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Evening star., 1959-12-27
By JAMES G. DEANE
Star Record Critic

The tempo of the 1950s has
been rapid, IN social and
political history the decade
may go down as transitional.
In the world of recordings,
however, the period has been
significant enough to earn
q more explicit label. It will
be widely remembered for
the mass advent of high
fidelity. the long-playing
disc, prerecorded magnetic
tape and Stereo, and for af-
fording unprecedented ac-
cess to the fruits of musical
genius.
However one regards them,
the events of 1950-59 as spun
upon the turntable have been
indelible. Ten years ago. for
instance, it was a matter of
distinction to own two or
three recordings of standard
operas. Today full-length
disc productions of operas,
known and hitherto un-
known, are almost taken for
granted, and excepted "re-
citals" are beginning to be
looked down upon.
Beethoven's quartets have
Evening star., 1959-12-27
Eurly Luutrecs

The new fine arts gallery
OF the Jewish Community
Center, 1929 Sixteenth street
NV. has a distinguished
collection for its second ex-
hibition: so drawings by
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec,
taken from a sketchbook he
completed before he was II.
All are loans from the Albert
H. Wiggin collection of the
Boston Public Library, and
will be shown at other Ameri-
can galleries under auspices
OF the Smithsonian Institu-
ton Travelling Exhibition
Service.
In his early teens, Lau-
tree obviously had the in
terests Of other lads of that
age, and drew horses, hunters
and soldiers, vividly record
ing movement. There are
character sketches that pre-
dict the mature Lautrec's
special genius for mordant
Characterization, with which
he immortalized Monmar-
tres music hall and night
club performers and hab-
itues, making these person.
alities of the gay nineties"
better known to us than any
Of their kind before or since.
Through next Sunday;
open Monday through Fri
day, IL to 4 and Z to 8 pm.
Sunday, 2 to 6; closed Sat-
urday.
Evening star., 1959-12-27
Glen Landscapes

The Landscape Club of
Washington has an exhibi-
ton Of nearly 40 oils, water
colors and pastelS, at the
Glen Gallery, South Glen
road near Potomac, Md,
through next Sunday. (Open
10 to IL and 3 to 6 Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, 10
to IL Saturday and 8 to 6
Sunday.)
AS one expects Of this
group of artists, there are
many sound traditional
works, pleasing in subjects.
Among them are a glimpse
Of old houses on the water
at Espalion, France, by A.
John Oakley (club presi-
dent); Trout Stream" an
other prize-winner (Arts
Club Fall Festivity) by Glib
Crockett (club vice presi-
dent); an impressionistic
urban scene, Stormy Wealth
er," by Francis Peters; Gar
net Jex' beautiful "Thawing
Snow; Walter Bachrach's
happy Supper in the Park;
Robert Johnstone's serene,
reticent Marshes; William
Walters strong Fishing
Boats; other pleasing paint
tngs by Tracy Coleman.
John Bryans. Roger Rittase
and c. j. Poisz. Some of
these artists are showing
two or three works each.
Evening star., 1959-12-27

Szyk's 38 original miniatures
dealing with the American
Revolution, made to illustrate
a book, Washington and His
Times" were presented to
President Franklin Roosevelt
by the President of Poland.
These are now at Hyde Park,
and reproductions of them are
in the current show. In Janu-
ary, 1912, the Whyte Gallery
had an exhibition of Szyk's
devastating pictorial COM
mentS on Hitler, MusSolini
and their gangs, reproduced
in his book, THE New Order"
But Szyk Polish born, an
American citizen) was essen
TALLY an illustrator and illu-
minator in the medieval ira
dition, combining expressive,
meticulous drawing with jew
el-like color, and decorative
detail of extraordinary beau
ty. The B'nai Birth show
includes not only original
paintings, many Of them for
book Illustrations, but also
richly Illuminated documents,
the Declaration of Independ-
ence, the Bill of Rights, the
Physicians Oath, and many
others, the lettering of which
is as admirable as the deco
rationS.
1t is tragic that an artist
Of such gifts died eight years
ago In his mid-50s.
Evening star., 1959-12-27
Art Lectures

