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try to drum into our students
heads is safety while skin
diving and how to handle
any emergency"
Bob, a senior at Wood
ward Prep School, says the
instructors frequently act out
special emergency situations
in the YMCA swimming pool,
where the weekly classes are
held.
THE instructors often fake
drownings so that the stu
dents learn to give artificial
respiration while making a
rescue in the water" he says.
The present skin diving
class, with IA young students,
is the second held at the
new Alexandria YMCA. The
course consists Of IL two
hour sessions, including in
struction both in the water
and the classroom.
Many Of the students who
qualify for skin diving certifi-
Gates may progress to a later
35-hour course in SCUBA
(self contained underwater
breathing apparatus) diving.
But Bob has q warning for
all potential skin divers.
This is one Of the most
dangerous sports man partic-
pates in because you are
in q world that's completely
alien to you," he says. "Physi-
ologically you shouldn't be
able to survive in it.
First of all. man isn't really
made to swim. And then
there are the water pressures
and currents and dangerous
forms Of marine life. Worst
Of all is the human factor
where people seem to panic
and not stay within their
own limits of safety"
Why has skin-diving caught
on recently to such an ex-
tent?
People watch these pro-
grams on televiSion and it's
glamorous," Bob says. "It
looks easy, so they go out
and buy equipment without
knowing anything about the
physics and training neces-
sary. They become candidates
for a cemetery"
He adds: Deaths due to
equipment failure are rare.
It's usually always due to
human failure and lack Of
training"
Why, then, do Bob and the
other skin divers take such
risks?
"You look at a map and
you see more blue than
land" Bob says. "You begin
to wonder about this place
beneath the sea-this other
world. As you get into it,
you develop a tremendous
respect for what's under the
sea. When I go there, I
always remember that I'm a
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to go away. But that didn't
work. They stayed.
Next we started to swim
UP toward the bow Of the
wreck, but a shark headed
right toward US so we got out
Of his way. Then we started
swimming toward them hop
ing they'd be scared away by
our air bubbles. But that
didn't work either.
by then we were running
out Of air in our tanks, so as
a last ditch effort we Just
came up right in the middle
Of them. We made certain
we didn't splash around when
we| surfaced because that
Evening star., 1962-05-04

fuse to give their consent.
Ever since / told my mother
how we feel she has been
trying to break us MP. L
don't know why because
we really love and respect
each other and never do
anything wrong.
Last night my boy friend
said he has decided to en-
list In the Army because he
can't stand being around
me all the time without
being married to me. Be-
heve me, Mrs. Kicker, II it
comes to making a choice,
/ will choose my boy friend,
even though / love and re-
spect my parents. Please
tell me what You think /
should do. I am desperate.
PENNY.
You may love your parents
but I think you use the word
respect" loosely. If you
really respected them you
would be more inclined to
listen to their advice. Your
mother is right and is justi-
fled in being against YOU.
marriage plans. Obviously, at
is. you haven't even finished
high school. Furthermore,
Penny. statistics prove be-
Evening star., 1962-05-04

stand" being around their
girls without being married
to them!
It would be far better for
this boy to go into the serv-
ice, while you finish high
school and you both grow up.
Your love" win wait If it's
real. Keep in touch with him
by mail If you want to but
don't make the mistake so
many teens are making and
become a divorcee before you
are out Of your teens.
Do you have problems7 Write to
Dorothy Kicker. in care Of TEEN.
The Evening Star. Washington 3.
d. c. Letters TO Mrs. Kicker can
be answered through her column
only.
Evening star., 1962-09-13

A group Of poiomos, shorts, shirts, bIouses
ond sun suits at end-of- f-the-seoson sovinus.
One and two Of kind. Broken sizes 8 to s.
Second Floor, Both Stores
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In MEMORlAM

In fond memory of Mrs. Estella
Fitzwater. who passed away to be
with the Lord two years ago, April
II. 1860.
We do not need this special day
TO bring you TO our minds:
The days we do not think of you
Are very hard to find.
You are not forgotten, loved one,
Nor will you ever be;
AS long as life and memory lasts,
We will remember thee.
We miss you now, our hearts are
sore,
AS time goes by we miss you
more;
Your loving smile, your gentle
face,
No one can fill your vacant place
Loving Husband,
William Fitzwater, Sr.
Children and
Grandchildren
ADV. 7-2t.
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Oakland Personals

