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Evening star., 1955-10-23
Shows in Brief

The Georgetown Artists
Group Is holding its annual
autumn shop window exhibi-
ton. Paintings and sculpture
are on view in the shop win.
dows Of Wisconsin avenue and
M street through October 81.
The group has Sc members, all
Of whom live or maintain stu
dios In Georgetown. Theodore
Kane was recently elected pres
ident.
The Silver Spring Art CAL
lery, 0216 Flower avenue, win
open this afternoon at 4 o'clock
its second autumn exhibition.
DR.. Chih-mai Chen, minister
counselor Of the Embassy Of
China, win give o talk, Illus
trated with q fiim Of Formosa.
The show Of work BY six arr
fists and japanese prints from
the collection Of Jules Eboli
viii remain through Novem-
ber II.
Paintings by Morris Louis
at the Workshop Center Of the
Arts. 1900 New Hampshire
avenue NV. remain only
through tomorrow. Open this
afternoon 2 to 5. tomorrow I to
5. Mr.. Louis. q native Of Ball
timore, is on the Workshop
faculty and has shown there
Q number Of times. He Is an
abstract expressionist. and his
paintings are enormous, 80 to
40 square feet In size. and as
sertive in colors. He expert
inents with colors, gold and
silver. and many Of his effects
are planned accidents. The
best Of the work on view, !
think. are "Close Black" and
@Hot Eyes." !"
FA Galleries, now located
on the ground floor Of 2623
Connecticut avenue. has re-
turned to the changing exhi-
bition field with q show Of
prints by Arthur Flory. Some
40 Of these. mostly In bright
colors, depict seni-abstract
Evening star., 1955-10-23
THE DARK EYE IN AFRICA.

THE DARK EYE IN AFRICA.
BY Laurens Van der Post.
william Morrow: So
Col. Van der Post, a de-
scendant OF Dutch settlers in
Africa, believes that the ter
rible struggle now enfolding
in his native land is q refiec-
ton of q great inner struggle
going on within men all over
the world. With great elo-
quence he sets forth his thesis
that 1t is the universal rejec-
ton Of the dark brother" the
instructive, natural self. that
is in every man that has
brought about "the dishonor-
able and evil' measures Of the
Afrikaners against the Afri-
cans.
His ideas are set forth In the
form Of a lecture he gave In
Switzerland, which was fol-
lowed by q question and an
swer period. He speaks poign-
antly Of the land Of Africa,
which. with the Africans, he
says has revolted against the
white mans treatment. His is
the first metaphysical and
mythical approach to q prob
lem that Is OF the greatest
moment In the Western world.
Col. Van der Post, who
fought bravely with the Allies
in World War II, explains the
Mau-Mau rebellion in the
same. although not compa-
rably brutal terms, as Robert
Ruark in Something of VAL
ue." That is to say, he be-
lieyes that the white men took
something from the tribes, who
lived through rituals and
dreams. and gave them noth-
ing In return. Having de-
stroyed their cultural de-
fenses," he says, 1T was inn
peratiye that we give them the
protection Of our way of life
and free access TO our insti-
tutions."
That, Of course. has not been
done. And. he says. the
churches have failed. The pi-
GUS Afrikaners. who in their
Great Trek. saw themselves as
the chosen people, have dis
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fish and birds. with . few
figures and other subjects. I
liked best 'sThe Dragger" fish-
ing boat on the ocean. with o
large net full Of fish trailing
into the foreground, printed
In black and blue. Mr.. Fiory
treats fish and birds more
kindly than he does his gaunt.
haggard Angel"
Del's Gallery. 8oo2 Wiscon-
sin avenue. Bethesda. Is show
ing through October 20
watercolors and drawings BY
Toni Lupton Hires. She re-
ceived her art degree at the
Women's College Of University
Of North Carolina and studied
at the Pennsylvania Academy
Of the Fine Arts. She has ex-
hibited In solo and group
shows In North Carolina Sil-
yer Spring and Washington.
81 Z h b.
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ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Georgetown Galleries
Offer Two Fine Shows
By FLoRENCE 5. BERRYMAN

