Toro Toro Toro A Madcap Toy of Bullfighting
William Hjortsberg's Toro Toro Toro blends satire and machinery in a feverish bullfighting tale. The reviewer notes a tautomachian sensibility, with El Aviator the matador and Esmerelda the gypsy muse, as the novel eyes postmodern themes and ends by leaving readers pondering the genre.
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William Hjortsberg
Hjortsberg
el Camion
Esmerelda
UN Rinocerante
Moto Toro
Paco Machismo
Spain
Matador Numero Uno
Veronicas
Hemingway
Nada
el Aviator
Spain lifts ban for women bullfighters in foot ring
Spain ends a 35 year ban allowing women to fight bulls on foot. Angela Hernandez, Mayte Alzabal, and Alicia Tomas prepare debuts amid skepticism from critics and opponents. Tomas notes lack of experience with live bulls, while supporters tout equal rights. Various impresarios plan potential matches. the public remains divided on the historic move.
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Madrid
UPI
Spain
Angela Hernandez
Mayte Alzabal
Alicia Tomas
Miss Tomas
Hernandez
Manuel Benitez
el Cordobes
Rosarito de Colombia
South America
Tomas
Vicente Zabala
Daily
ABC
Jose Maria Berzal
Jose Chacon
Maria Salome
la Reverte
Agustin Rodriguez
Otto Kruger, veteran character actor, dies at 89
Hollywood veteran Otto Kruger died on his 89th birthday after a stroke. The versatile star, whose career spanned theater, film and television, played lead and character roles from 1920s Broadway to early TV. Funeral services were planned for Forest Lawn in Hollywood Hills.
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Hollywood
UPI
Otto Kruger
Kruger
Motion Picture Country Home
Woland Hills
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Hollywood Hills
Foledo
Ohio
Barbara Stanwyck
England
Sue MacManamy
Ottilie
Beaux Arts Trio Ends 1974 South Mountain Series
Beaux Arts Trio of New York will close South Mountain’s 1974 season in Pittsfield Sunday Sept 22 at 3 p.m. in the music hall near Routes 7 and 20. It will be their 17th consecutive appearance since 1958. The program features Beethoven Trio in B flat major Ives Trio 1904 and Schubert Trio in B flat major. The trio includes Menahem Pressler piano Isadore Cohen violin and Bernard Greenhouse cello owner of the Paganini Stradivarius 1707. They have toured widely after winning the Grand Prix du Disque and will perform next season at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tickets and information via South Mountain Concerts Box 23 Pittsfield Mass or at the door.
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New York
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South Mountain Association
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Schubert
Tanglewood
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Europe
North America
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Africa
Middle East
Japan
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Chichester Festival ends first season with a hit
England's Chichester Festival theater closes its first season under new director Keith Michell, whose mixed start gave way to strong success. The program favored safe revivals, with standout work in A Month in the Country led by Dorothy Tutin and supported by Timothy West and Derek Jacobi. Michell, formerly an actor, impressed with leadership and design, ending Sept. 21.
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England
UPI
Keith Michell
Henry VIII
Michell
Chichester Festival Theater
Chichester
Britain
London
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Lord) Olivier
Sir John Clements
Broadway
New York
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Clements
Pirandello
John Vanbrugh
Sophocles
Freud
Turgenev
Chekhov
Dorothy Tutin
Timothy West
Derek Jacobi
West
Jacobi
Third Outdoor Crafts Festival Opens Saturday
SCHENECTADY N Y the third annual Outdoor Crafts Festival sponsored by the Designer Craftsman Association features exhibitors and local musicians in an open air event Saturday with crafts demonstrations and music on the grounds downtown.
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Schenectady, N.Y
The
Designer Craftsman
Composers Conference wraps 29th session at Johnson State College
The Composers Conference and Chamber Music Center completed their 29th annual session on the Johnson State College campus in Johnson. Twenty four composers from across the United States participated under staff directors Mario Davidovsky and John Eaton, with 29 new works read or taped and 22 given concert performances by 25 professional musicians. The Chamber Music Center drew 95 amateur players for coaching, while a board meeting announced retirements of Dr. Alan Carter and George Grossman and named acting co-directors for contemporary music and chamber music, plus new officers Ernest Stires and interim treasurer Stanwood Perkins.
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Chamber Music Center
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United States
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Columbia- Princeton Electronic Laboratory
John Eaton
Indiana University
Eaton
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Chicago
Ill
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Madison
Wisc
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N.Y
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Bloomington
Ind
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David Hicks
Flushing
Harvard
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Bronx
Christopher Rouse
Ithaca
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Princeton
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Chinary Ung
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Cleveland
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Philadelphia
Menachem Zur
Carter
Grossman
Efrain Guigui
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Alvin Rogers
New York City
Vermont Symphony
Ernest Stires
Stanwood Perkins
Vermont
Chittenden Trust Company
Middlebury
At the Movies Harte Zardoz at Main Street theater
Ian Connery stars in John Boorman s elaborate science fiction satire though the film s special effects earn Oscar buzz it remains uneven and not a great performer s showcase Buster and Billie with Jan Michael Vincent as lead offers a quiet yet tight drama with strong supporting work and a touch of late forties nostalgia The White Dawn from Dubrow s Cinema is acclaimed moving and significant inviting families to Manchester though its R rating sparks debate Times listings for Harte Cinemas Manchester and Bennington area theaters provide showtimes and contact numbers.
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Joan Goodfellow
Billie
South
Hoyt Axton
Manchester Dubrow
Bennington
Manchester
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