Television reflections on failures as hopes for progress
The column weighs praise and critique of TV. It praises Michael Redgrave in a two hour telecast of Death of a Salesman on ABC and notes potential in Papua New Guinea educational TV despite high costs. It also jests about The Avengers and a recent Wednesday movie with abundant commercials.
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Michael Redgrave
Columbia
Derek Broadbent
Douglas Brooke
Papua New Guinea
Mediuim
Luch
Reg Thompson
Kort Thompson
Fleet
Hadid
Kate Card Thie
Italian stars dazzle at Manuka concert night
At the Haydon Catholic Centre Manuka a concert featured leading Australian and Italian singers. Tenor Franco Brozzesi and soprano Maria Lina De Sisti shared top billing with pianist Neph Khasho providing accompaniment joined by Peter Ciani and other notable artists in a varied program. The event drew a strong audience amid a lively, formal recital atmosphere.
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Canberra
Tardon Catholic Centre
Manuka
Franco Brozzesi
Quest
Professor Capini
Santa Cecilia Conservatanim
Australia
AAC
Sydbney Symphony Orchestra
Prancey Hragzest
Nate Teens
RCA
Nchestral
Pept Te Right
Prana Brassesi
Memia de Sisti
Joseph Ashe
Peter Ciani
Haydon Catholic Centre
Nouvelle vague love in Canberra Playhouse screening
A French New Wave seven part film travels from childhood to adultery exploring sexual truth. Directors Henry Decoin Jean Delanne Michel Boisrond Sesin Valerie Lagrange headline a cast with fresh faces, as the roving camera frames intimate scenes and witty bets on how babies come about.
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Henry Decoin
Dia
Nis
Jean Delanne
Michel Boisrond
Sesin
Valerie Lagrange
Rene
Cinema Review of Hubert Laoneureus Film Sparks Debate
A fragmented review praises Hubert Laoneureus film but notes its complex rhetoric and French influences. Critics discuss its civilised tone, moral ambitions, and sophisticated themes while acknowledging uneven pacing and dense symbolism in this dated cinema piece.
Stew over pot boiler warps around Dylan Thomas manuscript
London describes a legal dispute over the Under Milk Wood manuscript by Dylan Thomas. The Times book company paid about £1800 for the manuscript but others value it between £25 and £80 in 1953 prices. Cleverdon testifies about possession claims and the manuscript’s discovery in a tavern in Soho, with the case continuing.
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London
Dylan Thamae
America
Jeversson
Times Book Company
Mis Whe
Cleverdon
Thomas
Soha
Tandon
Tor Morrow
GOREN On BRIDGE West's costly defence YTH vulner able.
The Capiz City Bridge Club handicap event reports a tense play with West defending harshly against South. Detailed bidding and play lead to several tricks by West, including a sequence where East holds a nine and West cashes high cards to force declarer into missteps. Final standings list Mrs C Price with Gwynne 706 winning first place and several pairs placed lower in the March 3 first round.
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Seth
North
West
Ls Singleton
Ainning
Fast
South
Declarer
Wests Ave
Sid
Mummy
East
Rick
Capiz City
J. Chenier
J. Norwood
M. Morgan
Radio Schedule highlights a busy school and music programs
A cluttered listings page shows varied broadcasts from 11 for a30 to 12 News and cultural slots. Programs feature school outreach, music by Gramillar Clason and Priaulx Ranier, farm and home reports, news bulletins, and light entertainment across the day.
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Courney
Chamberlain
Ev. Prescott
Stock
Priaulx Ranier
Focal
Ray Mar
Heethoven
TV Listings Snapshot From a Daily Schedule
A dense TV guide page outlines a full day of programming across channels including features like The Sound of Music and Coronation Street, with a wide array of news, dramas, children's shows, and educational segments. Names such as Bobby Limb, Arthur Jones, and Maurice Yam appear among the listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Limb
Strange Cargo
JM Fraser
Peyton Place
Coronation Street
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