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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06

Of sustaining traditions" But
whatever the shortcomings
Of an era, life is, In any
event. inevitably its own
meaning -. just as the
myths that endure manifest
ourselves. so our epoch is
every epoch. The Heroic
Encounter is without
beginning or end"
1t must be fought anew in
each life and each era.
Exhibition open Monday
through Saturday. $3.50 to So
Kormendi's St. Peter
A heroic statue of st. Peter.
by the late Eugene Kor-
mendi. will be dedicated
September 20 at st. Peters
Church, Olney, Maryland.
The sculptor died a little
over three weeks ago. The
Star had stories about him
August IS page B-10) and
August 16, with biographical
data and locations Of some Of
his works.
Hungarian born (l889) Mr..
Kormendi came to the United
States in 1888 with his wife
who is also an artist, and be-
came an American citizen.
His sculpture had won
him international recogni-
ton. and he was soon work.
ing on commissions in this
country. He is represented
in museum collections and
with sculptures in many
cities in Europe and the
United States. He was in
vited to become sculptor-in-
residence at Notre Dame
University, Indiana, and re-
manned there for 10 years,
before moving to Washington
in 1857.
His monumental figure Of
Christ, the Light Of the
World" in front of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Con.
ference Building, 1912 Mass
achusetts avenue NV, is his
best known work in this area.
The statue Of st. Peter, soon
to be unveiled, is his second
heroic-size work here. OF
Indiana limestone. 1t is IS
feet high. weighs 7 tons. Clean
cut in line and mass, it has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
PROGRAMS

TODAY
ROBERT C. sHONE, organ; Frank
Mervine and Donald BoOthman, CEN
tiers. Washington Cathedral 5 pm,
MSsnifssS psndEieu' , MSsnif ca
Fugue In q, Bach: Prelude au
Kyrie, Langlais: Litanies, Alain.
ALEXANDER PERKINS, tenor. Shiloh
Baptist Church Auditorium, $3.50
pm. Die schone Mullerin. SchubGt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06

aid Of the Bollingen Founda-
ton, the exhibition Is COM
posed Of % panels Of 100
photographs. and shadow
boxes with IS or more color
transparencies. Excellent
captions and plaques Of in
terpretive texts and quota
tons heighten the interest Of
the works Of art illustrated,
most Of them Of great anti
guilty.
Chronologically. the show
ranges from the Aurignacian
period 100000 to 10000 years
ago. and the Akkad seals Of
the third millennium Be. to
Picasso's "Guernica" Of 1887.
1t includes great works of
sculpture, mosiacs, vase
painting, Examinations and
other arts, Of Egypt. Assyria.
Greece. China, Japan. the
Near East. European coun-
tries and several primitive
arts. The entire show can be
obtained In book form ("The
Heroic Encounter" by Dor
othy Norman, Grove Press,
$2.75.) It is a work Of per-
manent interest, not only
from the esthetic but also
from the metaphysical and
philosophical standpoints.
Interpretive Symbols
Most Of us remember our
thrills In childhood. reading
on the adventure story level,
about Hercules and the Ne
mean lion, Theseus and the
Minotaur. Perseus and the
Gorgon's head, and many
another hero and his implac-
able deadly enemy. Mrs.
Norman interprets these
familiar NEUROLOGICAL heroes
and others much earlier, as
symbols Of ourselves and our
own "primordial and eter-
nal conflict" with the world
without, or within ourselves,
against our own dark and
bestial impulses.
The implications Of Mrs.
Norman's introduction are
hopeful. "At no previous
time in the history of the
world" she says. have the
darkest depths Of the human
predicament been so pitilessly
laid bare" nor has man been
so largely without benefit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
BY JAMES G. DEANE
Star Record Critic

