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NEWS or MUSIC
\ I rodition Profoundly
I Affects All Music

fundamental emotions to q
naive Western ear which. un-
trained by the tradition. does
not hear even the extremes Of
sadness or gladness. or mo-
ton or quiesence as expressed
In an unknown language.
Western musical meaning
is as firmly fixed in tradition
as any superstition or old
wives tale. That the sound Of
the extreme right-hand note
on the piano Is higher" than
the bottom note has nothing
to do with logic or physics
in fact in ancient Greece the
feeling was reversed--the
highest note was the one Of
the most profound pitch.
Let us pass on to more
obvious and conventional ira
dition. How many situations
can instantly be suggested
either by a particular piece
Of music. or by a particular
style. only the old-time
movie pianist really knew. I
suppose, although the intelli-
gent and perceptive church
organist probably is an au-
thority scarcely less trust
worthy. We spoke OF June
is there anyone of our mi-
lieu for whom the famous
Wagner march is not more
suggestive Of bride and groom
than Of 'Lohengrin"? If the
piece is connected with the
march from Midsummer
Nights Dream" Christian
holy matrimony is all but as
sured. although the bride
would doubtless blanch If she
knew her Mendelssohn and
her Shakespeare, and the
bridegroom would unques-
tionably reconsider the mar
riage bed if he were we'll ac-
quainted with 'Lohengrin."
In this connection, friends
in the world of churches in
form me that there are lists
of compositions drawn up by
every denomination, enum-
Grating selections that are
both suitable" and sacred"
These lists may contain, in
addition to the wedding
marches just mentioned, all
sorts of pieces which started
life as love songs, drinking
songs, war songs. and other
kinds of secular music one
would not think to be asso-
ciated with the church. /
smile at this easy self-decep-
ton only when the music in
volved is trashy-certainly
some of the very greatest and
most profound church music
has been cribbed directly
from secular sources. Famil-
lar examples are movements
from the Bach B minor Mass.
many of our finest hymn
tunes. and a large proportion
of the great 10th century
Catholic polyphonic religious
music. Sacred music is SIM
ply music that is played in
church. Its character is the
creation solely of tradition
in sound it is indistinguish-
able from music as profane as
circuses.
We turn now to another
June tradition-school grad
uation or commencement.
The question is, how was this
ceremony ever accomplished
before Sir Edward Elgar
wrote his first "Pomp and
Circumstance" march? In one
hundred thousand schools
across the land, this fat, i'm
mortal tune is this month
syncronous with white-rib-
boned diplomas. Handel's
Messiah" is traditional of
Christmas. and a dozen
Christmas carols are tradi-
tional of department stores.
There is a tune in the ira
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
IVAN CLIBURN
RACI1MANINOFF
CONCERTO NO. 3"

For our record of the
week." we've selected the
RCA Victor recording of
Van CIiburn's octuol Cor
: neoie Hall performances
of Moy le, 1858. RCA
, Vietor's Symphony of the
. Air, with kiril Kondro-
shin conducting, plus the
Spontaneous beauty" of
Van CIiburn's "nnusicol
control" couple to pro-
duee d magnetism of man
and music irresistible to
anyone with the slightest
sensitiVlty to musical
beauty.
Come In and hear this
E recording on one of our
hi-fi's. You're almost
sure to wont II for your
self, for your children, or
TO give to O deserving
friend.
MonouroI 4.98
WIL-Homs Entertainment
Center. LIST Floor, North
Building =. alse Chevy Chose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
NEWS or MUSIC.
BY DAY THORPE
star Music Critic