when it FIRST opened, 1t has
little over q week to run.
Through October 3I.) It Is
one that should not be missed.
Sundays 2 to S; weekdays
except Monday. to 50
Approximately so works, the
large majority wood engrav-
ings and bookplates, and q
group Of watercolors, give q
comprehensive account Of the
artists achievement. His en-
cravings are cut with great
skin. facile line and thorough
ness Of detail. as well as flair
for design. Island .of Para
disc" in which q Spanish GAL
leon Is seen through the jungle
vista Is one Of many superb
landscapes. Figure subjects,
both factual and imagined.
among them Escape" fun Of
action: ROTTERDAM Harbor"
and other realistic urban
scenes: many animal subjects.
from birds TO elephants, with
the individuality Of each kind
well defined: and imaginative
figures and landscapes. such as
DAY Of Creation Z Illustrated
in these columns last Sunday,
indicate the inclusive subject
range Of the exhibition. The
Rotterdam series illustrated q
book which chronicled the re-
construction after World War
II. Of the Nazi- bombed port.
There Is also q good selection
Of ex-libris, which should be
Of much interest to collectors
Of this art form. Personal
plates win be made on COM
mission.
Thys Mauve's watercclors
range from traditional to
modern. One. entitled 'sPrirm-
tive Hunter" suggests South
African rock paintings.
Mauve's work is so admira-
bic in itself that 1t does not
need the added interest of his
distinguished background to
commend 1t. He is the grand
son Of the artist Anton Mauve,
cousin Of Vincent Van Gogh:
and the nephew Of Willem
van Hoogstraten, noted or
chestra conductor. Thys
Mauve was born and reared
near The Hague, and attended
art school there. He has tray-
eled and exhibited extensively.
and has won many awards in
Europe.
Evening star., 1955-10-23
NichoIus Monsurrut's Novel
Seems d Bit Incredible

! +, CASTLE GARAC, by Nicholas
Monsarrat tKnopf; $3.50. is
the second novel the author
has written since the publica-
tion Of his powerful story Of
the war, The Cruel Sea. !"
The new novel, unfortu-
nately. can hardly be accounted
any better than, If as good as.
his last, aThe Story OF Esther
Costello" The jacket Of
Castle Garacr calls 1t "a
Gothic romance in the great
tradition running from Horace
Walpoie to Daphne du Maurier,
complete with ruined castles,
mysterious foreigners and q
beautiful woman doomed to a
strange fate"
It has those elements and it
moves fast, builds ! suspense
and is interesting enough If
you can swallow a plot In which
the success formula Of MIR.
Hotario Alger. jr., mingles
with q heavy lot Of coincide dence,
abetted by various gods out
of various machines. We have
o young American writer In
Nice, broke. going without
meals, awaiting word from New
York concerning his first novel.
Before he receives news from
his agent that the manuscript
iS q sensation movie, serial
rights. q big advance from the
publisher--he has met Q mys-
terious couple and gone to
work for them, carrying out
tasks Of whose purpose he Is
completely in the dark. He
meets The girl In q Nice park.
She turns out to be =. but
won't ruin the fairy tale
denouement.
At the risk Of being presump-
tuous, it may be wondered
whether Mr.. Monsarrat has
read such writer's as Manning
Coles and Raymond Chandler.
They write suspense and mys-
tery, but their characters are
Evening star., 1955-10-23
KANE
TELLS STORY
or BELLE BOYD
THE SMILING REBEL. BY

