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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-28

~, ices toT our late brother
VIVIAN i-HMSISd q, a s sEssSy ss Master
TEASE, MARY ELIZABETH. On Tues
sfS AB EsgIH'F FEAsE of 1919 $40 N MASi
ave NV, She is survived BY niece
and nephews. Prayers at the 8. H
Hines Co. Funeral Home. 1901 i4tl
3 nv ,S on MSnd tsc,, March . +
70 ST AIMS Catholic Church. Wis
consin ave and Yuma st. NV
where the holy sacrifice Of the mas
will be offered at $50 am 70
i Hsn .sSS'' NS q nsf csm.s In''rm:n
POINDExTER. WALTER 4. OF 81:
Maryland ave NE, on February 90
1855 Brother Z Mary A. Raines AM
Wallace Poindexter both Of Ire
y yiiians, ya Services st Chambers
S tsrment CEDAR aar'P hlli Cemetery M In
FsSsss1y huf oss On the Th b:tTis
General Hospital, after a long illness
RUFUS PRESLEY Of 1907 Gault pl
ne, the devoted husband Of Mrs
cathlene PRESLEY Remains .restinI
Home. Ola. Florida ave. NV. Motto
Of funeral later.
RABB. LORENZO. on Monday, Feb
ruary "a, 1858. LORENZO RABB 0
5000 Sheriff I'd ne, devoted hus
band OF Eva Rabb. son Of Burle
4 Rabb. father OF Mrs Edna JohnSol
and brother OF Hester NJ and Doro
! tiny Smith. Other relatives an
l friends also survive After g pm
! Friday, February IS. friends ma
call at the Frazier Funeral Home
3S9 Rhode Island ave NV, wher
services will be held on Saturday
March l, at l30 pm Intermen
Woodlawn Cemetery rs
BELLY. MARY IsOBEL. on Thurs
aIg' EEsbiTIpRTy 81, 1855, MARY $50
wife Of the late Michsel K ReillS
REQUIEM mass will be said at 81
Ignatius Loyola Church, New Yor
City. N Y, at IL am Saturday
RUSS. EDITH v. on Monday. Febru
airy "a. 1855, EDITH V. RUSS Of u
10th 81. ne. sister Of Edward NJ
William NJ, HalGey O., Robert A
Stanley ~ and Houston D. Russ. Sh
also Is survived BY many niece
nephews, four sisters-i -iaw, othe
relatives and many tFends. Friend
may call At the MalvaG a. Schey. Inc
Funeral Home, New Jersey ave. and
81 NV, on Friday. February q
after 4 pm where funeral service
will be held on Saturday. March /, 4
j ! pm. snterment Woodlawn CeJss
terri 2as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-28

CHRISTINE HALLIDAY. on
SGsfsfnn ssFNE EieEHfEy e Mrr iaSs
wife Of Leonard Carpenter Meeker,
mother of Richard Halliday. Charles
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Train Halliday of Newton, Mass.
and Washington, D. c.. sister Of Mrs
Albert C.. Cheswick of Belford, N. j.:
fieid. n j.. and sit the late VWSi william
Train Halliday. jr. Private services
at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarry-
town, N Y 1t is requested that
no flowers be sent %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-28

BRADY, ALLEN. On Thursday, Feb
ruery -. 1855. ALLEN BRADY of
1870 East Capitol st, beloved hus-
band OF Mrs Bessie Brady. Notice
OF funeral later. Arrangements by
Barnes g. Matthews.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-28