June Is q month Of tradi-
tIons. and with its approach ]
feel the spell Of one personal
and pervasive-the tradition
that I never am able to find
anything both musical and in
teresting about which to write
III this particular season Of
the year. Therefore / will
make do with my chapter on
traditions. and apologize TO
the disaffected reader.
Tradition can be said to
be the very root and essence
0f music. Whatever effect on
eur nervous system is made
hy any melody. harmony or
Rhythm, is due largely to what
We have been accustomed to
hearing. There is nothing in
trinsically inconclusive in a
dominant seventh chord or
particularly suggestive Of fox
and hound in a hunting horn
tradition has accustomed
our ears to expect something
more after the former and to
call to mind the chase at the
sound of the latter. (Tradi-
tons are subject to evolution
in Mozart's day the horn
meant the deceived husband.
the cuckold. but this musical
tradition has pretty much
died out, although Verdi
made use Of 1t in "Falstaff.")
Custom in music-that is,
what a certain musical idiom
Is meant to means so ALL
important that it is no ex-
aggeration to say that music
would connote nothing what.
ever to someone hearing it for
the first time. For example,
Japanese and Chinese music
does not have the power of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31

ton: first. Jack Berkman's
expressio nistic Monday
Morning" an attenuated fig
ure in primary colors; second,
Carl Nyquist's admirable
Representations Interior;
third. Margaret Keshishian's
primitive dish of Fruit"
and fourth, Mary Eta
Shapes naturalistic Girls
on a Beach,"
Others OF Merit
Other distractions besides
Mr.. Perlmutter's which I
thought meritorious are those
by Mary Snow, Mimi Bolton,
Rosalind Farley, John Chap
man Lewis and Ann Edel-
man; modern figurative,
Nance Hall Asher's Bottles, "
Marlin Fenical'S Bridge"
with its balanced reflection;
Melvin Buckner's Girl in
Forest" and Kathleen Brus-
kin's winter Window"
Of representations paint
ings, l particularly liked Alice
Acheson's Village Como"
flower paintings by Gloria
Besser and Winifred Noble;
Gladys Milligan's "Harbor
Fantasy" Condemned" by
William Walter; landscapes
by Samuel Pratt and Lila
Asher; urban scenes by Ruth
Osgood, Henry Olson and
Marguerite Burgess; and
Ralph de BurgoS' beautifully
drawn Bird of Prey"
The Society of Washington
Artists, now in its 9th year,
is Washington's oldest pro-
fessional artists organization.
Mary Hovnanian is president.
Eleven new members, the
largest group in some time.
are exhibiting this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
DO THEY SELL TICKETS?
Bickford Proposes
An End to Awards

emies - abolish the awards
Systeml"
This was the drastic cure
all offered by Charles Bick-
ford, one Of the towns most
brilliant character actors-a
chap with service stripes
totaling As years. At the
same time, he is one Of the
fraternity's foremost indi-
vidualists and image-smash-
ers. Further, no member Of
either industry, would seem
in a more authoritative spot
to speak out on such a sub
ject.
Bickford moves continue
ously between films and tele-
viSion-that is, when the
proffered roles meet his dis
eliminating approval and it
has been common jargon
among producers seeking
Bickford to do a difficult job
to order: Call up that old
pro and get him out here at
any cost"
No Sour Grapes
THE quicker they put an
end to those two outfits the
better it will be for both in
dustries," Bickford elaborated
between rehearsals for one
of his frequent appearances
on CBS-TV Playhouse co."
"Artistically and profess
sionally they are not at all
good for the people who work
in the business. ~As for gen.
eral public relations-well.
the last few shows certainly
scream out for themselves"
Sour grapes haven't been
choking him UP, either, Bick-
ford added. Three Oscar
nominations have come to
him over the years: THE
Song of Bernadette" (1943,
1.-THE Farmers Daughter"
(l947) and Johnny Belinda"
1948). Considering his feel
ings he could hardly be pic
tured as taking out expen-
sive trade-paper ads and hir-
ing press agents to impress
the voters, a common prac-
tice among many Of today's
determined candidates.
Left the Academy
Charlie, in recollection,
summed up his reaction: Il
was embarrassed because l
don't believe in awards. I
didn't want my name on the
ballots and would have asked
to withdraw had it been
practical to do so.
81 finally resigned from
the academy Is years ago
when I became convinced it
was nothing more than a po-
litical group running a popu-
larity contest" he continued.
TOO many really talented
people are sighted and put
on the career SkidS by the
system At one time 1t was
considered an honor to be
permitted to join the acad-
envy. Now it has deteriorated
to that suspicious stage
where just before nominating
time, major studios hound
member-employes to vote
for their people and product"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31

