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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1963

Page

4

Cellist Lessing Exhibits Monotypes at Berkshire Museum

Celloist Nurdus Lessing showcases monotypes in a Berkshire Museum exhibit aligned with the 1963 64 Chamber Music Society season opening. Lessing, a Netherlands native Royal Dutch Conservatory alumnus, will perform with three of four groups for the concert in Ellen Crane Room. Exhibition by Stuart Henry organized for intermission view and coffee hour. James Morgan Stuart tenor guest soloist. Admission free. memberships fund the society. new members encouraged at the opening concert.

Nurdus Lessing Berkshire Museum Chamber Music Society of Pittsfield Lessing Stuart Henry Ellen Crane James Morgan Stuart Holland Herbert W. Slate Concert Society

Louis Armstrong Plays Smith College October 27

Louis Satchmo Armstrong and his band perform at John M. Greene Hall Smith College on October 27 at 3 pm Tickets go on sale at the hall October 23 24 and 25 from 1 to 2 pm and at the door.

Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong John M. Greene Smith College

Hollywood adds actor Guy Williams to Bonanza cast

The Bonanza family expands as NBC TV adds Guy Williams as the younger brother of Ben Cartwright, portrayed by Lorne Greene. Williams joins the series in a new role announced by UPI and Hollywood press outlets.

Hollywood UPI Nbc-Tv Guy Williams Ben Cartwright Lorne Greene

Williamstown O Neill Cast Is Booked

The Williamstown Summer Theater repeats Eugene ONeill Long Day's Journey Into Night with director Tom Brennan. At McCarter Theater Princeton University five performances begin October 24 starring Louis Zorich Olympia Dukakis James Noble Michael Ebert and Margaret Ladd. Arthur Lithgow notes the demanding roles require extra rehearsal time beyond regular repertory members.

Williamstown Summer Theater Eugene O'Neill Tom Brennan McCarter Theater Princeton University Louis Zorich Olympia Dukakis James Noble Michael Ebert Margaret Ladd Arthur Lithgow

Broadway adapts Rumer Godden novel with ballet no singing

David Merrick plans a Broadway staging of A Candy for St Jude adapted by John Patrick winner. The production would feature a full orchestra and ballet sequences but no singing. The plot centers on a dance school director.

New York Rumer Godden St. Jude John Patrick David Merrick

Angel Street designer Aims for Addams Touch

Miss Philippa Tuttle of the Town Players will design the Victorian Angel Street set for a four night Berkshire Museum production during pre election weekend Nov 1 through 4. A native New Yorker trained at the Art Students League, she is active in local arts groups and has studied the era through Pittsfield and Falls Village libraries. Her set aims to evoke the macabre mood of Charles Addams with ornate carvings blue wallpaper and heavy draperies.

Philippa Tuttle Town Players Angel Street The Berkshire Museum Miss Tuttle Art Dents League Sabrina Fair Kate Pittsfield Falls Village New Yorker Charles Addams

Mount Greylack Junior High Opens One-Act Season

Williamstown Mount Greylack junior high drama opens four one act plays with the first show Friday at 2 05 in the school theater. The Man with the Heart in the Highland by William Saroyan directed by Mrs Louis Noble Guild features Leon Martel Neil Lawrence Barbara Peck Nicholas Filler Barbara Poduchna Kenneth Noyes and Betsey Brown.

Williamstown Mount Greylack The William Saroyan Louis Noble Guild Leon Martel Neil Lawrence Barbara Peck Nicholas Filler Barbara Pduchna Kenneth Noyes Betsey Brown

Capitol The V E P s Timetable With Short Subjects

Movie timetable lists showtimes for Capitol theater The V E P s at 1 00 3 90 6 00 and 8 45 plus short subjects Palace offers 2000 Leagues Under the Sea at 1 10 3 40 6 10 and 8 40 Union Square presents The Longest Day at 1 30 9 00 8 20 Swiss Water Paradise shows at 1 10 4 49 8 00 Berkshire Drivers open weekends only Pittsfield DriveIn open sunset Drive-In open weekends County timetable on Page 24.

Capitol Palace Union Square Berkshire Pittsfield Sunset Drive-In

Improbable Not Impossible in Bridge by Sheldon Sheinwold

Bridge columnist Sheldon Sheinwold discusses a complex hand and the strategic missteps in the vignette. He presents a line of play, the probabilities of diamond splits, and the correct approach to draw trumps and manage suits. The piece ends with guidance on response and bid choices based on hand shape.

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La Boheme Coming to East Greenbush

Puccini’s La Boheme will be presented Oct 28 at 8 p m in East Greenbush New York by the New York City Center Opera Co as part of a series arranged by the Rensselaer County Council for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts Tickets are on sale at Romeo’s Music Land Troy and orders by mail or phone Bernd Foerster organizer and Pittsfield lecturer heads the arts council A long range goal is to spur future touring companies and opera fans in the area.

East Greenbush N. Y New York City Center Opera Co Rensselaer County Council For the Arts New York State Council On the Arts Broadway Troy Bernd Foerster Pittsfield Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Architectural Department

Pisces Productions backs Albee play as birthday lore says

New York AP reports Pisces Productions, Edward Albee's own company, sponsors The Ballad of the Sad Café. The line notes the sponsor name ties to Albee's March 12 birthday, while the show opens in October under the sign of Libya.

New York Edward Albee Pisces Productions Albee Pisces Libya

African Art at the BAC Opens a County First

Berkshire Arts Center hosts an African art exhibit through October with loans from the American Museum of Natural History. From November 5 to 7, major pieces move to Williams College Museum, as BAC expands plans for Oceanic and other primitive art shows, backed by gifts and county support.

Berkshire Arts Center Williams College Museum BAC American Museum of Natural History Jock Lloyd Stockbridge Africa Berkshire Sheba Solomon

Times Critic To Speak in Williamstown

Bosley Crowther of the New York Times will present What You Don't Know About the Movies at Williams College Jesup Hall Tuesday night at 8. The free talk is sponsored by the Williams Lecture Committee. Crowther reviews about 2350 movies yearly since 1940 and urges higher artistic standards. He joined the Times in 1932 and became film critic in 1940.

Williamstown Bosley Crowther New York Times Jesup Hall Williams College Williams Lecture Committee Mr. Crowther Times’ Drama Department Brooks Atkinson Motion Picture Department

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