Fine Cast Saves Rake's Progress at San Francisco Opera
The San Francisco Opera presented The Rake's Progress with Stravinsky Monday night in Shrine Auditorium to a sparsely filled house. Richard Lewis as Tom Rakewell lifted the performance with superb singing and characterization, earning a tremendous ovation. Mary Costa's voice and Anne Trulove scenes were tender and radiant, while Thomas Tipton as Nick Shadow delivered strong singing and acting.
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British Queen Laughs at Hope JFK Jokes in Royal Variety Show
London reports say the London Palladium Royal Variety Show featured Bob Hope riffing on Kennedy and Cuba as Queen Elizabeth sat amused. Actors including Kerstin Meyer as Baba and Sid Poitier drew praise, while Bernard Del font staged the production with Cuba and Kennedy jokes intact amid wartime tensions.
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Rocks and Hoses Used in Row Near College
In Warrensburg Missouri Central Missouri State College students clashed with firefighters after a small motor fire at a coin laundry near a bus. Fire Chief Copag said students blocked access, then stones and firecrackers were thrown. a rock dented a fire rock and a water hose was broken while two firefighters were struck. A few students were jailed on disorderly conduct charges.
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Benny Goodman Expected to Leave Hospital Today
Benny Goodman, the famed bandleader, was expected to be released today from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after a two week stay for a damaged spinal disc. Doctors reported stable condition and the entertainer planned to return home once discharged.
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Model in Bathing Suit Pickets Lawyer Office
Hollywood reports recount model Eileen Anderson, 25, picketing the office of lawyer Leon Plotnik on Sunset Boulevard in a bathing suit to protest and pressure removal of a lien. Anderson, who won $14,000 in a superior court damages suit, wore the suit to illustrate scars from an accident. Plotnik says he is entitled to a share as counsel after Anderson dismissed him amid disputes over settlement.
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MCA Plans to Finance Broadway Plays in New York
Hollywood based Music Corporation of America MCA announces plans to become a leading financier of Broadway plays and explore all entertainment and talent sources. MCA already operates Universal Pictures Revue Studios and Decca Records and had agreed last July with the Justice Department to end its talent agency operations, which generated about 3.4 million dollars annually.
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Stravinsky to Conduct Venezuelan Orchestra in Caracas
Igor Stravinsky will conduct the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra in Caracas on Thursday, delivering a major concert in the capital. The program features prominent works by the renowned composer as part of a season of international guests.
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Roy Harris Lectures On The Composer's Role At LBSC
Composer Roy Harris spoke twice at Longiof Beach State College on Monday, addressing students and later the public. He warned that American composers face orchestral boycotts and urged education to foster resident composers replacing past patrons. He argued creativity requires loneliness and energy to sustain a subconscious drive until musical form emerges.
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Coroner Links Playgirl Figure Ronnie Ull Jan Death to Neck Injury
A coroner's report from Los Angeles attributes the death of Ronnie Ull Jan, a Hollywood playgirl, to a broken neck from an assault. Investigators initially suspected accidental damage during medical treatment, but the doctor has been cleared. A witness, Miss Quillen, 45, claimed she was hit last night, though she died without warning.
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Janet Leigh Improves After Appendectomy in Beverly Hills
Actress Janet Leigh, 35, is in satisfactory condition after an emergency appendectomy performed at Doctors Hospital in Beverly Hills. She was rushed in Monday morning and remains under medical supervision.
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