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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Persian Miniatures

Jafar Shoja. young Iranian
artist who came to the
United States in 1858 under
the State Departments in
ternational educational ex-
change program and was
given his first Washington
one-man show at the Middle
East Institute on N street,
is now having his second at
Middle East House. 1907 New
He- s,shire avenue NV. He
has had seven one-man
shows in the United States
since he arrived, and others
will be held in the near fu-
ture in Michigan and Ohio.
More than so paintings, in
GLIDING some which were in
the first show here, and are
eminently worth seeing again,
and new works, some in mod
ern art techniques which Mr..
Shoja studied at Cranbrook
Academy, Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan. to which he was
awarded a scholarship a year
ago. Many Of these paintings
and drawings have been sold.
About a fourth of his show
comprises Persian miniatures
in traditional tie C Unique,
which we associate with the
name Of Bihzad. Incidental
ly, Mr.. Shoja's first name
Ja'far, is that of the 18TH
century calligraphist Of the
beautiful Salamanca Of
Baysunqur.") These have ex-
quisitely drawn figures in
ancient dress, IN settings Sug-
costing the 1901 nights stories,
with jewels, flowers, trees and
floral borders in many colors.
But Mr.. Shoja's drawings
in white line on black paper
are equally beautiful in their
much simpler way. Some of
these figures are naturalistic,
others abstract. but his mas
terry of expressive line makes
them all q Joy to see. The
curved line Of beauty pre-
dominates, in the miniatures
as well as the drawings, and
the exaggerated curves Of
some Of the jewel-like paint
ings take them out of the
18th century and make them
Mr.. Shoja's own.
(Open to the public week.
days. 9 to 5, through Octo-
Der Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Shows in Brief

Paul Bakers Gallery. No. 81
Thomas Circle, 4th floor, !
which was established a year
ago, has begun its second
season with two one-maIa
shows. through September J
80: One by Lewis Gross, the
other by Earnest Gerrari.
Mr.. Gerran. a graduate Of
Howard University, subs
sequently studied at the Uni.
versity Of Tokyo. He is on
the staff Of the Creative Arts
Studio. (Open weekdays 10
to $50; Sunday, 5 to l0O
The Army Map Service
Arts Club concludes today q
brief display of its first pub
lie exhibition of its members
work, in the auditorium Of
Woodward & Lothrop'S store
at Western and Wisconsin
avenues. Composed of paint
ings, graphics, sculptures and
ceramics, it opened last
Thursday. Today, noon to
pm, is the last opportunity
to see it. It was juried by M.
Shramchenko and Marilee
Shapiro.
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and otherwise: Mr.. White
ford was at one time a stu
dent at st. Adams. and Mr..
Dirksen is the father Of
Wayne Dirksen, associate
organist and choirmaster at
the Cathedral and teacher
of scores of young st. AL
banianS. The more cogent
and startlingly productive
reason was that both men
are passionate enthusiasts of
the great king of instru-
ments, and each in his pro-
fessional life is often made
sad by the exigencies Of a
church budget and the COL
lective tastelesSness of church
organ committees in charge
Of purchasing new instru-
mentS.
Therefore, as a labor Of
love, Whiteford and Dirksen
decided to build an organ
for the Little Sanctuary
(the chapel by the Peace
Cross to spare neither ex-
pense nor effort and to Gre
ate as nearly as possible an
instrument infinitely express
sive and almost carnally Sc
ductive to the ear of the
listener. When I heard the
new organ Tuesday night I
was of the opinion that they
had succeeded, and that the
instrument was the finest I
had ever heard.
I was i'll last Sunday and
missed the inaugural recital,
but to persuade Wayne Dirk
sen to repeat it for me was
as easy as to get Br'er Rab-
bit to punch the Tar Baby.
The little organ speaks with
most miraculous voice. You
can hear everything it says,
and even when it says two
or three things at the same
time, as is necessary in the
case of most classical organ
music, you never have the
impression of confusion or
cacophony but always of the
utmost depth and lucidity.
Is there another organ in
Washington of which the
same can be said?
The organ has two man
uals and a pedal board but no
swell box, so that dynamic
infections are left, as they
should be in all classic Or
gan music, strictly to the
harmonic and rhythmic ten
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appealing character Of the
contents is available on an
other disc. Three resource
full basSos. Alexander Pirogov,
Maxim Mikhailov and Mark
Reizen. Of the Bolshoi Opera
sing Of the Volga and other
national matters with i'm
preSSive resonance. The
Alexandrov ensemble. q
group that has become IA
nous as an entertainment
arm Of the Soviet Army, is
also among the participants.
vanguard YRS 9023.)
A half-disc of folk songs
and a half Of liturgical music
sung by an able a cappella
group called the Black Sea
Cossacks also makes divert
ing vocal listening. (vox
25.7300
Best of the lot is a bakers
dozen by the Alexandrov
group. a lusty male chorus
augmented by balalaikas,
accordions. a double bass and
brass band, said to fulfill in
Soviet circles the function
filled somewhat less vocally
hereabouts by certain IA
nous uniformed music-mak-
ing bodies headquartered To-
cally - developing love Of
music listening, singing and
playing among the soldiery.
The prize and surprise
items. supplied along with
the inevitable Volga boating
song and some stimulating
Ukrainian and other repre-
sentative fare, are "Oh, No
John!" and "Tipperary,"
rendered with enthusiastic
cally recognizable If some-
what nonidiomatic Englishry.
Can one think of a more
conciliatory move in the d.
rection Of international
amity?
Col. Boris Alexandrov's
men are handsomely recorded
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gram includes, among others.
Bach. Handel, Dowland,
Milan and Rosseter.
4 \ 4
DON GIOVANNI
Rehearsals for the Opera
Society's Don Giovanni"
have been in progress for a
week in New York, and to-
day move into Lisner for the
last four days prior to the
opening Thursday evening.
My wife, who has been my
reporter in New York this
week, tells me that Ralph
Herbert is a seductive Don,
Donald Gramm a rather I'M
servile Leporello, William
Wildermann an agile, though
alas losing, Commentators,
Richard Kuelling, a melliflu-
GUS Masetto, and Charles
oressler as good an Ottavlv
as he was an Orfep. That.
furthermore. Ellen Fault is
a vengeful Anna, Maria di
Gerlando a beautiful Elvira,
and Mildred Allen a bucolic
Zerlina. My reporter is, you
can see, thorough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Arthur Murruy
Taught Dick in
Too Bio q Hurry

