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The guardian., 1956-05-26

Inc congregation was sad
dened to hear that Deaconess
Mrs. Whitfield Coleman is now
confined in the hospital. Mr..
and Mrs. Eddie Washington
are being congratulated on the
birth of a baby boy. The
mother is the former Dolores
Wilson, The possibility exists
that Betsy Langford and Mar
gle Henderson may enter
nursing school this year. Mrs.
Adelaide Bryant, one of our
earlier MHS grads who be-
came a nurse, visited her rel
atives here recently. She is
The former Adelaide Williams.
The 50th Anniversary
Hampton Tea last Sunday at
Shiloh was a huge success.
The dean of the Alumni (1898l
paid MedforditeS a high COM
pliment. Mr.. Coles was highly
pleased by the calibre of the
people here. Shiloh'S Deacon
Paul Byrd is a member of the
Hampton class of 1918. He was
formerly with the survey unit
Of the City.
Medford's auto salesman,
Bob Jones was With the
Hampton class of 1892 He
was formerly president of the
Center. Oscar Greene has al
ready won awards at G. E. in
the labor field. He is presi-
dent of the Hampton Alumni.
There is mora truth than fic-
ton in the story that Hamp-
ton men always leave their
stamp of progress in a COM
munity. The school of Hamp-
ton has been long famous for
its music and singers. Last
Sunday the Hampton Alumni
were entnralled by the superb
singing of the West Medford
Girls Chorus under Adele
Evans. The girls have been
singing all around the Bay
State circuit and on radio for
the past number of years. BuG
last Sunday they came home,
ano i cal people as well as the
Hampton visitors were thrilled
over the progress this singing
group has made. Anrong the
other fine taleat was the
piano playing Of "a oil Jasper,
whose mother, the former
Katherine Parham use to play
here as we'll as teacl. From all
indications the people of
Hampton and Medicrd have
establlShcc lasting friendship.
Remejnber we ask C for the
cast of the te. 1agCc4 who
scored Such a big dramatic
success in the T.obbs stage
preSenta'rn of Marrying
Marian" this month? We'll
here it is. The dramatic cast
included Gene Lambert, Louis
Townsend, Betsy Langford
Mildred Henderson, Charles
Martin, Marjorie Henderson
Nat Robinson, and Gil Graves
The Chorus included Martyr
Thorpe. Carol Thorpe, Dorothy
Thompson, ,1eona Langford
Nancy Rohi1 son, Dann9 Mel
son, Mertie West, Sylvia Crow.
The guardian., 1956-05-26

ELI, Francis Clark, Joe Ann
Phillips, Carol Houston, Ro-
berta EmmonS, Carol Jones,
Beatrice Holder, Cynthia Isa-
acs, Marcia Nelson. Incidently
the show had four dancing
specialities. Great work, kids!
So after boosting our MHS
athletes here last week, John
ny Johnson marched on to
capture the OBI low hurdles
crown and tie for the high
jump title, while Ed Caring
ton won the high hurdles
crown. Previously against
Somerville Billy Taylor won
both Sprints. The best part
of this story is nobody ex-
pected too much of our local
lads in track. Already, they
have exceeded expectations.
The 56th Reunion of the
Emerson School of East Bos-
ton had the first colored gra-
duates represented in Mrs
Henrietta Derry and Miss Ida
Lewis of Medford in the clas,
celebration last week. Mrs
Derry is the class histoian
Ms. Madeline Dugger attend.
ed the 25th anniversary O.
the Portia Law School. Thr
community extends its sym
pathy to Mrs. Janet Green il
the loss of her sister in De
troit.
Don't forget to mail o
phone your Medford news be
fore Sunday noon.
The guardian., 1956-05-26
BOSTON BAKED

