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Langstai focused his atten-
ton on the contemporary
American scene. offering FIRST
q strongly contrasted group by
Charles Ives. current darling
Of the Americanists. s
It is hard to know when TO
laugh with Ives and when to
laugh at him. His curious
setting of "In Flanders Fields =
with its bugle calls and sour
"reminiscences of the Marseil-
laise-is this a good song or
Just a freak?
There can be little doubt
that Like q Sick Eagle" and
Serenity" are from the heart.
but are they not more eccentric
than effective? AS for Charlie
Rutlage." that is a positively
gorgeous spool. and Mr.. Lang
stah sang it with appropriately
wild abandon.
The big work Of the second
half Of the program was Rob-
ert Evett's impressive BILLY in
the Darbies," surely one Of the
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relatively few performances Of
each opera which we give and
so that the efforts Of other
opera companies similarly will
produce greater returns"
Other members Of the Citi-
zens' committee are Edward
Burling. jr., Leon Chatelain. jr.,
Oscar Cox, Todd Duncan, John
s. Hayes, Mrs. Garfield Kass
and Walter c. Louchhein, jr.
Tax-deductible contributions
to the Citizens Committee for
the Opera are being received
at the Opera Society once,
l745 X street NV.
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from additional individual con-
tributors." the co-chairmen
said.
I'VE have thoughts for the
future which may help put
opera on a more nearly self
sustaining basis" the CO.
chairman said. "One of these
is the possibility Of establish
ing a National Opera League,
so that our performances, sets
and artists will not be restrict
ed in their usefulness to the
Evening star., 1959-11-10

National Cultural Center Is
built.
The new committees first
task will be to broaden finan-
cial support beyond the pres
ent loyal group Of adherents,
said Mr.. Chalk, president of
D. c. Transit Co., and Mr..
Levin, vice president of Schen-
ley Industries. Inc.
1T is particularly important
to obtain cooperation and as
sistance from the business
community of Washington and
Evening star., 1959-11-10
GroupNomed to Assure
Opero Society's Future

The security Of Washington opera given lift today
with the appointment of Citizens Committee for the Opera
headed by o. Roy Chalk and Carl Levin cochairmen.
Initial aim Of the group TO make the Opera Society Of
Washington solvent necessary first step toward greater
ambition of making the society OPERAS custodian when the
Evening star., 1959-11-10

1t was a really extraordinary
show that John Langstaff put
on last night before an over
flow audience at the Phillips
Gallery.
Mr.. Langstaff is surely one
Of the most intelligent and SEN
sitive singers in the business
today. At its best-and its best
was well in evidence throughout
the evening - the Langstaff
voice is the purest FURNISHED
Evening star., 1959-11-10
BY IRVING LOWENS
. Contributing Critic

John Langsta1. baritone; Charles
Joel Wheeler. recorder; Michael
MiEa, Paul Roby, violins: Neil
shafer. viola: Ralph Greenhouse,
cello: James Wynn, clarinet: Donald
Hefner, oboe, At Phillips Gallery.
Program: o Maria, Virgo Pia, 18th
century: Blessed Be Thou, Heavenly
Queen. 13th-eentury: Dec gracias.
Anglia, l5th-century; Westron
Wynde, 16th-century: The Queens
Epicedium. Purcell Edmunds:
Should you ever find her complying,
from Achilles in Petticoats list
American performance, Arne-Bush:
Come every man now give his
sss iSas i5eT roSr Vulcan st Amer Amer
softly iuiiins, iiiiH sWs.tly thriiiine, HHHHYsn trom
Wilmore Castle list American per-
tales in dear romances' from The
Guardian Outwitted 1st American
performance), .Afne-Bush: A Poison
Tree (1st Washington performancel,
Vaughan Williams London Qst
MNashington pertormance), Vaughan
Williams: Cruelty has O human
heart I1st WASHINGTON perform
ance).- Vaughan williams: The Di-
vine Image Ust washington per-
formancel, Vaughan Williams: The
Lamb 1st Washington perform
snce); Vaughan Williams; In Plan
Fse caEe Eyes ives ese ssr.nty sss EHss ves
Charlie Rutlage, Ives: Billy In the
Darbies, Evett: Ancient Christmas
Carol. Bacon; Omaha, Bacon: it's
coming-the postponeless creature,
Bacon; Brady, Bacon.
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NEWS OF MUSIC
Orchestra Coptivuted
Bv Latin America
NEWS OF MUSIC
BY DAY THORPE
star Music Critic

