American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy review
Herbert Mitgang critiques American Journey compiling Robert Kennedy's life through interviews. The book mixes recollections and reportage but relies on taped impressions, offering sharp insights when transcribed by professionals while exposing weaknesses in trivia and access.
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Robert Kennedy
Jean Stein
George Plimpton
Harcourt
Bruce Jovanovich
Boston Pols
Hickory Hill
Kennedy
Joe McCarthy
America
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
John
Jack
Bobby
Kenneth O’donnell
Joseph Kennedy
Massachusetts
Ramsey Clark
Freedom Riders
Department of Justice
Charles Evers
Mississippi
Cesar Chavez
Boston
Carmen record with dialogue arias and cast notes
UPI reports a new Carmen recording using spoken dialogue with original version notes. Grace Bumbry Mirella Freni Jon Vickers Kostas Paskalis and Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos are mentioned. Also Berlioz and Menotti disc offerings and Bobby Scott jazz pop crossover album praised for Americana impact and potential archival value.
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Delos Smith
NEW York
UPI
Bizet
Grace Bumbry
Mirella Freni
Micaela
Jon Vickers
Rose
Bullfighter
Kostas Paskalis
Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos
Angel
Berlioz
Sheila Armstrong
Josephine Veasey
Frank Patterson
John Shirley-Quirk
London Symphony
Colin Davis
Davis
Crisis in the Classroom Remaking American Education
Phillip Viereck reviews Charles E. Silberman's Crisis in the Classroom, noting its thorough, often harsh critique of U S education from kindergarten to college. He argues the book centers on system reform over individual fault, praising its humane approach and open school concepts while warning of implementation challenges in Vermont schools and beyond.
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Charles E. Silberman
Random House
Phillip Viereck
United States
Carnegie
Silberman
Edgar Friedenberg
George Dennison
John Holt
Jonathan Kozol
Mr. Silberman
England
Prospect School
Vermont
Harvey Scribner
North Dakota
Burlington’s
Flynn
Middlebury
Westminster West
Marion Stroud
Montpelier
Philadelphia
Scribner
Bennington
John Dewey
Alfred North Whitehead
John Amos Comenius
Comenius
Broadway's Man of La Mancha hits five year milestone
Five going-on-six marks Broadway run of Man of La Mancha at Martin Beck Theater. It joins Hello Dolly My Fair Lady Fiddler on the Roof and Oklahoma in the five-year club with 1,091 Broadway showings and over 30 million grossed in the U.S. since opening. The piece, based on Cervantes Don Quixote, has toured 17 foreign countries and produced profits of about 4.85 million on a 200k investment.
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New York
UPI
Martin Beck Theater
Cervantes
United States
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Scott
Louis Prima
Gene Krupa
Aretha Franklin Scott
Robert William Scott
Warner Bros
Brother
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Grove
First National Stores
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Bennington Road
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Finast
Harte Theatre
Henry Miller
Paramount Picture
Joseph E. Levine
Lewis Gilbert
Panavision
SAT
SUN Matinee
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Bradford House
Monument Plaza
Bennington, VT
Viereck
Southwest
By Jack Gaver
Ray Middleton
Robert Rounsville
Albert Selden
Hal James
Arthur Schwartz
Howard Dietz
Edward Padula
U.S.A
Padula
Schwartz-Dietz
Brooklyn
David Merrick
Peter Brooks
Royal Shakespeare Company
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Joini Reeel
Peeg Chir
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