A Beach Day Fragments of Sand and Sunlight
A colorful reminiscence recalls a Rhode Island seaside trip with family. The narrator notes children, clam chowder, lobster rolls, and Block Island swordfish, then describes the beach as sand and sun madness, the urge to sleep, eat, and seek shade as the day stretches toward night. The piece blends memories of laughter with sensations of heat and grit.
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Bo- He
Rhode
Rhode Island
George Axélrod
Homecoming after desert sand baked my brains and body
A writer reflects on returning from a sun and sand soaked period, likening the burn and grit to Armstrong and Aldrin reuniting with home. He describes the sand encrusting everything from teeth to pores and recalls peeling a banana only to bite into grit, noting the lingering effects until next summer. Continuous, vivid, world weary narration conveys the toll of heat and travel.
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Armstrong
Aldrin
Capitol Theater Schedule Highlights and Title Variants
The page lists showings at Capitol and nearby drive ins including The Loves of Isa dora at 7:00, Lola Montes at 7:15, The Lost Man at 3:45, Vixen and short subjects at Showcase, Paris Cinema Olivet at 2:00, and various drive‑in venues with titles like The Odd Couple and Midnight Cowboy among evening and matinee slots.
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Capitol
Isadora
Matinee
Sun
Little
Matinée
Paris
Cinema
Berkshire Drive-In
Pltisfield Drive-In
Coury
North Adams
Adivas
West Springfield
Book of the Month selects Shirer on fall of France
William L Shirer announces his January Book of the Month Club pick The Collapse of the Third Republic An Inquiry Into the Fall of Trahee in 1640 to be issued in November by Simon and Schuster with 75000 copies at 1250 The author once lived in Lenox and a major excerpt will appear in Look magazine around Nov 13.
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Shirer
Fall of
France
LENOX
William L. Shirer
Simon & Seinster
Trahee
Simon & Schuster
Look Magazine
Tanglewood Attendance Boosted by Rock Concerts
Regular attendance at Tanglewood fell but total admission reached 236,987, up from 222,283 last year. Rock shows drew 1,400 weekend patrons and rehearsals. Jefferson Airplane set a season record with 21,500 attendees, while Fred Leinsdorf's farewell as BSO regular conductor drew 14,120.
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Tanglewood
Jefferson Airplane
Fred Leinsdorf
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Fonda Prefers Painting Over Acting On Set
Hollywood star Henry Fonda says he might choose painting over acting if time allowed. On the set of There Was a Crooked Man he notes painting is tremendously galling and that he often gives works to friends. charity auctions have fetched over $2,000 each.
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Hollywood
Henry Fonda
Fonda
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Warner Bros.Seven Atlslin
Kirk’ Douglas
Isadora Duncan story shines in Cap Theatre screening
Review notes the Renotative Capitol Theatre screening of Isadora Duncan biopic tracing the dancer’s wild life and 1920s rise. Vanessa Redgrave delivers luminous, tempestuous performance, carrying a fragmented film that was trimmed from three hours to fit audiences. The piece lauds Reisz’s subtlety and the film’s dramatic, glittering portrayal.
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Tsadora
Capitol Theatre
Isadora Duncan
Karel Reisz
Isadora Review Highlights Redgrave in Dreamlike Dance
An elegiac critique praises Vanessa Redgrave as Isadora Duncan, noting her free spirit and the film’s world spanning dance, while lauding the choreography by Litz Pisk and Reisz direction. The piece highlights Pizer’s photography and the film as a special taste, questioning the viewer’s own special status.
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Rage
Ren
Miss Redgrave
Litz Pisk
Reisz
Hakim
Larry Pizer
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