The National Symphony
seems to be having q fine
time Of II In South America.
I have heard, directly or In
directly. from several Of the
members Of our travelling
band. They all like the people.
the places, the food, and
above all, the reception. The
reception, in particular, Is
almost incredible. 1t is gen.
orally conceded in Washing
ton and the adjacent counties
that the National Symphony
makes good music. In South
America 1t appears that
everybody calls the National
Symphony the most spectac-
ular musical event since
Toscanini started his career
there. Could Gabriel himself
win such fancy notices?
My first witness is Louis
Hood, the orchestra's press
agent, or, as he is spoken Of
on tour, its propaganda chief.
Now 1t may not be surprising
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Crosby's Gurb
Finally Makes
An Honor Roll

HOLLYWOOD (AP).-
Movie Stylist Sy Devore has
come up with his first annual
10-best- dressed list, and Bling
Crosby is a surprise entry.
Three years ago, Crosby
was noted for wild plaid
jackets and sport shirts the
color of a crate of busted
eggs.
Then came romance and
marriage to Kathy Grant.
Bing suddenly bloSsomed into
a fashion plate. This is the
first best dressed list he's
ever made.
Devore, who designs the
wardrobes for male stars at
Paramount, listed the other
best dressed as Cary Grant,
Bill Holden, Dean Martin,
Nat Cole, Jerry Lewis, Conrad
Hilton, Leo Durocher, finan-
cier Louis Wolfson and Shoe
Tycoon Harry Karl.
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Martins Murinus

Marlin Fenical. too, prefers
the Seacoast, which inspired
all but one of the watercolors
in his small exhibition at the
Beef Treat Restaurant. Thir-
tenth and E streets NV,
through August 9.
Sailing vessels, boats and
wharves are reflected in the
shimmering water, which is
convincingly "wet," due to
Mr.. Fenical's skill. The best
of these paintings is the large
Marina No. l." bright and
sunny. His Storm A'Comin'"
depicts a lighthouse dark
against a lowering sky. He
got away from the sea long
enough to paint a colorful
portrait of Georgetown's Ca
nal" and its picturesque
houses.
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that have been eating up the
roses and the garden.
Beagle music is nice to hear,
but they are running in the
wrong place. I'll have to speak
to Tweed about that.
-
The wild life is thick around
our pond this summer. I'm
even afraid to NOV the grass
because I might disturb some
nesting bird. This morning
there was an American egret,
and we apparently have a Bit
tern nesting near the pond.
He, or she, or both at odd
times, perch on an old tree
limb, or walk about the bank
looking for frogs. I haven't
found the nest, though, and
can't risk cutting the weeds
down until I know where it is.
That is a good excuse to re-
main a wilderness until we are
sure the little bitterns are of
the nest.
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and winter; forests with
their emphatic patterns Of
tree trunks. branches and
foliage; panoramic fishing
villages on lakes. He varies
his handling from detailed
naturalism as in slate Sum-
mer" Zone of the shows most
beautifully to Forest" sub
jects so broad as to be al
most abstract.
Disappearing Castles
It is understandable why
Hashimoto's prints account
for a larger number Of sales
than Sasajima's. Hashimoto
loves Japan's beautiful old
castles Cast disappearing, he
regrets and depicts them
with a strong sense Of their
pictorial beauty, texture Of
ancient stone walls, richness
of wood. All are printed in
colors, generally subdued;
mostly browns, grays and
blue. Occasionally there is
contrast, as in the Colds and
greens Of "Kinkakuji Tenn
pie" and Bamboo Woods.
He has another series Of
sand gardens and rock gar
dens with great subtlety and
variety of textures and such
other individual subjects as
Girl and Iris" which is out
standingly popular. TIL s
print combines woodblock
and two kinds of stencil.
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Two japanese

