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thing over with their parents because our parents know each other
and my father asked me one day why 1 didn't date the girl
Somehow all this made feel that perhaps this girl is just looking
f + an excuse tobreak off with the fellow she's engaged to- but 1 don't
know if it would be fair to him for me to step in.
I'd Ike to know what you think of this.
j. F.
Dear j. p:
Have nothing to do with this girl while she's engaged. / think It's
likely you've sized the situation up correctly when you say she may
be looking for an excuse to break her engagement, but / think it
would be big mistake if you let it be assumed that you were the rea-
son for her doing So 1t sounds to me as though she hasn't the courage
to 60 ahead and terminate the engagement herself and so wants to
aave some ne on whom she can place the responsibility.
If she ever should do it herself, then of course you'd be perfectly
free to step in, but unless and until that happens, my advice is that
you keep away from her and don't give her the opportunity to make
a seaoegoat of YOU.
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, 1963-10-22

Richard Boons injuries are so serious following his automobile
accident that he won't be able to do the next two or three segrnents
Of his new Richard Boone" TV series. Warren Stevens is being
recuperating.
MI. "Paladin" is one of the incest actors in this town. I was
lorry to miss his little get-together he hosted at MGM for the prevew
of his new series, which he is very excited about.
] have heard so much about the young singer Caterina Valente,
that / am looking forward to meeting her. Bing Crosby heard her
when he and Kathy Qdrs. q were in Italy last summer, and he was
50 intrigued with her. She made a splash in Europe
Now she's arrived in Hollywood and went directly from the
plane to Bings studio, where she killed everybody playing her
Guitar and singing in four languages. You have to be good when
Bing singles you out, as he did this Italian songstress, and good I
hear she is.
Nothing Like being host at a party and having to leave in the
middle of il. That's what happened to Lawrence thurman, co-pro-
Queer of "Bestman" when he had to leave the party he and Stuart
Milar were giving to rush to Cedars Of Lebanon" hOspHaLwhere his
, 1963-10-22

by Louellu O. Persons

Hollywood The battling, but very attractive, RosaInds Wyman
Lo1 Angeles Counci1woman, makes her screen debut in "The Best
Man., which Franklin Schaffner is directing for producers Stuart
MIlar and Lawrence Truman. Knowing Rosalind, if she wants to
become a motion picture star, she'll become just that.
All I can say to Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Lee Tracy, Mar
garet Leighton, Edie Adams, Gene Raymond and the rest of the cast,
is-look, out, here comes that fightin' Roz She's married to Eugene
Wyman, Attorney and Democratic Party leader, and they have three
children.
, 1963-10-22

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18
Limon Ballet
Is Confusing
But Exciting
BY HARRY MACARTHUR
star staff Writer

Jose Limon's new ballet, "The
Demon" is a vigorous and
often supercharged affair. Per-
formed last night at Lisner
Auditorium, with Paul Hinde-
NTH conducting his own score,
as a sort of curtain-raiser for
the new Hindemith opera, "The
Long Christmas Dinner" 1t was
hailed enthusiastically.
Whether THE Demon" says
what 1t intends to say is some
thing you'll have to learn from
someone other than this OBJ
server, who frequently loses
radar contact with modern
dancing. The program note
reads: IF, as is sometimes
maintained, 1t was rebellious
Lucifer and his cohorts who
we're victorious in the celes-
tial war of long ago, and he
usurped the highest throne,
then there is some question as
to the true identity Of The
Demon, and still graver ques-
ton as to who or what is good
or evil"
The ballots episodes are
titled Fallen Monarch, Black
Mass, Archangel, Parade OF
Sins. CONFORMATION and Finale
The characters include The
Demon who may not be q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18
NEWS OF MUSIC
Hindemith Bites Deep