HOLLYWOOD (AP). -
When teen-age idol Dick
Clark danced with Victoria
Shaw during a scene in Be
cause They're Young" 1t was
the first time he had danced
in more than a year.
Dick and his wife used to
dance quite often until he
appeared IA months on the
Arthur Murray TV show.
He won the jitterbug contest.
He was told to appear in the
finals against Cesar Romero.
He spent the next two
weeks taking lessons. He
lost anyhow to Romero. But
the new style Of dancing he
learned from Arthur Muir
ray had an aftermath at
home. His wife couldn't fol-
low him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
He's Sitting Out
Rock-RoII Fad

HOLLYWOOD (AP).-Ray
Anthony says he's going to
concentrate on acting and
singing. He's played dramatic
roles in a number of pic
lures and likes it.
1.-THE big band business,
except for Lawrence Welk,
is shot," says the handsome
trumpeter. 1T won't come
back until the kids forget
rock n roll and appreciate
good music"
He's disbanded his band
except for recording dates.
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sion Of the composer. The
sound peculiar to organ
pipes, that delicious lisp at
the moment the note COM
mences. is marvellous in the
instrument. There is one
particularly fetching six
teen foot sound. where the
low pipes initiate the voices
of double BASES pizzicato.
with the continuous sound
of the pipe suggesting the
reverberation Of the plucked
string.
The organ is by no means
limited to 18th and 18th
century music. Mr.. Dirksen
played pieces Of three CEN
turtles - Bach variations, a
Schumann etude and a
movement from a Hindemith
sonata. The later music,
based on concepts of design
and timbre, was as success
full as the earlier. Widor
and Verne probably are not
suited to the instrument, but
I suppose there are few who
care.
There are some instru-
mentS Of which I can speak
with idiomatic fluency, but
the organ is not one Of them.
Its idiom is largely Greek to
me. Therefore, I will quote,
for the benefit of those who
know about organs, the Of
ficial d escription Of the
makers:
1.-THE Little Sanctuary or
gan is Of unit design on two
and-one-quarter inches (wa-
ter-guage) pressure. The &C.
ton is of direct electric con-
struction, modified by
mounting the pouch mag
nets on an offset rail to pro-
vide a longer windway to
the toe Of the pipes.
There are four units in
the organ: A HolZquintade,
extended to 16-foot pitch
with IL metal bass pipes, 90
pipes in all; a metal Viola, 8
feet, SO pipes; a Praestant, 4
feet, SO pipes; and a three
and five rank mixture, with
1853 small pipes reinforcing
the harmonies of the larger
ones"
st. Adams Is fortunate to
have so marvellous a musical
instrument at hand, and the
Whiteford Dirksen organ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Mr.. K. as the Grandpa
For Peter and WoIf?'