Continued From Page One =
old L Company, Sixth Regi-
ment, bridge the Spanish
Mexican, and two world wars
in which the colored men of
Massachusetts, fought ior the
basic freedoms affirmed re-
Gently by the U. S. Supreme
Court. And our first United
Nations battle unit, the 272nd,
continued the unbroken saga
OF Massachusetts, military
men historically traceable
state can equal the record of
the Massachusetts, war vet
eran of color.
THE HEROES did not all
carry guns. Fred Douglass
helped to organize the colored
Bay State troops, and was an
ardent abolitionist both at
home and abroad. Historical
ly, Douglass belongs to Mass
achusetts, for he did all his
major works here, And Mass
achusetts had the great cruz
Sader, William Munroe Trot-
ter and his sister Maude, a
team" we shall seldom see
equalled anywhere. Memorial
Day Massachusetts, calls for
many tributes to many peo-
pie!
MAJOR TRIBUTES next
our white brothers and sis
week should 60 to many of
ters. Who will remember the
resting places of Harriet
Beecher Stowe, William Lloyd
Garrison, the Rev Theodore
Parker, John Greenleaf Whit
tier, James Russell Lowell
and Wendell Phillips, among
others Bay Staters who be-
friended the colored Ameri-
can? Must we forget Major
Stearns, the Hallowells, and
numerous Bay State people
who contributed so much to
our cause?
MAURICE TOBIN, one of
the Bay States many fine
Irish liberals, gave us the
Fair Employment law, and GER
tainly he deserves a memorial
tribute as does the late H.
beral Justice BrandeiS, who
will always rank high among
our Jewish friends, for his
work on the Supreme Court
bench. But even back beyond
these men, there were many
Bay Staters who helped ir
many ways, including the es-
tablishment of educationa
facilities for colored in the
south.
IN FLANDERS FIELDS tn,
poppies grow, said the G.
poet Kilner, who eXhorted u
The guardian., 1956-05-26

There will be a meeting Of
the Captains and Trustees on
Monday, May %, at 8 PM.
Business of importance.
On June 10th the Choir is
sponsoring a VeSper Hour the
time is 6 PM.
The guardian., 1956-05-26

IN FLANDERS FIELDS the
poppies grow, said the G. I
poet Kilrner, who exhorted us
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Meeting Set
ByAuxiIiurieS

Members Of the Department Of
the District Of Columbia United
Spanish War Veterans Auxil-
iar1es will visit Soldiers Home
from 2 to 4 pm. today distribut-
ing books and magazines to the
patients. Mary Hayden is in
charge Of the project.
Admiral George Dewey Auxil-
iary will meet at 1880 pm. Mon
day at 921 Pennsylvania Avenue
Sc. with President Willie B. Cole
presiding.
Gen. M. Emmett Urell Auxil-
larry will entertain members and
friends at a special program at
9 pm. Tuesday at l749 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. The program
Is being arranged by President
Hannah L. Livingston.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary
will meet at 8 pm. Friday in Odd
Fellows Temple. 41S Seventh
street NV, with President
Maude !. Davis. presiding.
Capital City Fort. Daughters Of
'oe, and Sons Of Spanish Ameri-
can War Veterans win hold q
social meeting ct the home Of
Cadet Beulah Cope. 3ee2 East
Capitol street, at $50 pm. Sat-
urday. Marilyn Bossart will be
cohostess. CAN the hostess. LII.
7-olle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
TOPS IN POPS
BY BOB WILLIAMS

From the late '30s through
the late '40s. one of the swing
INCEST bands was that of Cab
Galloway. and his wonderful
scat singing was the delight Of
all.
Cab produced many a rec
ord that became treasures Of
jazz fans everywhere, and now
Epic has gathered IL of his
most famous numbers for an
LIP of Galloway, the swing
Snowman. It presents the solid
swing of the Galloway band.
and showcases the fabulous
"Hi-de-ho'' singing style of the
maestro.
The set contains both ballad
and novelty, and the tunes are
typical of the period in which
they were originally recorded,
such as 1.-THE Jumpin' 1--WE"
blues in the Night" and THE
Honeydripper." "St. James In
firmary," Miss Otis Regrets, 7"
Chop, Chop. Charlie Chan. ="
'Utt Da Zay," "Eadie Was a
Lady" "Geechy Joe." 1.-The
Ghost of Smoky joe" Lets
Take the Long Way Home"
and his famous theme Minnie
the Moocher" round out this
terrific collectors set. epic
LN-3265.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Eastern Star
Sessions Set

