Burns FDR Biography Picked by Book of the Month Club
James MacGregor Burns announces Book of the Month Club picks for a fall release. The Williams College professor’s new multi volume biography covers FDR from his third term bid to his death in April 1945. It includes new details on politics medical history and private life. The second volume is about 700 pages with notes index and bibliography and will sell for 10 dollars. boxed edition 19.50. Advance praise comes from Barbara Tuchman and William Shirer calling it definitive and engrossing.
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James MacGregor
Franklin
Roosevelt
Harcourt, Brace & World
Williams College
Fdr
Burns
Woodrow Wilson
Willems College
Barbara ‘Tuchman
William Shirer
Williamstown Theatre meets expenses with small surplus
Williamstown Summer Theatre has met all expenses for the fifth straight year with a small surplus of under $1,000. Attendance reached 85 percent, second only to 1867 Expo 67. Scholarships in memory of Will Steven Armstrong and Mrs. Marshall Sanford were approved. Foundation officers and trustees were re-elected. Irwin Shainman joined the board.
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Williamstown
Williamstown Summer Theatre
Nikos Psacharopaidos
Wiliamstown Theatre Foundation
Will Steven Armstrong
Wiliamstown
Marshall Sanford
Theatre Foundation
Louis Rud
Nick
George W. Schryver
Edward J. Coughlin
Lawrence Bloedel
Coughlin
Mary Dempsey
John von Szeliski
Irwin Shainman
Williams ‘College
Berkshire Symphony Orchestra
Mr. Flynt
John C.jay
Ralph Renzi
Mr. Shainman
Robert C. Sprague
Degas and Singer Meet Posthumously in Berkshire Exhibit
The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown hosts a Degas exhibition that links the Paris era of Isaac Singer and the Degas circle. The piece notes Singers two sewing machine innovations and the Clark family’s art acquisitions after Degas’ death, plus Winaretta Singer’s later patronage.
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Isaac Merrit Singer
Edgard Degas
Paris
Singer
Degas
Sterling and
Francine Clark’ Art Institute
Williamstown
Edward Clark
Philanthroic de Berkshires
Clarks
Winaretta
Yonkers
England
Town Players seek large cast for Dark of the Moon
Tryouts for the Town Players third show of the season will run Monday to Wednesday at 7 40 PM at 148 Lebanon Ave. The folk musical needs 25 speaking parts plus singing and dancing roles and musicians. March 18 opening. Contact director Miss Marion T Bruni for details.
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Lebanon Ave
Marion T. Bruni
Williams Trio To Premiere Tuesday At Williams College
The Williams Trio a new group from the Williams College Department of Music premieres Tuesday at 8 38 p m at Thompson Memorial Chapel Williamstown The free concert invites public attendance Julius Heggi violin Luca Di Cecco cello Kenneth Roberts piano headline the trio with notable affiliations and teaching roles highlighted including Heggi conductor of Berkshire and Albany symphonies and soloist appearances Di Cecco cello with Duke University Ciompi Quartet and Roberts Williams College music professor and choral director.
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Williams College Department of Music
Thompson Memorial Chapel
Williamstown
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Luca di Cecco
Kenneth Roberts
Heggi
Berkshire Symphony
Albany Symphony
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Berkshires
DiCecco
Ciompi Quartet
Duke University
Roberts
Williams
Williams College Choral Society
Movie Timetable Captiol and Surrounding Theaters
Listings for Capitol Palace Showcase Paris and nearby cinemas show multiple titles. The Reivers Viva Max Midas Rut John and Marcy Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice On Her Majesty's Secret Service Fan ny Hill John and Mary and Seven Samurai screenings at various times across Fri through Sun.
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West Springfield
Her Majesty's Secret Service
Fanny Hill
Hickory “Film Club
Stockbridge
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