"The Christmas Shep-
herds" is the subject on
which Muriel Thorne, staff
lecturer of the National GAL
lery Of Art, will lecture there
this afternoon at 4. Free to
public.
Leonard Maurer Of the
Corcoran School of Art fac
ulty, and noted Washington
artist, will be seen again in
THE Artist at Work." next
Tuesday morning at 1880,
over WTTG, Channel S, pre-
sented by The Greater Wash
ington Educational Televi-
sion Association in its series
Of Christmas holiday pro-
grams. This one was pro-
duced by the Walter Reed
Army Medical Center and
WTTG Engineering Union.
Evening star., 1959-12-27

will be challenged and stimu-
lated If not actually inspired"
by the abstract and express
Sionist paintings presented.
Prof. James A. Porter, head
Of Howard's art department,
has written a comprehensive
foreword to the catalogue in
which he speaks Of the
revolution Of modern art and
how the layman must ap-
proach the creative ideas
brought by the artist to our
age. Prof. Porter's whole
argument is a persuasive ap-
peal for understanding and
receptivity.
But when he says "it is
the duty Of the layman to
appreciate art" I must dis
agree. 1t is no more John @.
Public's obligation to zap
preciate" ambiguous, OBJ
scure, unintelligible paintings
than it is the artists duty to
please John. John may
broaden his outlook by mem
tally excavating distractions
In hope of buried treasure,
just as he may enrich his life
by learning difficult foreign
languages. But he is under
no compulsion to do either.
Evening star., 1959-12-27
PROGRAMS
TODAY

WASHINGTON CATHEDRAL CHOIR
OF MEN AND BOYS, Paul Galway,
director; Washington Cathedral.
pm. Tomorrow shall be my dane
ing day, Hoist; QUEEN vidistis Pas
torres, Dering; o Magnum Mysterium,
Victoria; Ent SURGE IlluminaEe. Byrd;
Warlock: Song Of Mary, Friedeii: In
DuIci Jubilo, arr. Pearsall: Chan
ticleer, Dirksen; The Infant King,
arr. Ratcliffe
ANITA ALONSO, soprano: GeorR Hagen,
tenor; Harden Church and Hannah
kluger, piano. Barker Hall, YWCA,
pm. Music by Sardi, Handel,
SNiIia.Lobos: De Falla, Nielsen,
sjoberg' Ralten. Brahms. Schubert.
FRIDAY MORNING MUSIC CLUB.
John wesley Powell Auditorium,
froPTam: Musi. by sseSa Anniys5isEy EsCis7y
Grieg, Beethoven, Chopin, Handel.
N o TIL MINISTER PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH CHoiRs. Donald 1. Miller,
director. Northminster Presbyterian
CHURCH. 7:30 pm. Soloists: Frances
Du NerEer. soprano; Pattie Hssty,
SOPRANO; Clara O'Dette, soprano;
Richard Levitt. countertenor; NAL
sory walker walker tenor; Allen Crowell.
DaEmar G. OIssOn, organ; string
quartet. Christmas cantats, Buch-
ner; Cantata Pastorale, Scarlatti; /;
Christmas Anthem, Purcell: Christ
mas Hymn, Vaughan Williams.
GRISHAdAN-RYCE DUO: Alan Grish-
man, violin: Joel Ryce, piano. Phil
lips Gallery, 5 pm. Sonata in d,
OPUS IL, No. l.. Beethoven; Rhap-
s Soy No: ] for violin, Bartok: Suite
ptfo1r le Piano." Debussy: Sonata,
Evening star., 1959-12-27
TURNTABLE TALK
1866 Produced
Memorable Discs