Is the long-playing pho
nograph record stimulating
musicians to broaden their
horizons?
After more than a decade
since its advent. there is GER
tainly not the least doubt
that it is. At the moment.
stereo is causing manufac-
turers to backtrack a bit and
indulge in another round Of
the standards, and some de-
sirable older issues have dis
appeared. But there is no
reason to fear that the long
run gains in the realm Of a
broadened repertoire will not
continue.
An instance Of the pull ex-
erted by records into fresh
territory is offered on a
Westminster disc. The rec
ord. titled operate Hi-Fire-
works." is devoted to piano
prescriptions by List Of
music from familiar operas
by Verdi. Wagner and Gou-
nod. as played by the Hun
garian pianist, Edith Far
nadi.
The operas in question are
all available on discs them
selves. so that 1t isn't neces-
sary to turn to List to enjoy
their melodies. But Lists
tranScriptions are well worth
attention on their own. How
many pianists have paid
them any. however, Not very
many. as a glance over the
ordinary run Of recital pro-
grams will show.
They have been missing q
good bet. The quartet from
Rigoletto may startle the
nearer q bit when 1t sudden
ly issues as a keyboard piece
from the first band on the
Farnadi disc. but the piece"
is fascinating. Alec Temple
ton, Victor Borge and others
have built careers on essen-
TALLY this sort Of paraphras-
ing or borrowing in our day.
and List surpassed all Of
them.
The spinning song from The
Flying Dutchman and the
overture, ENTRY Of the guests"
music and Evening Star"
from Tannhauser are the
Wagnerian items. and Gou-
nod is represented by the
waltz from Faust. Miss Far
nadi. a List specialist, plays
expertly and with verve, and
the sound on the monaural
copy is excellent. Anyone
curious about his own key
board skill should give some
Of this music a try: the
chances are Miss Farnadi will
be admired that much more
afterward. Westminster
XWN 1929
For a further taste of
LISTS inventive handiwork
one may also turn to a disc
by Jorge Bolet offering nine
Of the transcendental etudes,
works aptly tagged consider
ing the degree to which at
least some Of them, such as
the technically fearsome
wilde Jagd." exceed the nor
NAL bounds Of keyboard en-
terprise. No disc, certainly
no monaural one, can con-
vey a fully representative
likeness Of the more uninhi-
bited Of this wide-ranging
sequence, but this one is at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06

classic simplicity, fitting for
its architectural background.
a wall Of blue tile. The sculp-
tor concentrated detailed
work in the serene head, and
hands holding a key and
scroll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
ART NEWS OF D. c. AREA
Middle East Gallery
Theme Exhibition
BY FLORENCE s. BERGMAN
Star Art Critic

1.-THE Heroic Encounter absorbing. thought provok-
ing theme exhibition. two-year tour under
auspices Of the American Federation of Arts opened
days at the Middle East Institutes garden gallery 1851
N street NV, TO remain through September %.
Conceived and organized by Dorothy Norman with the
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Two at IFA


Connecticut avenue NV, last
Monday, to remain only
through next Saturday.
DAILY, Q to S. Each is
represented with IL to IA
items.
Don Turner Of Milwaukee,
just past his 30th birthday,
shows large woodcuts, seri-
graphs and an etching, most
of them figurative. Roger
Remington, in his early
EOS, is represented with
abstract serigraphs and litho-
graphs. His color combina-
lions are good, and textural
variations interesting. He
contrasts mat and glossy,
smooth and gouged-out sur
faces, light and dark tones.
His forms are roughly rectan-
gular, and in most instances
appear to be non-objective.
although the titles of his
prints indicate objective
points of departure: Jonah
in the Whale" "Springtime,"
"City Structure" etc.
Mr.. Turner's large, rugged,
expressionist prints are more
interesting to me. His Don
Quixote" is the most striking,
the skeletal Rozinante, de,
tails of armor, hounds and
cloud forms combining to
create a strong sense of move
ment. His tall, narrow panels
of "Centaur" and ACTRESS"
his draped figure and
woman and Cat" are all
animated. His most reposeful
print is a small etching of a
sleeping cat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
FIDDLE CONTEST

A1DAS WV ~ SA
The Friday Morning Music
Club celebrates its 18th an
niversary this season. Said
to be the second oldest music
club to have met continu-
ously in the United States.
it was started in 1885 by
Madeleine Beckwith.
The club is holding its
seventh national additions
for student scholarships. The
competition is for strings.
Nineteen promising entries
have been screened and &C
cepted by Kathryn Hill
Rawls, chairman of additions
and the foundation board.
There will be three days Of
additions, the first two Of
which will be held for local
judges. From this group six
finalists will be selected and
will appear before club mem
bers and the public and the
panel Of national judges this
Friday at / o'clock. The
judges who will hear the six
finalists are: DR.. Howard
Mitchell. conductor Of the
National Symphony: Boris
Kroyt, violist Of the Buda-
pest Quartet. and Mischa
Mishakoff, concert master Of
the NBC Symphony under
Toscanini. The hearing will
be held in the John Wesley
Powell Auditorium.
DR.. Mitchell will present
the prizes at the close Of the
afternoon. First prize will
be $1,000 and a performance
with the National Symphony
Orchestra under DR.. Mitch
ellis direction, the second
prize will be $500 and the
other four flnalists will each
receive SIS.
The contest was open to
music students anywhere in
the United States who are
at least Is but will not be
% on September II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
STEWART SHUBERT