Mr.. and Mrs. Karl X Kahl Wis
tied Mr. and Mrs. W Z. Yutzy and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Kahl, in LaVale,
on Sunday
Mrs. Julius Rcnninger enter
tanned members of her bridge club
at her home on Alder street on
Tuesday evening
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Gregory, of
Mt Lake Park, attended a refriger-
alton school at Wheeling, w. Va,
on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs c. r Cuppctt, of
near GAINESVILLE. w va, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Lewis, Alder
street, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs s. r. Naylor re-
turned home Tuesday evening after
having spent six weeks in St. Peters
burg. and other points in Florida.
Air. and Mrs. w. F. Fox, Bait
more. are visiting their son and
daughter-;n-law. the Rev and Mrs.
" III. Ernest Fox. Pennington street.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Harmed re-
turned home Sunday evening from
Mt Airy where they had been
called following the death of their
brother-in-law, Hubert *. Burdette.
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Holy Week-Easter
Services Arranged
In Catholic Churches

Holy Week and Easter services
in St Peters Catholic church in
Oakland and Immaculate Concep-
ton church in Kitzmiller, we're an
nounccd by Rev. FIR Michael X.
Carney, pastor
Services begin in both churches
with the blessing, the distribution
and the procession of the palms
before the 10 o'clock mass on
Palm Sunday morning, April Is.
Father Carney will officiate at
Oakland and Rev FIR. Joseph W..
Krach, assistant pastor at Kitz-
miller
On Holy Thursday, April 10, In
stitution of the Holy Eucharist will
be commemorated in Oakland with
solemn mass at s p. m, followed
/ by procession of the Blessed Sac
rament to the repository. Officers
will be Father Carney celebrant;
Father Krach, deacon; and Father
Browne. subdeacon. The chalice,
obtained by the late Father Con-
nell from France, will be used.
/ Confessions will be heard before
and after the services. Following
/ the procession the Holy Watch will
continue throughout the night and
until services on Good Friday af-
ternoon. Ladies of the Sodality,
men of the parish and children will
keep the watch. The church will
ramain open.
St. Peters bus will leave the
Kitzmiller church at 5 p. M. Holy
Thursday. and will return when
services are ended.
The solemn liturgical service
commemorative the passion and
death of the Saviour will begin at
p. m. Good Friday, April 20, at
/ Oakland. followed by stations of
the cross with Father Krach as
celcbrant and Father Browne as
/ lector. Confessions before and af-
ter the services. The bus will
leave Kitzmiller at y. The service
includes reading of the passion ac-
/ cording to St. John, prayers for all
i people, Veneration of the Holy
Cross and the Communion service.
Holy Saturday, April 81, confess
sions will be heard, to 6 and
again at 100 p. m The solemn
Easter vigil, including the blessing
Of the Paschal candle, the new fire,
the Easter and Baptismal prayer,
reading of the prophecies and the
signing of the EXultent will begin
/ at II p. m 1t will be followed by
| the Solemn mass of the ReSurrec-
ton with FIR. Carney as celebrant,
/ r.. Browne as deacon and Fr.
/ KraCh as subdCac0n
+ ON Easter Sunday morning, April
%, masses in Oakland will be at s
and 10 o'clock, and at Kitzmiller at
! TO- Confessions will be heard prior
to the masses.
S.. Peters choir, under direction
of Louis Michael. will sing the
music for all services in Oakland
Miss Marcella Kcrins and Mrs
Louise Michael will be organ ac-
comnanistS.
j Services are open to the public
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Extension Dates Listed

