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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
New Poperboek
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IOId Fuvorites

The first three volumes in
the new t50-cent) Bantam
Biographies" paperback book
series have Just put in their
appearance and are favorites
that should be well received in
this inexpensive pocket-size
form. They are CLEOPATRA
by Emil Ludwig, THE PER-
SONAL HISTORY OF HENRY
THE EIGHTH by Francis
Hackett. and THE GREAT
PIERPONT MORGAN by Fred
erick Lewis Allen.
In Cleopatra" Historian
Ludwig tells in inimitable
fashion the well-known story
Of Egypt's seductive Empress
who lured Caesar from his bat
ties and caused Mark Antony
to lose the Roman Empire; the
startling history of pleasure
loving Henry the Eighth who
united England into a world
power. married six women and
murdered two of them, is I'M
folded by Biographer Hackett.
and Author Allen paints a null
ticolored portrait Of j. P. Nor
gan. king Of bankers, against a
backdrop of business deals that
altered the fate of millions.
Those who did not get around
to reading these popular biog-
raphies when they first ap-
peared. and would like to have
them now. will welcome the
new paperbacks. H. @.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
George Washington

George Washington Univer-
sity is showing this month its
fifth annual exhibition devot-
ed to the great American
whose name the institution
bears. Feature Of this years
birthday" show is the So
called portfolio" portrait Of
George Washington by Rem
brandt Peale, which the Uni
versity purchased last october
from Walter P. Chrysler, IT.,
and is exhibiting for the first
time, in the library. 1923 @
street NV.
Rembrandt Peale, son Of
Charles Wilson Peale, had the
privilege. in his teens, of max
ing a life portrait Of Washing
ton. He continued, throughout
his life. to paint portraits OF
the man who was first in the
hearts Of his countrymen."
combining his own early study
with those of his father, and
other life portraits. The uni
versity's acquisition is in ex-
cellent condition. Oil on can
vas, it was painted prior to
1850, is 36x29 inches, and
signed by the artist.
More than 80 Currier g. Ives
prints of George Washington
in the exhibition are loans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS .ssszs
National Gallery Gains
/ TOP Rank in IS Years

trations, has a perceptiye fore
word by Henry B. Caldwell,
formerly assistant director,
The Corcoran Gallery Of Art.
now director of the Fort
Worth, Tex, Art Center. It
deals SO comprehensively with
the current show, and with Mr..
Utter's work in general, that
no visitor to the Whyte Gallery
should fail to read it while
looking at the paintings.
While the artists one-man
shows heretofore have been
exclusively in Texas galleries,
he has participated extensively
in group shows In New York
City and San Francisco, and
his Pharmaceutical Cabinet"
shown here. was exhibited in
the Carnegie International,
Pittsburgh. last autumn. Its
asymmetrical balance Of COM
partmentalized spaces and
forms is heightened by the
color organization Of green.
yellow and blue. and their
subtle transitions.
Mr.. Utter Is represented In
a number Of museum collec-
tons, and many private col
lections. including that Of
Charles Alldredge Of Wash
ington, who said, HE passes
two tests for a fine painter:
the quality Of his work Is uni
formly high; and although he
employs many media, each
work is Enthusiastically his"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
WiIds Of Labrador Setting
For Thrilling Adventure

Except for the pilot and
navigator Of the plane, the
men were on a geological sur
vey that summer. and the
president Of the ore company,
an aging man, is their chief
liability. The young geologist
Dahl, who had taken to alco-
hol to forget a war experience.
turns out Unexpectedly to be
the most daring and resource
full Of the men.
The story is artistically writ
ten and unfolded with ad-
mirable suspense. Mr.. Earl
has written three successful
nonflction books, vivid report
ing Of certain events and
places, but this is his first
novel. He maneuvers it like
an old hand at fiction.
&C. B. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19