The SMILING REBEL. BY
Harnett T. Kane. double
day; $3.95.)
In his 18th book In II
years. the prolific Mr.. Kane
buttresses the contentious
of his fans that he must
scurry about taking research
notes on one subject with
his right hand while the
left is busy at an entirely
different writing project.
With The Smiling Rebel,
Mr.. Kane tells in his easy.
entertaining and informa-
tive fashion, the story Of the
fabulous Belle Boyd. q beau-
teous virginian who became
one Of the confederacy's
most efficient espionage
agents. She killed q Yankee
soldier when she was 10.
The scene Of her opera
tions are close enough -
Front Royal. Winchester,
Martinsburg and even the
Old Capitol prison - to
evoke the interest Of read
ers who couldn't care less
about the Civil War.
It Is novelized history, but
presented with an amazing
amount Of fact and in a
manner which paleg the
story Of Mata Hari, the
tabled spy OF World War I.
CHARLES YARBROUGH
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The Brotherhood Of Man
In the Heart Of Africu

astrously neglected in their
primary duty Of teaching by
example. Col. Van der Post
sees the need Of q genuine
religious revival in the pro-
foundest sensea new con-
cept Of the brotherhood OF all
men, arising from each indi-
yidual's acceptance Of his two
selves"-befo peace can be
achieved.
Col. Van der Posts analysis
may not please the ultra
practical. but 1t is an eloquent.
often lyric probing Of the psy-
chic forces which are contend
ing within the Dark Continent.
M. Meg.
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Aleksander's large dark-toned
Monastery ct Night" Bach
rach prize $50): June Harris
sunny seif-portrait (Muth
award). and Marie Barn1art's
warm. hazy October Mood" "
with moored boats on q river
honorable mention).
Pietro Lazzari's fine head Of
. boy fetched the JeIleff prize
$50 for sculpture: Edith
Mason's terracotta head Of q
smiling woman. sculpture mem
ton. In graphic arts, prize
and mention went to respec-
lively. Isabella Walkers wood
cut Antiques" and Christine
SCOTS abstract Masquerade.
The same artists Dynamic
Plunes" seemed to me supe-
rior.
The craft section includes
many classes Of media. Walter
Filings large illumination re
ceived first award: second vent
to Geneyieve Wimsatt's silver
christening cup decorated with
figures Of Chinese children In
fat relief. and Annektn Met.
Evening star., 1955-10-23
READING AND WRITING
The Stuff Of Poetry
Here in Washington
BY MARY McGRORY

Washington, to the hasty
glance, is q beautiful city
beautiful but prosaic. It ex-
ports the prosiest Of prose,
political announcements by
the score. Its walk" and
Don't Walk signs. It's we'll
scrubbed public buildings. its
unpicnicked on Mali, its
streets with neat lines Of quiet
people Z waiting for buses.
speak more of conformity than
of the glamour and beat Of
other capital cities.
Yet the stun Of poetry is
here II you look long enough
THE PABSES OF THE EYE
is the name Of Q new book Of
poetry by Ernest Kroll. Mr..
Kroll. who works every day In
the State Department. has no
more time to stand and stare
than the rest Of US. nonethe-
less he wanders around the
city. seeing things we never
noticed and turning them into
metric lines.
In q previous collection.
Cape Horn" Mr.. Kroll called
Washington ''this invented
city. neither Rome nor home. "
an admirable description. Now
In his new book, he finds more
inspiration in the common
place sights that the rest Of
the inhabitants pass by un-
thinking
The Faded Record
Take the monuments for ins
stance. They seem to be
cliches," !" Mr.. Kroll admits, but
he has paused. looked at them
with q fresh eye, seen them
larger than life and meaning
full. Washington Astride." !" for
instance, Is the subject Of one
poem. The Sherman Monu-
ment is another. Mr.. Kroll,
on his way back to work, no.
ticed a group Of artisans re-
furnishing the mosaics at the
base.
Seeing the ioorkmen, bit by
bit, reUipifv
The faded record I"
Nor has the familiarity Of
Dunbarton Oaks given him ex-
cuse not to see it fresh again.
"Eperv Vista cut to measure
Ctrcunscribes cyedtion's
dance.
Not a leaf is left to chance.
No question as to iDho shall
sag
What treasure shall tmptnge
upon
The pausirg eye IN May"
A State Department col
league provided Mr.. Kroll with
the reason for the longest and
one Of the finest poems in his
new collection. It is called
Exodus" and recounts the
trek Of j. Hall Paxton, United
States Consul In Tichwa, In the
Province Of Sinkiang, who led
his consular staff to safety In
India over the back trails
through Tibet In l949, when
the Communists were taking
over China.
Mr.. Kroll, q native Of New
York, goes on finding poetry
here and writing it. Obviously
not wanting for subjects in a
city little poetized before, he
Evening star., 1955-10-23

