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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1965
Page
4
A columnist railing at Joan Mills and pop art muses on celebrity egos, art trends, and the public’s taste. He defends Warhol’s Campbell soup cans, jokes about familial chaos, and laments the hollowed spectacle of modern culture while praising genuine artistic impact.
The Town Players announce tickets available for The Sound of Music to be staged May 14 15 21 22 at 2 30 p m and May 18 at 2 30 p m at Wahconah Regional High School Dalton. This regional premiere of the Broadway hit stars Mary Martin and seats 661 with ample parking and good acoustics. Reservations can be made via the Town Players Workshop at 148 Lebanon Ave with an additional reservation line.
Folk trio Peter Paul and Mary will perform at the RPI Field House in Troy on April 30 at 3 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the field house and mail and phone orders will be accepted.
A Buena Vista Walt Disney release directed by Robert Stevenson features Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins with Dick Van Dyke and young leads Karen Dotrice and Matthew Garber. The review praises Sherman songs and special effects but calls the film episodic and overlong, noting standout choreography and photography while urging audiences under 11 to bring a spoonful of sugar.
Town Players hold tryouts Tuesday at the Town Players Workshop 148 Lebanon Ave for the one act Hangs Over Thy Head. Four men and two women needed. Written by Ruth A. Purkey and directed by Roberta Sisson. Competes with other workshop plays for Berkshire festival entry in June.
Capitol shows Mary Poppins at 1 00, 9 20, 6 00, 8 30. Palace lists My Blood Runs Cold at 1 20, 5 00, 9 00, FEE Code 98 at 3 05, 6 50. Union Square presents Topkapi at 1 35, 5 00, 8 55, Ferry Cross the Mersey at 3 30, 7 15. Berkshire Drive-In open weekends only. Pittsfield DriveIn open.
Bessie Boris will present a one man show of recent paintings and drawings at the Cober Gallery from April 20 to May 8 marking her fifth New York solo exhibition. She and her husband Dr George Klein winter at Stockbridge Bowl and her work has been widely shown in major galleries and museums. Her 1963 strike period show drew praise for depiction of ordinary life with a sharp eye and secure hand.
A bridge discussion urges players to avoid blaming luck or the stars for poor breaks. It argues the fault lies with the players, describes a hand where West leads hearts, South ruffs, and after finessing, East discards a diamond. South then faces the need for a club trick and must develop it while dummy holds a trump to stop the heart suit.
Bridge notation shows North South hands with vulnerabilities and a significant discard by the opponent. The messy OCR indicates an analysis of card play and signaling between players in a table. The fragment mentions vulnerabilities and a clue tied to the discard, but lacks a complete deal or final contract.
The 1945 Boston Arts Festival is canceled due to a $180,000 debt, with $80,000 from the prior year. The decision followed a recommendation by Bison Associates, hired as consultant, and trustees voted to accept it.
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