climbed in the short span
from obscurity to living-room
familiarity. So have the prod
ucts of Stravinsky, Bartok,
Prokofleff, and to q degree
Berg, Schoenberg. and others
who used to be popularity re-
garded as the rankest radi-
Gals, along with their special
lied exponents.
Complete categories Of
Vaughan Williams, Ravel
and Shostakovich are avail
able along with those
of Bach, Beethoven and
Brahms, and symphonies
and concertos are counter
balanced by masses, motetS,
cantataS, sonataS, trios and
art songs. The challenges
are those of selection and
absorption. where formerly
they added UP mostly to
Illustration.
Imposing Specifics
The specifics are equally
imposing. Toscanini, Walter,
GieSeking, Tebaldi. Callas,
Beecham, Flagstad, Schnabel,
Schwarzkopf, Christoff, Della
Casa, Rubinstein, Horowitz.
Heifetz, Won Karajan,
Oistrakh, Gilels. Serkin, Van
Cliburn. Backhaus. De Los
Angeles, Ansermet are only
some of the names that made
the decade exciting. and
these all had large hands
or voices-in photographic
progress.
And the procession Of
masterpieces by Verdi. Wag-
ner, Berlioz. Bach, Handel,
Mozart, Schumann, Schubert,
Haydn, and dozens of others
equally and less known
which were brought to
ready availability in suitable
Evening star., 1959-12-27
Drewes at CupitoI

More than 20 original
woodcuts in colors, a one
man show by Werner Drewes,
arranged by the I. F. A. GAL
leries, will remain> in the
lounge of Loew's Capitol The
ater, F street between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth,
through next Sunday. This
is an excellent selection,
semi-abStract, but leaving no
doubt as to the subject Of
each print.
The woodcuts are strong in
color and fortified with heavy
black lines, e.g. tree trunks in
Forest" and Spring" Such
city views as Manhattan"
vertical composition and
Gloucester" (horizontaD
present intriguing contrasts.
Among the most beautiful
prints are North Swamp"
(balanced ref1ection), win
ter Sunset" and Mysterious
Forest"
German born (1899) and
widely travelled, Mr.. Drewes
became a United States citi-
zen in 1886. Besides produc-
ing his own admirable work,
he now teaches at the School
Of Fine Arts, Washington
University, st. Louis. He has
been on the art faculties of
Columbia University and
Brooklyn College, and Chi
cago's Institute Of Design.
Evening star., 1959-12-27
Szyk Miniatures

Attention was called to the
superb exhibition at the
B'nai Birth Building, 1910
Rhode Island avenue NV,
Of miniatures and illumina-
tions by Arthur Szyk, with
a reproduction Of one Of
them in these columns No
vember 8. The show will re-
main through next Thurs
day. (Open today 10 to S,
tomorrow, Tuesday and
Thursday 1::30 to S; closed
Wednesday,
This is the third presenta-
ton Of Szyk's paintings in
Washington. In the 1930s,
the Library Of Congress held
. large exhibition at the time
Evening star., 1959-12-27

form for the first time
constitutes a social service
without parallel, unless it Is
the parallel Of the printing
press. The Mozart bicen-
tenary alone, in the scope Of
its disc-observance (not yet
over), would have justified
the chronological and dis
tributive endeavors in terms
Of public return.
Credit, besides that be-
longing to those in the cate
gories named, should so to
those who have something
less than a purely artistic.
cultural and eSoteric interest
in all this. If RCA Victor,
Columbia, London, Decca,
EMI-Capitol and their kind
were looking solely to profits
none Of it would have hap
pened, any more than If
Flagstad and Callas had de-
cided they could do better
financially If they devoted
their careers to hillbilly
songs or toothpaste CONNER
cialS. Given equal aptitude
they probably would have
done better, making corre-
spondingly more profits for
their employers. Fortunately,
the employers have been con-
tent to let things go as they
have.
Sometimes Tedious
That hasn't been perfect
in every particular. Some
times it has seemed as If no
orchestra could play any
thing but Beethoven's Fifth
and no opera cast could mas
ter anything but Cavalleria
Rusticana, and stereo recently
has revived this feeling. Some
Of the worthy late additions
to the catalogue have dis
appeared Unexpectedly rap
idly, a contradiction Of the
above complimented pecuni-
airy disinterestedness.
The Library of Congress
also has effectively called at
tention to some of the tech
biological deficiencies Of the
present making, packaging
and shipping of the product;
and there are various con-
fuSions clouding the relative
situations of mono and Stereo
discs and tapes, and the as
sorted equipment required
for utilizing them. But this
is the state of the art-all
youngsters face growing
pains.
AS for the future, it be-
longs largely to those who
want to work their will upon
it. The more, the merrier.
Personal random sampling
Evening star., 1959-12-27
NEWS OF MUSIC
Schubert's Dances
For Piano Published

