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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1963

Page

9

Fleming near quitting acting after Rawhide fame

HOLLYWOOD UPI Eric Fleming star of Rawhide reveals a frugal life and a desire to quit acting when his CBS series ends. The 30 year old Santa Paula native says he has lived on little and plans to move on to writing and oceanography in the South Seas. He supports himself since youth, travels light, and values freedom over wealth, hoping for a simpler life away from Hollywood.

Hollywood UPI Eric Fleming Fleming Hollywood Hills Eric Marrage Los Angeles Gil Favor Santa Paula Calif Rawhire South Seas South Pacific

Novelist Writes Play I Was Dancing Declares Light Comedy

Edwin O'Connor, Pulitzer winner for The Edge of Sadness, completes his first drama I Was Dancing a light comedy about a retired vaudeville performer. The work is tentatively set for future display by the Fryer Carr Herman trio.

New York Edwin O’connor Robert Fryer Lawrence Carr John Herman

Beethovens Eroica Shines At Tanglewood Weekend

The Boston Symphony Orchestra under Erich Leinsdorf offered two weekend concerts at Tanglewood with strong five figure attendance. Highlights included a mature Eroica with precise tempi and a refined performance, plus Prokofieff piano concerto and Kodaly selections, and Brahms double concerto with Silverstein and Mayes. Saturday featured Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream suite and the festival chorus, with Scovotti Genovese and Peardon narration enhancing the cohesive, dramatic program.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Erich Leinsdorf Beethoven Joseph Silverstein Samuel Mayes Mendelssohn Jeanétte Scovotti Mezzo June Genovese Patricia Peardon Stratford Connecticut Shakespeare Players Festival Loma’ Cooke de Varon Silverstein Mayes Brahms

Fitzgibbon Publishes New Novel Going to the River

Constantine Fitzgibbon of Lennox writes Going to the River to be issued by W W Norton Co New York. The book explores the political history of the western world in the first half of the 20th century.

Constantine Fitzgibbon Lennox W. W. Norton Co New York West

WALNUT Labeled Ties For Furniture Authority

Walnut tops as the preferred wood for American furniture, experts say, due to its workability and enduring tone. The material choice is highlighted by manufacturers who cite stability, finish, and market demand driving WALNUT’s favored status.

Ellington Orchestra at Berkshire Music Barn with Cab Calloway

The Ellington band without Duke Ellington, led by Cab Calloway in Lenox, delivers a joyous, high energy concert. Billy Strayhorn shines on piano, with standout solos from Hodges Carney Procope Hamilton Williams Nance and a grateful 850 audience. The article notes The Weavers drew a 1:30 crowd on Saturday.

Duke Ellington Berkshire Music Barn Lenox Duke Chicago Cab Calloway Hide Ho" Mar Masonic Temple Cab Billy Strayhorn Cootie Williams Sam Woodyard Johnny Hodges Harry Carney Russel Procope Jimmy Hamilton Calloway Ray Nance Weavers

Belafonte Plans Civil Rights March in Washington

Los Angeles AP reports singer Harry Belafonte will be released from his August 28 Greek Theater appearance to join a mass civil rights demonstration in Washington. He is organizing entertainers to join the march in support of civil rights legislation.

Los Angeles Harry Belafonte Washington Belafonte

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Music Review Tanglewood By Jay C. Rosenfeld Lainsdorf Boston Napoleon Leinsdorf Zoltan Kodaly Harry Janos Kodaly Hary Paul Bunyan Baron Munchausen Ezar Prokofieff Judge Bold Balech Balet Mr. A.B.C Our Audit Bureau of Circulations A.B.C Audit Bureau of Circulars Ronproff Association Berkshire Fitzgibbon Mr. Fitzgibbon France England Germany Oxford University Infantry Pearl Harbor U.S. Army Gen. Bradley Ireland Norman Douglas Giles Playfair Williams College Peter Tomczak Stevens Stevens, Allendale Shopping Center Ellington Orchestra Milton R. Bass Nash Cleaners Elm St London Burrough Kobrand Corporation New Yorkt N.Y Dress Shop Sport Shop
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