are making their mark. These
artists. through their devo-
ton to familiar repertoire
and their high standards.
have helped establish a
meeting ground between
West and East.
Russian Boom Ahead?
Music itself also provides
common ground. Of course.
No one, presumably. can out
do the Russians in perform
ing the works Of their own
composers, especially when
the composers themselves are
sometimes the performers.
Just where the music ranks,
intrinsically, is another mat
ter, but that doesn't change
the picture from the good
will standpoint. And there are
always the older composers to
fall back on. If all goes we'll
we may soon be in the midst
Of a Russian boom in the
opera houses, concert halls
and on discs, which will do
no injury to admirers of
Mussorgsky. Borodin and
RimSky -Korsakoff.
Who knows? Grandpa
Nikita may even turn up as
narrator in a stereo edition Of
peter and the Wolf"
At hand are a few Of the
more recent disc offerings
that have rolled under, over
or around the Iron Curtain.
One is a performance by the
State Radio Orchestra of
the USSR, under Gennadi
Rozhdestvenski, Of Proko-
f1eff's fourth symphony, writ
ten in 1929-30 but revised
much later and quite I'M
familiar in this country. The
neglect is undeserved, for it
is a thoughtful, listenable
work that may well stand up
as one of the composers best.
The transfer from Soviet
tapes is adequate only, but
at least a worthy gesture.
(MGM GC-30001.)
3 ResOurceful BasSOs
A varied collection Of folk
songs noteworthy for the
performers as we'll as the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Dunish Printmuker

Helle Thorborg, a young
artist who is a native and
resident Of Denmark, has
her first Washington solo
exhibition at Fantasy Gals
lery, 1865 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV. through October
10. 1t comprises more than
20 woodcuts and etchings,
the former sensitive illus
trations Of poems by Gabri-
ella Mistral and other books.
These woodcuts are abb
stract, delicate, clean cut
with well balanced light and
dark areas, reinforced with
patterns of black lines Of
varying thickness and in
some instances, shapes sugs
costing human figures. Sew.
eral etchings are representa$
tional but simplified. All the
prints are black and white.
(Open weekdays 9 to S. (.
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Mart. The majority Of Mr..
Trois' paintings depict one
or more attenuated figures Of
women with shawled heads
and draped garments, giving
them a timeless appearance.
Though flgurative, the work
is modern, with some Of the
faces double images, and an
symbolic rather than indi-
vidual. His colorS, green,
orange, yellow, red. appear
irridescent.
Mr.. Trois decided in his
first decade to become an
artist, He won a scholarship
to the Corcoran School Of
Art. later a Tiffany scholar
ship. With the Army In Eu-
rope during World War II.
he did special work, and par
ticipated in armed forces
exhibitions in Great Britain
and Ireland; he also had a
one man show in London.
He has received a large
number Of awards. among
them medals from the So
ciety Of Washington Artists
and the Landscape Club.
and three successive "firsts"
in the 1950s from the Wash
ington Water Color Club.
He is also an art critic,
currently with the Record
Newspapers syndicate. He
teaches with the Montgom-
cry County night adult ed
ucational program, and con-
ducts private classes as well.
More biographical data on
both artists is given with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Hobbs Retrospective

Wild and domestic animals,
fish and fowl in Katherine
B. Hobbs retrospective ex-
hibition of sculpture at the
Artists Mart, 1861 Wisconsin
avenue, Georgetown, will APP
peal to Zoophiles by their
faithfulness to the respective
subjects; and will delight art
lovers who admire competent
representational sculpture.
The works range from a bear
and cubs in granite, to deco
rative ceramic fish, glazed for
use in gardens.
Miss Hobbs convincing way
with animals is the result Of
thorough training. She began
her study of sculpture at the
New York Clay Club. studied
animal sculpture with Kath-
leen Wheeler. whose exquisite
little equestrian figures are
well known here. Miss Hobbs
continued at the Corcoran
School Of Art under Heinz
Warneke, internationally IA
nous for his sculptures Of
animals as well as religious
subjects and other figures.
The level of excellence in
Miss Hobbs animals makes
preference a personal matter.
The elephant, white rhinoc.
erus, baby tapir, hippopota-
mus, couchant puma, alert
llama and various others, are
Homestead" portraits "a few
feet in dimensions) of the
originals at our Zoo. Touches
Of white or color on some
Of these heighten their dec
orative quality.
Miss Hobbs studied pottery
with Alexander Giampietro
at Catholic University, and is
showing a few examples in
this medium: Round and oval
bowls. with incised and
painted decoration; a lamp
base in a sturdy styled leaf
form to match the decoration
on the shade, and several
small garden lamps.
She teaches sculpture in
classes for both children and
adults.
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drawings. All depict symbolic
heads or figures. The latter.
muscular and elongated,
draped or nude, are painted
with some distortion, and
with small oval heads. COLI
ors are subdued (grayed
green's, warm brown and
blue.) The best of the paint
ings Ito mel are Good Fri.
day." Venus in a Village"
and "Crucifixion."
The drawings, black and
white, done with pen and
brush, are more abstract.
but deal with similar SUBJ
jects. (Open weekdays, o to-
5:30.)
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PROGRAMS
TODAY