STEWART SHUBERT
The pleasure of O new
Schubert sonata recording,
and equally Of a Schumann
one is far too rare. a circum-
stance which enhances the
interest attaching to an
issue Of local origin by a
pianist in his 20s. Stewart
Gordon.
Mr.. Gordon drew excep-
tional comment from the
professional commentators
all resoundingly favorable
with performances Of
Schubert's OPP. 143 in A
minor and Schumann's OPP.
II in F sharp minor in a
recital in the Howard Uni
versity series last December.
This departments represent
alive rated the performer
with Gieseking and Schnabel,
among others-an elevated
status, indeed.
The same two sonatas are
on Mr.. Gordon's debut disc.
They bear out the advance
notices. The Schumann
comes of handsomely all
around. The first time
through. the Schubert seemed
q bit cool; but the second try
resolved the matter as one
more related to the content
than the execution. The
sonata is among Schubert's
more elusive; once the ice is
broken. its values. and more
particularly those Of Mr..
Gordon's discerning and dis
eliminating performance. as
sert themselves.
The fact that the pianist
was a Gieseking pupil helps
to explain a resemblance to
the senior artists style. The
playing, like Gieseking's. is
clearly articulated, purpose
full and unusually well con-
trolled. Schnabel had his
own modus operandi, especial
ly along the lines Of phrasing
and rhythmic propulsion. A
Schnabel edition of Op. l43
is not currently available for
direct comparisons. wash
ington WR 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
DISCAPSULES

NOOCWOEJIly
BEETHOVEN sonatas in
C, OPP. SO. and E fiat, Op. 81.
No. 3 (Rubinstein; RCA Vic
tor LIN 231D. Alert and
sensitive pianism from a
Familiarity expert source. The
neglected E fiat is especially
winning. Clear sound, al
though the review copy ar
rived blemished.
STRAUSS Lorelei Rhein-
klaenge and other pieces (An-
tai Dorati, Minneapolis Sym
phony; Mercury MIG 50178).
Strauss" equals Johann, ST.;
Johann, jr.; Josef and
Eduard ID. 1870. A tidy
counterfeit Of the Viennese
style.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
NEW OPENINGS

PAINTINGS BY TONY VIEWERS. Frans
Bader Gallery. 1905 @ street NV.
Tuesday through September ~.
CONTEMPORARY BRAZILIAN PAINT.
Frs. The Arts Club, 20l7 Eye"
street NV. Tuesday through septem.
ExHIBITIoN BY PAINTERS OF THE
POTOMAC. Md: AREA. The Glenn
Gallery, South Glen road, Potomac,
Nd. Today through September 80.
RECENT WORK BY LOWELL MES.
BIT. The Origo Gallery, zoos n
street NV. Tuesday through Sep
PAINTINGS MIN By GUSTAV TRoIs. The
Artists Mart, 1851 Wisconsin ave.
nue. NV. Current through Septem.
CONTEMPORARY DANISH DESIGN.
National Housing Center, 1928 L
street NV. Wednesday through
PAINTINGS BY GENE DAVIS. DupOn.
Theater Gallery, 1882 Connecticut
avenue NV. Tuesday throueh
SECOND ANNUAL RENTAL PRINT
SHOW. Howard University CAL
lery, 2401 Sixth street NV. Satur-
day through October IS.
DUTCH ETCHINGS. Smithsonian Di.
vision of Graphic Arts, Jefferson
drive and Tenth Street. Tuesday
through October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
TURNTABLE TALK
List Disc Offers
A Ia Piano Opera

least effectively suggestive.
The missing numbers are 4.
6 and IL. (RCA Victor LIN
229l.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
Action in Paint