Dates of Homemaker club meet
ings and other extension activities
were announced by Miss Ethel
Grove, home demonstration agent.
April l6, Mt View club. 8 p. m,
home of Mrs. Lloyd Ramp and Mrs.
William Kamp. Mrs. Lloyd Ramp
and Mrs. Harold Butler will give
the foods demonstration on Menu
Magic. Mrs. Joseph Wengerd will
provide information on exercising
in Il fallout shelter and on flag
etiquette.
April II, Accident club, 1870 p.
m, at fire hall Participating will
be Mrs. Walter Fratz, Mrs Charles
Bowser, Mrs. William Hartman.
April 10, Friendsville club, 1870
p. m. home of Mrs George Cod
dington. Mrs. Chef Kelly, Mrs. Ray
VanSickle. Mrs. Jack HENDERSON
will take part.
The executive board of the Coun-
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Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Malone and
daughter were weekend visitors Of
relatives in Philippi, W. Va.
Felix G.. Robinson returned to
his home Wednesday after having
spent several days in Baltimore.
Mrs ROsalie Lipscomb is visit
ing her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Moon, in Can
ton, Mo.
Mrs. S. H. Jackson fell one day
last week and suffered a broken
hip She has been residing with
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Lippold in
Lcesburg, Va.
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Mrs. Stella Lowdermilk and Miss
Maude Sisler returned to their
home in Loeb Lynn Heights last
Thursday after having spent the
winter months in St Petersburg,
Fla
Rev. Lawrence Sherwood is
spending several days this week in
St. Louis. Mo, where he is attend
ing a meeting of the National Meth
odis( Historical group of which he
is vicc-president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Friend have
returned home after having spent
two months in San Antonio, Texas,
and other points and visiting their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. John Stafford
Members of Tau Phi Lambda
sorority of the Supreme Forest
Woodmen Circle will have their
April business meeting at Cornish
Manor on Monday evening, April
IS. beginning at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. Henry w McComas and
daughter Martha spent the week
end with Mr.. McComas. who re-
mains a patient at Mt Wilson hos
pital near Baltimore Mr.. McComas
is showing steady improvement.
Three states we're represented at
a dinner Friday night at the Will
O. the Wisp, conducted by the
Council of the Alleghenies. DR.. Al
ia Schrock, of Penn Alps, Grants
Vile. is a member of the group.
Some ten members of the Oak
land congregation of Jehovah 5
Witnesses are planning to attend
three-day assembly to be held in
Fairmont April 20 to %. The theme
is based on Faithfully Increasing
Our Praise to Jehovah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Brown and
children, Bill and Beth, returned to
their home in Wilmington, Del,
on Saturday after spending the
past week here visiting Mrs.
Browns mother, Mrs Elizabeth
Turney. and other relatives at
their home on Sixth street.
Rev. and Mrs Luther Seiberi
Red House, were in Carlisle, Pa,
Monday and Tuesday where Mrs.
Seibert visited her parents and the
former represented the Synod of
West Virginia at. a Lutheran Wei
fare council meeting at Allenberry.
They returned to Red House Tues
day evening.
Sacrament of Holy Baptism was
administered to Richard Doyle
Bishoff, Jr., infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Bishoff, by the Rev.
w. Shelby Walthall, in St Matthew
Episcopal church on Saturday,
April l. Godparents were DR.. Ar
thur Patchett, Metuchen, N. j.;
Charles WASHER, Keyser, and Mrs.
Dorothy Bishoff Stevens. Attend
ing the baptism were Mrs. Allen
Patchett, MiddletoWn, ~ Y; Mr..
and Mrs. b. W hardwood, ST.. Bur
lington. w. Va; Mr. and Mrs. Ber-
nard hardwood, Jr., Mrs. Charles
Washer, Mrs. Marion Workmans
Mrs. William Frieburger, .Keyser;
Mrs Nina Bishoff, Mannheim.
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SO TraPpers Shared
In % Beaver Catches

