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Eugene who presented her
with a suite of furniture still
at Mrs. Kernan's historical
home Mount Air" in Accotink,
Va.
AS a young woman, Mrs. Ker-
nan wrote books of poetry and
travel and served as a special
correspondent of the Paris edi-
ton of the New York Herald
She also wrote for the maya
zine, Once A Week.
While living later in st. Au-
gustine, Fla, she was a pioneer
lobbyist for labor rights in the
Florida legislature. When an
early eight-hour day labor
law was passed, she was made
a member of the carpenters
union.
TrOup Headquarters
Mrs. Herman has lived since
1914 at her Accotink estate,
which was used as headquar-
tiers for both Northern and
Southern troops in the Civil
War.
She was twice married and
widowed, to John Carter Shir-
ley and to DR.. Thomas E. B.
Herman, who died shortly after
the turn of the century.
Mrs. Herman leaves a daugh-
ter, Elisabeth Shirley Enochs,
chief of international Techni-
cal Missions of the Social Sc
curity Administration in the
Department of Health, Educa-
ton and Welfare.
Funeral services will be at 10
am. tomorrow at the st. Louis
Catholic Church in Groveton,
Va. Burial will be in Powhick
Cemetery.
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Dratha

"H MeCHoTp. W" On ssturs MAih FsSru-
Hospital fts AZ Wales tsg sArh MIshs Me- Me-
St. NV. He was the husband
Of Mrs. Helen L. Wallace. and son
S,o MRS LsaTstta by tS Msae sise re
Chicago, ill.,; Miss Lauretta j.
Wallace and Mrs, India W. scurlock
pT; william ani L. Waiiaes o,l president
worcester, Mass; 1t: Col, John
A. L. Wallace (retired). one step
daughter, Mrs. Camille J. Boyd;
nieces. nephews. cousins and other
8 pm. to 10 pm. Tuesday, Febru;
al the 0j Henry sHq ). washington sa 4 sons ns
Funeral Home. 1925 ,Deane ave.
ne Remains Iin;, VIZ ,,d lie In ron state
gational Temple. 1901 18th st. NV,
from IL am, until time OF funeral,
Il noon Wednesday, February
"A, the Rev. Charming Phil
U ns S SifiS5asns cem tptsym'nt Arss
NJ Maxwell Chapter, No. IL,
" g. g.; !;
- s pm. Tuesday, February
10, 1862. to conduct funeral sery-
ices for our late COMPANION. WALES
NATHANIEL WALLACE.
j. H PfGMM skIT w. d dKRrH Rrlt ssey.
WELK, THERESA. On Monday. Feb
ruary IL. 1862, at Gsorgstown Uni;
Francis isis WEEK K and nS mother q 'Willisa
@. and Gustave A. Welk. Private
services and interment from Joseph
Gawler Sons. 1855 Pennsylvania
wlGENT ADA MYRTLE; On Mon.
re resi-; o. her SON. a'0 5is North
M SffRThi 'WsioEENSFT1n of 1888 soatS
18th st., Arlington, Va. wife Of the
late william David Wigent; mother
Hornberger Of stoney Brook, N. Y.
She also is survived by five grand
children. Friends may call at the
Ives Funeral HONG, 2S47 Wilson
blvd; ArIinst on, ;, Va w II, s,n tu-
terment Columbia Gardens Cemetery.
In lieu Of flowers contributions may
be made to the Cancer Fund Ar
lington County Unit, 1411 North
Garfield St. Arlington. Va. IA
WILBANKs, MARIE tMICKEYl.. On
Sc. MARIE (MICKEYJ WiLBANKS,
wife Of Alexander Wilbanks. She
also leaves four children, Alexan-
der, jr,; Janice. Tyrone and Belinda
HaWfins' d. s0 Army f in TurEey IAN an
uncle, Ed Hawkins. and other rela-
tives and friends. Friends may call
on Tuesday, February ID, between
s and 10 pm; at the funeral home
Sc, where funeral services will be
held on Wednesday, February IA.
at 1870 pm. the Rev. Paul L.
Moore officiating. Interment Carver
Memorial Cemetery.
