davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Uncle Sans Move?

Instead Of allowing the
Russians to continually take
the initiative and then try to
counter their moves, let us re-
verse situations If we can. And
/ think we can.
The thought of war is hor-
rible to contemplate. However,
II Soviet Russia has war in
view, there is nothing that we
can do to stop it short Of
complete capitulation. If the
Russians do not want war, they
would pull in their aggressive
horns with the chips down.
/ think 1t is now time to
ascertain the true position Of
the Soviets. The people OF
Hungary have clearly shown
that the relationship OF the
Soviet Union to its European
satellites is that Of domina-
ton by force Of the peoples
Of those countries.
The Soviet Union has threat
ened to send volunteers" and
arms TO the Arab countries.
Whether they may or may not
do 50 is a matter Of conjecture.
However. they have so threat
ened. We In turn can publicly
lend encouragement TO volun-
teers and support TO the op-
pressed peoples Of the satellite
countries. One factor must be
borne In mind: While the Rus
slams have no direct land or
air contact with the Arab
countries-every satellite coun-
try in Eastern Europe except
Hungary can be reached from
the Western defense system
countries by direct land con-
tact Or BY open sea or air. Even
Hungary can be reached
through other satellite coun-
tries. The West now has the
opportunity 70 harass the Rus
SLAMS on their own grounds.
Let Us for this once take int
tiative without direct action or
contact with the RUSSIANS.
A. Z. Tomkin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
BETHESDA.

BETHESDA.
Dear Sir:
1.-THE truth is, there is
nothing really nice about a
rabbit.
Recently I got my little
girl a tiny white one, as cute
as a button. The man said it
would grow up to be a big
fellow.
While it is growing up, it is
a nuisance. and very dirty.
II cannot look forward to
10 times as much of it as we
have now.
Tell me how to handle a
rabbit.
Would it be right to keep it
outdoors in winter?
1.-THE truth about rabbits
ask me, ] know!
Sincerely, Mary Jane A."
4 4
Well, now, lady
Rabbits. especially the
stupid looking white ones,
have their own ways of living.
When we take them into q
house, an utterly unnatural
place for rabbits, they try
their best to live just as they
do outdoors.
Something, of course, has to
give.
Often it is the temper of the
household custodian.
The best thing to do, when
a rabbit of any color begins
to grow UP, is TO take 1t out
Of the kitchen and put it back
into the fresh air where it
belongs.
Outdoors will not hurt a
modern bunny.
That is why he has all that
fine fur.
There is an outer coat, and
. close fitting undersuit. too.
Between the two, is a layer
Of fresh air.
All in all, the pet rabbit is
perfectly fitted for outdoor
living.
The best way to handle
him, after he becomes a
nuisance. is to build a sort Of
leanto alongside the basement
wall.
Make the supports very
sturdy. and the roof Of wood,
covered with shingles. If pos
sible.
The idea is not only TO give
some shelter, but also TO keep
wandering cats from getting
at him.
Dogs, too, for that matter,
love to harass rabbits, either
confined or on the 60.
Cats may be seen perched
atop such q house, looking
down over the edge at the
creature they cannot get at.
Therefore. the rabbit hutch
"a best made Of q good size.
20 that the animal not only
has room TO move around In.
but also may retreat from
outside threats.
A shelf IT the back, Of the
ground. Is good. and there even
may be q little house. with
door, II one II 20 inclined.
In such q container, q pet
rabbit may live very happily.
provided he IL well fed and
watered. and his quarters are
cleaned up 1t reasonable inter-
walls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15