Ancient architecture and
nature are the themes of
some go large woodblock
prints by Okiie Hashimoto
and Kihei Sasajima, respec-
lively. at The Hiratsuka Nip
pom Gallery, 3144 N street
NV; through August /. The
prints are superb. admirably
composed, beautifully cut
and printed and representa-
tional, although in some in
stances, abstract in effect
because Of the nature Of the
subjects.
Both artists studied print
making under Unichi Hirat-
suka as part of their art
training. But Sasajima's
prints suggest the masters
influence more than do Ha-
shimoto's; for Sasajima also
works in black and white,
with strongly cut an-over
patterns. His prints offer va
riations on several themes:
mountain lakes In summer
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LIFE IN
7HECOUNTRY
Ticks, Flies and BumbIebees
By JAMES BIRcHFIELD

There are three things we
have a plenty of in the country
during July, and they are ticks,
horseflies and bumblebees.
In any dry season you can
count on having plenty of ticks,
and it seems that we have had
more than our share Of broods
this year. Every time I step out
side, I have to pick of ticks for
the next hour. I can great the
dogs with anti-tick spray, but
it doesn't seem to have any re-
lief for me.
The horsef1ies are an inch
long, and they keep the COWS
and the horses in the shade Of
the barn during the day. But,
otherwise. they don't bother.
But the bumblebees are a real
threat.
Bob Downs was up the other
day helping to clear out some
of our honeysuckle thickets,
and he found two nests of
bumblebees, and a nest or two
of wasps.
The wasps are something's
you can take in your stride, but
the bumblebees make you stop
and take notice. They nest in
the ground, as you know, and
they can be pretty nasty when
you cut grass over their nest.
Of course, you don't like to kill
them, because bumblebees are
essential if you are going to
grow red clover, but then,
you've got to cut tho grass.
We carefully rolled the rotary
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WEDNESDAY.

cLEoMINE LEWIS, Soprano; Thomas
H. Kerr, jr., piano. Howard Uni
versity, $40 pm. Blead and Break,
Thou Loving Heart, Bach Dove
Sono, Mozart; Du Meines Herzens
Kronelein, Strauss; All Mein Gedan-
ken, Strauss: Nacht, Strauss: Befreit.
Strauss: Adieux L'Hotesse Arabe,
Bizet: lie Papillon, Fourdrin; Chan
son de Llorian. GODDARD; 10 son
rumile AMELIA, Cilea; Proveri Fiori;
Cilea; When / Bring You Coloured
Toys, Carpenter; The Sleep that Fits
on Babys Eyes. Carpenter; Music I
Was, when / in Anguish Lay, Critics;
Two Spirituals: Give Me Jesus, john
son: Ride on King Jesus. johnson.
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LIoyd's Second

Nancy Lloyd is having her
second solo exhibition at
The Studio Gallery, 8l4
Prince street, Alexandria,
Va, through August IS. She
is showing Is paintings tolls
on paper or gesso) which
hover on the brink of alb
stract eXpressionism, but in
many instances vouchsafe a
hint of her point of depart
ure: still life. trees, gardens,
landscapes. etc.
According to Jennie Lea
Knight, director Of the GAL
lery, Miss Lloyd is endeavor-
ing to unite the subjects with
the surrounding space into a
cohesive two-dimensional
painted surface, and yet re-
tain the quality of the origi-
nal subject. 1t is this last
mentioned objective that is
the most elusive, from the
lay standpoint. The quality
of the subject comes through
in two still life paintings,
one with a blue vase, another
with a gray bowl Zone of her
best works., and white Gar
den" There are others of
chairs and tables and several
of trees.
For some inexplicable rea-
son, painters in contem-
porary idioms seem to regard
trees and guitars land kin
dred musical instrumental as
inviolable; they will break
everything else into planes
and recompose them. or turn
them into anonymous shapes.
But trees and guitars appear
to be eSthetic sacred cows.
One of Miss Lloyd's most
successful works, in my opin-
ion, is "Scherzo," an abstrac-
ton in which animated lines
on an orange background
suggest the lively musical
movement.
A native WaShingtonian,
she studied painting at the
Corcoran School of Art "a. B.
George Washington Univer-
sity, 1850 and painting and
sculpture at American Uni
versity, where she is work.
ing toward her MA. in fine
arts.
She teaches sculpture at
the D. C. and Arlington Rec
reation Centers, children's
classes at the Studio Gallery
(of which she is a founder
and she is the art director
at the Burgundy Farm Coun-
try Day School in Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26
BY JAMES G. DEANE
Star Record Critic

