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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1965
Page
12
As I Hear It compares labels classics and modern works, noting that the term defies strict definition. It argues that tastes cross boundaries, with audiences enjoying Chopin and Duke Ellington, while distinguishing formal styles from romantic and contemporary approaches.
An observant critique of Pops concerts notes casual audiences savor pleasant music with less rehearsal and no hunt for deep meanings. It traces the London origin in 1858, cites symphony halls adapting to lighter programs, and highlights Pittsfield’s June 38 youth music event with student performers and waitress service.
Bridge expert Alfred Sheinwold explains the hold up as a key maneuver. He analyzes a no trump defense with diamonds and clubs, detailing how South should respond to lead sequences to maximize tricks and avoid danger from 5-2 diamond splits.
The article analyzes card odds and doubleton honors in diamonds and how to respond to partner opens. It suggests bidding three spades as the right contract to reach game when holding spade ace queen and heart seven four with diamond jack six two and chub ace jack ten four. It notes a jump to game is acceptable due to a stopper in the unbid suit and high card strength.
The University of Connecticut Department of Music will form a summer orchestra in July led by Violinist Joseph Szigethi and Cellist Janos Starker. Advanced students from national conservatories will train at Storrs July 11 for two weeks, then tour for two weeks at minimal fees. Director Dr. Jack Heller will oversee the project, which runs July 25 to August 5 and aims to offer fresh classical and modern works to communities. Robert Coleman, formerly with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, helped develop the plan.
Williamstown theater lighting designer Peter Hunt will head the company’s 11th season July 2 to August 28, split between Williamstown and New York City work on Kismet and Carousel. He also designed lighting for Hartford productions and the touring Oliver in New York. He recently married Virginia Osborn.
The Berkshire Music Barn in Lenox released a tentative 15 concert lineup from July 4 to August 22. Owner Donald Soviero said some contracts are not yet filmed and a complete schedule will follow. Planned acts include Ian and Sylvia, The Beach Boys, Odetta, Carlos Montoya, Thelonious Monk, Josh White, Motown Revue, Miriam Makeba, Pete Seeger, Stan Getz, and others with several dates marked tentative.
Hunt, a Yale School of Drama graduate in 1963, earned lighting credits on Broadway productions of Tambourines to Glory and Dynamite Tonight at the Actor's Studio. He also supervised lighting for the New York bus and truck tour of Sound of Music and joined the United Scenic Artists Union in 1963.
The Williams Town Theatre outlines an eleven show 11th season at Adams Memorial Theatre from July 2 to August 28 featuring three comedies four dramas and a musical. Opens July 2 with Arms and the Man by G B Shaw followed by Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf July 13 17 and other titles including Private Ear and the Public Eye Royal Hunt of the Sun Three Sisters After the Fall Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Pal Joey with performances aligned to summer schedule at Williams College.
Marlboro Vermont hosts an eight week season from June 22 to August 16 led by artistic director Rudolf Serkin. Pablo Casals returns June 28 to July 11 to conduct the chamber orchestra and teach cello. 16 weekend concerts run July 2 to August 15 with two Friday specials. Many returning artists join new guests including Maureen Forrester and pianists Barbara Blegen Arthur Fennimore Jerome Rose Richard Syracuse.
Capitol shows High Wind in Jamaica at 2 25, 5 35, 8 33 and A Public Affair at 1 00, 4 20, 7 30. Palace screens Brainstorm at 1 20, 4 53, 8 40 and The Woman Who Wouldnt Die at 3 10, 6 50. Union Square offers The Amorous General at 2 30, 5 45, 8 55 and Wrong Arm of the Law at 1 00, 4 10, 7 25. Berkshire Drive In presents The Battle of the Sexes at 8 40 and Slave Trade in the World Today at 20 45. Pittsfield Drive-In shows Marriage Italian Style at 10 00 and The Sky Above and Mud Below at 8 30. Sunset Drive In runs The Pleasure Seekers at dusk and The Flesh Eaters at 10 20.
Stockbridge June opening night at the Berkshire Playhouse will be a Kiwanis benefit sponsored by Kiwanis of Pittsfield. The Kurt Weill Miller Blitzstein musical Three Penny Opera stars Viveca Lindfors and aims to raise 700 dollars for the Project Fund while supporting local girls camps nursing scholarships and the Kiwanis New England Scholarship Fund. Proceeds will fund multiple Kiwanis projects. Kiwanis organizers include Joseph Lavery Paul Donahue James Simes and Jack Talbot.
Hollywood reports Dick Van Dyke will interrupt television chores to star in Divorce American Style for Columbia Pictures. The comedy centers on a man facing a marital breakdown with the usual quirky twists and star power behind the production.
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