study In contrasts, with Bella
Bartok standing tauntly ven
turesome between the init
mately melodious Shostakovitch
quartet and the sweeping ro-
mantle quintet of Ernst Won
Dohnanyi. 1t could be called a
modern program. for all three
works are Of this century, but
the music-speaking only for
itself-would have it otherwise.
Programming can be an art;
this one was artfully made.
Miss Philips left the lid of
her piano completely closed
when she joined the strings in
the Dohnanyi quintet. This
turned out at times to be q
mistake. In the opening move
ment, for example, the piano
had hardly any presence in the
ensemble. With the lid opened
on the short stick, there would
have been an improvement.
Good ensemble marked the
work Of the five players
throughout the Dohnanyi, but
the second movement (Inter-
mezzo. Allegretto, Presto) was
especially successful in the way
it built to It's conclusion.
The hall was steamingly
warm, as though the air
conditioning were not func-
tioning properly. but the hui
mid atmosphere caused no
extraordinary tuning problems
The audience, of moderate
size, demonstrated appreciation
of an evening Of excellent
chamber usic, very well
played.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18

Concerts at the National Gal
lery through the season run
largely to recitals Of one kind
and another, with regular or
chestral evenings and occa-
sional choral affairs. String
quartets there are rather rare,
and it is a pleasure to hear a
good one.
The Feldman Quartet con-
sists Of two women and two
men, but no one named Field
man. They play together with
the ease Of long association
and the groups tone is excel
lent. In style the group lean:
more to the side of gentility
than brilliance. but its sound
is round and firm. the intona-
ton secure at all times.
The program was q fine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18

Mr.. Castel, a native Of Lis
bon and a resident Of New
York, where he was the winner
In 1858 Of the first Town Hall
Award Recital. is a rare tenor
who knows the limitations of
his voice yet works with it so
Skillfully that 1t becomes an
impressive instrument.
His program was selected
from 18th and 17th-century
Spanish and Portuguese COM
posers, contemporary Portu-
guese, traditional Sephardic
songs and modern Latin Ameri-
can. In all he displayed an
intimate knowledge of style.
There were many demands
for careful. Clearly articulated
diction, and the singer met
them all. From the helpful
TRANSACTIONS of the texts (Which
in the Latin world abound with
love, death and joy) it was pos
sible to discern that Mr.. Castel
is keenly conscious Of meaning
in a song. This gives his work
conviction.
The final group of modern
Latin American music rave Mr..
Castel the opportunity for his
widest range Of expression. He
projected the varying moods
Of the Ginastera and Villa
LoboS selections with a stun
ming effect.
Overall, it was sheer pleasure
to hear a tenor who never
forces his voice, yet knows how
to build color and drama
through careful control of
dynamics. Mr.. Castel has a
silken voice, almost as effective
in a soto voco as it is reaching
for the high notes.
Miss Dornemann provided
highly competent accompani-
ments, although the more diff
ficult passages tended to be
heavy. Allowances, however,
must be made for performances
of music transcribed from
plucked instruments and for
some Of the virtuoso demands
the modern Latins place upon
the pianist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18

played carefully, II a bit aca-
demically, until the final presto
which the players scampered
through at a variety Of speeds
The Roussel work, written in
1902 while he was a student
and before he had really con-
WINGED anyone that he should
have become a composer in
stead of staying in the navy,
was given an expert and faith
full performance. But 1t takes
more than a good performance
to give this romantic and dis
cursive score much ON COM
polling interest.
I was glad to hear the trio
by Karl Heller, as this is the
first work by this important
contemporary German I have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18
THE CAST