Thirty-siX trappers shared in the
experience of trapping beavers dur
inc the past season when SO beavers
were caught, it was announced by
Harold Harmon, caretaker of game
management, Mt. Ncbo station, for
the state Game and Inland Fish
commission.
Harmon said an additional beaver
had been struck by an automobile,
bringing to 80 the total obtained
during the season.
Arlington Fries, Donald Dewitt.
Richard Dewitt, route l, Oakland,
working as a team, got five beavers
on Broad Ford run Twelve trap
pers got four beavers each.
Harmon said the highest price
paid for pelts this year was SIT, but
he said as the trappers improved
in their skinning and stretching, it
would be possible to obtain as
much as 500 for a pelt Practically
all of the pelts were purchased by
Henry Friend, of Deer Park, a Ii
censed fur dealer
The successful trappers. the
number trapped and where trapped
also include the following:
Tom Hoover. Grantsville. l, Cas-
selman river; Wilburn Upperman.
Deer Park. 2, Laurel Run; Harold
Engle. Homecoming, 2, Savage river;
Mrs. Ruby Fickes, Bloomington, ,.
Walnut Bottom section, Potomac
river: Ray VanSickle Friendsville
2. Yough river near Friendsville;
Clarence Rice, of SwantOn, on
Maurice Brookhart's property, 3,
Sand Run. Kempton area.
Charles Fickes, Bloomington. 4.
Potomac river: Edward King, Deer
Park, l. Laurel Run; Milton Beachy
Oakland. 8. Fox Run; Paul Beachy.
Oakland, 4. Clark'S run; James
Opel, Accident, l, Cherry creek:
Jerry Ray, Deer Park. 4, Laurel
Run: Clifford Graham, Oakland, 2,
Youghiogheny; Forrest Sanders.
Oakland. l. Harrington creek: Don
aid Uphole. for James Cover Deer
Park. l. Broad Fork run.
Edgel Serene, Hutton, 4, SNOWY
creek: William Martin Friend.
Sang Run, a, Youghiogheny river;
Parker ]. Dewitt, Sang Run, 4.
Gap run; Luther Bowman, OAK
land. g. Red run; Kenneth Sanders,
Oakland, 4. Harrington creek; FL
wood Sanders, Oakland, 8, Herring
ton creek; Forrest Boyce, SWanton,
3. Crabtree creek: Asa Queer, Mt.
Lake Park. 2. Trout run: Mrs Thel-
ma NJ. Glotfelty. Accident. d. Bear
creek; Benjamin Shaffcr. ST., Deer
Park. 8. Little Youghiogheny'
Jesse Bowen, Wilson. W Va, 4
Potomac river; Oliver Savage
Friendsvillc. ? Youghiocheny.
Paul Walla, Deer Park, 8, Little
Youghiogheny; Dale Ashby Crellin.
i. Youghiogheny; Ernest Schrock
Oakland, 4, Clark'S run; Samuel
Meyers, Oakland, l. Cherry creek
Paul Cullers. Gormania, 4, Potomac
river: Theodore Wilson, Swanton
2 Crabtree creek; Playford Glot-
felty, Accident, 4, Bear creek; Will
lard Ringer, Oakland, l, Youghio-
gheny river.
An open season has also been
authorized for the coming season
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PAGE FIVE

the demonstration was in identi-
flying different seeds of garden
plants.
Robert Bethel, president, pre-
sided.
Lee Brenneman and Rodney
Glotfelty we're appointed TO serve
on the committee for the Fair
booth. Ideas for the booth were
discussed. Dennis Bucket became
a new member Ebert Bucket and
Dale Glotfclty, local leaders, at
tended.
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ty Council of Homemaker clubs
will meet April II at the Accident
fire hall at l o'clock Club presi-
dents, vice presidents, project
chairmen are scheduled to attend.
Mrs. Harold White, council presi-
dent will preside.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-04-12
Gardening Demonstrations
Featured At All Session

Larry Bucket and Phillip Bucket
presented demonstration on gar
dening to the Bittinger Boys All
club which met April 5th. Part of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-04-12

Fifteen were dead and $50 homes
damaged in a tornado which struck
Milton, Fla.
should have the right to atomic
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-04-12

Government of Ecuador an
nounced it had broken the back of
Castro-type guerrilla movement.
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Meet Joe

Joe NJ. Carlson, pharma-
cist, has been with us since
December /, 1858. Prior to
coming to Garrett County, he
practiced a year with Ford's
Drug Stores in Cumberland.
Joe received public schooling
in Randolph County, West Vir-
ginia, and his Bachelor of
Science degree in Pharmacy
was awarded to him by West
Virginia University in June of
1857. He is veteran of the u.
s NAVY.
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PL-AYBILL
Continued From Page FL