6 held, at lathe ne M a, x ~:
Sc. at 8 pm. Friday. February IS.
1865. Interment Cedar Hill Gene
HORACE A. REARDoN. comdr.
DON A. WAITE, Adjt
JONES. CHARLES n. on Wednesday
pitai, Baltimore Nd, CHARLES Il
ss', oxon Hill, Nd; husband Of tn.
Ate Julia F Jones and uncle Of
Home. old Pennsylvania ave, Bal
timore, Nd, on Monday, March. 3,
At pm. Interment Baltimore, Nd. .
JONES. 0FFIE buren,. on Thurs
ssstHsKN e fS65SNhEg husband 9S y ,b oFE lsts
Mitchsii . jones. any FRIENDS may nj 'A esli
d the Birch Funeral Home, 1854
March /. Services will be held on
Tuesday. M1reh 4 a. 10 am, At
intermsnt Ariinston National Gene.
JoR0ENsoN, RUTH Lorraine. On
Mondgsi FEBRUARY "a, 1855, at sib-
isl Ha.pital. RUTH Lorraine JoR-
oENsoN q Hannah, Harrison school
Es Of 6 ,hs late Lsws T ICTssn;1n
mother Of four grandchildren sery-
ices for relatives and friends will BE-
held at the 8. H.. Hines Co. Funeral
Home s9oi 18th s.. NV, at :
may be sent to the Petv/ hi Meth
odist Church Plaog OF gAerment
wiz be Announced ~
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-11-13
Carol Van Horn
Honored at Party

Miss Carol Van Horn wa S
honored at a miscellaneous Bri-
dial shower held November / at
the home of Mrs. Charles Van
Horn Jr., Orchard Road in Cha.
rdon.
Bridal games were played
and refreshments served. The
brides colors blue and shrimp
were carried out in the decorat-
ing scheme.
Miss Van Horn received gifts
from Mrs. Tom Lewis of Po-
land, Ohio; Mrs. Helen McEl-
rath of Chesterland; Mrs. Char
les Van Horn Sr., of Chester :
land; Mrs. Howard Fannen of
Lyndhurst: Mrs. Robert Fam
en- of Kirkland; Mrs. William
Fannin of Willoughby; Mrs. Err
nest Pfenniger of Burton; Mrs.
Harry Ash of Chardon and Mrs.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-11-13
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdonald
Celebrate Anniversary

To celebrate the Golden We'd
ding anniversary of MIR. and
Mrs. John Mcdonald their fam
lily surprised them Tuesday eve
ming, Nov. IL, at their home on
Fifth Ave, Chardon, with a
buffet supper, with all h e r
children and many of tn Ell
grandchildren present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald were
married fifty years ago in Cleve.
land where they lived for h e
next eight years then returned
to the birthplace of Mr.. McDon-
aid which was a farm located
where the Don Farinacci home
now stands. They have lived
in their present home for h E
| past twenty-five years and Mr..
Mcdonald has been with h e
State Highway department since
returning to this area.
One of their grandaughters,
Jackie Prince made a beauti-
fully decorated cake for tn S
happy event.
Those present besides the hon.
ored couple were: Mr.. an d
Mrs. Ward Mcdonald, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Prince and children
Jackie, Brad and Karen; Mr..
and Mrs. William Rift of Shaker
Heights; Mr.. and Mrs. J a C k
Mcdonald and children Gordon,
Gary, Paula and Pamela; Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Mcdonald and
sons Tim and Todd; Mrs. and
Mr.. Harry Walker and daughter
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-11-13
Susan Ken, UsL
Nouo. = BARKER

ded Kent State University
for two years and taught Kin
dergarten at the Warren Day
School prior to her marriage.
The bridegroom graduated
from Maple Heights High Schol
and attended Ohio State Uni
versity two years and X e N
State University two years, and
is now employed at the Cleve.
land Trust Bank in Cleveland
Heights. The happy couple are
now at home at 16908 Eucli d
Ave-, Cleveland IL, Ohio.
An open house reception will
be held at the home of h {
BRIDES mother, Mrs. Mildred
Kerr, East Elm ST., Middle :
field, Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2:3o
pm.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-11-13
Neighbors
Welcome
Mrs. Edrl1unds

Mrs. Kenneth Miller enterta-
ined Tuesday at afternoon tea
for about twenty close neighbors
to meet Mrs. William Edmunds
who was recently married to DR..
William Edmunds.
Mrs. Miller was assisted b y
Mrs. Howard Oplinger and Mrs.
Anderson Allyn poured at the
tea table which was centered by
a lovely bouquet of red roses
and white carnations. Other dec
orations and petit fours carried
out the same color scheme.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-11-13
Claridon Cubs to
Receive Charter

CLARIDON-The Cub Scouts
pack meeting Thursday, Nov,
90, will feature the charter pres
entation by Mr.. George Swain,
Commissioner of Geauga South
ern and Ashtabula scouts organ
ization. Films and refreshments
to follow.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-11-13
BUDAY YOUTH IMPROVES