worship and the force Of a
gloriously remembered past. !"
Later the author says: 'tSVir-
ginia has long been devoted to
things English in general and
to English royalty and mon
archy in particular"
He adds that "Virginia's
one-party political system Is
complemented by a one-party
social system. In both in
stances a rigid apprenticeship
and adherence to precedent is
required"
While Virginians love to
speak of the distinguished,
land-owning gentlemen who
were their ancestors. the mi
grafton to colonial Virginia, as
Mr.. Fishwick recalls, WAS
largely a middle and even
lower class affair; most of the
early landholders were small
farmers.
And a good many - as he
does not point out-were con-
victs. transported" to Virginia
to avoid the gibbet or further
Imprisonment. See Daniel De-
foes novel. MOL Flanders"
the story Of a professional
shoplifter who became a great
colonial lady.
In pointing to Virginia's $50
breeding farms for fine horses,
which have included winners
of many famous races. Mr..
FiShwick might have, but re-
Trains from. adding that there
are no racetracks in Virginia.
Some puritanical streak that
persisted alongside the fun
loving cavalier temperament
resulted in forbidding pari-
mutuel betting and clamped on
the State a modified form of
prohibition.
Not All Critical
Lest you think Mr.. Fish
wick's book is all critical, it
should be emphasized that he
stresses the triumph Of the
Williamsburg restoration and
what the tourists it attracts
is meaning to the whole tide
water; the revival Of the old
crafts in the western noun
tains and other measures for
the economic betterment Of
the State.
The book is unfailingly in
teresting. Even Virginians, If
they will lock up their indig-
nation and pride in the closets
with their family skeletons for
a couple Of hours. will en-
Joy it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
Boudoir Comedy q la France,
And Untidy Lives in Italy

ASPECTS OF LOVE. BY David
Garrett. (Harcourt. Brace:
So
THE CAPRI LETTERS. BY
Mario Soldati. tAlfred A.
Knopf: $1.25.)
Love, continental style, Is
the subject Of these two books.
one by an Englishman and the
other by an Italian.
David Garrett. hitherto eel
ebrated for Lady Into Fox"
has written a glossy boudoir
comedy, in which partners are
lightly exchanged and no one
seems much the worse for it
except a lady who Is shot by
a frustrated lover and. in time,
her daughter, who premature
ly falls in love with the gun
wielder, who In turn falls in
love with her fathers mistress.
The scene Is France.
Mr.. Garrett, VINO passes no
moral judgments, records
these matters with Gallo mat
ter OF factness and wit.
set down the wine and the
dice and perish the thought
of tomorrow" says one Of the
characters, quoting a like
minded Latin poet. and that
aptly summarizes The prevail
ing philosophy Of aspects Of
Love-
Conscience Creeps In
In THE Capri Letters" 1t is
not so simple and not so gay.
The reason? According to
Mr.. Soldati, a disenchanted OBJ
server, 1t is because Americans
will introduce the complicat-
ing element Of conscience.
His American couple. Harry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
|ALittIe Known
British Hero
THE FRIGATE CAPTAIN. BY
Shovel Styles. Vanguard:
&2 Ef)

he rhtOAlE CAflAlN. by
Shovel Styles. Vanguard:
$500
Britain's navy, even with
SPANS aid. fought an awkward
war against Napoleon. So
cautious was the bungling Of
fensive that sure wins came
of draws.
The frigate captain is Lord
Cochrane. He might be as
famous today as Lord Nelson
but for q belief in blunt talk
at all times. Indeed, the cor
rupt Admiralty so minimized
his heroic thrusts at the foe
that few but Britons have
heard Of him.
Most interesting is the &C
count of how Cochrane sent
fireships against the bottled
French vessels at AK. This
almost superhuman effort was
all but nullif1ed by inept and
jealous superior officers who
withheld support.
1t is a salty tale of sailing
ships by a man who knows and
loves the sea. Factual, 1t is
somewhat episode, but the
characters are well presented.
HENRY A. LYON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
By FLORENCE BERGMAN

Most of the worlds great art
galleries began as private col
. lections of royal families,
nobility and other ruling
classes, and have reached their
present distinction through
centuries of growth. Our Ma
tional Gallery alone, has be-
come a great museum in is
years, a mere moment in time.
AS Prof. Paul Sachs Of Harvard
University said, Nothing COM
parable has ever been done
before!"
On March II. the National
Gallery of Art will celebrate
its 18th anniversary. Except
ing Andrew Mellon. who gave
his superb private collection as
the nucleus of a gallery for the
Nation, and the monumental
building to house it and future
gifts, the major benefactors
have been the late Samuel II.
Kress, his brother Rush Kress
and the Kress Foundation.
When the National Gallery
opened in 1941, in addition to
the Mellon collection. and
American paintings from the
collection of Chester Dale, 1t
had the large and important
collection of Italian paintings
and sculpture given by Samuel
Kress. In the first decade, the
Gallery continued to receive
munificent gifts from various
donors. Since 1851. in addition
to other donors gifts. liz
paintings and % pieces of
sculpture have been given by
the Kresses. Yesterday David
E. Finley, director, announced
that an important group of 10
paintings and "a pieces Of
sculpture acquired In the last
five years by the Kresses and
the Foundation. has been sent
to the National Gallery on loan
tmany may later be offered as
gifts and will be placed on
public exhibition Sun day,
March Is. Details and Illus
trations are given In The Stars
news columns today, and fur
ther information will be given
in the near future. Three Of
the most important paintings
were illustrated and described
in these columns last summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19

