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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1965
Page
4
A critic observes that musicians refine their public performances over years, with soloists and ensembles polishing pieces after breaks. The piece notes recording habits of the Budapest Quartet and Rubinstein, and describes printed music guidelines as traffic signs for rehearsals and conductor contracts.
The Berkshire Museum hosts a new four member string quartet from the University of Connecticut Storrs faculty debuting tonight. The group formed from a string trio this semester with donor H Van der Mehden funds for the concert hall. Rehearsal tensions arise from noodling solos and ensemble balance as players aim for unity, with veteran violist Robert Coleman noting the mix of hurt feelings and eventual satisfaction before engagements begin.
Williamstown alumni of the Williamstown Summer Theater are very busy says executive director Nikos Psacharopoulos. The group performs in Adams Memorial Theatre while cast members appear in Circle-in-the-Square’s The White Devils and Lincoln Center’s The Country Wife.
David C. Bryant of Sheboygan Wisconsin a former Williams College associate professor of drama and founder of the Williamstown Summer Theatre has been chosen director theater branch of the Educational Theater Association The 80 member group counts him among its leadership and he holds prior roles with the American National Theatre and Academy and the Wisconsin Idea Theatre Conference His daughter Mrs John M Benford Jr resides in Lenox.
Hollywood reports Eliza beth Faylor will join Richard Burton in the bit role of Helen of Troy as he stars next spring in Dr. Faus tus at Oxford University two months after their marriage became public knowledge in Hollywood circles.
The Berkshire Lyric Theatre will hold auditions on Tuesday December 14 at 7 30 pm in the Barn of the Pittsfield Community Music School for the operetta Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss. Chorus members for the second act costume ball and principals are sought. interested singers and actors may schedule appointments by calling Mrs Aline Dreschar.
Capitol shows Secret of My Success at 1:00 4:30 8:45 and Murder Most Foul at 3:05 7:00 Palace presents Beach Ball at 2:45 6:00 9:20 Mara of the Wilderness at 1:00 4:15 Union Square lists Winter A Go Gov at 4:00 8:45 6:30 9:15 Harvey Middleman Fireman at 2:25 5:15 8:00 Pittsfield Drive-In features The Young Racers at 7:00 Checkered Flag at 3:20 Dragstrip Riot at 9:45
An architectural study titled Twelve Churches showcases 48 photographs at Berkshire Community College through December 29. Sponsored by the California Redwood Association and circulated nationally by the Smithsonian Institution touring service. The selection spans California, Colorado, New Jersey and Rhode Island, highlighting churches that use natural materials like wood and stone to create intimate, serene atmospheres amid occasional concrete, brick, or stained glass elements.
Bob Hope plans a two week Christmas tour to Viet Nam and Thailand with a star lineup including Jack Jones, Kaye Stevens, Anita Bryant, Carroll Baker, Joey Heatherton, and Dianna Shaw Batts. The trip funds benefit troops with NBC set to air a 90 minute color special on January 19. Hope says most Americans back the troops and condemns antiwar demonstrators while praising the brave GIs.
West opened jack of hearts and after a sequence of plays, deduction showed South held seven diamonds and five clubs with a singleton spade. West defeated the contract by a strategic king of diamonds, while the dealer with spades A K 9 7 4 2 hearts A 6 5 4, diamonds J and clubs 5 2 is advised to bid one spade.
A fragment describes materials used in a building project where redwood gridwork, paneling, and battens serve as decoration for concrete pillars, illustrating an era's architectural salvage or stylistic choices. The text emphasizes cosmetic use of materials rather than full structural description.
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