Steven Buday, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Buday, 795 Sperry
r., Chester, is reported impr-
owing at Huron Rd., Hospital
today following an accident on
Halloween night when he wa s
struck by car on Mayfield Rd.
Hospital officials said tn e
youth, who was struck by a
passing car, is in good condit-
ion.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-11-13

MIDDLEFIELD - Mrs. Mil
red Kerr, Midlefield, announ-
ces the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Susan Linda to T h o m a $
Edwin Barker at Portland, NJ.
Y. He is the son of Mr.. a n d
Mrs. Thomas j. Barker, 2260
Sperry Rd., Chesterland.
The bride, a graduate of Mid
dlefield High School 1856, atten-
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-11-13

Vicki Ann; Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Walker, MIR. Mcdonald S
sister and husband, Mr.. n d
Mrs. Robert Chamberlain o
Hambden and Mrs. Elsie McDon
aid of Painesville.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-11-13

Thomas Martin of Cleveland.
Miss Van Horn and Mr.. Jack
Fannin Of Lyndhurst will be
married November Is at Ches-
terland Baptist Church at 7:3o
n m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

honorary chairman Of the
Washington Ballet Guilds
committee for the benefit prem
iere Of the Bolshoi Ballet Aim
ct the Ontario Theater on jan
uary 80. Highlight Of the
motion picture. made on the
company's London appearance.
Is the full length -0iselle"
danced by Galina Uianova. /.
With IL major films awaiting
release. Paramount has Is
others In production or being
readied IS soon as stage space
Is available. One Of WASH
ington's happiest annual par
ties Is scheduled for January
81 at the Willard. This Is
the get-together Of the cheer
full spirits behind the Children's
Theater Of Washington. now
going into its 18th year. /.
Washington win see three per-
formances Of the Arnold Moss
reading production Of Shaw's
Back TO Methuselah." with
Tyrone Power. Faye Emerson
and Arthur Preacher. /.
March II and II. with two per-
formances on the latter. are
the dates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11
Films of More Thon Routine Merit

TUNVS U TvTUTC UUU NUUIBTJG IVICTTI
"CYRANO DE BERGERAC"-First-rat movie adaptation,
with Oscar-winning performance by Jose Ferrer.
"DIABOLIQUE"-Top-not notch suspense yarn with, the
title suggests. dabcIcal Gallo favor.
LES GRLS"-Mitxi Gaynor Kay Kendall and Gene Kelly
ON q spirited musical romp through Paris.
"dY MAN GODFREYn-SlickIy remade, with David Niven
As bIueblood butler. June AIyson the deb
"THE PRINCE AND THE sHOWGRL"-MariIyn Menroes
comic delight in pursuit Of sold Laurence Olivier.
1.-THE TIN sTAR"-Henry Fonda in above average
Western yarn with . tongue -cheek approach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11
WHERE
AND4WHEN
Current Thester Attractions
and Time Of Showing

slege
Arena Brother Rat: 2:3O
and $50 pm.
National - middle Of the
Night: 2:3o ard $3.50 pm.
Shubert - Dark. Maybe
Tuesday" starts January 10.
Screen
Ambassador - "Sayonara":
|i:l6, 3:36. 0:35 and e:25 pm.
Capltol--"Don't Go Near the
Water: 1880. 3:35. 5:35, 1885.
9:40 and ll:4O pm.
Columbia 1.-The Enemy Be-
low: 1l:40 am, l:40, $40,
5:45. 7:45; $50 and 1880 pm.
Dupont--"Port Of Shadows:
las. SOS. 8:45 and 1920 am,
Keith's - "Tarnished An
GELS: 1880 am. 1870, $3.50,
5:35. 7:35. 9:4O and 11:4O pm,
MaeArthur--"lIow to Murder
A Rich Uncle; 2;b5. Ass. 6:25,
$50 and 0:S5 pm.
Metropolitan - "Sayonara":
1880 am, los, 3:45. $40. Q
and il:40 pm.
tario''Pursuit Of the Graf
Spec: 1. $40. 5.1S. 7:25 and
$40 pm.
Palace - "Peyton Place:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11
HOLLY WOOD
BY SHEiLAH GRAHAM


