Television gridlock and a faltering dream of new shows
A columnist critiques U S television amid a lack of bold new programming noting the fixation on musical variety and safe fare. Danny Thomas is cited as a symbol of aging TV humor while speculation grows about future series like Bringing Up Granddaddy.
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Eris
Sion
Danny Thomas
Rip van Winkle
Agnew
Mr. Agnew
Glen Campbell
Engelbert Humperdinck
Johnny Cash
Granddaddy
Murray Louis Dance Company Plans Valatie Concert
The Murray Louis Dance Company will present a concert at the Ichabod Crane School in Valatie New York on Saturday February 14 at 7 30 p m under the aus pices of the Columbia County Council on the Arts Tickets will be available at the door.
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Murray Louis Dance Company
Ichabod Crane School
Valatie
N.Y
Columbia County Council On the Arts
Du Bois Reader to Be Published Next Wednesday
Harper & Row will publish WE. B. Du Bois A Reader next Wednesday as part of the Urban Affairs series edited by Kenneth B. Clark. The 471 page volume, priced at 8.95, collects writings from periodicals with over 90 percent not previously issued in book form.
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WE. B. du Bois
Harper & Row
Meyer Weinberg
Chicago
Kenneth B. Clark
Weinberg
du Bois
New American Library
W. E. ”. du Bois
Walter Wison
Last Chatham
N.Y
Wilson
Columbia University
Teachers College
Great Barrington
Desi Arnaz Stars In NBC Music Hall Nostalgia Hour
AP reviews Desi Arnaz's NBC Music Hall outing with Vi Verne Vance as foil and his son Desi Jr at center. The piece notes the affectionate I Love Lucy era tone, mentions an ABC Room 222 documentary and ABCs new Now news specials, and highlights a brief tax-themed IRS focus.
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New York
Desi Arnaz
Ricky
Lucy
Ethel
Fred
Avaaz
ViVian Vance
Desi
Amaz
Desi Jr
Lucie
Desi Sr
ABC
Frontier West
Movie Timetable Highlights at Local Theaters
Capitol Topsz shows two nightly screenings with a Friday Saturday Sunday matinee. Palace features Madigan's Millions Fearless Frank in multiple showings. Showcase presents John and Mary with weekday matinees. Paris offers Cactus Flower with varied evening times. West Springfield Cinema I runs Paint Your Wagon with midweek matinees, plus Fanny Hill and Goodbye Mr Chips. Hickory Film Club indicates Stockbridge open on weekends.
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Palace
Fearless Frank
Paris
West Springfield
Matinees
Fanny ‘Hill
Cinema
Mr. Chips
Andrew Clarke To Give Concert At Cranwell
LENOX Andrew L Clarke will give an organ recital in Pierce Chapel at Cranwell School Sunday at 4 p.m. The concert opens a three recital winter spring series led by Rev Francis C Mackin S J rector of Cranwell. Clarke combines roles as organist choirmaster at South Congregational Pittsfield director of music Miss Hall's School and Berkshire Country Day School faculty at Yale and New England Conservatory. He will perform Bach Mendelssohn Seiroeder chorales and an improvisation. Admission is free with a reception in Cranwell Hall afterward.
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Calvin Hampton
New York
Clarke
South Congregational Church
Pittsfield
Bershire
American Guild of Organists
Miss Hall’s
Berkshire Country Day School
Yale University
New England Conservatory of Music
Charles Krigbaum
Donald Willing
Bach
Mendelssohn
Hermann Seiroeder
Cranwell Hall
Kimkel Gallery To Show Films and Start Classes
Kimkel Art Gallery on Tyler Street announced monthly art films with the first showing on Feb 14 at 2 30 and 7 p m. The free screenings invite the public. The film The Portrait was made for an art supply house. A new series of art classes for children and adults starts in late February with owner Murray R Kel logg as instructor and registrations open through Feb 27 at the gallery.
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