The Phoenix index., 1941-09-27
Sell
Out Predicted
For Appearance
Will Be His
First Trip To
Southern States


[SNS)-Paul Roheson, the great
baritone will open the Musical Art
program series at Hampton InSti-
tute this year with a recital in
Ogden Hall on Saturday evening,
October 4.
The Musical Art series this sea-
son includes four other concerts; a
symphony orchestra, an opera, q
violin recital, and ballet. Don A.
Davis, chairman of the series at
Hampton Institute. reports that
flee at the college
season subscriptions are now avail
allie by writing the Treasurers Of
DYNAMIC FIGURE
Both as actor and singer Paul
Robson is one of the most oy-
manic figures in America Box Of
flee selloutS have been the rule
for his engagements on every con-
tinent. Though he is International
lv popular, his appearance at
Hampton Institute marks his first
appearance in the South.
His career has been as pictures
Ques and spectacular as any single
concert performance He is lawyer
who discovered himself to possess
one of the worlds magnificent
voices, an All-American football
star who found he could play
Shakespeare.
At Rutgers University has ex-
ploits may be summarized by the
statement that he managed to
combine football playing, of which
Walter Camp reported him "the
greatest defensive end that ever
trod the gridiror1" with the winning
of a Phi Beta Kappa key and prin-
ciDal place on the commencement
program as orator. Later he recelv-
ed an M. A. at Columbia and all
honorary PHI. D. from Hamilton
College.
TURNS ACTOR
His plan was tc become a lawyer.
It was with reluctance that he let
himself be persuaded by Eugene
O'Neill to create the title role in
the dramatist's play, THE Emperor
jones'. His success in that part was
so enormous, however. that all
thoughts of a career at law had to
be abandoned, especially as about
that time he discovered to his own
surprise that he could sing. that
his passo-baritone voice was Just
AS rich aid superb as his dramatic
gift
From that time Mr. Robson has
continued in the public eye in a
triple capacity, for his success on
the stage inevitably led him into
the motion pictures. He has star
red in "Porgy'', "All Gods Chillun"
The Hairy Ape, and in London in
''Othello"
IN SHOW BOAT FIRST
In music his first notable sue
cess was in "Show Boat. and was
followed by concert recitals in
European capitals and IN America.
More recently he created the role
"kmerica" in the Earl Robinson
John La Touche "Ballad for Amer
ican" over a CHS nationa! hookup.
AThe success of this deeply stirring,
beautifully unconventional ballad
was immense and immediate. Many
singer shave followed Paul Robe
sons lead, but none can quite
achieve the folksy intimacy and
quality of sheer grandeur that he
brings to his Interpretation
Following Paul Robson. the Mu-
Sical Art Society will present Hans
Kindler's National Symphony Or
chestra, which made a great i'm
preston on the Peninsula when it
appeared here two seasons ago, On
November IL.
A unique "Om Town" type of
performance Of Mozart's delightful
and humorous opera 1.-The Marriage
of Figaro" will be presented on De-
cember 1 by the Nine O'Clock opera
Company.
The Hungarian concert vjolinisL
Szigeti will appear February q
and the series wiil end on March
81, with the appearance of the
Littlefield Ballet. first ballet to be
composed and directed exclusively
by Americans.