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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1963

Page

4

TV series clash over public health drama in fall line up

A TV pilot featuring Hubert Taylor as a HEW aide faces upheaval as NBC swaps out the Robert Taylor Show for Temple Houston. Four Star Productions and the Department of Health Education and Welfare clash over use of official files and accuracy while the western replaces the planned drama, prompting concerns about publicity and state and federal roles.

Hubert Taylor U.S Department of Health Education and Welfare Taylor Christopher Logan Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Temple Houston American Southwest Robert Taylor NBC Four Star Productions Star Department of Health, Education and Welfare Washington Department Congress Depey

Sammy the Declarer and the Give-Up King Play

Bridge column discusses Sammy Sheinwold style errors and the concept of give-up play. It examines a hand where Sammy leads the ten of clubs from the West, South relinquishes when faced with a potential loss, and the declarer later wins with careful play. It also poses questions about optimal responses in various trump layouts and ends with a practical hand about whether to bid or pass with a weak hand of spades and hearts.

Sammy Jan South Declarer West

Psacharopoulos Plans Broadway Play and New York Opera

Nikos Psacharopoulos executive director of Williamstown Summer Theater works with John Conklin on Tambourines to Glory with music by Langston Hughes, opening in New York late October. Peter Hunt directs Williamstown productions and Jean Button assists with costumes. Psacharopoulos also prepares Dec 9 Herod in New York with New York Pro Musica and will teach at Yale University.

Nikos Psacharopoulos Williamstown John Conklin Jlo Glory Langston Hughes New York Peter Hunt Jean Button Conklin Psacharopoulos

Movie Timetable Capsule for Local Drive-Ins and Theaters

A county timetable lists showings at multiple venues including Berkshire Drive and Sunset Drive. Features span 4 20 L M 4 20 72 Ticklish Affair The Break Mind Benders Beach Party Gideel Goes To Rome Frightened Girls Breakfast at Tiffanys Home Front Flipper and The Shive, with varied start times.

Union Square Gideel Rome Berkshire Breakfast At Tiffany's

Richard Harris Signed for New York Musical Welly

Richard Harris to play title role in Welly the musical by Eddie Lawrence and Moose Charlap. Harris appears as a young man who after three attempts jumps from the Brooklyn Bridge to become a hero. Lindsay Anderson to direct Broadway debut for both Harris and Anderson. Production budget around 350000 with Roulette Records investing about 100000.

New York Richard Harris London Eddie Lawrence Moose Charlap Brooklyns Bridge Lindsay Anderson Wil Harris Uarris Anderson

Stratford Rep Urges State Dept to Send Shakespeare Cast

U S Rep Abner W Sibal urged Secretary Rusk to reconsider the State Department’s decision against sending an American Shakespeare Festival Theater Company to Europe. Forty six actors from Stratford protested by letter to President Kennedy calling the decision humiliating. The plan would have placed the Stratford company alongside the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

Stratford Conn Cmp U.S Abner W. Sibal Rusk Europe Sibal Connecti Fcut Fairfield County American Shakespeare Festival State Department Kennedy Glenn G. Wolfe Norwalk American Shakespeare Festival Theater Lou New York

Broadway notes and international run of Kiss Me, Nate

Report notes Kiss Me Nate remains popular abroad with initial presentations in Yugoslavia Turkey and Argentina. Budapest to see it in November with 1964 exhibits planned for the Netherlands Czechoslovakia and possibly Mexico. Bella Spewack and Sam contribute details about the Cole Porter musical.

New York Nate Bella Spewack Sam Yugoslavia Turkey Argentina Budapest Netherlands Czechoslovakia Mexica

Series at RPT Field House Has Music for All Tastes

The 1903-64 program announced by Jf L. Clack Garren, events director, features martial, classical, semi classical, jazz and folk music from September through April at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Field House. The season opens Sept 27 with the Regimental Band and Highland Dancers of the Black Watch. October 5 brings Mantovani and his New Music. November includes Benny Goodman on Nov 3 and a folk showcase on Nov 15. The Volk Festival is on Nov 15 and 16 as part of Military Weekend. January 18 features Bandstand U.S.A. with Paul Lavalle and the Band of America. The season ends April 21 with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Tour Orchestra.

Troy N.Y RPL Jf L. Clack Garren Field House Conver Britain Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment Mantovani Capital District Benny Goodman al Jaga APL Rotc Rensselaer Polytechnic Military U.S.A Paul Lavatle Band of America Meredith Wilson Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops

Boyer matinee idol image shifts for Man and Boy shows

New York AP reports Charles Boyer will headline the play Man and Boy opening in November at the Atkinson Theater with three matinee performances weekly and two evening shows, reshaping his public image and schedule in this stage outing.

NEW York Charles Boyer Atkinson Theater

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