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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
CRIME AND MYSTERY
BY BETTY MILES
Star stan Writer

dence, or show of attitudes.
The book was voted the best
mystery novel published in
England in 1857 by the Crime
Writers Association. the pub
Usher reports astoundingly.
Only a handful of mystery
Bluffs will read past the first
20 pages of John wilkins
account of domestic infelicity
with his long-nosed wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

worked at the War Crimes
trials, where she met and
married an American and is
now herself a United States
citizen. Settled in Washing
ton, she began to study
several years ago at the
Workshop Center of the Arts
under Kenneth holland and
Morris Louis.
Also at the Corner. only
through next Saturday. is an
exhibition of about 20 mono
prints by Charles A. Mendez.
jr. This young artist t2D
leads a double life. esthetical-
ly speaking, as he has pur-
sued careers successfully in
both fine and commercial
art. He worked as an illus
traitor during his Army serv-
ice (l953-55D and is Cur-
rently employed by the De-
partment of Defense. De-
tailed information about his
career and his own explana-
ton of his technique aie on
view with his exhibition.
Oriental figures and land
scapes, birds and animals are
his themes. drawn natural
istically. He has achieved
much textural variety in his
prints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
AVoIume of Wonders
Thot Will Amaze You
THE sTRANGEsT THINGS

THE STRANGEST THINGS
IN THE WORLD. BY
Thomas r. Henry. Public
Affairs Press; $500
Did you know that there
are fish that sing in the
moonlight, worms that live in
the snow, square trees in
Panama and CLAIMS with
silken boards?
Thomas r. Henry has
spent 80 years as a science
writer for The Star and the
North American Newspaper
Alliance tracking down world
oddities. This fine book is a
chrestomathy of fascinating
facts he has collected in the
course of a writing career
that also brought him a Pull
itzer Prize honorable men,
ton and a book-of the
month selection, The White
Continent"
Mr.. Henry has a great gift
for translating the world Of
science into the vulgate. He
tells of self perpetuating
sponges, the strategy Of war
rior ants, worms that stretch
like rubber bands, forests
that eat meat, termites that
eat lead and snails that turn
into flowers.
He diScloses the story Of
unkillable worms. how the
dodo became extinct. the
mystery of seal migrations,
the language Of the ravens,
an insect that is born preg-
nant ana the tnree-eyed Ilz-
ards of New Zealand.
There are eagles that build
log-cabins and frogs who be-
come poisonous If they are
roasted alive, says Mr.. Henry
He also knows about toad:
that make poison gas
Accountable Snow Men
plants that produce visions
and a shark that stands up
right.
You would have TO read
whole library of books or in
terview platoons of scientist
to isolate all the oddities O
the worlds fora and faun,
presented by Mr.. Henry.
Yet Mr.. Henry says maj
has only scratched the sur
face in learning Of the LIZ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

view of the inner workings Of
a major embassy and a bitter
assault on the works and
usages of the American ver-
sion of the security check.
A book of this monumental
scope. so carefully honed and
exactingly planned, is diff
cult to summarize in this
short space. But it is easy to
recommend, perhaps in these
words:
If you start reading it, you
won't want to put it down.
1t will disturb you and you
will disagree with some of
the existentialist overtones.
You won't like what you read
here but you will have to
agree that it was beautifully
written.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Two at Corner

In her first Washington
solo exhibition, at Collectors
Corner, 1925 Wisconsin ave-
nue.. through June "a. Alice
Mavrogordato is showing
nearly 40 abstract expression
list paintings and drawings.
Looking at these serene essays
in color, no one would suspect
that she has had an excep-
tionally eventful life. Born in
Vienna, Austria. and inter-
ested in art from childhood.
she began to study at a ten
der age. and enjoyed early
successes. before Hitler's an
nexation of her country ended
the good life there.
After the war. Mrs. Nav
rogordato was employed by
thu United States Occupation
Fol es in Germany and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