essary income; Schubert on
the other hand did not sell
many Of his dances-he sold
very little of anything he
wrote. We must think Of
Schubert, / suppose, as writ
ing his dances in the morn
ing with the purpose Of play
ing them for his friends in
the evening. He was extra
ordinarily convivial, this man
who had so little time for
conviviality, who had only
eighteen years to set down
with goose quills more music
than most other men could
boast of in a creative life
time.
I have spoken only Of the
waltzeS for no real reason.
The other large class of
three-fSur dances, the min
uetS, are equally interesting,
and the Scottish dances in
two-four make an exciting
contrast. A group of Schubert
dances may be as long as 80
or 40 individual pieces; most
are about half that length.
A collection is really a set Of
variations or a fantasy, with
a basic melodic or rhythmic
idea worked into what could
well be considered a major
work like the Beethoven
Diabelli Variations. Il would
exaggerate the scope and
inter-relationship of even the
greatest Of the Schubert
dances If I said them to be
comparable in organization
to the Diabelli, but there is
a slight similarity. Inciden-
tally, Schubert was one of so
Viennese composers who
wrote q single variation on
the waltz Beethoven used for
his greatest piano work.
Something for All Pianists
The dances are on the
whole not easy to play, de-
manding a bravura that
taxes q virtuoso. Happily,
however. there Is always
something in every set that
can be negotiated by a mod
est amateur. 1t is only when
one plays for others that mis-
takes mean anything at all.
Schubert in some of his
later dances must have had
the latest English Broadwood
in mind-the piano for
which Beethoven wrote the
Hammerclavier sonata. The
music ranges over the en-
tire compass of a keyboard
known, I think, only to that
piano, up to the extreme
high F and down to the
bottom c.
Those who think ITO
Music" is Schubert's finest
Song-perhaps / am one Of
their number-give second
place to ITO My Piano" The
piano plays a larger role In
the music of Schubert then
in that Of any other COM
poser of the first rank, ex-
cept Chopin, Schumann and
Debussy. Schubert loved his
piano as much as the art of
music itself, and If we can
attribute to God preference
for poor people because Of
the number he created, we
can conclude on the same
grounds that his dances
were Schubert's favorite pi-
ano music.
Evening star., 1959-12-27
BY DAY THORPE
star Music Critic

star Music Critic
Two volumes of music have
recently been published which
make an ideal Christmas
present, and I draw to them
the attention Of those whose
Christmas giving is not arbi-
trarily and conventionally
confined to December Is.
They are the complete col
lection Of dances for piano
two hands by Franz Schu-
bert, published complete for
the first time by the German
firm Of @. Henle Verlag.
Schubert wrote literally q
thousand or more dances
waltzes, deutsches, minuets,
galops, marches, eccosaises,
polonaises, and Hungarian
dances. Those for piano four
hands are ubiquitous, and
often encountered in ar
rangements for a single play
er, as though the composer
had never provided him with
sufficient dance material. Ex-
cerpts Of the longer collec-
tons Of two hand dances and
q few Of the shorter works
have heretofore been pub
lished, but the Henle edition
is the only available edition
Of what must be the greatest
concentration Of unalloyed
delight the pianist can find
in the green fields of neg
lected music.
High Level Of Beauty
Many Of US who heard Ma.
dia Boulanger play q Schu-
bert waltz, quite informally,
simply, and intimately, at
her last lecture here a year
ago remember the perform
ance with a tug at our hearts.
A Schubert waltz-almoSt
any one-is a miniature COM
parable in exquisite passion
and depth of feeling to o
lyric of Robert Herrick or of
Heine, although it is never
tinged with the irony of the
latter. A group Of connected
Schubert waltzes is quite q
different thing from a group
Of Johann Strauss. The latter
fascinates for five minutes; at
the end Of 10 the dances seem
repetitive and characterless.
How often we hear a Strauss
waltz on the radio and find it
completely familiar and COM
pletely unidentifiable.
What raises Schubert
waltzeS to a different level of
beauty is difficult If not inn
possible to specify. I think
the factors Of rhythmic sub
tlety. harmonic variety, and
an intoxicating melodic aban-
don have something to do
with 1t. You can listen to
Schubert waltzeS for two
hours at a time without find
ing your continuous sense
Of expectation disappointed.
Also, the baSses Of Schubert
are richer, stronger and in
f1nitely more varied than
those of Strauss, and any
music without a good bass
line is like a house with a
weak foundation.
Covers Creative Span
Schubert's dances extend
chronologically from his
earliest works to the last days
Of his life. To thumb through
the catalog is to discover that
the dance for piano was as
constantly in Schubert's mind
as the song. Why did he write
them? Mozart composed his
endless dances because they
were the surest source of nee
Evening star., 1959-12-27
ewOpenings