ZAUN, ELIZABETH NJ. On Saturday,
February. 10. 1862. ELIZABETH M.
beloved wife of the late Charles
G. H. zaun and mother of Ethel
Feairheller and Carl @. zaun.. She
also Is survived by two grandchildren,
three great-grandchildren and four
and interment Hillside Cemetery,
Rinaldi Funeral Home.
link. EDWARD A. On Monday, Feb
ruary IL. 1862, at his residence,
4519 Garrison st. NV, EDWARD
A. link, beloved husband of the
late Emma Mullineaux link and
father of Frances Louise and
Dorothy Edna link of the above
residence and brother Of Mrs. Louise
Weber Of Fort Thomas, KY. Friends
may call at the Chevy Chase Funeral
Home, 5101 Wis. ave. NV, where
day, February IA. at II am. In
terment CONVERSATIONAL Cemetery
IA
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PENDLEToN. GEORGE LEWIS. In
and father, GEORGE LEWIS PEN
DLETON. who departed this life
three years ago today. February
Gone, but not forgotten.
Io ToN c TdEE RSAR Join Il PEN PEE
R RhssoN AND MARY F. hA~'
SPELLER, ISADORE B. In memory
daughter. isADoRE B. SPELL Err Err.
who left US thirty years ago today,
February IS, 1882.
So kind and understanding,
We shall always cherish the hap
your CHILDREN, vERNELTE. IA:
W WANzA;r BUSTER; HUSBAND AND
TILGHMAN, MINNIE. In loving mem
DRY Of our dear mother, MINNIE
TILGHMAN. who passed away three
years ago today. February 10. 1859.
1t may take a little space
To write how much We miss. you,
But it will take to the end of our
To forget the day We lost you.
TIMUS. THEODORE r.. In lc ling
memory Of our dear husband and
father. THEODORE R. TIMUS, who
left us seven years ago today, Feb
ruary 10, 1855.
February will always bring sad
OF loved one gone to rest;
You will never BE- forsotten
BY the ones who loved you best.
THE FAMILY.
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y 49, e. E!: "a
may call at Gawler'S
Chapel. 1853 Pa; ave. nv, after
.T p% Tu S i. FeS SeS 49, where
day, February Is, at 2:15 pm. IA
HUGELE. HENRY E. On Monday,
RtS5Hfiy s i9 Husband aFS " Marie
srzozOwsfi Of Antrim, n. H. Reias
tives and friends may call at the
Collins Funeral Home, 1891 14th
IL Hoy NM Name R ehufeh P gis fh t ss
ne, on Wednesday. FEBRUARY IA,
at 10 am. Interment Mount olivet
Cemetery, Rosary at $50 PM
JOHNSON. HARRY B. On Sunday,
February II. 1852 at his EesHidsncs'
S S9Ss The beloved Hd husband sSs9 Of
Sara wiiks, He also is survived BY
two grandchildren. Funeral services
at the Simmons Bros. Funeral Home,
1861 Good Hope I'd. Sc. (parking
vi wednesday, ECbI uaIy
IA, at l pm. Interlnent Glenwood
Cemetery.
JONES. LUCY BET: On Sunday. Feb:
ruary IL, 1862. LUCY BET JONES
OF III Nicholson st. NV. devoted
mother of Mrs. Annie Barksdale and
Eugene Jones. Notice of funeral
later. Services by Frazier. Is
JOsEY. JOHN H., sr. On Saturday,
February 10, 1862, JOHN H,
JOSEY, ST., Of 143O Parkwood place
NV, beloved husband of Carrie L.
Josey. father of Beulah L. Hardy,
Vivial j. Allen, Mabel J. Herring OF
Tampa, Fla; Annie v. Josey, Marie
| J. Harris. Thelma E. Banks. John
H. jr.; Manasseh T. and Edward
G. Josey. He also is survived by one
brother. four sisters. other rela-
tives and a host Of friends. After
9 pm. Wednesday, February IA
friends are invited to call at the
Jarvis Chapel. 1892 You St. NV
Funeral services will be held al
the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
on Thursday. February Is. at Il
| noon. Interment Arlington Nationa
Cemetery. IA
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FLEsHER. LOWE !; OF 5eos goth
s sSs T g. 1857 q Fl rsS
Goddard and grandmother Of Sheryl
Ann and Michael Wayne Goddard.
