Evening star., 1962-09-30
By HERMAN SCHADEN
star Record Critic

when the going gets a little
sticky. Here's a rundown of
some records that viii help
to tighten the hours:
A Romanian group Of
dancers, musicians and sing
ers, called "RapSodia Ro-
nina" will be seen and heard
at Constitution Hall at 8
pm. December 9. Anticipat-
ing their American tour,
starting with the Seattle
Worlds Fair, Monitor Rec
ords has caught them in a
typical concert.
The "Barbu Lautaru" Or
chestra is a little different
from anything a we have
heard. Its fiddles fairly skit-
ter over instruments such as
the pan-pipe, lutte and flute.
There also are a couple of
songs by a sweet-voiced So
prano named Angela Moldo-
van.
Switching to comedy, Cap
itol has come out with Be
yond the Fringe" q series Of
skits by those four zanies
who recently delighted Ma
tional TIL ater audiences.
Everyone who laughed at the
satire of Alan Bennett, Pc
ter Cook, Jonathan Miller
and Dudley Moore, will find
some pleasurable moments
from these 10 bits.
Some of the titles will be
familiar-"The Sadder and
Wise Beaver" " Take a Pew"
"Aftermyth Of War" $50
That's the Way You Like It."
"The End of the World" and
Portrait Of Memory" Lots
Of fun.
Here's Show Boat
One musical that will never
die is Jerome Kern's "Show
Boat" Columbia Records
knew this when it revived ex-
cerpts in fine, up-to-date
sound, and an excellent group
of singers, headed by John
Raitt. Assisted by Barbara
Cook, he makes the most of
the romantic numbers. And
there is william Warfield in
"Op Man River" in addition
to Anita Darian, Fay Dewitt.
Louise Parker, the Merrill
Station Choir - all led by
Franz Alters. We recommend
this for lovers of an unfor-
gettable show.
On the folk song circuit,
Monitor has a couple of in
teresting disks featuring Jack
Elliott, a cowboy-like gentle
man who knows his business.
One record is called Ram
bling Jack Elliott Sings
Woody Guthrie and Jimmie
Rodgers" Mr.. Elliott han
dies Mr.. Guthrie's ditties
with nasal charm, making
the most Of such items as
Grand Coulee Dam and Dust
Storm Disaster. Then he
swings into the yodeling
idiom of Jimmie Rodgers and
rips off "T for Texas" "In
The Jailhouse Now" and
Mother, The Queen Of My
Heart" Right smart.
Two New Canadians
Moving closer to the range,
Monitor presents Jack Eli
oft, r a m blin' Cowboy"
There's everything here from
the Chisholm Trail" and
Cit Along Little Dogies," to
Talking Blues" and Jack
ODiamonds." And some very
funny patter in one called
Fifteen Cents and a Dollar"
Still another folk record on
the Vanguard label introduces
a couple of Canadians, Tan
Tyson and Sylvia Fricker.
Their stylizations should
please most folk song fans,
and their repertory of 13
songs on this record, called
simply Tan & Sylvia" is a
little different from most.
These two can sing a boiSt-
erous prison song like Rocks
and Gravel"'or a sweet ballad
like "Un Canadien Errant"
with equal effect.
For those who prefer the
guitar. Mercury Records has
THE Royal Family Of the
Spanish Guitar" This pre-
sents the Romero family,
Caledonia, Celin, Pepe and
Angel, in a program of solos,
duets and Quartets. Like all
good guitar music, it Is low
keyed, easy on the listeners
nerves. The Romeros play the
best Of the Spanish COM
poSers = Granados, Tarrega,