and light in effect, complete
his collection.
Miss Gramcko's exhibition
is her first solo anywhere.
Her compositions are me-
ticulously painted geometri-
cal forms on contrasting
color backgrounds.
Complete biographies Of
these artists are framed with
the respective shows,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31

tons, has been showing 20
of these paintings for three
weeks. This afternoon and
tomorrow are the last times
to see this collection.
EilShemiuS was born in
1864 near Newark, N. j., the
son of wealthy and socially
prominent parents. He was
given every advantage of edu-
cation and travel. and
started his career suspicious
ly with paintings accepted for
exhibition in the National
Academy of Design and the
Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts.
But soon afterward, he be-
gan to meet with indifference
and neglect, which lasted for
nearly three decades. Never
theleSS, he continued to paint
industriously until 1921 when
his Illustration was too great
for further effort. He had
acquired a small following of
modern painters, sculptors
and critics; but it was not
until 1882, after two exhibi-
tons of his work at the
Valentine Gallery, that Eli
shemius' reputation scared.
Thereafter he had many
shows and much publicity,
but little financial reward.
Mainly Romantic
EilShemius' paintings are
essentially romantic. There
are sunny Landscapes in high
keyed fresh greens: marines
and beach scenes. some with
incidental figures; a few fig
ure paintings, and a number
of symbolic and story telling
works, an outstanding exam
pie of which is the Phillips
own Dream"
However appealing as
many of these are, the disin-
terested observer can under
stand why Eilshemius suf-
fered neglect. In the illus
trated catalogue published by
The Artists Gallery (unfor-
tunately not available here
Lionello Ventura. tamong
others is quoted as saying
that "Eilshemius knew how to
draw with absolute correct
ness" and that he was not
a primitive, either true or
false, but a great technician."
Nevertheless, Ellis h IN / u S
chose in some instances to
paint as if he were a print
tive, distorting figures in such
a way as to suggest ignorance
of anatomy leg, Early
American Story.'D Further
more, he had developed &C.
centricities and made fire.
quent bombastic pronounce
ments, with the result that he
doubtless seemed to many
people queer, if not actually
touched"
The exhibition has fresh
ness and nostalgia charm, and
should not be missed. what
ever the future may have to
say about Eilshemius' place in
American art.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
ART NEWS OF D. c. AREA
Louis EiIshemius
Is Honored in Show
BY FLORENCE S. BERGMAN
Gtrr Art ryrftfn

Louis Eshemius American lyric painter to whom recog
milton too late to bring him any happiness satsfac
tion suffered another eclipse after death in Recently
The Artists Gallery New York City held exhibition of
40 of his paintings loans from major and private
collectors The Phillips Gallery of the lending nstit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
Art Lecture

Salvador de Madariaga
will be guest speaker at the
National Gallery of Art this
afternoon at 4. His subject
is "Cervantes and His
Times" This is an excep-
tional opportunity to hear
the internationally renowned
Spanish novelist, poet, his
torian, philosopher and
critic, who lectured last
wednesday for the Institute
of Contemporary Arts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
Venezuelan Painters

Exhibitions by Elsa Gram
cko and Angel Hurtado, both
of Venezuela, are at the Pan
American Union through
June 9. Both are abstract
painters, but in very differ
ent styles. Mr.. Hurtado's
large oils have in many in
stances. generally circular
forms in rich, dark colors
tpredominantly blue and red
OVERLAND with wide straight
and curved bands or stripes.
Several pastels, high-keyed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
PROGRAMS
OF THE WEEK
TODAY