Continued From Page F.,
Stanley, Robert Redford and
Conrad Janis. Available.
Take Her, She's Mine"
Biltmore-Art Carney as a
father ruefully watching his
daughters grow up. Scarce.
Musicals
"A Family Affair."" Rose
Shelley Berman in just
opened show about a wedding.
Available.
"Camelot," Majestic-Julie
Andrews and William Squire
as the royal couple in eye
filling spectacle about the
days of King Arthur and his
knights. Most performances
available.
Carnival" Imperial-Anna
Maria Alberghetti is the WIN
some waif in a world of circus
fantasy. Scarce.
How to Succeed in Busi-
ness Without Really Trying"
Forty-SiXth Street - Robert
Morse and Rudy Vallee caper
as the eager beaver and
stuffy tycoon Of seasons top
hit. Standing room only.
Milk and Honey" Martin
Beck-Robert Weede, Mimi
Benzell and Molly Picon are
middle-aged romance hunters
in modern Israel. Order
tickets well ahead.
MY Fair Lady," Hellinger.
You know. Michael Allinson
and Margot Moser are cur
rent leads. Available.
Sail Away" Broadhurst-
Elaine Stritch is the cruise
hostess in old-fashioned Noel
Coward operetta. Available.
"Subways Are For Sleep
Ing" st. James - Sydney
Chaplin, Carol Lawrence ex-
plore the ways of living with
out money in the big city.
Available.
"The Gay Life" Shubert
- Walter Chiari, Barbara
Cook and Jules Munshin in
waltzy schmaltzy Vienna
romance. Available.
"The Sound of Music"
Lunt- t-Fontanne - Marth a
Wright in the long-run Rodg-
ers and Hammerstein salute
to a singing family. Still a
top ticket. Order ahead.
Prime favorites in the off
Broadway lineup include: "All
in Love-" musical, at the
Martinique; Instant Thea
Evening star., 1962-01-28
Bortok on Piano

Not least Of Bella Bartok's
achievements was his series
Of 1853 short piano pieces
known as Mikrokosmos. Like
j. S. Bach, he composed them
for a son, Peter, as a guide
to his keyboard studies. Vox
presents all 153 pieces in a
3-disk Vox Box. Played by
the estimable Gyorgy Sander.
they comprise a remarkable
document.
If they are at their best for
pianistS and piano students,
they still make engaging list
ening for the average person,
especially If he wishes to
hear musical descriptions Of
techniques and styles he has
heard Of but cannot identify.
Many Of the vignettes are
pure magic. They carry titles
like Syncopation, Reflection,
Staccato and Legato, Chro-
matte, Melody in Tenths,
Buzzing, Thirds, Dragons
Dance, Hommage to ]. s. B.,
Crossed Hands, Thumbs Un-
der, Melody in the Mist,
Divided ArpeggoiS, and So
many others. Educational and
listenable.
Evening star., 1962-01-28
Historic Issues

Telefunken has brought out
two records with accent on
collectors interests. One re-
stores the voice of Joseph
Schmidt, a tenor who found
success in German movies in
the early 30s before ill for
tune defeated him. His sad
dest fate was his size-a mere
5 feet, thwarted an opera
career. Schmidt had q smooth,
slightly husky voice of i'm
mense appeal. Collectors will
find this assortment prin-
cipally from the Italian opera
is worth while, the recorded
sound quite good.
The second record titled
"The Golden Age Of Bay
reuth" brings back highlights
Of the Wagnerian theater,
1926. In selections from
Lohengrin, Die Walkure, Die
MeiStersinger, Tannhauser
and Das Rheingold, one hears
excellent singing from tenors
Franz Volker and Helge Ros-
waenge, baritone Rudolf Book
elmann and soprano Maria
Mueller, as well as fine or
chestra and chorus.
Evening star., 1962-01-28
Debussy Disks

