Remember when comic books sparked fears of control
A lively arts column recalls the era when comic books were deemed dangerous and threats of censorship surged. It notes TV's rise ending comics as a mass kiddie medium, then pop art reviving adult interest, plus a New York meeting selling back issues for up to 25 dollars. The piece then surveys network shakeups and program changes across ABC CBS and NBC, naming Batman on ABC with Adam West and Burt Ward, O'Brien, Shindig, Peyton Place, and other shifts, predicting further TV industry turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PIA
New York
ABC
Batman
Adam West
Burt Ward
Robin
Superman
Paul Burke
12 O'Clock High
CBS
Secret Agent
O*brien
O'Brien
Slattery
People
Rawhide
Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion
Steve Lawrence
NBC
Sammy. Davis
Davis
Bridge bidding and play decide five diamonds
The article analyzes a bridge hand where three no trump is tempting but not easily bid. South wins with five diamonds after careful play, discarding wisely from dummy and squeezing West. The key moment arrives when West leads a low club, forcing complex maneuvers to control trumps and hearts while avoiding defeat.
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South
North
Biay
West
Declarer
Careful Discarding Leads to End Play
Bridge puzzle asks what to bid with a balanced hand spades 8542 hearts R84 diamonds AJ64 clubs 9. Partner opens one heart and the responder should bid one spade to show support and avoid dangerous endings.
Inge's Not Quite a Love Song chosen for APT 66 list
William Inge, Pulitzer winner of Ficnie and Come Back Come Back, Little Sheba, offers Not Quite a Love Song as the first play to subscribing producers of the American Playwrights Theater for 1966 67. If 50 subscribers commit, the play becomes APT exclusive for one year before rights revert to Inge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Inge
American Playwrights Theater
APE
APT
Broadway
Mr. Inge
APT Theaters
Burns Consulted on JFK Biography Televised Program
James MacGregor Burns of Williams College advised a WAST TV biography of John F. Kennedy airing at 7 30 p m Monday November 22. The hour long program marks the late president’s second anniversary with a personal, dignified historical account and no political overtones. New footage will be shown and David Rose composed the original score. Narrator Cliff Robertson was chosen by Kennedy to portray him in PT 109.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James MacGregor Burns
Williams College
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Wast-Tv
David Rose
Cliff Robertson
Town Players Awarded Citation for A Far Country
The Pittsfield Town Players received an honorable mention citation for its production of A Far Country at the 14th annual New England Theater Conference convention held last week at Northeastern University. John Hughes of Dedham accepted the award for the group.
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Pittsfield Town Players
New England Theater Conference
Northeastern University
John Hughes
Dedham
Movie Timetable with Open Weekends and Film Listings
Capitol shows Operation CLA at 2 30 5 45 and 8 55 Palace offers The Mad Execution er at 1 00 4 15 and 7 30 Union Square runs Ship of Fools at 1 05 3 45 6 05 8 40 Berkshire Drive-In open weekends Pittsfield Drive In open
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Capitol
Union Square
Berkshire Drive-In
Pittsfield Drive -In
Beaux Stratagem rehearsals at Williams College
Williams College Adams Memorial Theatre begins third week of rehearsals for The Beaux Stratagem by George Farquhar. The fall opener runs November 4 5 6 at 8 30 p m with period style aims and an original score by Charles Keagle. Reservations via box office. Hollywood note Soupy Sales to debut in Birds Do It for Columbia Pictures.
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Williamstown
George Farquhar
Adams Memorial
Williams College
AMT
Queen’s Theater
London
Keith Fowler
Grady Larkins
Rita Bottomley
Jack Watson
Hollywood
UPT
Soupy Sales
Columbia Pictures
New England Worships by John Wedda
John Wedda of Salisbury Connecticut, author of New England Worships, published Oct 22 by Random House New York. The book features over 100 places of worship with full page drawings and commentaries on their buildings and congregations. Wedda is Salisbury selectman and has worked as art editor and editorial consultant. his works hang in museums.
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New England
John Wedda
Salisbury
Conn
Random House
New York
Boston
Old North Church
Stamford
First Presbyterian Church
Wedda
Williams To Show Hatch Art Collection
Williams College Museum of Art in Lawrence Hall hosts 46 drawings from John Davis Hatch of Lenox. The exhibit titled 150 Years of American Drawings 1780 1930 runs Oct 25 to Nov 2 15 with hours 9 12 and 2 4 p.m. daily and 2 5 p.m. Sundays.
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Williamstown
John Davis Hatch
Lenox
Williams College Museum of Art
Lawrence't Hall
Thorndike Named BSO Treasurer
Boston startup note: John Thorndike named treasurer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra succeeding Richard C. Paine who retires after 20 years. Thorndike, Chestnut Hill native and Harvard College graduate, serves as assistant to the treasurer at Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John Thorndike
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Richard C. Paine
Mr. Thorndike
Chestnut Hill
Harvard College
Myers Coauthors New Book Safety Last by Random House
Arthur Myers former The Eagle reporter coauthors Safety Last with Jeffrey O Connell University of Illinois law professor. The book argues automakers prefer styling over safety and that changing driving habits is harder than redesigns, predicting Detroit resists safety until federal law compels action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Myers
the Eagle
Random House
Myers
Jeffrey O’connell
University of Illinois
Thomas £. O'Connell
Berkshire Community College
Car
Detroit
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O’brien
Ozzie and Harriet
Peyton Place
ITI
The
King Family
Amos Burke
N.C.L.E
Peter Falk
Jimmy Breslin
Fu Manchu
Palace Theater
Brodie MT. Lodge
Ashford
Greate
Modernaires
Hale Notes
By Alfred Sikeinwold
Dummy
the Great Caruso
Technicolor
Mario Lanza
Ann Blyth
Howard Keel
Lathryn Grayson
William Warfield
Prof
Burns
JFK
Town
Ter
Bunny Lake
Scotland Yard
Otto Preminger
Laurence Olvier
Carol Lynley
Ker Duller
Tia Hunt
the Zombies
Noel Coward
1Ileen
Silver Lake
Tonnie
Ship OF Fools
Williams
Hatch
Thorndike
BSO
Pease Costume Co., Inc
Dwight St
Springfield
Mass
Myers Coauthors
Alec Guinness
Burt Reynolds
C.la
Tom
Techniscope
Seven Arts Pictures
By Press
Tetetinen Fey Renterp
Fea
Fairlane
America
FORD
Seytter Ford Sales, Inc
East St
Pittsfield, Mass
Lee Auto Sales
Housatonic St
Lee, Mass
Bill Whittaker
Ford, Inc
Messengers Garage, Inc
Main St
Barrington
Dalton, Mass
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