ODAA4
NORTHERN VIRGINIA OPERA So
GETTY, Donald Kerne, director;
Hel0ise Gray, stage director. First
Presbyterian Church of Arlington,
q pm. Cast including. Eleanor
Baker. Carl Kaiser, Anita HerndOni
Harold Sherman; La Boheme, PUG
cini
WASHINGTON CATHEDRAL CHOIR
OF MEN AND BOYS. Paul Galloway,
director. Soloist. Anthony Day,
treble. washington Cathedral, pm.
The Lord My Faithful Shepherd
Schultz: All things Come TO Thee, o
Lord, Tails; o Sacrum Conviyium
Pergolesi; Locus Iste, Bruckner, Hear
My Prayer, Mendelssohn.
JEAN ..UNN. soprano; Lawrence Smith
piano. Phillips Gallery, pm. Dir
danken wir die Freude. K. 429, Mo-
Fart; Three Motets, Hindemith; War
Bile for Lilac Time, Carter; cino
Poemes de Charles Baudelaire, De-
busy.
GEORGIA DAVIS. contralto; Kelly Wy
att, piano. National Gallery Of Art, 8
pm Come All Ye Songsters Of the
sky, PURCELL When l am Laid in
Earth. Purcell; Nymphs and Shep-
herds. Purcell: Che Faro senza Eu-
ridice, Gluck: Four Songs, Mailer
Gypsy Songs, Opus So, Dvorak; Des
Aveux, Offenbach; All uuel Diner
Offenbach; Oh Glory, Johnson; MY
Good Lord don been here, Johnson;
Il been in the storm so long, Johnson;
My God Is So High, johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN


HOLLYWOOD.-What's to
be done about salvaging Hol-
lywood's two most important
publicity gathering institu-
tons? At the moment, both
are Keeling and rolling under
vicious interindustry attacks.
Cause Of all the commo-
ton? Year after year, in
whipping up the pompously
staged and widely viewed
Oscar and Emmy ceremo-
MES, the two distinguished
awards beStowing groups
have been steadily reversing
intended procedures by max
ing themselves ridiculous in
the eyes of the millions they
attempt to WOO.
The 1859 efforts resulted
in little less than a double
shambles-worst in the an
mails of each. They left the
public scofing. and reused
the movie and TV academy
memberships to angry pro-
tests and demands for imme-
date reforms.
A Drastic Cure
So, the question continues
to bounce from Burbank to
Culver City and back again:
What's to be done? Dozens
Of interesting-some of them
neutrality-suspicious. are sug-
gested. Like this:
Dissolve the two acad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
TUESDAY

SALEM tnLl COMMUNITY H1GH
SCHOOL BAND, Norman Hanes, d.
rector. Capitol steps, 7:30 pm. Pro-
gram not announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
TOMORROW

PAUL OLEFsKY, cello. Phillips Gal
lery. $50 pm. All-Bach proeram;
Suite No. in D.; Suite No. l in G;
Suite No. in C minor,
AGRICULTURE SYMPHONY oRCHEs-
IRA, DR.. Frederick Fail, conductor
Soloist: Charles Treger, violin. De-
partment of Agriculture Auditorium
$50 pm Overture to the Marriage
of Figaro, Mozart: Violin Concert in
d, Beethoven; Symphony No. 40 in c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-31
DISCAPSULES


SIBELIUS Fifth Symphony
and Karelia suite performed
by the Danish State Radio
Symphony, Erik TuXen and
Thomas Jensen conducting
Richmond B 19036). A stun
ming bargain item in Lon
don's new low-price but high
fidelity monaural reissue
series. The sound is little in
ferior to brand-new Stereo.
ALBENIZ ARBOS Iberia
and FALLA Three-Cornered
Hat played by the Paris
Opero Orchestra under Man
uel Rosenthal Westminster
XWN 1898. Handsome and
idiomatic Iberian matter led
by an expert.
, 1959-02-20

