The guardian., 1951-01-27
O'BanyOun's
Observations

| Coler1dge Taylor monthly meet
ing, tomorrow, Sunday, January
%, 558 Massachusetts avenue, at
$50 SHARP, when I take my an
nual turn in sponsoring the pro-
gram. Just listen to this: Maude
Woodruff, pianist; Gertrude Deb
nam, soprano; Eric Powell, bari
tone, and Maude Trotter Stew
ard, speaker. It would be a waste
of time to comment on the abili-
ties of three Of those mentioned,
but Eric Powell is making his
debut, on this occasion, and |
tell you he is a rising baritone
worth hearing. See you there.
This Boston Dance Theatres
Series, at the Boston Conserva-
tory Auditorium, 81 Hemenway
street (near Boylston street,, is
causing enthusiasm plus, in those
who were fortunate enough to
witness their past performances,
These dancers have inborn talent
for interpreting the various acts
which they perform, and the
story of their Individual struggles
to get openings makes a novel
like story which really thrills,
and emphasizes the old saw that
Truth is stranger than Fiction.
Better get over there this Fri
day, and witness that which will
stay with you in memory, long
after their performance. Emily
Fraenkel and Mary Ryder are
the centers of attraction in these
two performances, and you had
better get there and look them
over. Then another team comes
Thursday and Friday, February
and 2.
"Some Missing Pages in Amer
ican History" is the title of the
offering by the Academy Players
in Hancock Hall, Sunday, Febru-
ary II, at $3.50 PM, and per-
Torrance by these we'll known
players, having such a title, and
directed by that peer of all di-
rectors, Jim Henderson, should
be enough to pack the hall.
Aside from the performance,
there are other attractions con-
nected with the show, which are
definitely treated in the ad on
another page of the GUARDIAN.
Theatre in the Round presents
another opportunity for a feast
to lovers of good theatre. The
Robert Gould Shaw House offers
sRope" the 18th and 18th Of
February, at the Shaw House.
Seeing such names as Lloyd Par
ham, Cynthia Belgrave Jones,
David Newcombe, Burton White,
Vera Carney, Barbara Mason,
Bert Brown and Norman Gold
enberg, to say nothing of Direc-
tor ]. Richie Coleman, creates a
desire in me not to miss such
performance as this is sure to be.
THE A1I-Star Musical Concert
in Union Methodist Church, to-
morrow, at $3.50, will repay those
who attend with few hours Of
tops music. The names of Ina
Braithwaite, Gladys Perdue and
their piano-organ duets, should
fill the church; and when you
add David Joseph, baritone, it
runs the cup over. The sponsor,
DR.. Walter o. Taylor may al
ways be trusted to pick the best
for YOU. Then you can leave
that concert and come right
down to the Coleridge Taylor
program of mine, for dessert.
Strange, in these days when
the light of intelligence continue
to grow brighter and brighter
that all men have not come to
the realization of the fact that
there is but one human race.
Man divided this family into
sraces" according to the color Of
skin. Subsequent history has
demonstrated the fact that all
humans, given equal oppor-.
| tunity, and the advantages OF
heredity and environment, are
Just about equal, The Boston
Post of last Monday, states that
one Hendrix, xxx leader from
Florida has announced his candi-
dacy for Governor "on plat
form advocating segregation" It
is hard to believe that, in face OF
the accomplishments of the
darker-skinned humans, along