she replied: I'm doing clothes
that make girls look like girls,
and to hell with fashion. "
Amen TO that-for the current
styles. anyway.
You don't ask Elvis Prcsle,
about the future Of his side
burns In the Army. ITS
ticklish question" ! was warned
before setting foot on his king
Creole" set. Charlie O'Currar
Is doing the choreography. anc
when ! asked. How much wig
yle-waggling?" he replied. only
on one leg"
O'curran new back to New
York during the holidays JUS
for the pleasure Of bringing
wife Patti Page TO Hollywood
He couldn't ny back there witt
her. but called TO ask. How wa:
the trip" Fine" said Patti
nonchalantly. "the plane caught
FIRE on landing and most Of tn.
passengers slid through q chut,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

SATURDAY SUMMARY:
There will be seven Of the three
local critics l0-best selections
IN the Apex Theater's Festival
Of Bests beginning on January
IL. Leading on the fort
night will be "l2 Angry Men, "
followed by Funny Face, "
Bachelor Party" Spirit Of
st. LOUIS" Prince and the
Showgirl." Time Limit" and
Love In the Afternoon"
Mrs. Merriweather Post will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

HOLLYWOOD (NANA).-
The Gina Lollobrigida picture
in Italy with Lex Barker has
been called on. more or less by
mutual consent. The lady
stated In an interview that she
did not like the Tarzan-type
lovers. Whereupon Lex. who
played Tarzan for years and
years. politely told the lady to
go climb q tree. and he took
on for Madrid where he plans
to live permanently. I'm told.
Someone mailed me q photo
graph from o London news
paper showing Ava Gardeners
well-publicized spill from q
horse while batting q bull. The
latter's horns appear to be
nudging her. which would ac-
count for the agonized express
sion on Ava's pretty face.
I may be naive and all that,
but I don't believe the stories
in circulation concerning the
identity Of kim Novak's So
called current flame. During
my long stay in Hollywood. I've
learned that anything Is pos
sible-but this takes the abso-
lutte cake . Sure sign Of q
slipping star: When he said
I'm right. the critics are al
wrong"
Adolph Zukor. grand old man
Of movies. celebrated his 0Sth
birthday yesterday. Still very
spry and very energetic IN
Paramount affairs. Actress
Valerie Allen. on taking sick
in Paris while entertaining GI's
in Europe during the Johnny
Grant tour, was hospitalizec
there. When. on meeting hel
here the other day. I said: TOO
bad" Val replied: ''Bad?" TIT
whole hospital was fun Of oI'sl'
Aldo Ray, in Panama filming
The Naked and the Dead" Il
buying stock in q Panams
shrimp company. Other stock.
holders include John Wayne
Enrol Flynn and Terry Moore.
Jerry Lewis. at Paramount
yesterday. told me he woulC
scream at me every time
printed that in my opinion h
is not as good solo as he wa
with his wonderful ex-partner
Dean Martin. In that case. II
have 10 get earmuffs.
Edith Head sent Sophli
Loren. in Switzerland. the dres
designs for her next movie
BLACK Orchid" for approval
Sophia wrote back that shI
loved them, but neglected b
return the designs and Mis-
Head Is slightly going OF he
cute rocker because she need
them for the picture which 1
scheduled to start January q
I asked Edith. who has won si'
Oscars, about the new look, an,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

l1i:2s am. 2:2o. $40. SOS and
II pm.
Playhouse --"All ct Sea-: II
am, 1880. 2:05. $40. $40.
6:45. s:25. 10 and 1885 pm.
Plaza - "And God Created
Woman: II am. 1880. 2:35.
AIS. $50. TAO. $50 and 11:25
pm.
Trans-Lux - pal joey:
II am. los, $40, $40. 7:l5,
900 and 1l:iS pm.
Uptown-"Around the World
in 80 days: 2 and $3.50 pm.
Warner--"Seven Wonders of
the World: 2. s ane $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11

to the ground In o big hurry,
But not mel stayed behind
to pick up my new mink coat.
Lana Turner'S daughter,
Cheryl. had two extra weeks OF
vacation. but flies In from Lon
don this week end TO return "a
school. Lana win be back al
the end Of the month but goes
straight to Acapulco. Mama
and daughter attended Lan'i
Lady Takes q Flyer" premiere
In London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-11
THE PASSING SHOW
Fund Asked to Sove
u. S. Family Album
by JAY CARMODY
star Drama Editor