day sing at La Scala and San
Carlo. They gossip and sing
in cafes; and eventually they
take parts in life unthink-
able in Lackanashee and
Ballykerin. Rose lightheart-
eddy takes a French tenor for
her lover; Clare falls in love
with another woman.
As the Romans Do
Miss o'Brien, treats of
Clare's love with a natter
of factness the subject does
not usually evoke. Clare'S
conscience has little to say
in the matter. In Rome the
unnatural seems natural to
her. Rose, doing as the
Romans do, is latterly re-
minded that the conventional
life she thought she forsook
with Ireland. exists outside
the bright world illumined by
the footlights.
This novel does not have
the spare quality of Miss
O'Brien'S other work. 1t is
full of snatches of song and
tensions that are dissipated
in the clear light. 1t is also
somewhat disappointing and
inconclusive. We have learned
to expect a greater particu
larity from this gifted writer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

SUN IN THE HUNTERS
EYES. BY Mark Derby,
(The Viking Press, Inc;
$500
Mark Derby'S gifts bring
danger within the reach Of
every one. Its dimensions are
dramatically explored as at
tempts are made to stop
Robert Avery, an unsuccessful
young playwright, from find
ing his black-sheep cousin
Andrew, who has inherited
the family fortune. Murder
tries-including a wildly de-
Scribed one in a flooded
Singapore storm sewer-don't
keep Robert from the truth
about his absent cousins.
They do lead to further har-
rowing hours in the Malayan
Jungle. A very exciting book
by a writer with a genius for
intrigue and the chase,
AFFAIR AT HELEN'S
COURT. BY Carol Carnac.
Doubleday 81 Co., Inc;
$3.50
A fine book about a sur
prising death at an exclusive
nursing and rest home for
the wealthy that is linked to
a 27-year-old crime. In
spector Rivers Of Scotland
Yard at work on an action
filled case involving a large
assortment of articulate on
lockers and partners in crime.
49,
THE MAN IN GRAY. BY
Frances Crane. (Random
House; $3.50
A California wine king dies
a natural death after tasting
poisoned wine-but his heart
attack is murder, nonetheless.
d. v. WiIloz made enemies
on his way to the top-on
more than one occasion, his
crippled son could be counted
among them. Pat and Jean
Abbott on the job. The solu-
ton is fantastic, but the
book is interesting.
$50
THE COLOR OF MURDER.
BY Julian Symons. CHarper
g. Bros; $3.50
A young man of distinc-
tive dullness. charged with
murder. tells his story to 8
psychiatrist before the bool
moves toA the investigation
and trial. closing with al
epilogue suggesting q solu
top to the crime unrelated
TO any previous clue. evi'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15


Tuesday through Friday from
to 6 pm. Inaugurated in
small, modest rooms, Ores
Gallery fiourished in a few
months to the extent of NOV
ing early in April to quar-
tiers superior in size, appear
ance and location.
Its group exhibitions title,
past and Future" describes
its character. 1t looks back
to some of the past seasons
highlights, and forward to
shows on next years pro-
gram, with several paintings
by each artist.
Reminiscent
Among the memories Of
things past" (and simultane-
ously present and future at
Ores Gallery, which will con-
tinue to represent these ar
fists in Washington are Jose
Luis CuevaS' mordant draw
ing of a man, Manuel Rem
don'S abstract moSaicS OF
bright colors, Marie Tuiecillo
Kelly's high-keyed compart-
mented paintings, and one Of
the little Brazilian Indian
sculptures, all representing
shows held in the past six
months or so.
Artists who will be seen
in comprehensive exhibitions
next year include Norman
Carton, who will open the
gallery in September. This
American painter. recently
returned from a long Sojourn
in Paris, is showing several
large abstract expressionist
paintings in such heavy i'm
paste as to approach the
appearance of has reliefs.
Luis Martinez Pedro of Hav-
ana is also an abstract paint
er, but very different, with
his fiat color areas meticu-
lousy executed, and his un-
obtrusive paint quality.
Jose Bermudez. well known
here, is represented with sew
eral colleges, of paper, paint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
MiIIsups Shows