Ken Mundie'S t1rSt one
man show, Of more than 20
oils and a large. number Of
drawings, is at Collectors
Corner, 1925 Wisconsin av-
enue. Georgetown. through
September 20.
His work is largely devoted
to transcribing action, most
directly in his sports sub
jects. These are expression
list paintings, with simplifica-
ton, distortion and raw colors
emphasizing the struggle Of
opponents, whether in the
prize ring, football. tennis,
ice skating, games Of Billiards
and chess.
Mr.. Mundie has seen more
action himself than one
would expect Of a man only
80. Born in California, he
studied art there and worked
three years as a Walt Disney
animator. He accepted a Job
as animator and Aim editor
here in Washington, and
quickly Won recognition in
this highly specialized field.
Last year he won the Art
Directors award in Balti-
more for a film he directed;
this year two of his films
were chosen by Variety among
Washington's top so TV
films Of 1859.
His practical experience in
painting and drawing is REIN
forced by his proves as an
athlete; he has been a tour
nament tennis player, a COM
petitive ice skater, and q
semi-pro baseball player,
which personal involvement
undoubtedly adds to the con-
viction Of his sports paintings.
There is action, too. in
some of his other works: The
fanatic Faith Healer" the
animated couple coming from
a night club. the alcoholic
confronting his bottles. Mr..
Mundie also shows a few still
street scenes, portraits and
symbolic subjects. (Open 10
to 5 daily, Sunday 3 to So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-06
NEWS OF MUSIC
Angel Sought to Cool
New Cortogeno Opera

little or no evidence that 1t
would work to the benefit Of
the music-lover or the per-
forming artist. although
doubtless Congress could find
funds for the air condition.
ing Of state theaters. But
probably the tradition should
be older than the govern
ment to be able to stand the
gan. American music is do
ing pretty well in the hands
Of the public and the philan-
thropic foundations.
Guillermo Espinosa and the
many governments that sup
port the music Of the Pan
American Union are doing
pretty well. also. Last sea-
son, Espinosa brought the
National Orchestra Of Mexi-
CO and our own National
Symphony to his series which
included many first-rate So
loists. among them Jaime
Laredo. the current fiddle
sensation. The new opera
house in Cartegena, Column
bia, when it opens In 1861,
will be a music center to keep
ones eye on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
Red Military Peril
Growing, Draper Says

stiff cuts planned by some in
both parties.
Form Conclusions
Mr.. Draper said the four
months study by the panel LED
to these conclusions:
/. The Communist military
threat is at it's peak.
2. Both the Soviets and the
Chinese Communists are STEP
ping up their economic often
Sive to penetrate and control
uncommitted nations. The
Chinese are estimated to be
increasing their own foreign
aid program greatly.
8. The panel considers thu
SIS billion military component
in the Presidents program i.
below a safe minimum, one.
third below the levels of de.
liveries of military goods Of
the past three years. The $40C
million addition should be made
Immediately; because of the
time it would take to produce
the goods it would buy. the ad
dition would not substantially
affect prospects for balancing
the budget for the year begin.
ming July /.
4. Funds for economic as.
stance asked by Mr.. Eisenhower
are a bare minimum. Congress
should vote the $500 million he
recommended for the Develop.
ment Loan Fund for the COM
ing year and substantially in
crease this sum next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
Medical Journal
Hits Fitness Tests

LONDON. April "a (AP).-
The British Medical journal
Lancet said today it isn't a doc
tors job to decide whether a
statesman is At to rule.
Decisions on fitness to rule
must still be left to the peo-
pie" the journal said.
a.. If it became customary
to refer such problems for
medical adjudication we would
not envy the adjudicator," the
editorial continued. what
terms Of reference could we
have? How can one estimate
the value of a leader without
being influenced by ones own
opinion of his opinions?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
By the Associated Press

The head of a presidential
panel studying the foreign aio
program says the Communist
military threat is greater than
ever.
William H. Draper, New York
investment banker, repeated his
Recommendation that President
Eisenhower's $3,930,O00 900 aic
program be Immediately in
creased by $400 million for more
missiles for NATO allies.
His remarks in a closed ses.
sion of the House Foreign At
fairs Committee yesterday were
summarized later by Chairman
Morgan, Democrat of Penn
Sylvania.
improvements Sought
Before the session, Mr.. Ora
per said in an interview the
panel is now working on rec
concentrations for improving
the economic aid program and
the administration of the Mu-
tual Security Program.
Mr.. Draper told the commit
tee a substantial reduction in
the program would be a dis
aster to the United States and
any cut would impair its eff
fectivenesS as a support of ma
tional security.
Thus he backed President
EiSenhower's drive to rally both
doubtful Republicans and Dem
ocrats in Congress against the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24