American foreign policy should
be directed at counting her
true friends. And whom can we
depend more on: Egypt,
equipped with Russian arma-
ment, or Israel, founded on
Western ideals of freedom?
Can we depend at all on the
dictator of Egypt, Nasser,
representing tyranny, to fight
Russian tyranny? I hardly
think so.
r.. X. Zuker.
On reading Dorothy Thomp-
sons column ''Mideast Effects
on Election" I could not help
noting the shocking differences
between her version of Middle
East events and the reports of
the major news services.
The difference would easily
be understood by all readers
if Miss Thompson were prop
erly identified as a propagan-
dist for the Arab side. She is
in fact the active president of
the American Friends of the
Middle East. the chief pro-
Arab propaganda agency in
the country. This organiza-
ton openly admits that Miss
Thompson expresses its views
in her newspaper column. A
recent news release from its
New York headquarters de-
clared; Miss Dorothy Thomp-
son, president of the American
Friends of the Middle East,
today issued a statement in
the American press through
her column. Following is the
text" The release then con-
tains the text of Miss Thomp-
sons syndicated column.
1t seems strange that Miss
Thompson, who once warned
the world against the danger
of Hitler and exposed the
threat of Communist dictator
ship, should now be supporting
the Egyptian dictator who en-
braced both enemies Of democ-
racy. If her record has any
significance at ALL. it would
lead one to look for her on the
side of the West. among the
fighters for freedom, including
the Zionists whose caHse she
formerly defended. In her
present role as an apologist
for Nasserism, Miss Thompson
surely cannot feel comfortable
in the same camp with Com
munists and expatriate Nazis
who are also working for
NaSSer.
Miss Thompson, Of course,
is entitled to her views on the
Middle East. But surely the
readers of this newspaper are
also entitled TO complete
rather than partial-identifi-
cation in a case such as Miss
Thompson's. Would this news
paper engage or invite the
president of a Zionist organi-
zation to write a series Of
columns on the Middle East
without identifying him by his
office? In all fairness to its
readers this newspaper should
make clear Miss Thompson's
affiliation whenever she writes
about the Middle East just as
frankly as the American
Friends Of the Middle East
does. 1t has an obligation to
let the reader know where his
news and opinion comes from.
S. Hauser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Turtles in Fish Bowl

In miniature they tvpifv
a breed immune 10 evolution
as many million years rent By.
The dinosaurs. Nth more
ambition,
hare disappeared whie these
suyUfUei
Wearing the same M-fttinO
mail
IN mitch their Jorebedys used
TO thrtpe.
the humble turtles iDiu preDda.
Louise CFsnshow Roy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Sack the GA?

AS the Oldest living combat
intelligence officer of the Reg
ular Army. I make two sug-
gestions:
That Allen Dulles immedi-
ately request the designations
Of every superior agent, in
Washington and Europe. who
failed tn report British and
French events leading up to
the Suez situation.
That having accepted these
designations. Mr.. Allen Dulles
himself resign from the direc-
torship Of the Central Intelli-
gence Agency.
Charles Coulter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15

aisle. And. as the President said, It will
be more dinicult to nix responsibility
with divided government in which both
sides are quick to claim credit and to
produce alibis. There is, however, much
hope to be derived from the moderate
and realistic comments of Mr. Eisenhower
and Mr.. Johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
But the Roots Go Deep!
LETTERS TO TIE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry Uriters correct
names and addresses All
letters are subject to conden-
s1tion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Questions and Answers

ANAN oEhNA(k
readei can ee' ar ,nsweI & Ang
ns.lal question ~ writing The
1900 Bye 81 NV Washinetor s
ID { Please nclnae ren's n. -.
turn postage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
BY JAMES G. DEANE