ARTIST MEMBERS JURRD SHOW or
OILS WATERCOLORS AND GRAPH
ICS. The Arts Club, 2O17 I street
NV. New Years Day through Jan.
RECENT PAINTINGS By ELAINE CA.
EkITZ; The Playhouse Theater, Cur.
GOLFNG LANDSCAPES BY EDES
IALMAN. Sam Snead's School OF
Golf, S641 Colesville road, Silver
Spring, Nd. Current through Jan.
uary Is.
Evening star., 1959-12-27
Old Georgetown

Carol Stuart Watson, as
sociate editor and staff art
ist of The GeorgeJowner, has
a solo exhibition at Millicent
Chatel's, 1875 Wisconsin ave-
nue. NV. through Thursday.
Mrs. Watson is essentially an
illustrator; the best works in
her collection are oil paint
ings, simplified, naturalistic,
and pen and wash drawings,
OF old Georgetown houses,
gardens and streets.
Evening star., 1959-12-27
Photographic History

THE History of Photog-
raphy," an educational ex-
hibition at George Washing
ton University Library, 2023
G street NV, through next
Sunday, is a display of mo't
absorbing interest than the
title might suggest. Designed
and circulated by the George
Eastman House, Rochester,
N. Y, it is presented on large
mounts, with excellent label
ing and nearly 200 illustra-
tions, not only those relat-
Evening star., 1959-12-27

ing to the developments in
the science and art Of pho
Biography, but also to politi-
cal, social and artistic events
and important persCi 'ities
Of the respective periooS.
The history of photography
is divided into three periods:
1889 to 1851, including the
invention of the medium and
the first two successful proc
esSes, the daguerreotype and
the talbotype; 1851 to 1888,
middle period, the prom
inence Of the wet collodion
plate, and the past 10 years,
with their mushrooming de-
velopments.
Now closed, the Univer-
sity Library will reopen
Tuesday, 9 am. to 10 pm.
through Friday; o to S Sat-
urday; 2 to 6 next Sunday.
Evening star., 1959-12-27
ART NEWS OF D. c. AREA
7 Local Galleries
Represented in Show
BY FLORENCE s. BERGMAN
Star Art Critic

loan exhibition assembled from the collections of seven
Washington galleries. is view at Howard University Gallery
Of Art through Thursday (open to daily. Entitled
Survey No. l. Visual Meamorphoss in Painting" the show
organized Ito illustrate Of the major subjective
trends in modern painting n the hope that the public
Evening star., 1959-12-27
TOMORROW

WASHINGTON BALLET; NATIONAL
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Constitu-
ton Hall, 2:30 pm. Hansel and
Gretel.
THEoDoRE LETTvIN, piano. Phillips
Brahms; Three Klavierstucke, Schu-
bert: Sonata in B nat minor,
CHOPIN; Rondo in C. Beethoven; /;
Rondo in @, Beethoven; Sonata,
kenneth Wolfe; Mephisto Waltz,
Evening star., 1959-12-27
TUESDAY

WASHINGTON BALLET: NATIONAL
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. Con
stitution Hall, 2:30 pm. Hansel
and Gretel.
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Lemon Breaks Tie
TODAY'S SPORTS
ON TELEVISION
Wrestling

