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Newspaper

Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1974

Page

9

The Poison Oracle review by Peter Dickinson at length

A lengthy critique notes The Poison Oracle centers on a chimpanzee witness and a civilization under threat. It questions language, culture, and how apocalyptic forces erode society while a detective watches decaying morals and a volatile romance unfold.

Anatole Broyard N.Y Peter Dickinson Pantheon Morris Dickinson

Recording Crea tures of Film Duets and Stage Lights

A roundup notes That That's Entertainment album features clips from early talkies with stars Judy Garland Fred Astaire and Cary Grant plus James Stewart in singing roles. It includes songs from 1930s to 1960s with Clark Gable Norma Shearer Edward Arnold and Gene Kelly. Also reviewed is Return Journey by R F Delderfield about Pip Stuart in Redcliffe Bay. Christopher Martin leads off Broadway CSC with 37 productions across nine plays this season amid off Broadway hardships.

William D. Laffler New York UPI Judy Garland Fred Astaire Cary Grant James Stewart Stewart Eleanor Powell Clark Gable Norma Shearer Edward Arnold Cliff Edwards Jimmy Durante Gene Kelly Debbie Reynolds Donald O’connor Joan Crawford Hollywood Review Judy Mickey Rooney Peo O’brien Bert Lar Jack Haley Maurice Chevalier Tony Martin Vic Damone Peter Lawford Kathryn Grayson Howard Keel Jean Harlow June Allyson Louis Jourdan Charles King R.F. Delderfield Simon and Schuster United States A. Horseman Delderfield Redcliffe Bay Pip Stuart Pip Rip Christopher Martin Westport CSC Martin Strindberg Miss Julie Ibsen Hedda Gabler Pinter Greenwich Village Bleecker Street the Abbey East 13Th Street New York Stage Council On the Arts The Theater Development Fund

Broadway Actor Heads Own Company and Alliance

Broadway performer says he will not work for others again, valuing independence and challenge of running his own company. He leads Off Off Broadway Alliance, a clearing house for nearly 100 theaters in New York City, while also working with the CSC.

CSC Martin Ian Martin Finian Rainbow Off Off Broadway Alliance New York Five Boroughs

The Fourposter and Butterflies are Free at Dorset Playhouse

Dorset Playhouse continues The Fourposter this week with Curtain at 8:30 p.m. nightly. Opening July 4 is Leonard Gershe's Butterflies are Free with tickets $3.50 to $4.00.

Dorset Jan de Hartog Dorset Playhouse Leonard Gershe

New York City Ballet Opens Saratoga Performing Arts Center

In Saratoga New York the New York City Ballet presents The Nutcracker at SPAC with an opening performance on Wednesday July 3 at 8 p.m. Additional shows run July 4 5 and 6 with matinee 2 p.m. and evening 8 p.m. curtain times each day.

Saratoga N.Y New York City Ballet Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Collector's Choice VI opens in Manchester this weekend

Visual arts Manchester showcases Collector's Choice VI featuring multiple artists opening Saturday July 29 and running through July 14. Sterling and Francine Clark Art s presents Strictly Academic Life Drawing in the 19th Century opening Tuesday July 2 with tours July 3 through Aug 30 at 3 p.m. in Troy New York. Rensselaer County Council for the Arts Fence Show opens Sunday July 30 with an 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. reception and winners viewable weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Manchester Williamstown Mass Sterling and Francine Clark Troy N.Y Rensselaer County Council For the Arts

Best Sellers Fiction List and Nonfiction Titles

A catalog of popular books listing WATERSHIP DOWN JAWS THE FAN CLUB CASHELMARA THE SNARE OF THE HUNTER Helen MacInnes BURR Gore Vidal THE PARTNERS Louis Auchincloss THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT Sidney Sheldon I HEARD THE OWL CALL MY NAME Margaret Craven YOU AND ME BABE Chuck Barris Nonfiction ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN YOU CAN PROFIT FROM A MONETARY CRISIS ALIVE TIMES TO REMEMBER Rose Kennedy PLAIN SPEAKING WORKING THOMAS JEFFERSON Fawn Brodie MANAGEMENT HOW TO BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND GO EAST YOUNG MAN William O Douglas plus other titles by Adams Benchley Howarch MacInnes etc.

Fiction Watership Down Richard Adams Jaws Peter Benchley Irving Wallace Cashelmara Susan Howarch The Helen MacInnes Burr Gore Vidal Louis Auchincloss Sidney Sheldon Margaret Craven You Babe Chuck Barris Carl Bernstein Bob Woodward Harry Browne Piers Paul Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Merle Miller Studs Terkel Thomas Jefferson Fawn M. Brodie Peter F. Drucker Mildred Newman William O. Douglas

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