Activities in chapters Of the
Eastern Star include:
Acacia-Tuesday, election Of
officers.
Columbia-Tuesday, election Of
officers.
Federal-Tuesday. Friendship
Club with Mrs. Christine Middle
ton. Thursday, meeting called
off.
Congress-Monday, election Of
officers
Chevy Chase-Monday, Home
Board. home Of Mrs. Alice Mac
Donald.
Loyalty-Monday, Home Board
with Margaret Kupfer. Wednes-
day. election Of officers. Supper
after the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
ART NEWS

Continued From Page Els
December l, is nostalgia COLI
lection, for those who have
known the French capital in
its quieter aspects. This
Washington painter. both q
native and resident. believes
that painting should reflect
moments. moods and emo
tons lightly or strongly fell"
He has studied and worked
in Paris. After completing his
military service he returned to
Paris, studied at the Academic
Julien. and under Andre
L'hote. He subsequently stud
led at the Corcoran School.
His paintings represent
paris remembered - the
streets, walks through the
city in the early evening and
at dawn, visits to a favorite
cabaret, Montmartre, Mont
parnasse, and the surrounding
countryside"
True Memories
With heavy inpasto, Mr..
Lewis has captured the tex
ture Of substantial small
houses on narrow winding
streets, under cold gray skies,
in diffused light. Nearly all
Of these glimpses Of Paris are
empty of figures, which
stresses their quality as mem-
cries. In the few instances
where he has introduced fig
ures, they are as thin and
nonhuman as broomsticks,
adding nothing to the scenes.
I liked best of the
show, Winter Morning" 1.-THE
River" a panoramic view,
"Clichy," seen from a height
under brooding skies; and
1.-THE Seine" lighter, more
linear, a departure in TECH
nique from the rest of the
show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Sons Of Legion to Hold
Quuntico Outing Today

The Sons of the American
Legion Squadron Of Kenneth H.
Nash Post will meet today with
an outing at Prince William State
Park. Quantico. Va. They will
assemble at the Nash Club. 224
D street Sc, at 1890 PM.
In case of inclement weather,
the meeting will be held at the
clubhouse.
New members accepted into
membership Of the squadron re-
Gently are Pat Fitzgerald and
Michael ]. German, bring the
total membership to 81 members.
Nash Post will meet on Wednes-
day at 8 P. M. at the clubhouse.
with Commander Donald o.
Gartner presiding.
New members accepted during
the past month are: Irving @.
Gahart. Dean r. Gardner, Billy
r. Mccormick. Knighton M.
Parker, Donald B. Smith and
Charles r. Thompson. BY trans
fer, George D. Beverage from
Washington Building and Con-
struction Trades Post and Sam
Iuel Risk from Government Print
ing once Post.
Posts Of the District Of Column
bia who have recently elected
new officers are:
GEORGE z. KILLEEN: Com
mander. Donald c. Murtaugh;
vice commanders. Jose N. Ma
eainag and Garabed Chilingirian:
adjutant. Robert E. Murtaugh:
membership ofhcer. Jose N. Ma
cainag; finance ofhcer. Archer
IA. Ward and judge advocate.
Jerome B. Mckee.
I SECOND DIVISION POST:
Commander. DeForest Davis;
vice commanders. Patrick H.
Heherman and John A. Alexan-
der: adjutant. Roy Keane: mem
bership oficer. John p. Clardy;
finance oficer. Robert c. Alexan-
der and Judge advocate, I. r.
zaontB.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
BY JAMES G. DEANE