and his wife Jane, are a sorry
pair indeed as they try to
grapple with passion-an I'M
equal contest, he seems to be
telling us. when the contend
ers labor under burdens
of guilt as big as themselves
In America Harry. an ex-
soldier, and Jane, an ex-
Army nurse, are as Iaw-abid-
ing and respectable as any
two people could be. But in
Italy they fall in love. and with
sensuous locals.
Against the Grain
Because they think it will
be good for them, they marry
each other. But to go against
the grain, Mr.. Soldati IRON
ically suggests, can be
sometimes as disastrous as
succumbing to unworthy
passions. Each thinks the other
dull but unassailably virtuous
and so worthy Of love.
Mr.. Soldati's book about
these frenziedly untidy lives
is neatly plotted and excel
lently written. Its weakness
is the character of Harry. who
sounds Historically selfish. In
the battle between paganism
and puritanism. Mr.. Soldati
takes no sides. He does make
1t amply clear. however, that
he thinks the pagans can take
care of themselves. while the
Puritans torture themselves
and each other to the brink
Of madness. A rather acrid
study.
M. Moo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
Dupont Quintet

Several paintings by each Of
five artists give the Dupont
Theater gallery a contempt
rary show of interest and va
riety. through March 2. George
Bayliss has the most arrest
ing group in my opinion, al
though his colors are held al
most entirely to black. white
and grays. His Drying Nets"
with their swagged lines across
the middle of the canvas. and
subtle tonal variations. his
"Cloister" collage and painting
with effects from varied tex
lures, and Invaders" convey
ing drama, are all good.
Don Aquilino's two still life
paintings are rich in color.
"Buzzard Point" by Ben Law
less has clean lines of sailing
vessels and water. James Su-
zuki's abstract Citrus Sun"
shines in a harmony of grayed
greens, lemon yellow and
black. Alma Thomas "Old
Studio" shows a clutter in
gray and white.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
An Author Writes of His
Conversion to Christianity
SURPRISED BY JOY. BY C

SURPRISED BY JOY. BY c.
s. Lewis. CHarcourt, Brace:
$500
The author of THE Screw
tape Letters" tells here in tenn
perate, harmonious terms Of
his conversion to Christianity.
or rather his reconversion. Mr..
Lewis. a believing lad, became
a pagan youth. and it was only
as an oxford don that he
was turned into "a prodigal
brought in kicking. struggling,
resentful and darling his eyes
in every direction for a chance
to escape"
His spiritual life was pune
tuated by visitations Of Joy,
which he describes as "unsat-
isfled desire which is itself
more desirable than any sat-
isfaction." The search for JOY
dictated his thinking, and he
thought for a long while that
belief would rule 1t out. He
came in time to identify 1t as
signs Of the supernatural.
Mr.. Lewis Is a most reticent
autobiographer. He excludes
all that does not bear directly
on the subject of his CONVEX
sion. Happily while this means
that his emotional life is Sc
verely passed over. 1t has not
prevented him from describ-
ing in ingratiating detail his
HAPPY humdrum child
hood" In northern Ireland and
his attendance at several
schools. one of which he aptly
calls a concentration camp,
and another where pederasty
flourished to such a degree
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
The Story Of the President
And His Old Mess Sergeant

from early in 1943 until the
end Of the war.
Il saw him almost every day
and in every mood" the ex-
sergeant recalls. MY respect
for him grew steadily until it
amounted to hero worship"
After the war Mr.. Snyder
found himself drifting to ma
tional conventions and un-
ofiicially-he wasn't a delegate
plugging for Gen. Eisen-
hover for President. This book
is the authors tribute to the
man he reveres. Mr.. Snyder
and Mr.. Eisenhower have met
often and become better
friends in recent years. Natu-
rally Mr.. Snyder hopes the
President will feel he can run
again. &C. B. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
WHAT HITLER
DID TO JEWS
IN GERMANY
RACE AND REICH. BY Jo-
seph Tenenbaum. (Twayne