The richest country In the wod-this one. Of course
going to be asked at this session Of Congress
small investment In q priceless asset
The amount involved win be few hundred thousand
dollars. fraction of the price Of o single missile.
What II win buy Is the 81 miles Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
SiEvunu's
Mate Won't
LetHerQuit
BY STAN CARTER
Associated Press Writer


CASERTA, Italy.--Silvana
Mangano says she wants to
quit the movies and Just
keep house-but her hus-
band. Producer Dino de
Laurentiis. won't let her.
MY contract with De
Laurentiis has two more
years to run. I've got to keep
working" said the titan
haired Italian actress. She
spoke in her dressing room
In the 1.200-room Caserta
Royal Palace where she was
on location for her husbands
newest picture.
"You said De Laurentiis,"
q visitor noted. Don't you
call your husband by his
first name?"
AT home, yes-he's Dino"
replied Miss Mangano. but
not here. He's two differant
men at home and at work.
This is my 10th picture in
10 years-since Bitter Rice
and we have three children.
I'd like to be q full-time
mother"
As in most Of her husbands
films, Miss Mangano Is billed
as the star Of La Tempesta."
1t Is q dramatization Of Push
kin's 1.-THE Revolt Of Puga-
chew" about an 18th CEN
tury Russian revolutionary.
Also in the cast are Van Hef-
lin. Viveca Lindfors. Godfrey
Horne. Vittorio Gassman and
Helmut Dantine.
The movie Is being shot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

by Julie Andrews and Martyr
Green. The record, appro.
priately. is titled Tell Il
Again" A Kansas-b New
York sidewalk musician
known as Moondog COM
posed the accomplishments.
for flute (played by julius
Baker, and percussion.
There is another virtually
irresistible Angel disc which
amounts to q one-man show.
It contains a dozen ballads by
Stanley Holloway, the in
imitable parent Of Albert
Ramsbottom and the lady
with 'er cad tucked UNDER
meath 'er arm" The selec.
tons are reprints Of the To-
rpm. discs which first ac-
quired celebrity in the '30s.
A gently zany collection Of
songs about gnus, hippopot-
amuses. satellite moons and
hi-fl systems is offered on
another Angel record. The
performers are a British duo.
Michael Flanders and Dom
aid Swami. Like most actual
performance discs, this one
seems just slightly more fun
for the built-in audience than
for the living-room listener.
which is family annoying.
But the humor Ii pleasant.
"At the Drop Of a Hat" u
the identifying title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
BY JAMES G. DEANE
star Record Critic

A public which can be as.
sumed to have supposed until
very recently that nothing
written by Richard Strauss
after 1910 (the year Of Der
RosenkavalierD could have
much merit has been learning
better.
"Ariadne auf Naxos." writ
ten in 1911, has been winning
recent favor on both sides
Of the Atlantic. including
here. die Frau ohne Schat-
ten," the great. neglected
operate opus Of 1919. re-
Gently created something Of
q sensation among record
collectors. and substantial re-
corded excerpts from Ara
bella" (1033) and "Capriccio"
(l94D have confirmed that
late years brought no per-
ceptible decline in Strauss
operate mastery.
There are also the eloquent
-Four Last Songs" completed
in 1913, and now available in
fine recorded editions.
Now q full-length Ara
bella" has been added to the
accumulating evidence. The
opera has been recorded by
London with q stellar cast
and the Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra.
It is a major event. Lisa
Della Casa. who has made q
speciality Of the role Of Ara
bella. sings captivatingly.
Hide. Gueden. as zdenka;
Otto Edelmann as Waldner
and George London as Man.
dryka are hardly less i'm
pressive, and the rest Of the
cast for the most part acquit
themselves commensurately.
The orchestra gets its full
due from the microphones.
and the recorded sound ID
well ordered. spacious and
full, q credit to Georg Solti.
the conductor. as well as the
London technicians.
AS for the opera itself. It
is enchanting. AS with 'Ros-
enkavalier" and "Ariadne,"
Strauss luckily had q work
able libretto (again by the
brilliant HofmannsthaD, and
he wove 1t into q musical
tapestry richly filled with
beauties.
London's excellent printed
libretto helpfully supplies q
marginal guide to the intri-
cate thematic patterns
worked into the musical
fabric.
The fine Della Casa rem
ditions Of the -Four Last
Songs" previously available
in q coupling with some
"Arabella" excerpts appro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY

COST Fan TUTTE. opera by Mozart,
presented BY the Opera Society OF
Washington. Lisner Auditorium, 3
pm. Cast same as on Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

snatches Of dramatic song
and turbulent recitative with
orchestra far surpasses all
other of Mozart's works and
looks forward to a later ideal
that a b andons secco reci-
tative altogether for a con-
tinuous fiow of orchestral
sound.
The feature Of the present
production that viii be most
surprising to the connoisseur
Of "Cosi fan lutte" will be the
temperance Of tenor arias.
It is an odd fact that for at
least q generation Fernando
has always been deprived of
all his arias except I'm aura
amarosa." and his iirst-act
duet with Guglielmo. In the
NBC television "Cosi" last
week this disagreement Of
tenors was carried TO-. the
limit and every one Of Fer
rando's arias was left out. ]
can recall % productions Of
the opera since 1885. and in
every one some peculiar mutt
lation Of Fernando took place.
More important than this.
II I may Judge from the re-
hearsals I have heard, is the
exhilarating brilliance and
precision Of the ensemble
singing. Although there are
many beautiful arias in 1t,
'Cosi" is essentially an en-
semble opera. and the cast
Of six. divided equally be-
tween men and women. is as
perfectly matched as any
musical group one will ever
hear. The singers are: Mar
got Willauer. Mary McMur-
ray. Silvia Stahlman. Donald
Gramm, John Reardon, and
John McCollum.
The story Of "Cosi" Is IA
miliar to many, and those
who don't know 1t and don't
understand Italian will be
kept au courant by the pan
tomime. Two questions are
frequently asked - "Despina
Is a conspirator in Don Al
fonso's plot. but is she aware
Of the identity Of the dis,
guised lovers?" The answer
Is no. Also whether the girls
finally revert to their orig
inal lovers or keep their mus
tached Albanians Da Ponte
himself never says. The an
swer is left to each individual
director Of the opera, and
Richard Baldridge's solution
! do not yet know.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13

in Italy and Yugoslavia. To
depict the old Imperial Pal
ace in st. Petersburg. De
Laurentiis paid the italian
government $1,000 a day rent
for two weeks for use Of the
palace in this southern Ital-
ian town built in the 18th
century by Charles III Of
Bourbon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-13
NEWS OF MUSIC
Cost Is Realistic
Panorama of Life

apart from Mozart's other
great operas? 1t is of course
quite different from lido
meneo" and Tito" magnifi.
cent and serious embelliSh-
ments Of basic and standard
emotional situations. Its
characters have not the
breadth nor the depth of
those Of Figaro: it is not q
fairy-opera like "Zauber-
flote." nor a Byronic roman
tic one like Don Giovanni"
1t shows in every detail that
1t is the work Of q mature
master rather than q star
tlingly perfect effusion of q
young one. no less astounded
and delighted than his au-
dience-the impression we
get from Die Entfuhrung aus
dem Serail." The key to
"Cosi" is its realism, its
blindingly brilliant picture Of
a life in which everything is
seen in sharpest focus but
only momentarily. Although
we are conscious Of every de-
tail, the whole moves by US
with great speed. there are
no doubts or lingerings. and
no retouchings of what is
done. Whatever else one can
say about "Cosi." it is GER
tainly the most alive and dy-
manic Of all operate spec
tacles.
Two characteristics are
conspicuous in Mozart's
method in this opera. The
ratio Of ensemble numbers
sung by from two to six per-
sons to arias sung by only one
is greater than in any earlier
opera-19 to IL. Also the
fluidity with which secco
recitative breaks into