Grist continues to come. by
delayed action, from the Tos-
canini mill. A magnificent per-
Torrance Of Richard Strauss
Don Quixote" which went out
over the air waves on Novem-
Der %. 1858, is among the
latest Toscanini products to be
engraved in plastic. Cellist
Frank Miller, violist Carlton
Cooley and violiniSt Daniel
Outlet share billing with the
NBC Symphony and the con-
ductor in this offering. because
of the special roles assigned to
their instruments.
Munich and the BoStonians
gave a rather impressive ac-
count of this large-scaled,
complex work Ca remarkably
modern one for its birthdate
of 1897 in another Victor re-
cording a while ago. But Tos-
canini goes the Munich effort
one better. Where Boston's
treatment was sweeping but
generalized, this one is de-
tailed, intimate and almost
operatically expressive. ToS-
canini like Strauss HIMSELF
did not spend years in the pit
for nothing. The unfortunate
Don Gin this case. Mr.. Miller)
has never been closer to being
q leading baritone.
The sound, while less glossy
than Boston's, makes it up in
clarity. All around. this is as
fine a record as we have had
from Toscanini in many
months.
A soaring, surging Toscanini
performance of Schumann's
"RheniSh" symphony has also
made its appearance, this from
a broadcast Of November, 1949.
The Manfred" overture was
the sole recorded Schumann
that we had from Toscanini
until now. The extraordinary
quality-and isolation-of that
item must have caused more
than one pang Of regret.
AS a performance, the new
record is welcome assuage-
ment. AS a recording. it is
less satisfactory. There seems
to be an excess Of highs. but
some adjustment of the con-
trolls on ones photograph can
counteract this.
Toscanini has made his APP
pearance on RCA's low-priced
Camden label. One record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
TX. ofC.CounciI
Plans Rites

Potomac Council Of the
Knights of Columbus will hold
its annual communion service
at $3.50 am. today at Gonzaga
High School chapel. Breakfast
will be served at $3.50 am.
Other activities include:
Monday, $3.50 pm. Washing
ton General Assembly, Fourth
Degree, Mayflower Hotel, Faith
full Navigator Gilbert A. Cuneo
presiding.
Tuesday. 8::'15 pm. Carroll
Council, Second Degree, initia-
ton, Grand Knight Jack Fla
herty presiding.
Saturday, from 1880 pm. to
am, reception by Keane Coun-
Gil and dancing, 10 to / am.
Unless otherwise noted, all
events at KC Club, 918 Tenth
street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Van Gogh and Friends

Only a few days remain to
see the exhibition Van Gogh
and Some of His Friends"
which was installed in the
Playhouse lounge in conjunc-
ton with the film Lust for
Life" It includes original
prints by Pissarro and Lau-
tree, lent by the Phillips Gall
lery, and a Autograph by Fam
tin-Latour, an original oil
sketch by Mauve, lent by
j. A. Van Hooten.
The larger part Of the show
comprises fine color reproduce
lions of paintings by : Van
Gogh, Gauguin and Seurat
lent by the Baltimore Museum
of Art and Mickelson's Pic.
ture Gallery. What heightens
its interest is the annexation
by Prentiss Taylor. head Of
the Playhouse Gallery Com
mittee, who has quoted Van
Gogh's own words about his
paintings, and shows facsimiles
Of his letters. Everyone who
has read the Van Gogh cor
respondence knows how articu-
late and lucid the tormented
artist was about his work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
TODAY

ROBERT cAsADEsUs. plano. consti-
luton Hall, z pm. Sonata In y. K.
332, Mozart; Sonata in Z minor. Opus
81, Beethoven: Forest Scenes. Schu-
mann Etudes symphoniaues, schu-
MONTGOMERY SYMPHONY oRcHEs-
IRA, Chester Petransk, conductor Be-
thesda-Cheyy Chase High school. 4
symphony in D. K. saf. M tSSut
Scenes on Fiddlers Tunes, Mckay;
Nutcracker suite, Tchaikoysky
ERIK HTlLMAN. piano James Mandros,
Robert Boyanl, horn; Ronald Phillips,
bassoon. Barker Han, YWcA, I pm.
Quintet In Fat, K 1872. Mozart:
quintet ~ z nat; OPUS 9, Beethoven
Tan BAPTIST CHURCH. Norman 7.
Chase, director Patsy Bleidt, organ .
Phillip YOUNG, harp Metropolitan
Church, 1880 pm. The Holy City.
MARJORIE MecLUNG. soprano; Nathan
pm, kOmm IN mein HerzenShaus.
Bach, Freudv1h und LeidVoll. Beetho-
ven Die Trommel aefuhret, Beetho-
ven Au Cimetiere. Faure lie plus
temps. DebuSsy. En- Sourdine Pou-
lence les chemins De Famour,
PUulenc-Meine Rose. schumann. Jas
minenstfauch Sehumann. Nun Eandfe
Fadehen. Wolf len nab i'm Pein.
Wolf. Note Respigh 50 IN giorno
toruaste Respighi Ia ermlta De san
Simon. Chsteimuoyo- Tedesco. Rif-
leasl Bantoliguleo. The Lily and the
Rose. CraiE The stars CAME, Craig.
The NlEhtlnEaie has a iyre OF Gold.
Doughsrty Morning IN Paris, Duke
The Pufiian6 Ballad Duke
WASHINGTON AND CATHEDRAL
CHORAL SOCIETIES, National SYM
phony Orchestra PaBl GALWAY,
conductor SoloistS Adele Addison. 90
prano James Hobson, merao-sopfanoi
Walter Carfiuaer. tenor Frederick
Lechner. baritone Washington He
brew CongfeEation, $50 pm sacred
Service. Bloch. Hymn Of Praise. Men
delsohn
SCHOOL OF cHorRs or THE FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH, william {. Weed
conductor soloats Mary DARK 80
pranc, Adeline sunday, contraltn.
Prank VoaeL tenor. Theodore fitia
es,s Frst Rapilst church. pm
Ii,any II , Eat K i25. Mozart.
JULIA q GREENE. soprano Richard
hAneauft orghn Robert kboraf
Piane. saint osorret Episcopal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
HERE AND THERE