front Of all is not simply
one Of distributing pamphlets
or making radio broadcasts to
foreign lands. though I do not
minimize the Importance Of
such methods.
Rather. it is a problem Of
achieving a broader UNDER
standing Of the fundamental
values which free societies
share"
The Governor said, "There
are no panaceas. There is no
magic formula" for solving the
international difficulties.
He said. however. that, I'VE
need a rallying point around
which the people Of the world
can Join us in the fight for free
dom Then we can all go for
ward, fortified by common
understanding and unity Of
purpose"
Gov. Meyner. in his address
before the National Capital
Democratic Club, declin e d
again to say whether he would
seek the presidential nominal
ton in 1860.
His speech came shortly after
a reception at the Capitol at
tended by five other potential
candidates.
Also attending the reception,
given by Senator Williams,
Democrat Of New Jersey, were:
Senate Democratic Leader
johnson of Texas, and Demo
cratic Senators Kennedy OF
Massachusetts,, Humphrey OF
Minnesota, Symington of Mis-
souri and Kefauver of Tennes-
seq
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24

fair. awkward. destructive to
free enterprise and stimulating
TO international hard feelings
and reprisals."
The international Chamber
of Commerce and its United
States Council have played a
substantial role In simplifying
American customs procedure.
Simplification laws were passed
in 1858. 1854 and 1856. Mr..
Radcliffe said this country
should take more steps along
this line.
Methods Criticized
He criticized certain customs
valuation methods, counter
vailing duties, discriminatory
internal revenue taxes"
dumping" "our obsolete sys-
tom Of customs classifications,"
the Buy American Act" and
the escape clause and national
security provisions Of the Trade
AgreecentS Act.
The delegates turned their
attention today to means OF
cutting red tape from trade
after hearing President Eisen-
hover urge them to hold firmly
to their programs and policies
for developing world commerce.
President Pays Visit
Mr.. Eisenhower, whose Au-
gusta vacation prevented him
from being on hand for a cere-
monial opening of the conven-
ton Monday, paid a brief visit
yesterday afternoon.
He told the business and A.
nancial leaders from "A Free
World countries that they faced
a challenge ito prove that the
free market economy can
outproduce any other kind Of
economy known to man." And
he asked the delegates to hold
firmly to 1.-The basic thought
that the trade routes of inter-
national commerce are also the
paths to peace"
The men of finance and
BUSINESS received the Pres
ident's suggestions with polite
applause. Within minutes, how
ever. they were firing probing
questions at a panel Of mem
bers Of Congress-five Senators
and six RepreSentatives-that
were critical of what seemed to
them to be conflicting express
sions by the United States.
Most Of all, they wanted to
know why the United States
talked about world trade and
at the same time imposed i'm
port quotas, invoked the "es-
cape clause" Of the Reciprocal
Trades Act and otherwise in
terfered with the free flow of
commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
Import Official
Praises Gains
In Free Trade
by RICHARD FRYKLUND
star stan writer

The United States is making
It cheaper and easier for for,
eign countries to send theii
goods here. the Internationa
Chamber Of Commerce was told
today.
Harry S. Radcliffe. executive
vice president Of the Nationa
Council Of American Importers
said the protectionist steps
taken by our country in the last
few years "are relatively in
significant ito the more impor.
tant measures that we have
taken in the consistent direc.
ton Of liberalized trade policy.
Mr.. Radcliffe, in defending
American policies before almost
1000 businessmen from all over
the free world meeting thi.
week at the Sheraton-Pa anc
Shoreham Hotels. said that "ir
many cases. our tariffs today
are about 81 per cent Of the
1880 rates."
Congress last year, he said
authorized a further lowering
of existing rates of duty By
various means"
Simplified Customs
But, he said, "the mair
strides we have made toward
liberal trade policies in the
United States in the past few
years have been in the direc.
ton Of simplification of Gus.
toms procedure"
Mr.. Radcliffe, one of the
leading fighters for liberalizec
trade and for cutting red tape
in imports. said quantitativt
restrictions on imports are un.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
2,OOO-MiIe TriuI

INDEPENDENCE. Mo.-The
old Oregon Trail, first blazed by
indians and fur trappers,
stretched across the country
for about 1000 miles. begin
ming at independence and end
ing at what is now Vancouver,
Wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-24
Gov. Meyner Proposes
4-Point Foreign Policy

New Jersey Gov Robert Meyner. often mentioned as
potential Democratic presidential candidate in 1860 last night
offered "fourpont approach" to foreign policy as ralyne
point" against communism.
Gov Meyner specifically identified his approach to the
cold war with such declarations the Fourteen Points (of