Daniel MlllSapS mas nau
exhibitions in several places
for a number of weeks. The
largest show more than 90
oils, watercolors and pencil
drawings opened early in
May in conjunction with the
campaign Of the Washington
area chapter, National Null
tiple Sclerosis Society, at The
La Sale, penthouse 1921, to
remain through next Tues
day.
Smaller groups are on dis
play in the lounges Of the
Trans-Lux and Plaza thea
tiers, for an indefinite period.
At the Trans-Lux, his SEMI
abstract aerial landscapes.
giving a few details OF his
motifs, and migrating them
with diagonals, curves and
other abstract design ele-
ments, are his best. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Artists Invited

The annual summer art
exhibition at Hilltop House,
Harpers Ferry. w. Va, will
open next Sunday. All area
artists are invited to submit
paintings, to reach Hilltop
House no later than next
Thursday. Entry blanks and
detailed information can be
obtained from Theodore
Kane, 1916 N street NV.
There is no entry fee, but all
work must be for sale. and
a commission will be taken.
A jury of selection and award
will be headed by Mrs. Kane;
other members are D. D. Kill
ham, director of Hilltop
House; Marlin Fenical. and
Jules Eboli.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
,SointIy Background

THE SAINTS: A Concise
Biographical Dictionary. ed
tied by John Coulson (Haw-
thorn; $12.95) is an entirely
new one-volume account of
those canonized by the
church. 1t is the work of
many authors - theologians,
Bible scholars, historians,
scientists. even novelists
Evelyn Waugh and psy-
chiatrists. The sketch of each
saint is concise and yet ade-
quate and at some length
where the subject is out
standing and sufficient facts
are known. This should be an
invaluable book for any Ii
brary, public or private. 1t
is, moreover, a beautiful
book, illustrated with repro
auctions from the masters,
many in color.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

new. I won't reveal it
don't want to spoil the story
for you. Aside from the
rather threadbare idea be-
hind the climax, Ann Heb
son is a deft and original
writer. She has a flair for
epigrammatic phrases. These
are not dragged in to show
the authors cleverness. but
are always pertinent 20 the
story and often delineate
character in a flash. Thus
she says that Jarvis Pey-
tons family was typical OF
the town: good name, no
money. Their backs had
been broken by the Civil War,
and they had nursed old
scars of hatred through the
succeeding generations like
sore-pawed bears"
This is a writer to watch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

Thirteen artists have closed
the Jefferson Place Gallery's
first season at 1916 Connecti-
cut avenue NV. but it can
be reopened during the sum-
mer months by picking up q
telephone. Anyone who
wishes to look at paintings
may call Alice Denney, gall
lery manager. at FE. 3-4O27
for an appointment.
Paintings and sculpture by
the Jefferson Place group.
augmented with paintings
by two artists, Belisario Con-
treras and Gene Davis. who
will join the gallery next au-
tumn, composed the final
show. A number Of sales
were made, but some of the
best paintings Tin my opin-
ion) remain, and other works
by all Is artists.
distractions
Outstanding distractions
are those by Shelby Shackle-
ford, who has an intuitive
flair for color, and a pains
taking technique. Her Fall
Areas" fresh colors range fe-
licitously from cool to warm
to cool, in a drift OF. small
invented shapes. Robert
Gates "Moonlit Figure" is
subtle and serene in its near
monochromatic colors, and
carefully constructed figure.
10 Summ@ford's Sun and
Snow" in high-keyed tints
of primary colors in rectan-
gular application, is another
pleasing abstraction. None
of these is executed with
slashing frenzied strokes in
strident colors; but works SO
done are also available at the
Gallery.
Two works small enough to
At we'll in a one-room apart
ment are Leonard Maurer's
bright little semi-abStract
Port" approac chi I'M New
York: and Kenneth hollands
Petals" reminiscent Of q
peacock's feathers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