PUBLIC NOTICE
Title 20, Chapter 5, Section
'53 of the VIRGIN ISLANDS
1ODE states:
Projecting signs
No sign shall extend a dis
lance Of more than Is inches
beyond the street line. Any
such sign shall be a.. least
8 feet in the clear above the
level Of the sidewalks. If, in
the opinion Of the Commits
sioner, any sign or sign
structure becomes insecure,
or in danger Of falling, or
otherwise unsafe, the own
er thereof or the person
maintaining such structure
shall secure it under the
provisions of the rules and
regulations referred to in
section 293 Of this title
The penalty for violation of
he above is set forth IN the
,~ollowing:
little 20, Chapter 5, Sec
ton 414 =
Violations or non-compli-
ance generally
Whoever violates or re-
fuses to comply with any
provision of this chapter or
Of any rule or regulation
referred to in section 293 Of
this title shall, unless some
other penalty is provided in
this chapter, be fined not
more than $50 for each and
every such violation Or act
of noncompliance"
A. ~PARALITICCI
Deputy Commissioner Of
Public Works
, 1959-02-20
sssT. DIRECTOR

outlined for the Island in
even, ef hurricane, enemy at
tack, or any emergency where
the Red Cross would be called
in.
, 1959-02-20
o'HARA

OHAHA 80.
twenty-four different locations
and set.7, ranging from the
palatial house on Frederick
Stree, to the East, Side Of
New York, to the mountains
Of Pennsylvania and a great
house in Santa Barbara, Cali
fornia.
Smyrna times., 1959-03-12
Richard Shockley
Takes Fall Bride

MIR. and Mrs. Julian Morris of
Templeville, Md, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Kathryn Doris, to Mr.. Richard
H. Shockley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chapman Shockley of Ken
ton.
Miss Morris, a graduate of
Sudlersville High School, is now
associated with the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Company in
Dover. Mr.. Shockley is now
serving six months active duty
for the National Guard.
The wedding will take place
next September after Mr.. Shock
ley's return from service.
Smyrna times., 1959-03-12
HOnOred At Tea

Mrs. Grant Garis of Smyrna
was guest of honor at a tea CIV
en- by Mrs. John Powell, Jr. at
her home in Windy Bush, Will
mington, on Saturday. Mrs. Gar
is, an outstanding member of
the American Legion Auxiliary,
will leave on March 2l for Cal
ifornia, where she and Mr.. Gar
is will make their future home.
She is a past department presi-
dent and has held every Office in
the state and local units, includ-
ing chairmanships in all phases
of auxiliary work. She was pre-
sented with a silver vegetable
dish, a large silver gallery tray,
and two small silver bon-bon
baskets. Mrs. George T. Scout
of Smyrna, department past
presidents parley chairman, pre-
sented Mrs. Garis with silver
candy dish. Mr.. and Mrs. Garis
were recently entertained by the
David c. Harrison Post No. Ia,
and Auxiliary, at which time
they were presented with a sill
yer tray. In 1858 both were hon
ored with life memberships
from the local post.
Smyrna times., 1959-03-12
This Weeks
Social and
Personal
Events
Millington Girl
To Wed In Spring

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fellows
of Millington, Md, announce the
engagement of their daughter,
Elizabeth Jean, to Mr.. Jay David
Heverin, son of Mrs. George
Powell of Millington.
Miss Fellows is a graduate OF
Galena, Md. High School, and is
employed by the Dupont Com
pany in Wilmington. MIR. Hever-
in, also a graduate of Galena
High School, has completed four
years service in the Air Force.
A spring wedding is planned
Smyrna times., 1959-03-12
State Volunteer
Firemen Ready
Training School

