Names and the lure of new identities in art and letters
The piece surveys why immigrants and native artists adopt new names or noms de plume. It cites musicians like Madame Albani and Madame d’Egremont, notes Ford Madox Ford’s Hueffer ancestry, and discusses cases where writers and performers create glamorous or practical identities to advance careers.
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George Eliot
George Sand
Daniel Stern
Marian Ivans
Aurore Dudevant
d’Agoult
Frank MacShane
Williams College
Ford Madox Ford
Horizon Press
Hueffer
Albany
Madame Albani
Madame d'Egremont
Names and Nomenclatures in Music and Literature
The piece surveys how writers and musicians adopted or altered names, noting Beethovens early Buonaparte dedication, various anglicizations of foreign names, and alias use by Shaw, Newman, Kreisler, and others. It also touches Ossian hoaxes, Rowley for Chatterton, and places named after people such as Rhodesia, Bolivia, and Tasmania, with reflections on identity and origin.
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Stendhal
Johann Winckelmann
Wev
Michaelagniolo Buonarroli
Michelangelo
Francois Arouet
Voltaire
Langens
Waterloo
Beethoven
Buonaparte
Napoleon
Beauchamp
Fairfield
Beauchemin
Bushman
Dean
Dien
Prussia
Saar
Solomon
John Solomon
Salomon
George William Russell
Boston Opera Company
2 Russell
Henry Russell
Roussel
France
George Bernard Shaw
London Star
Wagner
Ernest Newman
William Roberts
Vera
Vladimir Dukelsky
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Berney Duke
Fritz Kreisler
James Macpherson
Ossian
Kreisler
Thomas Chatterton
Rowley
Pittsfield
Carrier
al Geiger
Geige
Geiger
Carr
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodesia
Simon Bolivar
Bolivia
Colombia
Columbus
Tasmania
Abel Tasman
America
Amerigo Vespucci
Richard Amerycke
Bristol
England
Final Rites for the Twist Peppermint Lounge Closes
New York reports the Peppermint Lounge once the Twist era’s hub has closed after its liquor license was revoked. Owners Sageese and Grippo faced authority claims of real employment, with the state liquor authority and state Supreme Court backing the cancellation.
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New York
UPH
Times Square
Thority
Record
Ralph Sageese
Orlando Grippo
Sam Konwiser
State Supreme Court
Music in Round to Perform in Williamstown
In Williamstown the Music in the Round concert series opens January 7 at 8 30 p m in the Tefft Rotunda Museum of Art Williams College The program features Piston Beethov en Berio and Schumann with Julius Egvi directing and performers Lou Tavelli George Finckel Margaret Sanford Francis Cardillo Kenneth Roberts and Charlotte Heggs in a Berkshire Symphony affiliated event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Tefft Rotunda
Museum of Art
Lawrence Hall
Williams College
Piston
Beethoven
Berio
Schumann
Julius Egvi
Berkshire Syphony
Lou Tavelli
George Finckel
Margaret 'Anford
Francis Cardillo
Kenneth Roberts
Charlotte Heggs
Music In the Round
Movie Timetable for Capitol Palace Union Square
Capitol shows Never Too Late at 2 20 5 35 8 55 and Return of Mr Moto at 2 00 4 15 7 18. Palace presents Seven Slaves Against the World at 3 10 7 40 and Boeing Boeing at 1 25 3 50 6 20 8 50. Union Square features Selected short subjects and Thunderball at 1 20 3 50 6 20 8 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Moto
Capitol
Palace Theater
Boeing Boeing
Union Square
Boston Symphony Chamber Players announce New York concert
The Boston Symphony Orchestra lists principal players for the first New York concert of the season at Town Hall on Jan 30, featuring Mozart K.478 quartet with Frank, Silverstein, Vine and Eskin, plus Poulenc Trio, Villa Lobos duo, and Schubert Trio No. 1. Tickets available at Town Hall Box Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Symphony Orchestra
New York
Boston Symphony Chamber Players
Townstall
Mozart
Claude Frank
Joseph Silverstein
Burton Vine
Jules Skin
Poulenc
Ralph Gomberg
Sherman Walt
Mr. Frank
Derut Anthony “Dwyer
Mr. Walt
Villa Lobos
Messrs, Silverstein, Eskin
Frank
Town Hall
Film Critics Pick Darling Best Picture of 1965
New York critics crown Darling as the top film of 1965 and Juliet of the Spirits as best foreign film. Julie Christie earns best actress for Darling, while Oskar Werner wins best actor for Ship of Fools. John Schlesinger is named best director. Federica Fellini wins for best foreign film Tye of the Spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Darling
Julie Christie
Oskar Werner
John Schlesinger
Federica Fellini
Tay Lidt
Los Angeles Bridge Expert Explains High Stakes Hand
Mike Shuman, a leading Los Angeles player, presents a detailed bridge hand from the Los Angeles County Bridge News. The sequence features a three club opening, Michaels cue bid by West, and a three notrump by South, with strategic play leading to ten tricks. The reader is advised to bid one spade with the given four card suits and to prioritize higher suits when holding no five cards in a suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Shuman
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Bridge News
South
West
Michaels
Miami
Mike Michaels
Af South
East
Art Classes Begin at Berkshire Museum Next Week
Berkshire Museum winter program opens with two 10 week art courses. Charles Reid leads Tuesday evening sessions starting Jan 4, Morris Bennett teaches Thursday evenings starting Jan 6. Each class runs 7:30 to 9 p.m. through the winter season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkshire Museum
Charles Reid
Morris Bennett
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