One would hardly know a
Purcell tercentenary is being
celebrated. Those who hoped
the year would bring a major
accretion of recordings have
little to add up, and the
year is better than half
spent.
Vanguard, which did not
wait for an anniversary to
dig into the Purcellian treas
ury, has made at least one
cherishable commemorative
contribution. however. A
new disc offers a chamber
ode for st. Cecilia's day. a
musical festival occasion OBJ
served in 18th Century Lon
don, entitled welcome to All
the Pleasures"
The 18th Century was a
time of melancholy in Eng
lish cultural circles. and one
of the most melancholy
events was Purcell's pre-
mature death in his mid
30s, DR.. John Blow, an
older musical Londoner OF
some distinction who cur
iously both preceded and
followed Purcell as organist
at Westminster Abbey, set
some verses of John Dryden
beginning Mark how the
lark and linnet sing" in an
appropriately subdued ode
dedicated to his younger
colleagues memory. 1t is
offered on the oversize OF
the Vanguard disc.
But the Purcell tribute
to music's patron is the gem.
To what, under other cir
cumstances, might nova
days seem a rather exag-
gerated text. C"Hail, great
assembly of Apollo's race.
Hail to this happy place.
This musical assembly, that
seems to be The Ark of uni
versal harmony. Purcell,
still a young man. Joined
music of unusual grace, del
icacy and beauty.
To anyone familiar with
Purcelps opera Dido and
AeneaS, for one towering ex-
ample, or with another st.
Cecilia ode available from
Vanguard written a decade
or so later than this one,
the quality of this music
will not be surprising. Its
exquisite refinement would
be unexpected from any
composer in his early 20S.
however, and underscores
Purcell's claim to a niche
beside Mozart, Schubert,
Mendelssohn and a few 9TH
sers of the group whom his
tory has been forced to
honor in part because of ex-
traordinary promise mated
with only partial fulfillment'
THE God-like man, alas,
too soon retir'd AS he too
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FRIDAY.

United STATES AIR FORCE SYM
rotte, guest conductor. The Water
gate, $50 pm. Soloists: Robert
Horak, violin: william DuPree, tenor.
Prelude to Die Meistersinger, Wag-
ner; Dream and Pantomime from
Hansel and Gretel Humperdinck;
Espana Rhapsody, Chabrier: Prelude
and Allegro, Kreisler.. Canzonetta,
Tchaikovsky; Selections from Sweet
hearts, Herbert: Tenor Solo. Ballet
from lie Cid, Massenet: Girls from
Baden Waltz, Komzak A Salute to
the Armed Forces Of the United
States. arr, Cray,
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THURSDAY,

