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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1964
Page
4
The Eagle surveys readers on replacing a current daily comic with Andy Capp, noting most adults find many strips no longer comic. Blondie popular, Peanuts and Pogo draw mixed reviews, while Teen readers favor The Jackson Twins. The English import Andy Capp arrives with Starling replacing Mw Tei.
Ted Shawn reveals the 1964 Jacob's Pillow season with 3 six and nine week courses in ballet modern and ethnic dance beginning June 29. Notable instructors include Marie Adair Margaret Craske Myra Kinch Nala Najan Roberto Jimenez Manolo Vargas La Meri and Alonzo Rivera among others with credits through Springfield College and Juilliard.
The Berkshire Music Center announces auditions in New York on February 28 and April 3 and in Boston on March 19 for the 1964 summer session at Tanglewood. Instrumentalists and vocalists should write to Symphony Hall Boston 15 Mass. Auditions also in 16 other cities nationwide.
New York AP reports producer Alexander H. Cohen's Nine O'Clock Theater series earned 200 percent on a $210,000 investment over three Broadway seasons. The standout winner is Beyond the Fringe with about $270,000 profit, followed by The Nichols and May Show at $84,000 and At the Door of a Hat at $65,000. The Golden Playhouse run is named for 9 p.m. curtain to allow diners more time.
Bridge columnist Sheinwold discusses choosing plays by whether they affect the contract. West leads hearts, East may finesse or shift to clubs, and the key is to develop club tricks before South secures nine tricks. The example warns against wasteful heart finesses and suggests bidding two clubs with the given hand.
Capitol presents Dead Ringer at 4 55 and 8 45 with Dr Crip pen at 3 05 and 6 55. Surf Party shows at 1 00 4 05 7 10 followed by Man in the Middle at 2 30 5 33 8 49. Union Square offers Stolen Hours at 2 35 5 45 8 55 and Dead to the World at 1 05 4 15 7 25. County timetable on Page 18.
The Williams College concert by countertenor Russell Oberlin on February 18 was canceled due to the artist’s illness. Baritone Herman Prey will replace him in a Beethoven and Schumann Lieder program in Chapin Hall at 8:30 p.m. on April 16.
New York AP report says Sol Hurok, famed importer of theatrical attractions, will become a Broadway producer. He has teamed with David Black to launch play presentations and is currently prospecting for suitable scripts.
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