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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
13
Bill Cosby entertains a full house at Melodyland with rapid facial and body humor, live sound effects, and relatable tales from his Philadelphia roots. Sidekick Smith adds musical bits while Cosby performs, improvises, and nudges audience members for better sightlines.
Andre Kostelanetz led a Hollywood Bowl program centered on lesser known Americana works. The program mixed light opera and orchestral pieces with Bernstein and Copland prominent, while May Costa offered a mixed performance including Can tine and Willow Song. the set closed with Gershwin's Summertime.
The Long Beach Safety Council faces a $15,000 city funding hold as the City Council seeks clarification of its affiliation with the Chamber of Commerce. City Manager John R. Mansell asks for a one week postponement of the proposed agreement until status with the chamber is clarified. The review follows a lengthy program of diverse contemporary music selections and pieces by Hovhaness and Gottschalk in a local concert.
Forum XI extends Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf indefinitely at Morgan Hall drawing growing crowds. Connie Sponheim returns in Happiest Millionaire role. Susanna Tomecko praised for stepping in during a family crisis. Other local theater notes include The Chair on Follywood’s Horseshoe Stage and Webb Graves Owl and the Pussycat extended wrap.
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