5SO1 Cleveland ave, Riverdale, Nd,
on Wednesday, February IA. at IL
am. Interment Fort Lincoln Ceme-
terry, 10
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PAUL v. Officers and
members of Bricklayers'
Local Union, No. 4, Of
WASHINGTON. D. c., are
hereby notified Of the
passing Of Brother PAUL
v. CORCORAN, Past
PPs sss,S. nj on Mo g \ :
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8. 1a6s' ANNIE En- F FsAiAEi fe Of 74S
Ingraham st. NV. the beloved
mother Of Mrs. Nellie I. Johnson,
Mrs. Emma Pangyou and Mrs. Carrie
Minor. She also is survived by
four grandchildren, q host of other
relatives and many friends. Friends
may call at the Malvan a. Schey,
Inc, Funeral Home. New Jersey ave
where funeral services will be held
on Wednesday. February l4th. at
! pm, the Rev. Lloyd Young Of
ficlating. Interment Forest Hill
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coRcoRAN. PAUL v. On Monday,
Eo STai PAUL w '. coRco 5FoysEeh be-
loved husband of Jane Corcoran,
brother Of Thomas F.. Mary G.,
Harrington. REQUIEM mass at the
Holy Cross Church in Springfield.
Mass, on Friday. February 16. In
terment st. Demands Cemetery,
Enfield, Conn. Friends may call
Home, 317 Pa. ave. Sc, from 4 to
10 nm, Tuesday. February 10.
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.' Do osS5Ha5E d 1895 1885, S aaaAhD
ave, Wheaton. Nd. beloved son
Of the late James F. and Laura v.
Mary Claire Of st. Euphrasias
School, Batesburg, 8. c., and Mrs
Virginia F. Mouth of the home
address. Friends are invited tc
call at the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Funeral Home OF Robert A. Pum-
phrey, Bethesda, Md. Services
Wednesday, February IA, at st. An
drew the Apostle, 11411 Kemr
Mill I'd, Wheaton, Nd, where
1Te9uiem mass nassr, VIII pe n niiered N q
tional Cemetery. Baltimore, Md.
papers please copy) Is
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Ml IL BETH daa M On IM0ndsyi Feb;
Of 6O4 73d place. Seat Pleasant.
Nd. beloved wife Of Eugene L.
Miller, mother of Allen L., Alvin L.,
Alton L., Alice M. and Aldon L.
Miller. daughter. Of Mrs. Viola E.
Gouldthorp. Friends may cali at
Gasch's Funeral Home, 1889 Bal
timore ave, Hyattsville, Md, after
pm. Tuesday, February IS, where
services will be held on Wednesday,
Tient Arlington National Cemstery.
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ELsEN, CHRISTIAN RUPERT, An

CHRISTIAN RUPERT. An
81 j !; ]: 81;
q emergent communication Of
MI mo assemble at Wheatley's Fu-
W Va, on Wednesday, Febru-
airy IA. 1862. at 7:45 pm, for the
purpose of conducting the Masonic
burial services for our late brother,
CHRISTIAN RUPERT NIELSEN.
BERNARD P. CHEWING.
WorShipful Master.
PAUL B. ELCAN. Secretary.
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CANT. IRENE ELLIS. On Sunday,
dencs. use klins H st. a. n.H nef irene Enc
ELLIS CANT. beloved wife Of DR..
James @. Cant. IT,; daughter OF
Mrs. Eliza Ellis OF the home adj
dress, sister Of Edwin K. ELLIS of
call at the Gawler Chapel, 1855
Pa. ave. NV. Courtesy parking
opposite), until 10 pm. Tuesday.
February 13. Services and inter-
ment, Walden. N. Y IA
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WALES n. A special COM
g. :; !; 6: !:
" tend the funeral of P. NJ.
WALES M WALLACE at the Lin
coin CONGREGATIONAL Church. 18th
and r SITS. NV, at II noon. By
order Of JAMES w. BUTLER,
Worshipful Master
J. F. SNOWDEN, P. M. Secy.
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On Monday, February .12. 1862
COL. CURTIS W.. HANDLEY, UsAF
Of 5918 Cedar pkwy, Chevy Chase
Nd, husband Of Helen Katherine
O'Laughlin and Mrs. Payson Gordon
brother Of Mrs. william g. Griffin
and Mrs. Clara Blair. both OF
Lineville. Ala. Friends may call al
the Gawler Chapel 1855 Pa. ave
NV, after pm. Tuesday, February
IL courtesy parking oppositei
where services will be held or
Thursday. February Is, at 2:li
pm. Interment Arlington National
Cemetery IA
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ROLLINS, ALExZENE ROSE. On sat-
ITd,aay. February l3 9Ss 1899, .s ALE *
st. ne. loving mother Of Mrs.