RACE AND REICH. BY Jo-
seph Tenenbaum. (Twayne
Publishers. Inc; $780,
Mr.. Tenenbaum has done
an excellent job of telling
what the German govern
ment under Hitler did to the
Jews and why it was done.
1t is not just a horror tale
though horror is unacceptable
in the slaughter of more
than six million innocent
humans-but 1t is a scholar
ly and ll-documented ac-
count of the German racial
myth" and the ultimate con-
clusion the myth was car
ried to.
Hitler did not invent the
myth, though he did hire
some professors to make a
science out Of what hitherto
had been a peculiar German
phantasy. Hitler believed
the myth, however, and he
built his government on it.
Anti-semitism was not Just
q fad or a search for a
scapegoat. 1t was basic to
the structure Of the govern
ment.
Most Of Mr.. Tenenbaum's
sources were German gov
eminent documents.
RICHARD FRYKLUND.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
A New York Times Critic
Puts His Own Story to Bed

book critic Of the New York
Times. He tells here something
Of his life. and. while he had
no startling adventures. his
account Is always. like his book
reviews, entertaining. While
this is more a personal story
than a critical essay, it rs COM
forting In these days of efac-
ing past judgments to learn
that he still considers Kipling
the greatest master of the
short story in English litera-
ture. He also has some pungent
things to say about the role Of
the expert" in reviewing and
about the current cult of fast
reading as applied to the
critic. The book Is illustrated
with sketches by Vasiliu.
&C. B. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
Dedication Show

The Margaret Dickey Gal
lery of Art at District of CO.
lumbia Teachers College, Elev-
enth and Harvard streets, was
dedicated three weeks ago to-
day as reported in The Stars
news columns to the principles
of Miss Dickey. late assistant
professor of art and co-direc-
tor of the gallery. Simulta-
neously, an exhibition Of
paintings by Washington art
lists was opened. which extends
through March 2. Hours are
9 to 9 Mondays, 9 to 4::30 other
weekdays. ...-
Miss Dickey did much to
carry out her firm beliefs that
good art should be encouraged
constantly, and be given a
place to be shown" said Jack
Perlmutter of the college art
faculty. ITO these beliefs, we
dedicate this gallery"
The exhibition, representing
10 artists, ranges from natural
ism to non-objective work, in
keeping with the comprehen-
sive view Of art which Miss
Dickey undertook to present to
the young people under her
guidance. At one pole are Lila
Asher's vital, realistic portrait
of a young woman, and Prem
tiss Taylor's little genre paint
ing of a singer and her accom-
PIANIST; at the other, non -ob-
jective compositions by Robert
Willis. Kenneth holland and
Howard Mehring. Mr.. Meh-
rings abstraction in dark blue
and white, suggested to me,
the sea crashing in spray.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
IGutch at Phillips

Recent work by Lee Catch is
on view this month at the
Phillips Gallery. Ten paintings
in the larger printroom are
loans from private collectors
and New York dealers galleries.
All were painted in the last
two years.
Compared with earlier paint
ings by Mr.. Catch, these seem
to me more abstract with very
little reference to reality. Color
organization is dominant, with
several particularly striking
works contrasting a blaze of
orange with grays, black and
light yellow.
"Threshing time" is a wave
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
THE FROZEN JUNGLE. q

ne FnOLEN JONuLL. by
Lawrence Earl. (Knopf;
$500
This novel is a flrst-rate
story of a thrilling adventure
In a wilderness Of Labrador.
It describes the heartbreak-
ing fight of five men and girl
to survive through a winter in
this unmapped waste of the
Canadian arctic after their
plane is disabled and forced to
land. The girl, daughter of
missionaries to the Eskimos,
brought up In similar country,
proves the wisest counselor in
the little group. She knows
the ways Of those terrible win
tiers, and she makes them build
a cabin and take other meas
ures to which they owe their
lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
Art Lecture

