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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1962
Page
3
Peter Feibleman, novelist, debuts stage writing with A Place Without Twilight. Based on his earlier book, the drama centers on a mother who inadvertently causes her son's death. Joshua Logan will direct, following his recent work on Mr. President, with a Broadway bow planned for early 1963.
Area residents recall Jarvis Rockwell sketches and follow his first East show at the Berkshire Museum Pittsfield Massachusetts on view through the month. Jerry Rockwell son of Norman Rockwell has had many one man shows in San Francisco and served in Korea.
Word from Miami reports the Dora Beach Hotel at Miami Beach will premiere January 20 and is linked to the Doral Hotel. Plans include four self service elevators serving four wings of cabana facilities, decorated Maiorca room, six orchestras for dancing, and Iberian menus. A Boston Garden pageant on November 24 will feature Highland regiments in full dress with kilts and bagpipes as they tour the U.S. and Canada.
Bennington residents elected eleven Democrats and four Republicans as justices of the peace. Lead vote getters include Alexander B. R. Drysdale 2301 and John P. Proud 214, while several candidates across parties were unsuccessful with lower tallies.
Producer Alexander H. Cohen unveils Broadway's first 6 PM curtain with a twilight matinee for Beyond the Fringe. A combined ticket covers the show and dinner at four restaurants, aiming to lure patrons who dine after performances. Regular shows keep 9 PM start times.
Benhi French English classes attended the second performance of Jean Anouilh The Lark at Adams Memorial Theatre Williams town Mass. Students and teachers compared the Broadway production and planned parallel readings in French and English courses.
A Bennington YMCA lobby exhibit features edible forest nuts and bark to teach survival. Leonard Black organized the display with help from Isma Sargent Suzanne Coe Ni colle Woodward Douglas Marsden Marge Black and David Barton and plans to add frost grapes and roots. The display aims to show hikers how to lightens their pack by using forest foods and includes a tale of a 76 year old traveler who survived with wild edibles on a long journey.
The Diocese of Arizona establishes a Phoenix facility for juveniles deemed in need of confinement but not eligible for state industrial schools. Residents are boys guided by the courts toward rehabilitation. A professor notes road meals were hearty and comparable to meals in top hotels.
Detroit AP reports Gov. John B. Swainson, a Democratic incumbent, lost his bid for re election. In a post election exchange with his son Peter a 12 year old page for Lt. Gov. T John Lesinski the governor smiles that Peters job remains safe though the dad has just lost.
The huge St Louis Cathedral will receive air conditioning in a landmark church project described as one of the largest of its kind. The plan aims to modernize the historic building while preserving its significance for worship and public events.
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