McDermott and Mrs. Ethel Hick-
erson. She also is survived by five
grandchildren, other relatives and
friends. After pm. Tuesday.
February ID, friends may call at the
Frazier Funeral Home, 3S9 Rhode
Island ave. NV, where services
will be held on Wednesday, Feb
ruary IA, at IL am. Interment
Harmony Memorial Park. 13
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FINCH. WALTER. On Monday. Feb
THaTy u ::,,I 1892; At siblSy Hes Hos
FINCH, beloved son Of the late
Alonzo D. and Annie Keet Finch
Services at the s. H. Hines Co.
Funeral Home. 2901 14th st. NV,
on Wednesday, February IA, at 2
pm. (parking facilities. Interment
private, Rock Creek Cemetery.
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y" [aSAL, ATSDAL 20 ~. ~ N0H91y,
Esssf5z III 81 7SSS t csTendo 1Ayp
Bethesda: Md, beloved husband Of
Gladys Owens Measell. father Of
Leslie D.. jr.: CALVIN r., Mrs; Jean
Doyle LangSton. Mrs. Alice Virginia
Heatley and Mrs. Mae A. Kline, step
father Of Rozier Emmans and Rev.
John r. Emmans of California,
brother Of Howard Measell Clarence
Joseph. Measell and Miss Lottie
Measen. Friends are invited to call
neral Home Of Robert A. Humphrey,
Bethesda, Md. where services will
be held on Wednesday. February IA.
at IL am. Interment Ports
mouth va. IA
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SILVEKMANI DIX. WILIUN. DIED on
Saturday. February 3, 1867 in
Munich, Germany, DIR, MILTON
NH. Services will be held at the
North Post, Fort Myer Chapel
Wednesday, February IA, at 10 am.
In lieu Of flowers contributions
may be made to the DR.. Silverman
Memorial Fund, Temple Emanuel,
10l01 Connecticut ave-. Kensing-
Evening star., 1962-10-22
David Oistrakh lInouestioned

David Oistrakh, unquestioned
monarch Of Soviet violinists, re-
turned to Constitution Hall
yesterday afternoon. a bit more
portly in appearance but as
superbly deft in handling his
instrument as ever.
Oistrakh has truly ave-
inspiring technique-there Is
absolutely nothing that can be
done with a violin which he
does not accomplish with con-
summate ease His mastery is
complete and final. Hearing
such a virtuoso, the music
lover can forget about the me-
chanics of music making and
concentrate on the music itself
free from any consciousness of
the fact that the player is only
a fallible human being scrap
ing a horsehair bow against gut
strings.
And Oistrakh is blessed with
a musical intelligence to match
his manual dexterity. There
can be no doubt about the fact
that he is one of the great in
strumentalists of our time.
Nevertheless, great violinist
that he is, Oistrakh is a fallible
human being, and yesterday,
recital (Which certainly demon
strated his brilliant gifts die
not turn out to be the unfor.
getable experience that is al
ways possible when he hold;
the center of the stage.
The afternoon began with
sonata movement "a scherzo)
which the 20-year-old Brahms
contributed to the sonata COM
posed for Joachim by three
trlendS-Schuma ana AlDerl
Dietrich were the others. Ois-
trakh and his very accomplished
collaboration, Frieda Bauer
played very well indeed, but
there we're all kinds of liberties
taken with tempt and dynamics
Furthermore, the violinist
tended to make rather obtrusivt
use of portamento, and the
work is no great masterpiece tt
start out with.
The Beethoven sonata which
followed, one of those less FIRE.
uently performed in public, re.
ceived an introspective reading
rather small in scale and paste
in character. Curiously enough
it was in the Debussy, certainly
the most delicate of the pre-
Evening star., 1962-10-22
NEWS OF MUSIC
Oistrokh, This Time,
Is FoIIibIe VioIinist

intermisison offerings, that thu
violinist sounded least con-
strained.
To my ears, Oistrakh wa!
most successful with a totally
unfamiliar sonata by the Soviet
composer M. S. Weinberg (mort
frequently transliterated int
English as Vainberg) written ir
1914 and dedicated to the vio-
linist.