When composer Dimitri Tt
omkin delivered the complete
score for George Stevens pro-
duction of Giant" to the War
ner Brothers music depart
ment archives. it took two men
to carry the voluminous stack
of musical manuscript in from
the composers car.
The Giant" score. which
lasts for more than two and
one-half hours on the screen,
is Tiomkin's longest work for
motion pictures. Watch for
the sound track LIP Of this
fabulous film score to be re-
leased by Capitol Records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Knights TempIur
Activities Listed

Activities in Masonic COM
manderies this week include:
-Brightwood. social.
with guests from Maryland COM
manderies: Army Field Band
and chorus, under the leader
ship Of Maj. Chester E. Whiting.
viii supply the entertainment.
Wednesday - Potomac. stated
conclave, Order Of the Illus
trious Red Cross. Washington,
rehearsal. full-form opening.
Friday = Columbia. Ladies
Auxiliary and Drill Corps joint
meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Asian Arts

Another new gallery has
opened in Washington. Asian
Art, at GOT @ street NV, to
be devoted to monthly exhibi-
tons Of work, both contempt
rary and classical, Of artists
from China. Japan and India.
The inaugural exhibition,
through November. is COM
posed of paintings by T. c.
Tang, who opened the new
gallery. His program for the
next four months is varied
and interesting.
Born in Hsu-chow, China
5000, Mr.. Tang graduated
from Picking Normal University
and Northwestern Military
Cadet School. rose TO the rank
Of lieutenant general in the
army Of the Chinese Republic.
His last post was military at
tache to Brazil.
He had also studied painting
In China. France and Eng.
land. and has been painting
for many years. He has ex-
hibited often in China, also
in Brazil, and most recently
in Washington at the Insti-
tute Of Chinese Culture spon-
sored by the Archbishop Of
Marking and DR.. Raymond
Sites Of the National Gallery.
Mr.. Tang Is showing so
landscape paintings in black
ink and watercolor. They com
bine in some measure, Chinese
themes and inspiration with
Occidental treatment. His
best works, II seemed 10 me,
are those which are most
Chinese: among the water
colors, for examples, Spring
at the Summit" and Sailing
on Autumn Lake.; Of the ink
paintings. Bamboo" with the
joints and leaves painted in .
single stroke. crisp and SPAR
king against the white paper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
TURNTABLE TALK
Tosconini Conducts
Strauss, Schumonn

assemblies Mozart's "Haffner"
symphony, Brahms Haydn
variations. Rossini's Barber of
Seville" overture and the
scherzo from Mendelssohn's
midsummer Nights Dream"
A second offers Wagner's
"Siegfried Idyll," Dukas' "Sor-
cerer's Apprentice" Rossini's
"Semiramide" overture and
the preludes to the first and
third acts Of Verdi's Ira
viata."
Listening to these two rec
ords is like turning back the
clock two decades. The per-
formances are by the New York
Philharmonic Symphony in its
heyday, when ToScanini was
its leader and people stood in
line for tickets to get in. There
are those who are convinced
the Philharmonic has never
sounded the same since, and
the conviction may have truth.
These do not sound like new
recordings, but the character
of the original performances
can still be discerned. Because
of the broad dynamic range
favored by Toscanini, the best
results will be obtained by
playing them at a relatively
high volume setting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
GOVERNMENT PRINTING