TODAY
THE PHILADELPHIA STRING TRIO.
P SatiSnal in Gallery mno Of Art Dm
way; Trio In G, Opus 8, No. l,
Beethoven: Prelude and Fugue in r
minor. W. F. Bach-Mozart; Serenade,
Opus 10. Dohnanyi.
GEORGE STEINER, violin; Evelyn
swarthout, piano. Phillips Gallery,
3 pm, Sonata in z, Bach; Sonata,
Burrill Phillips: Sonata In B. minor.
Bach: Sonata in c minor, Beethoven.
TOMORROW
WERNER LYWEN. violin; John Martin,
cello; Wayne Dirksen, piano. Phil
lips Gallery, $50 pm. Trio in D,
Opus 20, Beethoven; Trio in 3 nat,
Opus 90. Beethoven.
THURSDAY
OPERA SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON.
disnsr AHd MoTsrf pm hon Don
yanni, Ralph Herbert; Leporello,
Donald Gramm; Masetto, Richard
Kuehlingj Commentators. william
Wildermann; OttaYio, Charles Bress-
lerj Donna Anna, Ellen Fault Donna
Elyira, Maria di GerlandO) Zerlina.
Mildred Allen. National Symphony
Orchestra, Paul Galway, conductor.
SATURDAY
OPERA SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON.
Lisner Auditorium, 8 pm. Don
Giovanni" Mozart. Cast, same q
Thursday.
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and there are some helpful
program notes, although no
texts. (Angel 354110
DISCAPSULES
Notable in stereo:
PROKOFIEFF Symphony
No. Z (Martinon, Paris Con-
servatory Orchestra; Victor
LSC 2288). A curiously con-
ventional work from modern
Russia's best composer; was
the reason political?
PROKOFIEFF Scythian
and Love for Three Oranges
suites (Dorati, London Sym
phony; Mercury 90006D. Wig
orous performances. The
Scythian suite makes a spec
tacular showpiece.
RIMSKY KORSAKOFF
Christmas Eve, Sadko, Du-
binushka and Flight Of the
Bundle Bee (Ansermet,
Suisse Romande orchestra;
London CS 6036). Stunning
tidbits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
NEWS OF ART
NEWS OF ART
Cathedral
Sculpture
Dedicated
BY FLORENCE S. BERGMAN
Star Art Critic

BY FLORENCE s. BERRYMAN
star Art Critic
A major work by q WASH
ington sculptor, Heinz War
neke's Last Supper" carved
deeply into the limestone
tympanum over the south
transept portal Of Washing
ton Cathedral. was dedicated
by the Right Rev. Angus
Dun, Bishop Of Washington,
at the Evensong service there
last Sunday. The creation
and carving Of this sculpture
required five years. Much has
been written about this Last
Supper" and 1t is all de-
served. Every addition to the
glorious Cathedral rising on
Mount Saint Alban Is an
event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Chinese Paintings

An exhibition Of paintings
by Dora Lee opened Friday
evening at the Institute Of
Chinese Culture, 1900 r street
NV, to remain only through
tomorrow. Seventy or more
items, include framed paint
ings on silk or paper; scrolls
with brocaded borders, fans
and screens.
A majority of the paint
ings comprises imaginative
landscapes executed in tradi-
tional Chinese manner, with
delicacy and detail. Towering
peaks and mountains, luxuri-
ant foliage of picturesque
trees. bodies of water, native
dwellings, and incidental fig
ures. animals and flying birds
to provide scale, are Mrs.
Lees landscape themes,
painted in soft gray-green
and delicate blue, with occa-
sional touches of russell and
red.
Her figure paintings. the
Madonna and Child, saints
and others, are colorful in
traditional Chinese dress.
Birds on Towering branches
and a few animals compose
still another theme group.
Finally, there are a few ar
resting styled animals, done
in a method akin to stone
rubbing. These are seal and
tile design elements of the
Han Dynasty,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
Trois' Twenty-third

Gustave TroiS is having his
23d one-man show at the
Artists Mart in conjunction
with Miss Hobbs sculpture
retrospective. Both are among
the eight partners Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
NEWS OF MUSIC
New Organ Eloquent
At St. AIbons School
BY DAY THORPE
Star Music Critic

Joseph Wheford, president of Aeolian-S Skinner widely
considered the finest large pipe company in bust
and Richard w. Dirksen, president Of the Freeport
Organ Company last year decided to join forces in building
organ to be presented gift to ST. Adams School
its ffteth anniversary. Both had sentimental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27
First in U. S.

