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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1975

Page

8

Dorset's Green Mountain Grit shines in bicentennial play

John Herrick's Green Mountain Grit staged July 4 5 6 11 12 13 at Dorset Playhouse. Cast and community groups unite in 1775 tavern setting with lively song and dance. Notable performances include Henry the tavern keeper and Prudence with Major Custis, Ethan Allen, and others producing a vivid period tableau.

John Herrick Dorset Playhouse Dorset Ringheiser Guy Hughes Henry Joan Geiger Prudence Philip Allen Major Custis Continental Army Little Nate Durden Jim Sloman Ethan Allen Seth Warner Rhys Evans Silas Sly Green Mountain Patricia Carmichael Colombo Medina Patty Kate Carmody Deanna Fraher Judy Cone Toscan Lady Veda Stone Brad Tyler Abraham Underhill Shelby Allen Chet Ringheiser Dame Mercy Underhill Val McClure Deborah Michelaine Ryan Jenny Albany Adele Bishop Callaway Betsy Millis Ringheiser Peyton Custis Dexter Rayla Nathaniel Nate Durden Sills Sly Lous Magnone Green Mountain Boys Seth Warner Rhys Evans Remender Baker Brian Somers Robert Cochran Tony

Eric Bentley to perform at Clark Art Institute

Eric Bentley will perform at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown on August 10 as part of the Williamstown Theatre Festival Sunday Special Events. The program includes songs, poems, and talk with works by Brecht Prevert Eisler Kosma and others. Tickets cost $3 for the 4 pm event. reservations at (413) 458-8146.

Williamstown Mass Eric Bentley Clark Art Institute Williamstown Theatre Festival Bentley Bertolt Brecht Jacques Prevert Hanns Eisler Joseph Kosma Reno Sweeney New York Brecht and Pirandello New York State Council On the Arts Hollywood CAI

Savages at Williamstown Opens with Controversial Drama

The Williamstown Theatre Festival presents Christopher Hampton's Savages in the Adams Memorial Theatre for Eastern U S premiere tonight at 8 40. Joseph Maher stars as the British diplomat amid a tale of genocide and political kidnapping with a blend of drama mime dance and ritual. Performances run July 15 to 19 with varying curtain times and ticket prices 2 50 to 6 50. Reservations available by telephone through the festival box office.

Williamstown Mass Williamstown Theatre Festival Christopher Hampton United States Adams Memorial Theatre Peter Hunt Joseph Maher U.S Mark Taper Los Angeles London Sheridan Morley Osborne

Butterfingers Angel to open Berkshire Summer Season

Berkshire Theatre Festival presents William Gibson’s The Butterfingers Angel Etc. opening July 29 at Stockbridge. Cast includes Bob Balaban Judith Barcroft John Carpenter Susan Browning with Man-in-Grey casting pending. Book published in fall by Paulist Press. box office (413) 298-5536.

Stockbridge Mass Berkshire Theatre Festival William Gibson the Seesaw Cranwell School Lenox Syracuse Stage Company Arthur Storch Berkshire Playhouse Michael Montel New Phoenix Gibson Jesus Mary Joseph Bob Balaban Judith Barcroft John Carpenter Susan Browning the Tree Veronica Castang Pat O’connell Hansford Rowe Munson Hicks Peter Weller Man-in-Grey Paulist Press

O'Jays Rise as Hottest Black Act in Entertainment

Chicago report on Eddie Levert Walter Williams and William Powell tracing the O'Jays origins Canton Ohio in 1958 and their ascent in the music scene. They discuss crossover aims, black art versus white audiences and the group’s focus on black oriented soul music while nurturing new talent through their Philadelphia sound era.

Donald Adderton Chicago UPI O’jays Eddie Levert Walter Williams William Powell Canton Ohio Wiliams O’ Jays Williams Levert Levett Gladys Knight and the Pips Kenny Gamble Leon Huff Philadelphia International Records Philadelphia

Levine's Mahler Cycle Debuts With RCA and Chicago Symphony

James Levine, age 32, leads a new Mahler cycle for RCA starting with Nos. 1 and 4, debuting as a symphonic conductor on records. Maurice Abravanel completes a Vanguard Mahler set with Nos. 1, 5, 6 and 10, in stereo and quad formats, featuring the Utah Symphony. Bernstein's complete Mahler cycle with the New York Philharmonic is joined by a live Das Lied von der Erde from Tel Aviv performances with the Israel Philharmonic.

United Press International Gustav Mahler Mahler James Levine Levine Metropolitan Opera RCA Maurice Abravanel Abravanel Leonard Bernstein New York Philharmonic Columbia Israel Philharmonic Tel Aviv

Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna Finds Solo Life in Ocean View Nook

In San Francisco rock legend Jorma Kaukonen lives in a tiny house with an ocean view calling the area an uptown dump with a good view. The former Jefferson Airplane guitarist formed Hot Tuna with Jack Casady, evolving from acoustic duo to a quartet and leaning electric to capture intimate club energy.

United Press International Hot Tuna Jorma Kaukonen San Francisco Jefferson Airplane Jefferson Starship Airplane Kaukonen Jack Casady Tuna Casady

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