Capitol Arena, WTTG-5, 9
pm.
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Bullock, Obscure Pro,
Retains Lead in Open

maximum OF so for the two
final rounds tomorrow.
Gusty winds and rain which
shortly after noon sent most
scores skyrocketing. 1t was
indicated that a score of ISL
may be good enough to survive
the cut.
Peter Thomson Of Australia,
the defending champion and
four-time winner, was left in
an uncomfortable spot after
shooting a second "a for 148.
Thomson was we'll off his game,
hitting into numerous bunkers
and failing to get down his
puts Of 5 and 6 feet.
Watson Shoots II
Gary Player, another of the
favorites, also had putting
problems in posting a II for
las. The young South African
said he missed sinkable puts
on the sixth. seventh and
eighth holes. But he got down
from II feet at the 10th and
from Is feet at the 14th to save
his round.
Bob Watson Of Ardsley on
Hudson, N. Y, who was one of
the better players of a slim
American field, rallied with a
second-round II. But an 81
yesterday left him with a score
Of 1853, almost certain to be too
See BRITISH OPEN, Page C-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-02
Darlene Hard
And Brazilian
Reach Finals

WIMBLEDON. England. July
Q (AP).-Darlene Hard of
Monticello, Calf, trounced
Sandra Reynolds of South
Africa today, "a, Ga, and
went into the women's finals
Of the Wimbledon tennis cham
pionships against Maria Bueno
of Brazil. Miss Bueno ousted
Sally Moore of Bakersfield,
Calf. 60. Ga.
Thus Miss Hard, a bouncy,
23-year-old former waitress, is
assigned the task of trying to
keep intact a string of United
States women's victories at
Wimbledon, unbroken in %
years.
The last non American to
take the crown was Dorothy
Round of England who won in
1887.
Miss Bueno is the first South
American to gain the women's
title round in this tournament.
A 19-year-old. she is at the top
Of her game and declares: II
always wanted to be world
champion"
Mems Final Tomorrow
The women's final will be
played Saturday, Tomorrow
Alex Olmedo, the United States
lend-lease Davis Cup ace from
Peru, and Rod LAYER, 20-year-
old Australian giant-killer, will
clash for the mems crown.
Olmedo is favored, raising
the possibility of an all-South
American sweep of the singles
championships.
Miss Hard, runnerup up to
Althea Gibson for the title in
1857, had too much power for
the pretty South African girl,
who relies mainly on back court
steadinesS.
The Monticello miss often
hit her service with the power
of a man and she raced to the
net behind almost every shot.
Miss Reynolds, who has a
strong forehand drive but is
weak on the backhand and an
insure volleyer, sought to
soften the Californian's attack
with passing shots down the
line.
Miss Hard, however. moved
See WIMBLEDON, Page C-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-07-02

MUIRFIELD, Scotland, July
2 (AP).-Fred Bullock, little
known, 4O-year-old English
professional, held onto his lead
in the British Open golf cham
pionship today by shooting a
2-under-par 10 for a halfway
score Of 1873.
He had been tied with Arnold
Stickley, another English pro
after yesterdays first round,
each with SO. Stickley had a
IA today and at 142 was tied
for second place with Reg
Knight, also Of England, and
Mike Bonnalleck, British
Walker Cupper. Knight carded
a second straight II and Bon
nalleck had u.
With more than half Of the
field having completed their
second rounds, the best score
of the day had been posted by
Jimmy Hitchcock of England.
who fired a So over the rain
soaked Muirfield course for a
total of l43.
Sweeny on BOrderline
Bob Sweeny, former British
Amateur champion from Palm
Beach, Fla, shot a second
round 70 for Isl, which left
him on the borderline for the
cutoff at the end of the days
play.
The field will be cut to a
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KILLEBREW HAD
9th, SOX SAY

Ted Williams and Tom
Brewer Of the Red Sox say
that Harmon Killebrew
was robbed OF his 9th
home run in last nights
game at Griffith Stadium.
Williams, who chased the
overwhelming shot to-
ward the leftf1eld bullpen.
and Brewer, who was in
the bullpen at the time,
say Killebrew's drive hit
the yellow foul-pole screen
a couple of feet above the
bullpen fence.
The drive rebounded to-
ward the infield. Umpire
Bob Stewart, on duty at
third base, ruled the ball
did not clear the fence, so
Killebrew had to settle for
a two-run double.