John Zambelis' one-man
show at Henri's, 113 South
Royal street. Alexandria,
through October Is, is his
first in the United States.
Greek-born (191D the artist
studied in Athens, subse-
quently went to New Zealand
where he settled in yelling
ton, and has become a citizen
of that nation. He has not yet
visited Our country.
The exhibition at Henri'S
is composed of 10 paintings
(half of which were sold the
first week. and as m any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-27

the exhibition. (Open week
days, $3.50 to $50, through
October 10.)
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03

status, worked hardship upon the
local taxpayers. The facts do not
support these statements. They
show little reason why the citizens
in other communities of Delaware
should further suDosidize the City
of Newark by an in-lieu tax pay
ment from the state treasury. The
university already makes the larg-
est financial contribution to New
ark's local government that is re-
ceived from any one source.
Electric light and power is the
largest single item for which the
university makes direct payments
to the city. In 1957-5S, the univer-
sity paid $119,154.58 for electrical
services, up 1119o from the $55,317
figure of eight years ago. The uni
versity paid an additional $50 ,299.30
to the city for water and sewers.
The city's records show that in
the fiscal year just ended it made
a profit of $177, ,216.93 on total re-
ceipts of $629,807.48 from sale of
electricity. Profit on the universi-
tvs electrical bills gave the city
$685. for operation of other city
services. If it were not for this
municipal support from the uni
versity, the local tax rate, present
ly one of the lowest in the state,
would have to be raised from its
current level of $3.50 to $091 per
500 Of assessed valuation. Conse-
quently, if it were not for the profit
made on the university's electric
bills, every taxpayer would have to
pay 144o increase in local taxes.
Since local industries purchase
electricity directly from the Della
ware Power and Light Company,
the university makes larger pay
ments to the city than any other
single individual, organization, or
business.
University authorities indicated
that inasmuch as the university is
already paying exhorbitant rates
for electricity purchased in COM
mercial quantities, IL the rates
we're further increased the univer-
sity would ask permission of the
legislature to purchase directly
from the Delaware Power and
Light Company as do other local
industries, the largest of which also
Milford chronicle., 1959-04-03
ROXANA
Mrs. Alice Lockwood
Phone Selbyville 1881

A fried chicken supper and all
the fixin's will be given Saturday,
April 4. at the Educational Annex.
Serving starts at 4 p. m. Sponsor
ed by the Church School Glass of
Hugh Stephens, Jr Your cooper
alton will be greatly appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asher B. Carey, Sr.,
and Mrs. Orna Derickson of here
attended a family dinner on We'd
nesday, March 25. at the home of
the above son and daughter-in-law,
DR.. and Mrs. Asher B. Carey, Jr.,
at Selbyville. The dinner was in
honor of the birthdays of Mr.. Car
ey, ST., who was ~ years old, and
DIR. and Mrs. Carey, Jr..'s son Ash
er Burton's 7th birthday. Congrat-
ulations and many more happy
birthdays.
Mrs. Russell Murray and Mrs.
Harry Goodwin, Jr., arrived home
from Florida and North Carolina,
after visiting relatives and friends.
Everett Wilgus of Texas is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Anna Leary
and family and other relatives.
Mrs. Letha Evans and sister,
Mrs. Carrie Furman, entertained to
dinner Saturday: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
gar Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. Vallie
Lynch, Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Nc
Cabe, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Stephens
and daughter Susanne of here, Mrs.
Lucinda Wilgus and daughter, Mrs.
Nettie West of Selbyville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Grimes and daughter
Becky Lee of Chestertown. The din
ner was in honor of Mrs. Edgar
Benefits birthday. Many more
happy ones together we wish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis (Dicky) Lynch
and daughter Sharton spent the
weekend with relatives near Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Simpler and
son Don of Robbins, N. c., Mr.. and
Mrs. George Grise and two daugh-
ters, Jamie Beth and Betty Sue.
of Salisbury, visited their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wilgus over
the Easter holidays. Mrs. Grise and
two girls accompanied the Simplers
home Tuesday for a few days.