The United States old mas
tiers, Homer, Eakins and Ryder,
will be the subject of the lee
ture at 4 O'Clock this afternoon
at the National Gallery of Art.
Guest speaker will be Lloyd
Goodrich, associate director Of
the Whitney Museum of Amer
lean Art. New York City. He
is an authority on these 18th
century American painters,
about whom he has written
deflnitive books and many
magazine articles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19

that the intrigue-laden atmos-
phere Of q corrupt court pre-
vailed.
For the rest he describes his
beloved brother, his quixotic
Welsh father. the books he
read and the conversations he
had. his service In the war, his
coming to Oxford, where he is
today. Really, a young Atheist
cannot guard his faith too
carefully" he remarks dryly,
as he records the casual ref
erences either from books or
people that pushed him reluc-
family to his knees.
MARY McGRORY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19

from the Library of Congress.
Another section of the show
comprises an extensive display
of Moneys George Washing
ton Knew" lent by the Mu-
scum Of Moneys of the World
of the Chase Manhattan Bank.
It includes foreign and United
States Colonial coins and other
items. Also on loan from the
same bank are nine panels Of
early bank notes Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, engraved
with Washington's portrait.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19

of gold. Winter" has a subtle
Oriental feeling, in a swinging
cape and careful feet over
snow. Haunted Garden"
shown here for the first time
anywhere, combines angular
and curved lines and forms.
Works by several young
painters under the name Of
Vanguard 1855, and other
paintings owned by the gallery,
are shown in the smaller print
room. Among the artists rep
resented are Angelo Ippolito,
Kyle Morris, Nicolas de Stael
and William Congdon!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
MY FRIEND IKE. BY Marty

MY FRIEND IKE. BY Marty
Snyder with Glenn T. Kittler.
Frederick Fell; $500
This is an impression Of
President Eisenhower by his
former mess sergeant.
Mr.. Snyder first encountered
MIR. Eisenhower when the fu-
ture President was a lieutenant
colonel and came to inspect
the kitchens at Camp Beaure-
gard, La. Sergt Snyder found
this officer different from any
he had met-friendly. under
standing. not trying to find
something over which to scold
an enlisted man. The hazards
of war made Mr.. Snyder head
quarters mess sergeant for
Gen. Eisenhower in Europe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19

wide range of the other book
for a good, hard look at his
State, its history and people.
its present prospects.
While I wouldn't have the
temerity to say some OF the
things he says about our
cherished neighbors across the
river, I must necessarily, to
explain his conclusions. quote
him here and there.
The ways Of America In
general are not necessarily
the ways of Virginia. as the
author points out.
No School Of Thinkers
while it is true" Mr.. Fish
wick says, that the Virginia
mind has much in common
with the American mind, it
also has distinct variations.
virginians are not much
given to the analytical ap-
proach. The State, and indeed
the whole South, has never
produced anything like a
school of thinkers, men OF
logic and metaphysics-per-
haps because their long
standing tradition suggests
that this is not how to arrive
at the real truth. To them
truth is a matter of the heart;
close analysis is destructive of
the verities that have been
passed down. Don't think,
feel. :"
And: while these chosen
people (Virginians) think Of
themselves as sharing the gen.
erai outlook of the United
States, they still believe in
things that go against the ma
tional grain: the merits Of
aristocracy, manners, the chiv-
alric notion towards women,
and the greater Importance Of
family than wealth. Such
an outlook entails a continuous
pressure to preserve the status
quo.
And: Despite all encroach-
ments Of mass production and
communication, her citizens
cling to their own ways Of
thinking and acting. With
an ineradicable belief that
pleasure is more important
than work, or even profit, Vir-
ginianS have gone confidently
on their way. They have
loved the land and still do.
They are still tightly, inextri-
cably bound by theories. artis-
tocracy, anglophilism, white
supremacy, hero and ancestor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
THE FIvE-DOLLAR GOLD

PIECE. BY Orville Prescott.
(Random House; $780,
When Mr.. Prescott was five
years old, his maternal grand
mother offered him a SIS gold
piece If he would learn to
read. He got the gold piece
and went on to become a daily
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-19
Texas Finest

Bror Utter. one Of Texas
outstanding artists, is having
his first one-man show outside
his native State. On view at
the Whyte Gallery. 1918 Con-
necticut avenue through March
3. 1t is the largest show pre-
sented there in many months.
There are % paintings in oil,
watercolor and gouache. hung
in the gallery. downstairs and
in the entrance window.
The catalog, with nine illus