The other day Arthur Fled
Ter, the conductor. presented
President Eisenhower with an
unusual record. A picture of
Mr. Eisenhower himself with
Mrs, Eisenhower smiling over
his shoulder was on the
jacket, and the title was 1.-THE
Presidents Favorite Music"
Duplicates of the record by
now, presumably. are on sale
in record shops, sort of sonic
historic documents.
A story is behind it. Three
years ago the National SYM
phony Orchestra was host to
the President at the seasons
first concert. Next day an ac-
count in this newspaper re-
ported a disclosure by Mr.. Eli
senhower that he was not a
stranger to fine music. He
had been listening, he said, to
WGMS, Washington radio
station which specialized in
broadcaSting it.
Music Aided COnva:escence
The account was read by M.
Robert Rogers, then head of
WGMS. Nothing happened
Immediately. but Mr.. Rogers
mentally filed away the infor-
nation. Then, last year, the
President had his heart at
tack. In convalescence he
needed diversion. Mr.. Rogers
arranged to have some record
ings transcribed onto magnetic
tape and shipped to the hos
pital in Denver.
This year, when the Presi-
dent was confined to Walter
Reed Hospital, WGMS prof
fered its aid again. A direct
line was set up to carry music
to the Eisenhower bedroom.
1t was just a short step to
the final development. Mr..
Rogers had kept note Of the
Eisenhower taste. With the
aid of Littman Danziger,
proprietor of Connecticut ave-
nue's Disc Shop. an approach
was made to George r. Marek.
Of RCA Victor. A green light
was obtained from the White
House through the music
minded presidential assistant,
Sherman Adams, and in hardly
more than a flash Mr.. Fielder
was iourneying from Boston to
Pennsylvania avenue.
The Presidents taste is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
,Previews and Reviews

Music Annex Building on the
University campus at College
Park.
i
Since Herbert Won Karajan's
visit to the United States last
year at the head Of the Phil
harmonic Orchestra of Lon
don, the brilliant conductor,
who will be seen this season
directing the Berlin Philhar-
monte in Washington. has cap
tured just about every key mu-
steal post on the Continent.
In addition to his position as
lifetime director Of the Berlin
Philharmonic, he is a princi-
pal conductor Of the London
Philharmonic, top conductor
at La Scala. Milan, artistic di-
rector of the Salzburg Festival.
director of the Vienna Opera,
and director of the Gesellschaft
der Musikfreunde Society of
the Friends of Music in vi
emma.
What does he do with his
spare time?
The Capital Opera Players,
under the direction of Eliza
betha ValdeS and Charles Pur-
cell. report that they are be-
ginning their fall season criti-
cally short of singers. both
solo and group.
The Workshop meets Tues
days and Fridays at 1880 pm.
in the Music Room of Roose-
welt High School. Additions
for prospective members will
be held by Nine. Valdes next
Friday.
DR.. Walter Hartley, winner
of last years National SYM
phony Orchestra contest for
short orchestral work and well
known locally for his compost
tions, has joined the staff of
Evelyn Davis Dance Playhouse
as musical director and COM
poser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
TURNTABLE TALK
How the President
Inspired a Record

nothing to be ashamed Of. The
record includes two Bach
pieces. Beethoven's "Coriolan"
and MendelSsohn's "Fingars
Cave" overtures, the baritone
aria 'Di Provenza il mar" from
Verdi'S "Traviata" sung by
Leonard Warren, the overture
to Johann Strauss Fielder
maus," and a suite of music
from Gershwin's "Porgy and
BesS." There is also a spiritual
sung by Marian Anderson. The
only detour into the popular
realm is a rendition of the
theme song from the movie
High Noon by Al Goodman
and his orchestra.
The President didn't check
off the contents of the record
before they were assembled.
But Mr.. Rogers and Victor had
a pretty firm basis to go on.
Bach's Sheep May Safely
Craze" was expressly requested
at FitSimmonS, and GerShwin,
Mendelssohn, Strauss and
Traviata" at Walter Reed.
The list of favorites, in fact,
was quite extended, and Victor
has included it on the record
jacket, along with a brief
statement by Mr.. Eisenhower
excepted from one issued
when a charter was granted to
the National Music Council in
August.
Tune Beset President
How the High Noon" piece
came to be included, accord
ing to Mr.. Rogers, is explained
by an anecdote in the recent
book by newspaperman Robert
F. Donovan. The tune, it
seems. was whistled almost
steadily by the President for
three weeks. until loyal staff
members begged for a halt. 1t
looks as if the staff's troubles
may soon start again.
A distinguished array of per-
formers is on the record, in
GLIDING Leopold Stokowski,
Charles Munich. Pierre Mon
teux, Fritz Reiner and Mr..
Fielder, and the Boston and
Chicago symphonies. The
selections were assembled from
recordings already on the
market or awaiting issue. All
are quite recent, and if the
presidential hi-fi is working
well the sound should give
ample satisfaction. Here's
hoping the presidential copy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
TOPS IN POPS
BeIofonte to Write
Music for Films