Two exceptionally reward-
ing shows are now In George
town galleries: Back Stage, "
at The Obelisk. and wood en-
cravings by Thys Mauye at
Studio SO. The directors Of
The Obelisk, 324i p street, re-
turned from Italy to open their
gallery with q show Of some 20
paintings by italian artists. all
concerned with the theater
and circus.
Each painters work is
strongly individual. making
the show lively and varied.
Mario Russo's clowns are
strongly modelled forms in cool
grayed dark-toned colors. An
tero Piletti's paintings are
filled with golden light. reveal
ing Puckish boys. Costanza
Mennyey's group depicts bal
lerinas and others with q bub-
bling tongue-in-ch gayety,
as II she found them amusing
characters. Her colors are as
theatrical as her subjects: ma
genta, purple, pink. Gentilini's
Circus Props" acquire CLAM
our from the Leaning Tower in
the background.
The obelisk is introducing
Caio Tarquini with several
small panels Of figures painted
In dark outline with minimal
modelling. on mottled Jade
blue-green backgrounds. Beau
tifuIly drawn and in classic
attire. the figures have much
appeal. particularly 3 little boy
In ruined blouse. holding q
violin
Marcello Muccini's "Cat on
Hot Tin Roof" got into the
show by virtue Of being titled
by Mrs. Eichholz. It Is q good
painting. the austere black and
white pattern having focal In
terest In the two cats. one
Of them successfully painted
black on black. This show
remains only through next
Sunday.
Evening star., 1955-10-23

great affairs elementary feel
ings and q complicated policy"
Writing Of l94l and refer
ring 10 himself in the third
person, as the general ire
quently does. he contends:
while In the depths Of Amer
lean opinion the enterprise Of
Gen. de Gaulle aroused pas
sionate response. the whole
fringe Of officialdona persisted
in treating it with coldness or
indifference. As for the Of
ficials, they kept their relations
with vichy unchanged, claim
ing thus to be Wrestling France
from German influence, pre-
venting the feet from being
handed over. maintaining con-
tact with Weygand. Nogues
and EoiSson. whom Roosevelt
expected one day to open to
him the gates Of Africa. But.
with an astonishing self-con-
tradiction. the policy Of the
United States. while keeping
diplomatic relations with Pc
tain, held aloof from Free
France on the pretext that 1t
was impossible to prejudge
what government the French
nation would give itself when it
was liberated. At bottom, what
the American policy makers
took for granted was the eff
facenient Of France"
Franco British Conflict
In l942. after America had
entered the war, Churchill was
still rather stiff toward him,
de Gaulle relates, adding:
.. the Prime Minister had
made for himself q rule to do
nothing important except in
agreement with Roosevelt.
Though he felt, more than any
other Englishman, the awk-
wardness of Washington's
methods, though he found 1t
hard to bear the condition OF
subordination in which the
United States had placed the
British Empire. and though he
bitterly resented the tone Of
supremacy which the Presi-
dent adopted toward him. Mr..
Churchill had decided, once
for all. to bow TO the innperious
necessity Of the American al
lance. He therefore did not
mean to adopt towards Free
France an attitude that would
conflict with that Of the White
House. Since Roosevelt showed
himself distrustful towards
Gen. de Gaulle, Churchill
would be reserved
However hard the general
may have been to get along
with, it Is difficult to see. after
the sober lapse Of years. why
the man who was doing most
to keep the spirit Of French
liberty alive was subjected to
such steady criticism by our
liberals.
His memoirs are written with
dignity and vet with q feeling
for the dramatic. While this
book Is listed as Volume /. it
contains the complete narra-
tive. A two-volume edition
printing also the supporting
documents. Is available at SO.
The translation Is by Jonathan
Grifiin.
Evening star., 1955-10-23
From Morocco

