Von der Mehden Quartet Debuts With Haydn Ravel Beethovens
The Von der Mehden string quartet faculty from the University of Connecticut at Storrs delivered a debut in Pittsfield, performing Haydn Op 20 No 5, Ravel, and Beethoven Rasumoffsky Op 59 No 3. The four players Oswald Lehnert, Ronald Stoffel, Bruno DiCecco, and Robert Coleman showed quiet mastery, strong middle voices, and vivid ensemble despite a small audience.
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von der Mehden
Music Department
University of Connecticut At
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Ravel
Beethoven
Rasoumoffsky
Pittsfield
Robert Coleman
Kathleen Parlow
South Mountain Quartet
Oswald Lehnert
Ronald Stoffel
Bruno DiCecco
Elliott Offner at the Berkshire Museum in A compact show
The Berkshire Museum hosts Elliott Offner in a small but polished one man show featuring wood bronze and plaster. Offner’s wood pieces show strong technique while his bronze lacks impact yet translates stark horror like Auschwitz into moving sorrow. Also on view are Virginia Tibbetts drawings showing child figures with warmth and delicate lines.
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Leonard Baskin
Mr. Baskin
Mr. Offner
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Icarus
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Offner
Virginia Tibbetts
San Juan
NBC's Kintner Named NBC Board Chairman in Realignment
Robert B. Kintner, NBC president since 1958, is named chairman of NBC's board to take effect Jan. 1, while Robert W. Sarnoff moves to president of RCA. Walter D. Scott, 50, NBC Television president, becomes NBC president and chief executive officer.
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Robert BE
Kintner
National Broadcasting Company
NBC
Robert W. Sarnoff
Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Walter D. Scott
Television
Dante poem dissected by computer at Pisa University
Scholars at the National Electronic Computing Center of Pisa University used an IBM 7090 140L system to arrange 101 499 words of The Divine Comedy into 10 tables. The work, published in a directory sized volume, aims to reconstruct original wording from some 300 versions and offers new philological insights.
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Pisa
Italy
National Electronic Computing Center
Pisa University
IBM World Trade Corp
Manhattan
Bante
Bass on Vacation Columns Paused This Week
Mil ton R. Bass of Lively Arts is on vacation this week and will resume his column next Tuesday.
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Lively Arts
Milton R. Bass
South Aims Too High In Bridge Odds and Lessons
A long bridge problem tale follows a banker who becomes a president and struggles to find partners. The narrative analyzes a misstep where South finessed for clubs and failed, suggesting the Stayman bid with two clubs to probe for a major suit. It concludes with strategic advice on when to take the ace and how to use Stayman to reach the right contract.
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Dummy
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West
FCC Commissioner Warns Late Night TV Near Indecency
FCC Commissioner Robert E. Lee told UPI that late night talk shows, including NBC Tonight with Johnny Carson, are bordering on indecency. He urged dialogue for decency guidelines, saying he does not seek official action but worries about content as adults watch after kids are in bed. He noted a few past incidents but defended Carson as a talented host.
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Robert E. Lee
Washington
UPL
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UPI
Lee
National Broadcasting Co
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Carson
Riggs Players Plan Auditions For Seasons
Riggs Players announce auditions for A Man for All Seasons on Wednesday December 15 at 7 30 p m in the Riggs Theater Main Street Eleven men and three women may audition The play to be staged in early March will be directed by da Mooney with assistance from Peter Kipp
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Austen Riggs Players
Riggs Theater
Main Street
da Mooney
Peter Kipp
Movie Timetable at Capitol Palace and Union Square
Capitol shows Secret of My Success at 1 4 8 45. Murder Most Foul at 3 7. Palace runs Beach Ball at 2 6 9 20. Mara of the Wilderness at 1 4 7 25. Union Square presents Winter A Go Go at 1 3 45 9 15. Harvey Middleman Fire Man at 2 23 5 15 8.
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Capitol
Palace Theater
Union Square
Harvey Middleman
Mother-Daughter Exhibit Set In Clinton New York
Betty Howe of Pittsfield and Coralie Howe Rudd formerly of Pittsfield present a mother daughter art show at Kirkland Art Center Clinton New York January 7 to 31 The exhibition surveys 35 years of work with recent landscapes and oils plus media including oil watercolor charcoal ink litho crayon and pastel Rudd offers 15 years of portrait and still life in pastel_each artist showcases a distinct body of work with a focus on recent pieces
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Betty Howe
Pitlsfield
Coralie Howe Rudd
Kirkland Art Center
Clinon
Nay
Town Players to stage one act comedy at Brodie Mountain
After a preview at the Town Players annual Christmas party on Saturday the group will present a public performance next Monday night at Brodie Mountain or The Tiger. The play The Tiger by Murray Schisgal runs from 9 15 pm directed by Sandy Drescher with stars Vickie Phillips and Jo Pelkey.
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Town Players
Brodie Mountain
Murray Schisgal
Eli Wallach
Anne Jackson
Brodie
Sandy Drescher
Vickie Phillips
Jo Pelkey
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