Late PrOkOfieff
The work is perhaps a bit or
the long side, and Weinberg'S
style calls to mind late Pro-
kofieff favored with a bit Of
Shostakovich, but it is neatly
put together. It's mildly as
tringent polytonality m a k e
very pleasant listening. Oistrakf
played it with obvious affection
Gas did Miss Bauer), projecting
its neatly turned melodic lines
quite effectively. I thought the
first movement was especially
craftsmanlike.
After the Weinberg came the
dessert in the form of a sugary
piece arranged from a Pro-
xofieff ballet, a Dvorak mazurka
and the encores, which included
three innocuous dances BY
Shostakovich and an undistin-
guished tune pasted on top oi
one of the Bach little" pre-
ludes by (of all people, zoltan
Kodaly.
The audience applauded, but
it was plain that the spark had
moi; hurst into flame
Evening star., 1962-10-22
Currun Has Plan
To Save Monaco
By LEONARD LYONS

trip to America. He'll be a con-
sultant at the new Interna-
tional Inn in Washing o n.
Pinto lunched at the Four Sea-
sons, where, he was pointed out
to o. Roy Chalk and Ambas-
sador MyrOn COwan. 1--WE
thought he looked familiar, "
they said, "but we didn't rec
ognize him sitting there. This
is the first time anyone's ever
seen the concierge sitting
down."
Pablo Casals was made an
honorary citizen" of Toulouse,
and said: "I hope this is only
temporary. I prefer to think of
all of us as citizens Of the world
rather than of one city"
The Limeliters will star at Ba-
sin Street East for the month
of June-the prom time hereto
fore reserved for Mort Sahl ..
Mrs. AldOus Huxley and Mrs.
Pat Dennis will both have books
published next year.
&&& \
Ben Shahn was painting a
mural in New England and was
disturbed by comments of two
ladies who were watching him.
He finally asked them to leave
How dare you," said one
of the ladies. do you realize
that one of my ancestors fought
in the Civil War, and my
friends ancestors fought in the
Revolutionary WARP" =. Look,
lady" Shahn replied, MY an
cestors fought in the Battle Of
Jericho. and if you don't leave
I'll throw you out"
Whenever a U. s. news story
breaks, BBC-TV's. news desk
phones to it "The Premise" the
N. Y. topical satire revue now
a hit in London. The next
m orning g they have a new
sketch about it. Every major
film studio is interested in
Brenda VaccarO, the gifte d
young actress in "The Affair"
Jean An0uiIh, the prolific
French playwright, said last
week that he's preparing to
change his career - devoting
himself entirely to directing.
Evening star., 1962-10-22
Holden and Wife
Holiday Apart
By SHEILAH GRAHAM

at that precise time Peter will
be co-starring with Richard
Burton in Beckett"
I took Bea Lille to see
who's Afraid Of Virginia
Woolf" and, after absorbing
the shock of the four and five
letter expletives, Bea remarked,
"The Lord Chamberlain will
never pass it in London" Per-
sonally I thought it was lot
of brilliant nonsense and ter
rifying savagery between the
two men and the two women,
but it was the most exciting
"theater" I have seen since
"Streetcar Named Desire"
Rock Hudson logged himself
up with a beard and Biblical
attire, had a photograph taken
and sent it to George Stevens,
who almost signed him for a
role in "The Greatest Story
Ever Told" until someone rec
ognized the bearded patriarch
as the No. / boy at the box
office. Actors are like children,
you know.
Il Il y
While Jayne Mansfield keeps
demanding a quickie divorce
from Mickey Hargitay, the man
she wants to be free for
Enrique Bomba - is telling
Roman buddies, "I'm bored
with the whole thing" Does he
mean Jayne, or the questions?
Peter Sellers, best man at
comedy on the screen today,
was asked by Sir Laurence
Olivier to play King Lear for
him at the Chichester Festival.
Peter turned Sir Larry down.
He Just wasn't confident
enough. I bet he could have
done it.
Evening star., 1962-10-22
mr.. President Elected
On BerIin's CoottoiIs

months in office and there
after. The movie star unveils
a surprisingly good baritone in
several songs and handles his
dramatic chores with engaging
urbanity.