Happy Scrooge, starring Vic
Damone, The -Four Lads and
Johnny Desmond.
u ~
June Christy-June has a
fine LIP in a collection Of
twelve tunes that are not over
worked by most singers. She
sings them in a misty, moody
manner, with Pete Rugolo's
arranging and band giving her
nice support. Included in the
set are such items as That's
ALL" 1.-THE Wind" There's
No You" For All We Know"
This Years Kisses" Round
Midnight" "Sing Something
Simple" "Day-Dream." and
Maybe You'll Be There"
Capitol T-725.)
Lionel Hampton--Hampton,
with Art Tatum. Barney Kes-
sci. Buddy Rich. and Harry
Edison, play up a storm on a
fine LIP of five songs. They
have imaginative treatments
of Plaid" Deep Purple"
Somebody Loves Me-" "Verve
Blues" and September Song"
(Norgran MGN-1080.l
Paul Villegas-Another LIP
by the Argentinean pianist,
but quite frankly, it's as boring
as his first set was. He plays
ten numbers, among them q
few we'll known standards, and
he brings nothing new or in
teresting to any of them.
columbia CL-877.)
David CarrOll-His new sim
gle disc is the lovely by the
Fountains of Rome" sung by
the Jack Halloran Singers,
coupled with the beautiful love
theme from Warmers Giant"
There's Never Been Anyone
Else But You" featuring the
voice of June Brown being
used as an instrument, The
new Carroll LIP is made for
dancing, supplying toe-tapping
rhythms for dancing feet.
Among the dozen items are
Mine" Buck Dance. Fancy
Pants" by Heck" "Baffi, In
a Little Spanish Town"
"Gadabout," and Harry James
famous Music Makers" (Mer-
curry 70952x45 annd MG-
20109O
Al Cohn--Cohn and his orchestra,
featuring Joe Newmans trumpet,
present an Up of fine mood music.
Spanked by AIS tenor sax, the group
taste tSstetuliy ESSAYS a dozen tunes. High
Feeling" Gone with the WIND"
Swingin' the Blues" and the lovely
set As Spring" (RcA Victor
Lou Busch---Lou's band and voc.I
chorus present two excellent sides In
the pretty title tune of Allied Artists
film THE Friendly Persuasion and
the exciting Latin number "Portofino."
(Capitol F3520.)
Budds Morrow-Contrasti sides
nv Buddv's fine band, as they couple
clever mambo version of the old
hit Don't Cry Joe" with a swinging
polka titled Teen Polka" The Don't
Cry Joe" side features cute vocal pat
Ter BY suzanne Stuart and Don Trube.
(Mercury 7n944x45)
Oscar PetersOn--Peterson has a new
LIP that combines material from for
mer lO-inch LIPS. His pretty playing
is given over TO such tunes as Lullaby
Cover the Waterfront" 8on the
Alamo" "Gypsy- in Ny Soul, Look
for the Silver Lining" so Easy TO
Remember;" and i've others, tClef
Buck ClaytOn--Another fne jam
session LIP by Clayton and a group OF
an-stars. Tunes are "All the Cats
Join In" out Of Nowhere" Lean
Baby, Blue LOU" and Don't You
Miss Your Baby" latter sung by the
great Jimmy RUSHING Soloists such
as Urbie Green, Billy Butterfeld, J.
G Higginbotham. Coleman Hawkins,
Ruby Bran. Joe Newman, Kenny
Kersey and others contribute many
fine bit. columbia CL-Ss2)
Dean Martin-Dean pairs "Missis-
sippi Dreamboatr with THE Test Of
Time" Capitol F3521.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
COUNTERATTACK