The annual fire training school
conducted by the Delaware Vol
unteer Firemen's Association
will be held on two weekends,
April HIP and April 1919 at
Camden-Wyoming under the di-
rection of c. Wesley Robinson,
Wilmington Manor. Registration
forms have been sent to all fire
companies and Ladies Auxiliar-
les in the state. This is the first
year that the Ladies Auxiliaries
have been included in the train
ing and two classes have been
set up for them. All registration
and tuition fees must be in the
hands of the director by March
%. The tuition fee has been in
creased to $l2 per person due
to increased cost of operations.
Smyrna times., 1959-03-12
Hartly Soldier
Sent To Germany

Army Pvt. Dewey F. Tribbett,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey M.
Tribbett, Hartly, recently was
assigned to the 22nd Ordnance
Company in Munich, Germany.
Tribbett, a general supply hand
Ter in the company, entered the
Army in July, 1858 and complet-
ed basic combat training at Fort
Jackson, S. c. The 1S-year-old
soldier is a 1858 graduate of
Sudlersville, Md. High School.
Smyrna times., 1959-03-12
Personals

Mr.. Richard D. Batchelder,
regional director of the Depart
ment of Classroom Teachers
who addressed the convention
of the Kent County Education
Association here last week, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Galley at their home
at l22 South Delaware Street
last Thursday and Friday. Mr..
Batchelder was entertained at
dinner by Mr.. John w. Dickin-
son, KCEA president; Mrs. Eliz-
abeth A. Getty, KCEA secre-
tary-treasurer; E. Alan Rut-
ledge, KCEA vice president;
Mrs. Eleanor Wood, NEA direc-
tor; Galley, Delaware Depart
ment of Classroom Teachers
president; Mrs. Francis Todd
Fisher, DSEA director; Mrs.
Carolyn Cam, Oct director;
and Mrs. Ruth Blades, DSEA di-
rector.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Flem-
ing of Holly Hill have been
spending several days at the
famous Concord Hotel in the
Catskill Mountains in New York
State. They were attending the
annual national convention OF
the Buster Crabbe Swimming
Pool Company.
Mrs. Walton Smith, Sr., Bren-
ford Road, is vacationing in
Florida where she plans to visit
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. j. M.
Downes, at Punta Gorda, and
other relatives, Mr.. and Mrs
Roland Hazel, at Sarasota.
Mrs. Margaret M. O'Neill, loc.
al chairman for the annual Can
Ger Crusade, and Mrs. Henry G.
Webb attended the tea held yes
terday at the Dover Century
Club to discuss plans for the
coming drive.
Smyrna times., 1959-03-12
Teachers
Continued from PAGE One)

large group lectures to supple
ment class time. At the morning
session William H. McLin, as
sistant director, Division of Leg
islation and Federal Relations,
NEA, explained the Murray
Metcalf Bill, which deals with
federal support to education in
the areas of school construction
and teachers salaries. George
Parlett, CUNA, presented the
teachers with information about
the credit union movement.
Smyrna times., 1959-03-12
Robbery
Continued from Page One

ton against this because a state
law prohibits anyone from hav-
ing fireworks in their possession
without a proper permit. Local
police are also investigating
breakings and enterings for
which they believe juveniles are
responsible.
Smyrna times., 1959-03-12
Hospital Fund
Continued from Page One

ert w. Riddagh, Lloyd Pleasan-
.Ol, and Harry Shirey. Lieut..
Gov David P. Buckson, Vernon
B. Derrickson, and MIR. and Mrs.
Louis ]. Parker, Jr. presented a
sllit on campaign suggestions.
Members of the Junior Board of
the Kent General Hospital serv-
ed as mattresses at the dinner,
and men from Wesley Junior
College poured coffee. The in
was given by the Rev.
Robert L. McKin, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, and the
benediction by the Rev. Father
John Donohoe, Holy Cross
Smyrna times., 1959-03-12

struction classes WI - nfserad
on pumps, officers training and
safety, first aid, beginners in
struction training; advanced in
struction training, and arson de-
lection. Meals during the school
will be provided by the Cam
den-Wyoming Ladies Auxiliary.
Final plans and details for the