most fully developed. 1t runs
close to 600 pagse.
Many contemporary Jewish
writers have written stories
around anti-Semitism - an
aspect of prejudice and intol-
erance which is all too true,
though perhaps not to the
extent some novelists have
suggested. In this beautifully
designed novel Mr.. Weidman
is aware of anti-SemitiSm, but
he is just as conscious of the
other side of the prejudicial
coin-the dislike, the deep
seated distrust of many Jews
for gentiles. He is properly
against both enmities, and
his characters bring out their
foolishness and futility. Most
writer's have given us only
one side of the coin.
Deep Prejudice
Like the author, his protag-
onist, George Hurst, was
brought up in Manhattan's
J Lower East Side. The shriv-
eled, Woodworking, kindly
woman George called Aunt
Tessie had taken him out of
an orphans home and reared
him. He got through high
school and through college
by going at night while he
worked days as mail clerk for
a wholesaler. But Aunt Tes-
sic, for all her fine qualities.
hated gentiles, and when
George told her he was going
to marry one she said If he
did for her he would no
longer be alive.
But George came to realize
that Aunt Tessie's brother,
whom he called Uncle Elisha,
was right when he said;
Don't dig a hole, don't make
q private ghetto for yourself
and creep into it, the way
Aunt Tessie did. Do what
your heart tells you. not your
religion. It's more important
to be a man than a Jew, and
without listening to your
heart you'll never be a man.
Split Personality
All the many characters tr
THE Enemy Camp" are vel
developed. However Georges
split personality, the result Of
his difhcult youth, sometimes
is hard to understand. HI
married a girl from a Phila
delphia Main Line famil!
and was very happy with he
and their two children. H,
was a successful accountant
And vet 1t took him an un
considerable time to shak
loose the evil influence o
two boyhood playmate'
Danny Shorr. a scoundre
who grew up to become fab
ulously wealthy Daniel Shaw
and Dora, Georges youthful
love. who turned into
tramp.
Despite its length, tn
book hangs together. M
Weidman never falters c
lets the narrative slip froI
his grasp. With great ski
and sharp writing he wielC
it into cohesive shape. TT
Enemy Camp" is Book-o,
the-Month Club selection.
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figures in the MaquiSard I'M
derground movement. So
finely limned are even the
passing spear-carriers that
the reader dare not skip a
line of the 755 pages for fear
of missing a philosophical
gambit or recurring bit OF
counterpart - all deity
woven into one of the most
impressive pieces of writing
encountered in recent years.
MasterfulIy Written
Mr.. Humes is so prodigal OF
his talent that every scene
setting description betrays
mastery: every dialectical in
terchange demands avid at
tention. In short, the author
has proven himself to be a
story-teller of giant stature
on his first time out. If he
errs at all. it may be that
some of the colloquies on
geopolitik are overlong, per-
haps even fanciful. But even
the latter are fascinating and
imaginative and it is likely
that only the passage of time
will indict Mr.. Humes' powers
of representation.
The basic tale follows an
American Army agent. John
Stone, alias Dante, into
Southern France shortly be-
fore the Allied invasion. His
mission is to equip with arms
any Frenchmen who will
fight for the invaders and
he learns in later years to
regret that the hammer and
sickle was on the side OF the
angels in 1914.
A Key Figure
He survives a Lidice-like
massacre, carried out by Ger
man SIS men but conceived by
the collaborationist Dujardinr
and finds that his troubles
did not end with We Day. A
security risk to his own ma
ton for the arms episode
he becomes a key figure in
the near-collapse of the Gal
lie nation in a political mess
that would be unbelievable
anywhere but France OF
Graustark. In the end, he be-
comes an up-to-date figure o.
John O'Hara's chilling Ju
Ian English when he turns
from the battle to the bottle
There is sprinkling o
sex here, about as much as
connoisseur of fish would re
quire of a lemon. There is
delightful picture of Paris a
it has always been; a shrew'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Worlds Richest Mon

GULBENKIAN, by John
Lodwick in collaboration with
D. H. Young Doubleday; S4,
is described as IAN interpre-
tation of the richest man in
the world.
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian,
who was born in Armenia in
1869 and died in Lisbon in
1855, made an immense for
tune, largely in oil. Mr.. LODI
wick is author of many nov
els. Mr.. Young was conf
dental secretary to MIR. Gull
benkian. Their collaboration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
What Happens to Two
Irish Girls in ItoIy
BY MARY McGRORY
Star stan Writer

In her new novel, "AS MUSIC AND SPLENDOUR"
Doubleday; $450) OBrien writes of two poor home
sick Irish girls of the last century who wily-niy are
fashioned into opera singers Her real central character
however appears to Italy which melts two chaste
icicles" into something slightly pagan.
Is OF most DISTINGUISHED noveliSts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Salute to Art

