Maxine
LaVerne
America
Broadway
Doobie Brothers Show Mixed Echoes In Gig Sized Halls
United Press International notes rock acts struggle with cavernous indoor arenas as the Doobie Brothers perform before 20000 plus fans. Despite powerful PA systems, bass and guitar interplay blur in echoes, yet the band earns praise for musicianship. Tom Johnston shines, while Pat Simmons explains expanding influences from Latin to soul and country as they plan new material and further dates.
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Tiran Porter
Doobie Brothers
Tom Johnston
Doobies
China Grove
Warners
Pat Simmons
Tom
Bennington County Band Opens Season in North Bennington
First Band Concert directed by Warren Robinson on Aug 3 at 7 p.m. at Park-McCullough House North Bennington. Drama Lily the Felon's Daughter by Oldcastle Players Aug 3 at 8 p.m. Cast includes Eric Peterson Paul Falzone Christine Shumway Nancy Donlon Robert Palmer William Lally Jr. Tickets $2 adults $1 students.
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Park-McCullough
North Bennington
David Scribner
Paul Gratton
Rick Isselhardt
Mathew
Jason Longo
David
Daniel Rowe
Tom Tobler
Corinne Witherell
Mathew Longo
Sultan Hassan Mosque
Cairo
Bennington County Band
Warren Robinson
Oldcastle Players
Lily
Eric Peterson
Paul Falzone
Christine Shumway
Nancy
Paul Donlon
Robert Palmer
William Lally Jr
London's museums expand as new directors spark revivals
London's top museums push growth amid a wave of expansions and new leadership. Sir John Pope-Hennessy leads the British Museum while Roy Strong reshapes the Victoria and Albert and John Hayes moves to the London Museum. The National Portrait Gallery gains Strong, while the National Gallery of Art in London nears a big extension with a German art focus next year.
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UPI
British Museum
Tate
National Art Galleries
National Portrait Gallery
Victoria and Albert
John Pope-Hennessy
The
Terrible
Roy Strong
Strong
John Hayes
London Museum
National Gallery of Art
Book Reviews: Nixon Watch and Other Works
Osborne’s Fifth Year of the Nixon Watch is praised for its insights into 1973 Washington, analyzing press relations and presidency dynamics. The Rosemary Touch earns mixed notes for pace and authenticity. Keller’s The Etruscans is hailed as a vivid first in-depth history, favoring Etruscans over Romans. Doussy’s Antiques Guide offers practical restoration tips for amateurs.
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Nixon Watch
John Osborne
Liveright
Osborne
White House
Watergate Democratic
Watergate
Richard Nixon
Washington
Werner Keller
Knopf
Germany
Western
Europe
Best Sellers Fiction and Notable Nonfiction List
A reader notes a mixed catalog of best sellers and notable works. The list includes Watership Down and Jaws among fiction, plus The Gulag Archipelago and All the President's Men among nonfiction. A review of Elizabeth Goudge's Joy of the Snow praises the novel but criticizes her autobiography as rambling and self justifying.
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Elizabeth Goudge
Coward, McCann & Geoghegan
Miss Goudge
Country bluegrass concert at Willow Park Wednesday
Banjo Dan and the Midnight Plowboys will perform a country bluegrass show at Willow Park at 7 30 p m Wednesday. The event is sponsored by the Community Arts Association and the Bennington Recreation Department with a rain backup at the Mt Anthony High School auditorium.
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Banjo Dan
Midnight Plowboys
Willow Park
Community Arts Association
Bennington
At the Movies Harte George Segal in The Terminal Man
Harte reviews The Terminal Man based on Michael Crichton material praising it as a top spine chilling film if as strong as the book. Chinatown with Polanski is praised for style but noted as slow. Dirty Mary Crazy Larry complains about the title. The Paper Chase earns high marks for John Houseman’s performance. Gatsby is considered longer than needed though Waterston shines as Nick.
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George Segal
Michael Crichton
Twin Cinemas Cinema I
Chinatown
Roman Polanski
Jack Nicholson
Peter Fonda
Susan George
John Houseman
Manchester
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