Daniel Ericourt of Balti-
more's Peabody Conservatory
Faculty has completed all the
Debussy solo piano music for
Kapp Records. They make a
distinguished collection, for
Ericourt obviously has lived
with this music all his life.
Two new records are avail
able. One includes the Twelve
Etudes, Danse Bohemienne
and Homage to Haydn.
Ericourt moves through the
etudes with sure fingers and
brightly colored sound. The
second record is even more
desirable to this listener. The
tonal colors are vivid under
Ericourt's hand in these
works: Pour lie Piano, La
Plus Que Lente, Deux Ara
besques, L'Isle Joyeuse, Danse,
Reverie, Mosques and Moe
turne.
Evening star., 1962-01-28
RECORD REVIEW
Tonnhouser Is Back
With FomiIior Tunes

and Samson and Delilah. She
sings with the French Radio
Orchestra conducted by
Georges Pretre.
Evening star., 1962-01-28
Two Great Voices

Soprano Victoria de Los
Angeles and baritone Die
trich Fischer-Dieskau rate
among the most popular re-
cording artists today. Now
Angel brings them together
in a rare recital of duets,
given an extra fillip by Ger
aid Moore's accompaniment.
Their voices blend exqui-
sitely in songs by Purcell,
Haydn, j. C. Bach, Beetho-
ven, hubert, Berlioz,
Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Saint
Saens and Faure. This has
nothing to recommend it ex-
cept utter charm.
Evening star., 1962-01-28
K.B THEATERS

ApEX 1918 Moss. Ave. Wo. $4,000
Free Porkinq
b:15, 7:30 and $40 Pm.
Evening star., 1962-01-28
For Accuracy,
Sammy Plays
Negro Heavy

HOLLY WOOD (AP).-
Sammy Davis, jr., and Sidney
Potter want to see the Negro
portrayed accurately on the
movie and TV screen.
So Davis is playing a gum
Singing heavy on an up
coming "Rifleman" TV show.
tits the first Negro heavy
since The Birth of a Nation
says Sammy. And if we want
to see ourselves portrayed
true to life on the screen, we
have to take the bad with the
good"
Potter, playing a prison
psychiatrist in Point Blank"
comedies that the acting pro-
fession is a hard one to crack
for a Negro.
II think young Negroes
coming into the business
today should plan to be better
actors than the best. There's
a place for that kind of talent
always"
POTTER feels that movie
producers cannot long ignore
the fact that 20 million Ne
Evening star., 1962-01-28
CoNos Heard From

Another fine Angel record
finds soprano Maria Callas
singing Great Arias from
French Opera. These include
bits of Gluck, Bizet, Saint
Saens, Gounod, Thomas,
Massenet and Charpentier.
Someone who follows Cal
las closer than this observer
finds the temperamental star
is moving toward mezzo-so-
prano roles because her high
notes aren't what they used
to be. True, or not, she still
has the old fire and dramatic
strength as you will learn
in the excerpts from Carmen
Evening star., 1962-01-28
BY HERMAN SCHADEN
Star Record Critic

How many Of us cut our
operate eye teeth on Tam
hauser? Out of the murky
past echo the overture, the
Pilgrims Chorus, the march
to the Hall of Music, and the
sweet strains Of The Evening
Star.
So it is with fondnesS that
we greet a new 4-disk Angel
recording Of this early Wag-
merriam opus. Not only for the
nostalgia engendered, but for
merit on its own terms.
That German Flavor
1t is a cohesive, well-paced
perform ance that Franz
Konwitschny conducts. The
chorus and orchestra of Ber-
Inns German State Opera
provide a flavor stepped in
years of association with
Wagner. The balance between
orchestra and singers is
everything desired.
For the mixed-up, strong
willed minstrel named Helm
rich TannhauSer we have a
heldentenor nam e d Hans
Hopf. His is a big, rather
dark and smoky voice, dra-
matically suited to the role.
He and the operas Land
grave Hermann, basSo Gott-
lob Frick, are now starring in
the Metropolitan Operas
Wagnerian revival. Prick
sings with power and convic-
tion.
Men Are the Stars
Then there is the creamy
baritone of Dietrich Fischer
Dieskau as Wolfram Che of
The Evening Starr and Fritz
Wunderlich as Walter, an
other minstrel. ,.
The man all acquit them
selves well. They perhaps out
shine the women elisabeth
drummer as Elisabeth and
Marianne Schech as Venus),
but both these sopranos are
in familiar settings. Those
who like this music will be
pleased with the product in
toto.