The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1954-06-26
O'BanyOun's
Observations

Speaking Of Trail Blazing, a
wide swath was cut by the Side
walk Theatre Players, Friday,
June 10, in Boston Conserva-
tory Auditorium, when they
presented For Love Or Money
to a capacity house. The I'M
usual part was the repeated
use of words and expressions
which would have shocked an
audience a few years ago, and
: certainly would have been KIDD
by censors. New York, Chicago
and other great cities have, long
since, been showing uncovered
facts, and the Sidewalk Players
performed without putting the
soft pedal upon things which
everybody knows about. Wound
about the eternal triangle" the
play thrilled the audience. Ralf
Coleman, Julia Harris, Cynthia
Belgrave Jones, Gloria Ellis,
Chester Arnold, Maurice An
derson, Harriet Reed, Lincoln
Jones, with Neal Mason guest
conductor were the performers.
Tuesday night, the 18th, is
my night to try entertaining
any who will come out with
some singing, some playing.
some reading, and some any
thing which comes into my
mind. 1 am known as informal,
sometimes called worse than
that, and l wish to perform
In my own way on this occa-
sion. The conventional concerts
always seem artificial to
largedegree, and wish to try
a democratic, cooperative pro-
gram to see how it works. Work
ing at 712 Shawnut Ave, the
Bera S. D. A. Church, I am
expecting to start at $3.50 P. M. /
and folks who know me know
what I mean by $3.50. The SEN
Tor Choir Of First Congregation |
al Methodist Church. Rev YER
non E. Carter, Pastor will spon
Sor the program. and l hope to
gether. I have only one other
see everybody I know there, and
let us have a good time to-
person on the program with |
me, and he is my efficient and |
self-effacing accompanist. Har-
old Evans.
According to promise, here
comes the program for the
closing OF S. Coleridge- Taylor
public activities, for the sum
mer. The usual fourth Sunday, /
the 9th, the usual place, $50 |
Mass. Ave, but a DIFFERENT |
time, $3.50 P. NJ. The program
will be sandwiches, delicious
cakes, tea, punch, candy, pea |
nuts, and no end of other good |
things. The menu will be Fred !
Wright bass baritone, Joseph |
Maddox, baritone, Geneva Ste |
wart, reader, John Warner, !
tenor William Butts, plano, Lii
Ian Jackson, soprano, and a
mixed quartet featuring "Rigo-
lette", who are Nora Lee Single
tary, Angelyn DeVaughn Holt,
John Powell, Ernest O'Bany-
oun with Harold Evans at the
piano. Marion McFarlane is as
sembling the program, while
Harold Evans and John Powell
are preparing the menu.
The Knights of Pythias are
all primed to strut their STUFF
July 3, 4, and 5, when the Grand
Lodge and the Grand Court of
New England hold their 36th
annual convention. The heart
of activities will be in Column
bus Ave. Zion Church, and you
can see the schedule of them
in the ad on another page.
This Order has always been
noted for its impressive activi-
ties, and the public will have
an opportunity to sit in on,
and witness their proverbial
pageantry on this occasion. Am
Chancellor Commander of
Crispus Attacks Lodge, No /;
/ a member? OF Counsel l am
and I expect to be fluttering
around a good deal. I recon-
mend the Order to all men, es-
pecially the young men as the
principles Of the Order are