Enlightenment about Mo-
rocco comes In q friyolously
titled book. THE PRINCE AND
/. by Marvine Howe. an Ameri-
can newspaperwoman, who
went TO the country amid dire
warnings about the natives"
in 1850 and came away two
years later firmly convinced of
the rightness Of the Moroccan
Nationalist cause.
The prince" of the title Is
the Crown Prince of Morocco.
a charming, cultivated French-
educated son Of the now-de-
posed Sultan. The Prince gave
Miss Howe riding lessons In
troduced her to the royal FAM
lily which is now In exile, and
In SO doing made her an OBJECT
OF hatred and suspicion In the
conservative French protec-
torate colony. She was charged
with being the heir apparent's
special agent to the United
States and with smuggling
money and secretmessages out
Of the country for him
Miss Howe. having seen the
forrnidably efficient operations
of the French propagandists
In Morocco, told the l3-year-
old Prince: what the palace
needs is an efficient publicity
agent !"
The Prince told her: "The
Moroccan people haven't got
much faith In American public
opinion any more. We know
your ideals: The rights Of man,
anticolonialism, but above all.
the rights of Americans. As
long as you stand to gain by
playing ball with France, you
will consider Morocco inca
pable Of self government"
Evening star., 1955-10-23
Awards

The Virginia Quarterly Re-
view announces the Emily
Clark Balch Prizes in Ameri-
can writing. Six prizes In all
win be awarded. three in po-
etry and three in the short
story. First prize in the short
story contest viii be $500, with
two second prizes of $3.50 each.
In poetry, the top winner will
receive $500 and two second
prizes Of 500 each win be
given.
All manuscripts, which must
be In by January /. 1856. must
be sent to the Virginia Quar-
terly Review, West Range.
Charlottesville, Va, attention
Of the Emily Clark Balch Con-
test.
Evening star., 1955-10-23

the war. Those who merely
enjoy an absorbing story Of
historical events win not want
to miss this book.
THE CALL TO HONOR:
THE WAR MEMOIRS OF
GEN. DE GAULLE (Viking:
SD is the story Of q man
whose bitterest enemy can
hardly accuse him of want
ing less than the best for
France as he sees it.
Gen. de Gaulle is out Of
favor in the unhappy France
Of today. His right-wing party
has virtually disappeared. But
this role is nothing new for
him. In the early sos when
Germany was feverishly rearm-
ing, the then Col. de Gaulle
saw what France needed to de-
fend herself--a highly mech
anized, mobile army. plenty Of
planes, bombers and fighters.
AS q member Of the Secretariat
General Of National Defense,
he was an advisor to IA French
governments. and he published
q book on armored warfare.
But those who had the say
wouldn't listen. France went
on thinking the Maginot Line
would protect her. When
Hitler got ready to invade. his
armored legions did exactly
what de Gaulle had predicted.
Their tanks, unstoppabie. PEN
etrated the country. their dive
bombers destroyed French con-
centratinns and supplies.
But de GauIle, who had COM
manded d tank division in the
/ futile defense, would not con-
slider the surrender which the
government had decreed, In
Africa, In London. In the
Middle East he organized the
Free French and fought on
with Britain and her allies.
Not without Bitterness
There is, Understandable
some bitterness IN the gem
erals reflections on the war
years. He could never UNDER
stand President Roosevelt's
dislike of him and. at times
and to q lesser degree. Sir
winston Churchilfs disap-
provaI Of his plans.
He remarks concerning his
plans to resist an expected
German thrust In Syria early
In i94l: THE information
reaching us from France led
me to think that American in
iiuence had something to do
with these attempts at 'ap-
peasement,' It was reported
to me that Petain and Darlan
were prodigal of their seduc-
tions towards Admiral Leahy.
the ambassador at Vichy.
while at the same time they
were secretly agreeing to Hit
ler'S demands. Roosevelt. in
.fiuenced in his turn by Leahy's
kilograms. was pressing the
English to be lenient. The
more necessary it seemed to
me to prepare for action in
the Levant, the less our allies
were disposed to it,
Complicated Policy
At another point in his ac-
count de Gaulle complains that
"the United States brings to
Evening star., 1955-10-23
Dutch Eneroyer

