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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1960
Page
3
Dorothy Kirsten, a Metropolitan Opera star, headlines the final Ojai Music Festival program in Civic Center Park. The performance enchants a spellbound audience with her vocal craft and stage presence, complemented by a vivid pink gown and a serene outdoor setting.
Dorothy Kirsten delivered a lush timbre and agile high register in a varied program at the festival. Stuart Willy accompanied with power and nuance, performing Chopin Nocturne in F major and Schumann Auf Schwung. Negotiations between Actors Equity and the League of New York Theatres continued as a blackout disrupted the program, with Kirsten closing encores including Puccini arias and pieces by Brown and Saco.
Equity officials say the Broadway production will close nightly as cast members are called to special union meetings until a new cost track is negotiated and signed. This move signals intensified labor pressure amid stalled talks and wage dispute concerns.
A scattered OCR fragment lists various names and terms across categories. It cites Star Performer AGROSS AQ Sinbkad, William, Ottain, and Sherry among many. It mixes numbers, places, and phrases like Auto parts and Dutch Versifier, suggesting a puzzle page with clues and cross references.
The Times Telegram lists theater listings with showtimes for Long Beach venues. Entries include Mountain Killers of Killeges Parade titles and several films with times such as 8 25 and 11 32, plus Palace and United Artists offerings like Toby Tyler and Davy.
Hollywood reports funeral services for Ed Brophy 65 who died yesterday. The pudgy fast talking character actor known for a cigar and derby hat arrived in Hollywood in 1920 and worked with Buster Keaton in two reelers. He voiced the Mouse in Dumbo and played Spencer Tracy’s sidekick in The Last Hurrah.
A reader is urged to explore the Business Opportunities columns in the Independent Press Telegram Classifieds for self employment options. The notice emphasizes practical avenues to start a venture through listed opportunities and guidance.
British police watched seaports and airfields to stop the Sophia Loren jewel collection from leaving Britain after a burglary at a country mansion near London. Loren offered 56000 dollars reward. a jewelled case was recovered from the Thames. Scotland Yard officers theorize the case may have been thrown from a liner or used as a decoy. pieces valued at over half a million dollars, some uninsured. Loren said many pieces came from her career rise from Naples slums. some gifts from her husband, producer Carla Panti.
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