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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1966
Page
11
The Pacific Coast Opera Company opened at Shrine Auditorium with the American premiere of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's The Merchant of Venice. Daniel Cariaga notes a large, vocal audience that affirmed the venture and the opera's fresh staging.
A detailed review notes the 1961 Maggio Musicale Fiorentino rendition of The Merchant of Venice in Italian translation. Conductor Richard Marzello and director Dino Yannopoulos lead an all American cast led by Nell Rankin, Chester Ludgin and Richard Torigi. The performance includes moments of mis timing but overall remains smooth and polished with strong singing and noble diction from Ludgin and Rankin.
Veteran actress Lillian Gish discusses her revival of stage work after years of film success. She reflects on aging, continues theatre auditions in Stratford and New York, and notes her commitment to acting despite a long career since age five.
The review lauds John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning Days of Fury as a moving patriotic portrait. It singles out George Stevens Jr Bruce Herschensohn Gregory Peck and Joseph F Levine for immediate Academy Award consideration, calling the film a nationwide standout despite passing comments about other topics.
A lively clip highlights Mrs Mort.Farber in a purple cap, Mrs Hu Uchitel in sunrise brocade, and the B.W. in a versatile black hat. Billy Reed stands out in a Don Lopez morning coat. The column covers TV bits, celebrity antics, and witty quotes, with items on Stella, Dolly, and Ken Greengrass amid entertainment buzz.
Los Angeles 4% actor Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne embark on an 18 day goodwill tour of Iron Curtain nations. They will address university groups about democracy and appear on radio and TV in five East European countries. Sponsored by the State Department but paid for by Douglas. He plans to visit Poland Czechoslovakia Romania Bulgaria and Hungary.
A Bolshoi Ballet company of 117 dancers plans to depart Moscow for New York to begin a tour of the United States and Canada. Advanced bookings and program details were not disclosed.
GYFLY MARKOFF an accordionist injured in World War II in the Lisbon plane crash is in St. Vincent's Hospital with a heart attack. Montgomery Clift filming The Defector in Munich insists interviews be taped and only taped swords be used. Luther Adler and Rolores Wilson Fiddler on the Roof advance show in California. Sally Ann Hawes denies stories about giving up NOW. Jack Haley president of Variety Artists dispatches 20 000 telegrams urging debarment be lifted for Sinatra in Mexico.
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