GOVERNMENT PRINTING
OFFICE POST: Commander.
Adrien Dassylva; vice comman-
ders. Jurgen ]. Piper and Will
liam M. Barry; adjutant. Edward
A. Langley; membership officer,
Jurgen j. Piper; finance officer,
Arthur Loewy and judge advo-
cate, Michael j. Cyganek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
PHILADELPHIA FARE

Ormandy and the Philadel-
phians have been devoting. it
would seem. more attention
than ever to record-making
lately, all Of the tonally lush
sort of which few other organ
izations are capable. There
have been discs devoted to
excerpts from "Parsifal,"
Tschaikowsky's fourth SYM
phony, Romeo and Juliet.
1912" overture and 'Marche
Slav." a coupling Of Khacha-
turian's "Gayne" ballet and
Kabalevsky's &C o m e dians."
and a Debussy-Ravel disc
titled Afternoon of a Faun"
but actually devoted more sig
nificantly to the three Moe
turneS and the second "Daph-
mis- and Chloe"
Two ventures stand out,
however. One of these is an
imposing two-record collec-
ton of orchestrations of the
II piano pieces of Isaac Abe
niz' liberia" Those familiar
with Albeniz' music in its key
board version know it as one
of the more colorful evocations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
Show Notice

Marguerite Burgess 8 hav-
ing q solo exhibition Of oils.
watercolors and drawings at
Dels Gallery. 5000 Wisconsin
avenue Bethesda. through next
Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18
JUST RELEASED

GiSele MacKenzie-The love-
ly lass has a delightful LIP Of
tunes that wildly displays her
vocal talents. She has selected
a dozen tunes that haven't
been worked to death by other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18

Of the composers native coun-
try, and the orchestral dress
adds bright new tints. Five of
the pieces were transcribed by
the composer, the rest in a
compatible vein by the present.
day composer Carlos Surinach.
Ormandy conducts the music
with gusto. This Columbia
recording is the first of the
complete orchestrated set, and
it should be welcomed warmly
by admirers of the Spanish
idiom.
The orientation of the sec
on venture is French. 1t is a
complete recording - also
seemingly the first-of the
connection of tunes by Often
bach known to ballet enthusi-
aStS as "Gaite Parisienne." 1t
is hardly necessary to affirm
that there is no hardship in
having the pleasures of this
familiar score extended. One
should be warned to keep a
wary eye open in the record
shop, however, for Columbia
has disguised the project I'M
der a picture of the Eiffel
Tower and the unspecific title,
1.-THE Pleasures of Paris"
MIGHTY "W"
There are those, l am GER
tain, to whom the mighty.
throbbing Wurlitzer that used
to inhabit Loew's Capitol The
alter signif1ed less than pure
musical virtue. Theater or
ganS even in their heyday-
before first the talkies and
later the wide screen and tels-
vision pronounced their doom
had their detractorS. Bach
on a WurlitZer to the purist
was strictly verboten. But /
never heard Bach on a Wur-
liter, and the "St. Louis
Blues" was something else
again.
Just what else, a generation
growing up without the bene-
fit of personal exposure can
sample to eloquent effect on
one of two Westminster re-
leases One, titled symbolical-
ly "Leibert Takes Richmond, "
features one of the most IA
nous of movie-house virtuosi
mastering the specially re-
juvenated, reactivated four
manual instrument at the
Byrd Theater in Richmond.
The other, made in Radio
City on the largest Wurlitzer
extant, is devoted to Christ
mas carols.
Mr.. Leibert, it is remark
able enough to note. got his
start on the Wurlitzer here in
Washington-at the ripe age
of IA. What year that was we
are not told.
I'm no purist. and I wish
the Wurlitzer we're back again.