Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-05
BY BETTY BEALE

Far from their homeland
and the sound Of Soviet guns
shooting down their Hun
garian neighbors-members of
the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra poured forth the
gay strains Of Strauss music
last evening.
World problems couldn't
dampen the effervescent
spirits for which the Viennese
are famous. Austrian Ambas-
sador and Nine. Gruber gave
a black tie supper for the en-
tire orchestra which ended
up with music, song, clapping
of hands. and all the carefree
spirit that Austrians are wont
to put into their relaxed
gatherings.
This doesn't mean that
world problems were forgot
ten. British Minister and Mrs.
John Coulson we're at the
party during the early part
Of the evening and said how
deeply touched they had been
by the number of people who
had telephoned them since
the beginning of British,
French. Egyptian hostilities.
The friends obviously had no
ostensible reason for calling
other than a show of friend
ship.
This desire on the part of
Americans to express condo
lences to the British is an
interesting phase of the inter-
national situation as observed
on the social circuit.
American-British Sentiment
@The extraordinary rupture
in our relations has caused not
anger but sadness in the hearts
here of both British and
Americans.
Eric Johnston who is just
back from Russia was at the
party. He said he saw Bull
ganin, Malenkov, in fact all
the Soviet leaders except
Khrushchev, who was in Po-
land. He learned of the Pol
ish uprising from the Ameri-
can Embassy in Moscow since
no Russian papers carried the
news. He also heard the ru-
NOR circulating among the en-
baSsies that Khrushchev may
be on the way out, with Malen-
kov succeeding to the top
spot.
"A good $50 guests filled every
nook and Granny of the River
Road residence of the Austrian
Ambassador. Visiting stars
among them were conductors
Andre Cluytens and Carl
Schuricht, and composer The
odor Berger whose Rondo Os-
tinato was played in Washing
ton yesterday afternoon for
the first time. A goodlooking
man of ST. years. Mr.. Berger
described the Rondo as Span
ish inspired and having sew
ing machine rhythm"
Watching over his musicians
like a shepherd over his flock
was tall, CHEEKY. pink-cheeked
Helmut Wobisch, manager of
the orchestra. Needless to say
he was pleased over the ova-
ton Washington gave the
Philharmonic yesterday.
Rock m Roll
He also told with enthusi-
asm about hearing rock-'n'-roll
music at Harry's Bar Saturday
night. Handsome Bachelor Bill
Taylor. of SAS Airline that
flew the orchestra from Europe
to America, said he took IS of
them there to treat them to a
touch of Americana. 1t was
their rock-'n'-roll initiation and
apparently they ate it up. -.
All Berger has to do now is
compose a symphonic piece
based on the r and r beat!
Another visitor present was
Luben Vichey, former Bulga-
rian basso at the Met who
bought National Artists Corpo-
ration which is handling the
orchestra in the United States.
With him was his party-giving
wife. Mrs. Vichey is used to
tossing three to five parties a
week in New York. some Of
them small seated dinners for
rs. all chuck full of artists apt
to give voice at any moment.
Goodlooking Margaret Car
son of National Artists was
escorted by Parr johnson.
She's the girl who efficiently
handled all the press arrange
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