Thys. Mauve. Dutch artist
noted throughout Europe. is
exhibiting for the FIRST time in
the United States, in Philip
Bells Studio 33 1884 M street,
Georgetown). The show was
arranged In cooperation with
the Embassy Of The Neither
lands. Briefly mentioned here
Evening star., 1955-10-23
On the Horizon

Coming on November 8:
BARE FEET IN THE PALACE,
by Agnes Newton Keith. author
Of those two fine books about
a woman's life In the Far
East, Land Below the Wind"
and Three Came Back"
Evening star., 1955-10-23

takes his direction from
Thoreau. who. asked II he
travelled q good deal. replied.
II have travelled much in Con-
cord"
Evening star., 1955-10-23
BOOKS IN REVIEW
Gen. De GoulIe Looks
Back at World War II
By CARTER BROOKE JONES

Charles aues wartime eminiscences are pubished IN
this country leader Of the Free French Cater
Fighting Frenchl controversial hgre in strategy and
politics. hardly important role In the history Of
the deserves the careful attention Of those
fair appraisal Of the figures who dominated
Evening star., 1955-10-23

The 18th Metropolitan State
Art Contest, which opened Oc-
tober IA In the foyer Of the
Natural History Building. Com
stitution avenue at Tenth
street, is the best show ] have
seen In this series. More than
200 works in many media are
better displayed than In some
earlier editions; the proportion
Of competent work is higher.
In only one respect does the
show fall below those Of re-
cent years: fewer abstract or
other modern paintings In pro-
portion to the total. Few ari-
nuals are true cross-sections,
however, representing all types
Of work at q given time. Most
ANIMALS are all-modern: others
all-traditional, as in the pres
ent instance.
Evening Star Award
The prize awards should
please the public. Mary Eta
Sharpe's watercolor Twilight
Mood" which received The
Evening Star award of 800,
was reproduced with the art
ist herself, in The Star Of Oc-
tober is. It Is a large strong
urban scene, predominantly
monochromatic, one Of the
best Mrs. Sharpe has painted.
Merle Foshag's second-prize
winning Afternoon Light" is
a contrast in theme and treat
ment. Honorable mention In
watercolor went to Eleanore
Van Swearingen's capture of q
bird-haunted lake showing
Oriental influence.
Oil awards went to John
Evening star., 1955-10-23
IA Bottle Won
lin d Hospital

WARD Nj, by John White
tWyn: $50 Is the factual story
Of a mans stay In the alcoholic
ward Of New York's Bellevue
Hospital. He describes some
Of the characters he came to
know there and flashes back
to his gradual descent from a
production job In television to
Bowery bum.
II any one who is drifting
into alcoholism can be infiu-
enced by reading, this book
should give him pause. 1t de-
scribes with unbearable WV
idness the depths Of horror
and degradation ahead.
The author, who writes un-
der the pseudonym Of John
White, joined Alcoholic Anon
ymous, conquered his sickness
and now is a research writer
for a national organization.
Evening star., 1955-10-23

TOP ASSIGNMENT. BY George
Harmon Coke. (Alfred a.
Knopf;; $2.75.)
An old hand at whodunits
pulls out ali the stops. Com
munist hoodlun1s. gangsters
and q German wife deserted by
an American soldier all figure
in q plot that features q birth
certificate racket with such
side issues as kidnapping and
murder. A newspaper does the
sleuthing and romancing. All
fairly improbable but slickly
executed. M. o.