Three years ago partisans
of the Southern cause in GER
tain late hostilities had their
day musically with Richard
Bales The Confederacy." A
few days ago, the National Gal
lery'S music director completed
a series of recording sessions
devoted to redressing the ball
ance with a sequel, 1.-THE
"Union."s
1.-THE Confederacy" was one
Of the fanciest packages Co
lumbia has turned out, with
elaborate notes and pictures
and library binding. The same
treatment is planned for THE
Union" which besides Mr..
Bales lively assortment of
music is to include a recita-
ton of the Gettysburg adj
dress by a distinguished (as
yet undesignated) actor or
poet. All this will take time,
however. and the album is not
to be expected in record shops
before late next year.
Whether THE Union" will
duplicate the success Of 1.-THE
Confederacy," which spawned
a popular revival of THE
Yellow Rose of Texas" re-
mains to be seen. There is a
ballad called Aura Lee" in it
for which some auditors have
considerable expectancy. In
fact, Mr.. Bales reports young
singing gentleman named
Presley has already intro
duced an adaptation of it. The
Presley version was DEVELOPED
strictly independently, Mr..
Bales stresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23

Of CAB, Pat Hayes is overmod-
est-real know-how and a gem
uine desire to bring the best
in music to Washington are
as plain as the nose on your
face in his 10th anniversary
season, and have been for
quite a few years now.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
OVERTONES

For the first time this sea-
son, the Hayes Concert Blu
reau joins the National SYM
phony Orchestra in offering
special rates, considerably I'M
der the already reasonably
priced season tickets, to stu
dents who wish to subscribe.
Mr.. Hayes points out that
one advantage Of his series is
that, with two exceptions. all
concerts are held on Sundays
at 3 pm. and thus do not
conflict with regular study
schedules on school nights.
Manager Black of the SYM
phony notes that the new
pairs system of the orches-
ira, giving a choice of Tuesday
or Wednesday night, will help
study-burdened scholars to
find time for good music"
Both points are we'll taken,
and a better bargain in music
than any of the series being
offered, especially at student
rates, would be difficult to
find.
II
Speaking of Beethoven fes-
rivals. the Budapest String
Quartet, which opens its local
season at the Library of
Congress on October II, is at
the moment in the midst of
performing all the Beethoven
quartets on the University Of
Buffalo campus in six con-
certS.
1t is not expected that the
BudapeSters will do the Bee
thoven cycle in Washington
this season, however. The
symphonies and the concerti,
as offered by the National,
the Boston, and the Phila-
delphia Orchestras, will have
to sufhce.
\ x "a
Next Sunday evenings con-
cert at the National Gallery.
the second in a series of eight
all-Mozart shows, will fea-
ture the gallery's orchestra
under Richard Bales in the
Divertimento No. 2, K. 131
and the Symphony No. %, K.
200 Soloist will be violinist
Millard Taylor, who will be
heard in the G major Con-
certo, K. ZIG.
X X 4
Did you get to the Salzburg
Mozart Festival this year? If
not. you'll probably want to
take in the Don Giovanni"
that they put on there.
Orchestra: The Vienna Phil
harmonic (to be heard here
later this season.; conductor:
DR.. Wilhelm Furtwangler:; So
loistS: Slept, Della Casa,
drummer, Berger, Dermota,
and Edelmann.
An unusual film of the per-
Torrance, made in Eastman
color by DR.. Paul Czinner. vii
open at the Ontario Theater
on october 4.
X -
Virginia devotees of the art
Of barber-shop singing will be
happy to learn that the Arling-
ington Chapter of the Society
!. for the Preservation and En-
couragement of Barber Shop
Singing in America, Inc. (better
known as SPEBSSA), will hold
its organizational meeting at
the Main Center of the Airing
ton County Department of
Recreation and Parks on Tues
day. at 8 pm.
X \ X
There are vacancies in the
University of Maryland SYM
phony Orchestra, DR.. Bryce
Jordan, conductor.
Rehearsals are held every
Tuesday at $3.50 pm. in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
PROGRAMS