United STATES NAVY BAND, Com
mander Charles Brendler, conductor.
Watergate, $50 pm. Soloists: Harry
HoudeshaI, flute: James Douglas,
trumpet. Russian and Ludmilla
Overture, Glinka; Aragonaise, Mas
senet; Poupee Velsante, Poldini: In
PRODUCTION to Act II and Air to
Elizabeth from Tannhauser, Wagner;
and Variations from Third Suite,
Tchaikovsky; Vienese Memories OF
Franz Lehar, arr. Hall; Mexican Hat
Dance, arr. MendeZ: Excerpts from
Rigoletto. Verdi.
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through August, have voted
heavily in favor Of the sea.
Nearly 80 original wood
cuts, serlgraphs. Autographs
and etchings, most of them
in colors, were inspired by
Summer" the title Of this
theme show. Nineteen prints
depict harbors and boats,
ships and sea, fish and sand
pipers. Another shows fisher
men by a stream.
Surely gardens are at their
best in summer and ought to
be major inspirations. But
Only one lady Gardener"
shifts ecstatically at a flower
sne mas obviously brought tU
FULL bloom in Danny Pierces
Woodcut. Bright-eyed nesting
birds are summer to Glep
Krause. Horses are the sum-
mer motifs Of Ruth Starr
Rose in her high-keyed seri-
graph "Corraling Colts" and
of Mildred Dillon, whose
horses are sunk up to the
TANKS in ocean waves.
Jack Perlmutter's litho-
graph Beach" is a subtle
but derisive comment on sar-
dine-packed bathers. War;
rington Colescott's uninhi-
bited bathers are having a
Moonlight SWIM" and would
be a scandalous quartet if
they were less abstract.
Largest Collection
Paul Schaub is the exhibi-
tons star, with the largest
number of prints. His hand
some woodcuts are admirably
composed, generally repre-
Sensational, and take advan-
tage of the wood grain for
texture. He also shows a seri-
graph, broad, modern and
strong in color. Emil We'd
dige's Autographs, too, are
excellent; his seacoast SUBJ
jects are varied in approach.
Werner Drewes, noted for
his abstract prints, shows
here a strong, angular but,
essentially, repreSentational
Cove" Arthur Flory's sew
eral serigraphs have simple,
fiat forms and strong colors
giving them a poster-like
quality.
James Steg'S color etching
might Sky, Ocean and Sand"
reduces his subject to its low
est common denomination
short of abstraction. Clare
Romano's color woodcut
Island Boats" small. high
keyed and generally natural
istic, is dated 1851, which ex-
! plains its marked difference
from the large distractions
recently seen in her collection
at I. F. A. Galleries. open
free to the public, II am. to
10 p.m.)
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TODAY

WASHINGTON CATHEDRAL CHOIR
OF MEN, Richard Dirksen, director.
Washington Cathedral, pm. Cha
conne P n ppTse Ie F Ssiss 1 PLAIN IA
3 VIII. i, solemn form; Jesus, thou
JOY of loving heart, Christie redemp-
tor, Eleven canons for Psalm l01'
Lucie creator
Frank R. Troy, conductor. Rock:
t Si' a G5ys f F@6re Sum sanme Man Rv O.
co. ming Serenade. Isaac-Lillya; Lawsy
MasSy. Jewell Lament foI BrasS,
Ball, Brooks; knights Of Chivalry,
PAMELA; My Tuba Solo, Southwell;
The Black Rose, Brockton; Gloria.
Losey.
c THOMAS H. KERR. Jr., ORGAN. How
lard University, $50 pm. trumpet
Tune, Purcell; Largo IN DE- + m nor
ton Come, Bach; Have Mercy on
90 Me, o God. Bach; Fantasy in q
~ minor, Bach; Rondo: RinGk; Passa-
ment, Vienre; o God. Thou Faithful
God, Peeters; Holy God, We Praise
Thy Name, Peters; Legend Of the
Mountains. Karg; Ebert Ebert s Witnibn a
Arietta, Kerr; Toccata, Widor.
UNITED STATES MARINE BAND,
Capt. Dale Harpham, conductor.
Watergate, $40 pm. Soloists;:
Louis COccagnia, clarinet; Trumpet
Trio. on the Mall, Goldman; Poet
and Peasant Overture, Suppe: Une
Pensee Lointaine, Thornton; Grem;,
INNS Picnic. Kruger; .Berceuse and
Finale from The Firebird, Strayin-
sky; Colas Breugnon. Kabslevsky
Suite for Band, Kechley; Selections
from LII Abner, Mercer and DePaul;
Bolero, Smith; Carnival in Paris,
SVendsen
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ART NEWS OF D. c. AREA
Artists Appreciotive
OfAnimotion Display
BY FLORENCE S. BERGMAN
Star Art Critic

