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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1969
Page
2
Milton R. Bass recounts a Paris visit in 1956 where a bronze chair plaque revealed it once hosted Curnonsky the renowned French gourmet who died by suicide at 44. He ties the anecdote to The French by Sanche de Gramont, praising its sharp cultural insight.
A lively Le Monde column by La Reynière surveys restaurant quirks and critic culture. It notes critics like de Gramont and Curnonsky, from tomato prep to oil choice, tempering grim tales with wit, while stressing French culinary style and candor.
The Hudson Valley Chamber Players will open the Columbia County Council on the Arts fifth season with a Saturday concert on October 25. Claude Monteux, director of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, will conduct and play flute in a mainly Baroque program. Classical guitarist Luis Garcia-Renart will also perform.
Walter Wilson of First-Chatham New York announces near-term publications highlighting W E B Du Bois. An anthology titled The W E B Du Bois Reader will appear in soft cover from New American Library with a future hard cover edition. A 0 page syllabus from Teachers College will aid Afro American study groups, including a bibliography and references about Du Bois.
Auditions for Berkshire Civic Ballet membership are set for Sunday at 2 PM in the Cantarella studio, 73 North St. The company eyes spring and Toronto Canada regional ballets, plus Berkshire performances. Open to area dancers 12 and older with four years of training. John Christian and Mrs Sydelle Gomberg will audit. A fee applies. bring pointe shoes and ballet slippers.
A film review of 3 Into 2 Won't Go Praise for artistic technique elevating a humdrum life. Edna O'Brien adapts Andrea Newman novel with Peter Hall directing and Walter Lansally color cinematography. Cast includes Rod Steiger Claire Bloom Judy Geason Peggy Asticraft and Elizabeth Spriggs.
Edna O’Brien’s marriage study is explored through Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom as a middle class couple. Judy Geeson arrives as a hitchhiker with a controversial past. Peter Hall’s direction blends English restraint with stark sexuality, supported by Peggy Ashcroft’s strong supporting turn.
Capitel shows Me Natalie at 7 00 and matinees Wed Sat Sun at 2 00. Palace screens The Italian Job at 1 30 5 05 8 45 and Only When I Lart at 3 10 6 45. Showcase offers 3 Into 2 Won't Go at 7 00 9 00 with Wed Sat Sun matinee at 2 00. Parig presents Dr Zhivago nightly at 7 20 plus Wed Sat Sun matinee at 1 30. Sunset Drive-In, Berkshire Drive-In, Pittsfield DriveIn feature 3 in the Attic at 7 30 and Chastity at 9 30. Coury's Drive-in and Hoosac Drive-In run weekends only. Mohawk at North Adams shows Dodds Gone A-Hunting at 9 00 and A Fine Pair at 7 20. West Springfield Cinema 1 has Last Summer at 2 00 7 20 9 35 with Sat Sun 1 90 3 20 5 10 7 20 9 95. Cinema 2 screens Midnight Cowboy at 2 30 7 50 9 45. Cine ma 3 presents Oliver at 8 00 with matinee Wed Sat Sun at 2 00.
Andy Griffith will return to CBS with a new half hour weekly situation comedy in the 1970 71 season after leaving the Andy Griffith Show last year to pursue films Details of the program were not disclosed The show had aired on CBS from October 1960 through September 1968 and ranked among the nations top 10 programs at its end Nielsen ratings placed it first in national audience measurements.
Jazz at Tanglewood featuring Judy Collings and Don Bilis, taped by the National Educational Television network at a Tanglewood concert, will be broadcast on educational stations Tuesday October 7 from 9 to 10 p.m. The program showcases a summer performance with acclaimed artists.
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