The Montgomery County
Jewish Community will be
host to an exhibition and
sale, Salute to Art" at its
building, 1901 East-West
highway, Chevy Chase, Md,
beginning tomorrow and ex-
tending through Thursday
from 3 to IL pm. daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
From Under the Soil
Of the 4th Republic
BY JERRY O'LEARY, Jr.
Star STAFF Writer

tortured convoutions of French politics are the
mileu of THE UNDERGROUND CITY, by H. L. Humes
(Random House; $495, massive and memorable novel
of World War it's aftermath it affected the Fourth
Republic in the flood of events that nearly drowned it,
storylne traced with superb perfection of detail
lives of uncounted major and minor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

that goes on around him.
We haven't even identified
all of the insects that may
some day survive us on this
earth.
j. O., Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Jerome Weidmon Does
His Biggest Novel
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES
star Book Critic

Jerome Wedman is popular author who also is
good one His novels began with II Can Get 1t for You
Wholesale" and included 1.-THE Lights Around the Shore
and THE Price Right" His novel, his eleventh. is
THE ENEMY CAMP Random House; $495).
This is perhaps his most ambitious novel, at least the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

LITERARY SOURCES OF BY Charles LIE Brun
Academy from Elizabeth G. Hollis "A
Documentary History Vol II published Anchor Books
Subttd Mcheangeo and the Mannerist The Baroque the
writings artists
architects cercs philosophers With Vol completes Mrs
Hot revision Literary Art History The drawings
above which principles of art praccd by
MISUNDERSTANDING and expreSsonwe originally published IN
Paris 1898 in the artists "Traite des Passions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

has resulted in a decidedly
interesting book, which they
insist is not a biography,
but an Interpretation. docu-
mented by many episodes in
the oil mans life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
ARTISTS AND EXHIBITIONS
Three New Galleries
End First Season
By FLORENCE S. BERGMAN
star Art Critic

Three new art galleries which opened in washington
fall satisfactory first and have closed
(the Art Rental Gallery in May about to close
with justified hopes and concrete for next year
Ores Gallery, first to CAST September is hold
terminal of the through June 81 open
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15

and burnt rags (the last i'm
possible for some of US to
accept as the substance of
art). French-V eZuela n
sculptor Marisol has three
hanging wood panels Of
houses and people with a
primitive folk-art quality,
oardilv raiptad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
NEW OPENINGS

PAINTINGS ny AUGUSTUS. VINCENT
TACK. The phillips ganerg, dovu
Twenty-fTst street NV CURRENT
AsFsMsrpsS pfas IL EXHIBITION OF PAINT
TNrss AND SCULPTURE, The Arts
club. aOI7 street NV. Today
cR ssP5snssHsso SLOW / ? or PAINTINGS. Bar
nett Alden Gallery, l2T Randolph
mace NV Today September so
PAINTINGS BY ALICE MAVROGOR-
DATO current to June "a: MONO
PRINTS BY CHARLES MENDEl. e
June "a collectors Corner, 1928
WISCONSIN avenue NV
CONTEMPORARY PORIUGUESE Ar.
CHTTECTURE The National Hous.
ing Center. 1925 L street NV Tues
day-not announced
FIRST RELIGIOUS ART PAIR Blessed
circle, b. c. Current-tomorrow.
EXHIBITION BY INTERNATIONAL
MODERN ARTISTS. MontEomsry
County Jewish Community, 290t
East.West highway. Chevy Chase
Nd Tomorrow
18TH EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS
BY FAIRFAX COUNTY ARTISTS
Lobby, County Courthouse. South
Payne street Fairfax. current-oe'
pR 5GSfr EXHIBITION BY YOUNGER
JAPANESE ARTISTS. Hiratsuka
Nippon Gallery, Wisconsin avenue AZ
| N street NV Today-July is.
ART. 1888, BY JOHN RoGEHR. Beet
Treat Restaurant, Thirteenth haHq
| streets NV. Current-July ear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-15
Lucky Number

.audily painted,