Other noteworthy performers
are Anita Gillette, as their
daughter: Jack Haskell, a Secret
Service man; Jack Washburn, a
romantic Oriental, and Visa
td'Orso, who gets shoehorned in
for a show-stopping torso dance
that doesn't have much to dc
with the plot.
Story a Handicap
The story, as a matter of
fact, is the main handicap to
"Mr. President" Howard Lind
say and Russell Grouse have as
sembled a rickety string of sit
uations. The dialogue only oc-
casionally manages a shaft of
wit.
Joshua, Logan's direction is
keyed to getting into the next
number, and Peter Gennaro's
choreography is more dynamic
than inventive.
The Leland Hayward produc-
ton is stylishly set by 10 Mel
ziner, and the costumes by The
oni V. Aldredge are compile
mented with some Dior ensem-
bles for Miss Fabray.
The mood of the show is
established in a prologue. This
President, says an announcer
is "just a simple American, not
one of the greats"
And that's the truth, or may
be the trouble, about Mr.
President. Pleasant, not over
whelming.
Evening star., 1962-10-22
THE LYONS. DEN

2 NEW YORK.-"We've got tc
do something to help Grace,
said Joe Curran, head of the
National Maritime Union. His
luncheon conversation the other
day somehow had turned to the
dispute between France ano
Monaco. 1--WE got a plan to
help our Princess Grace" he
added. I'D tie two kedge-an-
chors to Monaco, and pull il
adrift from the customs border
And then I'd tow it to Majorca
which has a much nicer at
mosphere."
Mrs. John F. Kennedy will be
given a special preview of the
Robert Lehmans' private mu.
scum at Seven West Fifty
fourth Street, perh ps the
greatest private collection in the
world. :. Bob FelIer has taker
over part of Joe DiMaggiO's job
with the v. H. Monette Co
Feller is working on a free
lance basis.
4 4 = 4
I, Andre Malraux, Frances
Minister of Culture, took Jan
Peerce to a modern-art gallery
in Paris last week. Peerce stud
led one of the paintings and
asked: "Is that a sunset or a
sunrise?". Definitely a
sunset" said Malraux." I know
the artist. He could never paint
a-surise because he sleeps until
4'p.m. every day"
,,MarIene Dietrich has agreed
to do a cameo role in the movie,
Paris When 1t Sizzles".
Tony Curtis and Noel Coward
also will appear in it. Will
liam Marshall won the top ova-
ton with his "Othello" at the
Dublin Theater Festival. He's
the first Negro to play the role
there since 1880. When
Billy Rose saw the lines at
rWho's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?" at the Billy Rose
Theater, he beamed: 1T
couldn't happen to nicer land
lord"
q 4 4 4
5 Albert Pinto, the veteran
bearded concierge at Rome's
Hotel Excelsior, is on his first
Evening star., 1962-10-22

Frances Walker, who teaches
piano at the Third Street Music
School Settlement in New York,
was heard again at the Cor
coran Gallery yesterday. Her
recital was calculated to dis
play technical command Of the
instrument, and did so admir-
ably, with respect to the play
ing of octaves and passages in
alternating chords.
She achieved a considerable
climax in the last movement of
the Prokofieff sonata, in which
she found a rhythmic drive
and continuity which were cur
iously absent from much of the
afternoons playing. ! was con-
tinually impressed, throughout
the program by her tendency to
break phrases in unpredictable
places, frequently by an ac-
cented staccato release Of a
tone that surely should have
been bound to the next. This
trick, of course, defeats any
attempt to make the piano sing,
but it was no less apparent in
the running work of the last
movement of the Schubert
sonata and in the two concert
etudes by Liszt.
One piece on the program is
not played often-the Varia-
tions on a Theme by Corelli of
Rachmaninoff, a work that
tests a performers ability to
project a romantic conception
of the piano. Miss Walker
played it convincingly. I have
no idea why Rachmaninoff at
tributed this theme to Corelli,
as it is an old Portuguese dance
that was used as early as 1900
for a set of guitar variations
by Juan Ponce. OF course, Cor
ellis La Folia" is based on
this tune, but so were dozens of
other sets of variations by four
centuries of composers.
I judge that Frances Walker
is a better pianist than she ap-
peared to be yesterday. She has
been well taught; she has ex-
perience; she has a big tech
nique and a flawless memory.
Perhaps she was Ill or emo
tionally upset, or she may have
been reacting to the over
powering humidity.