Federal aid to the arts expands nationwide reach
President Nixon backs a major expansion of the National Endowment for the Arts led by Nancy Hanks. The program funds music, theater, dance, literature, and education across 44 states, with notable projects in Wyoming and New York. Critics question funding size, but gains include partnerships with private donors and state arts councils. The effort aims to bring art to millions, including in rural and urban communities.
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Washington
Ft. Washakie
Wyo
New York City
Delaware River
National Symphony Orchestra
John F. Kennedy Center For the
U.S
United States
Nancy Hanks
National Endowment For the Arts
Nixon
Congress
Miss Hanks
Amyas Ames
Lincoln Center For the Performing Arts
New York
House
University City
Roger L. Stevens
Aris
Michael Straight
National Council On the Arts
Marian Anderson
Charles Eames
Duke Ellington
Charlton Heston
Gregory Peck
Beverly Sills
Harper Lee
Australian tribute to Damrosch sparks youth concert tradition
In Sydney and New South Wales a reflection on Walter Damrosch credits his London and New York tours with shaping Australia’s early orchestral life. The piece notes Sir Bernard Heinze’s 1920s rise using Youth Concerts and ABC radio to build a future audience, linking Damrosch’s influence to today’s youth programs.
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Sydney
New South Wales
Australia
Walter Dam‘rosch
Sir Bernard Heinze
Damrosch
London
New York Symphony Orchestra
Europe
Melbourne
Leipzig
Berlin
Heinze
New York
Charles
Sir Charles) Moses
Australian Broadcast Commission
Moses
Crone Fine Arts Review of Webster's Dictionary of Proper Names
A critical note on Geoffrey Playton and Merriam Co s Webster s Dictionary of Proper Names. The reviewer notes the British provenance yet American adaptations and browsable entries past 10 000 names with examples like Hobson s Choice and Pavlovian reflex. They praise browsability while acknowledging outdated entries and hope for broader future editions including American coverage.
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Webster’s Dictionary OF
Geoffrey Playton
G. & C. Merriam Co
Merriam Webster
Hobson
Man
Horace Greeley
Fiddler on the Roof sets Broadway run record
Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof will reach 2 845 performances on July 21, a record run. The production began in 1964 and has grossed about 56.38 million dollars for New York, national tours, and stock rights, with multiple international runs and five actors remaining among the original company in the city.
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New York
Dolly
Brigade of Initial Angels
London
Netherlands
Australia
West Germany
Norway
Finland
Focal Tevye
Mostel
Luther Adler
Herschel Bernardi
Harry Goz
Paul Lipson
Tevye
Lipson
Las Vegas
Elyria culture calendar highlights through July
The calendar lists films at Elyria Library Scheide Room including Travel Film sessions on July 13 20 27 and Explorer’s Club screenings July 15 29 plus theatrical previews of The Mikado La Traviata and Trial by Jury by Oberlin Music Theater at Hall Auditorium and related outdoor concerts at Ely Park Amherst Square Avon Lake Oakwood Park with Perrier band and guest artists.
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Scheide
Elyria Library
Oberlin Music Theater
Hall Auditorium
Amherst Square
Perrier
Country Heartbeats
Europe
LCCC
P.S
Frithru Sun
TPI
Michael Charry
Warner Hall
Oakwood Park
Harriet Simons
Avon Lake
Asia
Ely Park
Tommy Claire
TPE Chorus
Simons
Charry
Perswayders
Gilbert & Sullivan
Menotti
Africa
Elyria
Lorain County Community College
TPL
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National Endowment For the Humanities
William Scherle
Scherle
Baltimore
Sheridan
Endowment
Hanks
Miami Beach
Duke University
University of Colorado
Oxford
Duke
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
University of Kentucky At
Lexington
Institute of Design and Research
Providence
R.I
Enhanc
Nashville
Houston
Philadelphia
Kalamazoo
Pittsburgh
NET Playhouse
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Lower West Side
Brian O’doherty
Art In
America
O'Doherty
U.S. Office of Education
Leonard Randolph
Kenneth Koch
P.S. 61
Harlem
Koch
Amazon
Wyoming
Joseph Stein
Manhattan
Jerry Bock
Sheldon Harnick
Sun
Chronicle-Telegram
the Music Box
Victoria Road
The / cs Crone Fine arts
Adelaide
Brisbane
Walter Damrosch
Harold Prince
Stein
Aleichem
Beck
Bock
Harnick
Fred Coe
Zero Mostel
Jerry Robbins
Coe
Prince
Robbins
Old Country
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Williamsburg
Topol
Rae
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