"The Art Of Animation" special exhibition from the
Walt Disney Studios foyer Of the Museum of Natural
History Tenth street and Constitution avenue NV only
through August showing Of less than three weeks mas
the happy faculty combining extensive popular appeal and
substantial artistic merits
From earliest times artists have been irving represent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26
NEW OPENINGS

rA dEhPSics SGSRoGP SHOW. Coz Col,
lectors Corner, 1925 Wisconsin
avenue NV. Current through August
Z.
NuAL OUTDoOR ART EXHIBITION.
Ninth and II streets S.W. Next Sat-
urday through August 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26
TUESDAY.

UNITED STATES ARMY BAND. Major
HUH CurIy,s conductor Watergate,
$50 P. m. Soloists: Mime Mady Metz
ger-Ziegler, mezZo-soprano; KeiE
W. Paris Chambers; Overture to La
Scala di Seta, Rossini: Irish Tune
from County Derry, Granger; Blue
bells OF Scotland, Pryor; National
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26
MUSIC PROGRAMS

Spirit, Hummel; Gold and Silver
Waltz. Lehar; Selections from The
Music Man. Wilson: Mon Occur
S'Ouvre a Ia Voix, Saint-Saens: 1ch
Liebe Dich, Grieg: The Old Refrain.
Kreisler; Finale from The New World
Symphony, DVorak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-26

FIOLu Cdl llCoO OALAACo' al CAoV
movement, as demonstrated
at the Disney exhibition by
a facsimile Of a prehistoric
painting of a wild boar with
8 legs, made 10000 years ago
on the wall of a cave. A small
movie shows it in action SIM
ply by alternating the two
sets of legs. The multiple-leg
principle established by the
Cro-Magnon artist is seen in
famous paintings of our CEN
fury: Balla's Dog on a
Leash" and Duchamp's
Nude Descending the
Stairs" So too is Disney's
Squirrel Descending a Tree"
q multiple image.
Egyptian FrescOes
An Egyptian wrestling
match, shown in ancient
frescoes giving successive
movements and clinches, has
been turned into the liveliest
of the expository movies. But
no less effective is that OF the
handsome running Greek
athlete taken from successive
steps on a Greek amphora.
black figures on red. Another
action movie is derived from
the sketchbookS of leonardo
da Vinci.
The exhibition moves on to
Reynaud's "Praxinoscope" OF
mirrors, revolving drums and
pictures to the Gay Nine
ties" magic lantern slide.
The first successful animated
cartoon exemplifying the
formula now identified with
Disney was Windsor McKay's
"Gertie the Dinosaur.
From that point on, the
exhibition sets forth with
explanatory labels and
movies the development OF
Disney's cartoons, from such
simple (by today's standards
beginnings as Mickey Mouse
in Steamboat Willie" 1929.
After studying the innumer-
able steps (among them the
use of masterpieces of paint
ing, tapestry and illuminated
manuscripts) which culmi-
nate in such a production as
1.-THE Sleeping Beauty" the
visitor should have far
greater appreciation Of the
animated cartoon of today by
Disney and other producers.
Native Art Form
Generally regarded as de-
lightful entertainment, the
animated cartoon has strong
claims, in some authoritative
opinions, to being the United
States major if not sole con-
tribution to world art. OF
architecture is included, then
our skyScraper is another
major contribution0 Our Ma
ton developed too recently to
play such a role in sculpture
and painting as did Greece,
Renaissance Italy and 18th
century France, to mention a
few decisive influences.
1.-THE Art of Animation" is
open 8 am. to 4:30 pm, every
day.
Imaa~osS