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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1963

Page

6

Passing Parade of Pianists in Schoenberg Book Review

Harold C Schoenberg New York Times music critic reviews The Great Pianists from Mozart to the Present a Simon and Schuster 448 page study. He profiles key figures from Rubinstein to Kapell, Liszt and Paderewski with sharp judgment and vivid writing.

Harold C. Schoenberg New York Times Simon and Schuster Schoenberg Berkshire County Rubinstein Anton Liszt Paderewski Artur Arthur Horowitz Tanglewood

Callahan to portray two reporters in new film

Hollywood news notes Mushy Callahan former prize fighter and movie trainer will act as two newspaper sports reporters in the film Kisses For My President. He has taken a similar role recently in Mary Mary marking a trend in his acting work.

Hollywood Uphd Mushy Callahan Callahan

Movie timetable per Capitol Palace Union Square listing

Capitol shows From the Terrace at 12 45 3 15 5 50 8 23 with short subjects at 3 05 5 40 8 15 Solomon and the Slave Queen at 1 00 4 15 7 30 Sins of Babylon at 2 50 6 05 9 15 Union Square presents The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze at 2 30 5 52 8 56 Siege of the Saxons at 1 00 4 20 7 30 County timetable on Page 18.

Capitol Solomon Babylon Union Square

Young American bridge players shine in world championship hint

In New York next May the world champions ship event will feature two young Americans from Los Angeles, Robert Hamman and Donald Krauss both 26, seen here from a six day trial. Hamman showcased a daring play with the deuce of diamonds drifting questions about safer lines as East showed spade returns.

New York Robert Hamman Donald Krauss Los Angeles West Declarer Hamman East

Young Star Fools Opponent Card Play and Strategy

A bridge snippet discusses South attempting to ruff diamonds and control clubs. West ruffs third club, provides a diamond in time, and East gains the king of trumps to secure the setting. It offers guidance to mislead opponents and a practice line: partner opens with a club, next doubles. The puzzle asks what to say with a specific hand and penalties.

West East South U Jed

Community Arts Calendar Adds Berkshire Arts Center Network

The Berkshire Arts Center joins with ten organizations to publish a community arts calendar through June 1964. A $5 listing fee acts as admission and the center serves as a calendar clearinghouse with events across Pittsfield and area venues including Berkshire Museum and Berkshire Community College. Readings, concerts, lectures, and theater shows feature January through March offerings, with recurring events such as Theater Town Players performances and Chamber Music Society concerts.

Pitts- Meld John Mason Brown Topk Berkshire Community College Town Players Berkshire Museum Chamber Music Society Ognera Pittsfield Berkshire Museu Sguth Congregational Church Ceat Walter Sulivan E. Power Biggs Church of Christ In Berkshire The

Kennedy Records Dominate Yale Season Sales

Documentary albums on John F. Kennedy top Christmas record sales per Variety survey. Regular and budget Kennedy titles, Decca BBC That Was the Week That Was, and a 29 cent 45 rpm tribute on Little Golden Records all sell strongly. Children’s market shows Kennedy speeches, profits support charity, and the BBC song In the Summer of His Years also sells well.

John F. Kennedy Variety Decca BBC Kennedy Little Golden Records Davy Crockett

Pittsburgh Symphony Receives $500000 Matching Gift

The Pittsburgh Symphony received 500000 toward its 5 million endowment match. The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation provided the donation, the largest ever from the foundation, hoping to trigger further matching funds.

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Symphony Claude Worthington Benedum West Virginia Paul Benedum Charles Denby Pittsburgh Symphony Society Howard Heinz Foundation Mellon Family

Gobel to Star in Pilot for New TV Series

George Gobel will be the superintendent of a New York apartment building in a pilot film for a new television series. The project marks Gobel’s next move in television after previous appearances on screen.

Hollywood UPI George Gobel George New York

Mac Morgan to Sing in Berlioz Nativity at South Church

Mac Morgan will sing Joseph in Berlioz The Nativity of Christ at South Congregational Church Sunday at 7 30 pm. He teaches at Boston University and recently appeared on television. James Morgan Stuart will sing Narrator. Jean May Bousquet Mary. John Parella Herod and Father of Family. Paul Nixson Polydorus. Frederick W Lord centurion. Richard Bauer the chief soothsayer. Chancel Choir and Little Singers with Helen N Morgan directing.

Mac Morgan Joseph Berlioz South Congregational Church Mr. Morgan School of Fine and Applied Arts Boston University Bell Telephone Hour Boston South James Morgan Stuart Chamber Music Society Berkshire Country Day School Jean May Bousquet Mary Herod John Parella Union Theological Seminary New York City Paul Nixson Polydorous Frederick W. Lord Richard Bauer Little Singers South Church Helen N. Morgan

Berlin's White Christmas tops world song value chart

New York Irving Berlin's White Christmas is cited as the world's most valuable song copyright. The piece has sold over 40 million recordings through 1982, plus millions of sheet music units and instrumental editions, with ongoing annual sheet music sales and foreign editions in nine languages. Berlin notes the song's publishing strength and licensing across artists and labels, projecting continued high value.

New York Irving Berlin Berlin Music Corp U.S Canada Paramount Pictures Berlin Andy Williams Robert Goulet Andre Kostelanetz Columbia Living Voices Jim Reeves Richard Benson Dick Liebert RCA Victor Wayne King Bert Kaempfert Decca Harry Simeone the Platters Mercury Jackie Wilson Brunswick Bobby Vinton Epic Robert Rheins Liberty The Miracles Tamla Paul & Paula Philips Bobby Christian Orch Malla Phillies Eddie Dunstedter Capitol Patty LaBelle Newtown Bing Crosby Crosby Fred Astaire Berdin Irving Gallup Bethlehem

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