TODAY
GALLERY oRrurerp.
richard Bales, conductor. soioists
bItton johnson, flute; Mason Jones,
morn; National Gallery of Art. 3 NM
ARiiir,Mozart program: Suite from The
F Fiaiiet' Les Petits Riens, X. Ami. Ia.
FIute Concerto No. . in D K 2ia.
s sSorn Concerto No. 3 in E fat. K. AZ:
Syspp rsy No. 3S in b, K. 500
,,,1 TUESDAY
'ASd0E BoRGE, piano. Constitution
nal nal. $50 pm. Program: completeIv
v1crop WEDNESDAY
'l1tUH BORGE, piano. Constitution
nan, $50 pm. Repeating yesterdav's
prosram with variations) 10y .
t,,r,.- FRIDAY
WENDELL MARGRAVE. lecturar A..
SSisting artists; Mary Young. vioiin.
Mlrabeila, piano: Kate Carlson
scs,hord The Hecht Co. Auditor Ssppsi-
S Ts Spring, pm. Lecture-recitaI.
tMIs s,s,cc contribution of the Amateur to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
NEWS OF MUSIC
10th Season for Hayes
To Present Top Artists

PianiSts included in series
listings are Walter Gieseking,
Artur Rubinstein. Robert Ca
sadesus, and Rudolph Serkin
"a redoubtable quartet. Vo-
cal recitals by soprano Leon
tyne Price and Met coloratura
Roberta Peters are scheduled.
Isaac Stern. considered by
many to be David Oistrakh's
only serious challenger as the
finest fiddler in the world,
will appear in his first Consti-
tuition Hall solo recital.
Choruses in the A and B
series will be the National
Swedish Can all-male group,
the Vienna Academy, and the
Singing Boys of Norway.
Unusual Piano Program
AS a special salute to Wash
ington. Series B will feature
a program of concertos for
one. two. and three pianos,
with Evelyn Swarthout. Mar
garet Tolson, and Emerson
Meyers at the keyboards and
with an orchestra conducted
by Richard Bales. The Mozart
E fiat double concerto and the
Bach c major triple concerto
will constitute part of the
musical fare for this unusual
concert.
On the lighter side, Arthur
Fielder and the Boston Pops
Tour Orchestra will be heard.
AS anyone who has been in
Washington for any time at
all knows, the Hayes presenta-
tons are not confined to the
two 10-concert series. There
are always a plentiful number
of extras, and these quite Of
ten turn out to be as exciting
events as any in the regular
series.
The season is still some
weeks in the future, but already
announced to appear at Con-
stitution Hall under the Hayes
sponsorship are Victor Borge
September Is and 26l, the
Little Gaelic Singers, James
McCafferty, director, who will
be heard for the first time in
America presenting a program
of vocal works in English and
Gaelic as well as dances led
by Breapdan de Gin. Dance
Master Of Ireland October
49,, and the Yugoslav State
Company under the official
sponsorship of the Yugoslav
government in an afternoon
and evening Performance
October IA.
Saving on Series Tickets
Washington's music lovers
should realize what all i'm
presarios know - that series
tickets are the backbone Of
the concert field. The series
ticket is like the subscription
to magazine; it is the known
factor Of strength in the en-
terprise, an advance assur-
ance.
For this known factor Of
strength. which enables the
management to plan efficiently
land. incidentally. to take
more flyers. both the Hayes
Concert Bureau and the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra
offer considerable reductions
over the single ticket prices.
The series ticket buyer is bene-
fitted as well as the manage
ment-he not only saves
money. but is assured of the
seat of his choice for all con-
certS, and makes only one trip
to the box office.
To a certain extent, a sue
cessful concert series depends,
according to Mr.. Hayes, on
just plain luck, and it is to
this elusive factor that he
credits much of his achieves
ment. Despite his Irish gift