Washington got It's first lool
at "The Long Christmas Din
ner," Paul Hindemith's most re-
cent opera, last night at Lisnel
Auditorium in a first-rate pro-
duction mounted by the JUL
lard School of Music with thu
composer conducting, thanks
to the Institute Of Contem.
porary Arts.
The piece is a one-acter witt
libretto by Thornton Wilder
Mr.. Wilder wrote the play way
back in 1881. He adapted 1t &
few years ago for the operate
stage at the suggestion OF Mr.
Hindemith.
The Juilliard version (Which
was seen in New York LAS
Friday and Saturday, is the
first mounting The Ions
Christmas Dinner" has had ir
this country. and the first ir
English anywhere. The Opera
was first presented in Germany
in December, 1861.
Mr.. Wilder's idea is an in.
triguing one. A family is hav.
ing Christmas dinner together
Gradually land almost imper.
ceptibly) the listener becomes
aware Of the fact that what
seems like one dinner is 6
panorama of Christmas din.
ners, extending over genera.
tons. Members of the family
exit through the black door or
the right-plainly death-anc
make their entrance as in
fants in a nurses arms through
the white door on the left.
Echoes Changing Tone
There are the same names
the same feelings, the same
habits, but everything changes
as time passes.
The score. the lighting, the
acting are as subtle and poig-
nant as the plot. In his music
Hindemith echoes and gently
emphasizes the changing emo
tional tone of the characters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18

Demon but is a Demon, Arch,
angel who may not be an Arch
angel but is an Archangel anC
Angels who may not be Angels
but are Angels.
This seemed last night to be
a fair description of what was
going on on stage. How much
of 1t would be communicated
however, to an onlooker who
forgot to equip himself with a
program is moot, but not very
Even so, THE Demon" has
excitement. The Limon chore-
ography makes imaginative use
of both solo performers and
dramatic group movements
Dance and music are admirably
co-ordinated. Set and costumes
by Malcolm Mccormick are eff
fective contributors to the mood
Mr.. Limon was seeking and SO
is Thomas DeGaetani's lighting
1.-THE Demon" was danced
superbly, too, last night. The
title role of the Demon who
may not be but is was per-
formed. of course by Mr.. Limon
himself, with all Of the skill
he has amassed through the
years.
No man in need Of solo adul-
alton. Mr.. Limon has surround
ed himself with some very tai
ented dancers in this new pro-
duction Of THE Demon. Lend
ing him splendid support were
Betty Jones, Ruth Currier, Lola
HUH, Harlan McCallum, Louis
Falco and Lucas Hoving.
Both ballet and opera will be
repeated tonight at Lisner, with
Mr.. Hindemith again conduct
ing the Juilliard Orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18

heard. I was surprised to find
it rather old-fashioned and
apparently deriving fro m
Faure, rather than from models
closer TO Teutonic thought.
The last movement had great
energy, and called forth some
of the best playing Of the day.
The performance was COM
mendable and showed careful
rehearsal, adequate technique
and good balance, without
sailing any very impressive ar
tistic heights.
Individually, the performers
are good, Mr.. Braunlich is one
of the areas best violinists;
Mr.. Cordovano has earned an
enviable reputation as an en-
semble player, and Mr.. New
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18

Thomas DeGaetani uses the
lighting marvelously to depict
the changing aspect Of the
room as 1t ages, to underline
a dark, snowy day or a bright
sunny one. Before your very
eyes, almost as by some sort
of sleight- hand, the various
members Of the family grow old
in accelerated tempo before
they pass through the waiting
black door.
Actually, very little happens
on stage-but one is made pain
fully aware Of the curious fut-
ility of mans everyday activity
of the strangely static quality
of ordinary living, Of the brut-
ally dramaticsquality of death.
The set and costumes by
Thea Neu, as well as the stage
direction by Christopher West,
we're in every way admirable,
and the limitations imposed
upon the entire company by
Lisner we're. for the most part,
brilliantly overcome, AS a mat
ter Of fact. in the light Of the
New York performance "a hours
earlier, the technical achieve
.ment Of transporting so COM
pick an operation to Washing
ton was close to a miracle.
The cast was equal in quality
TO the production as q whole
Except for Robert White, who
was seen q few weeks ago as
the Old Man in Clan Garlic
Menotti's highly successful new
television opera, Labyrinth,
the names Of the singers were
new to the Nations Capital.
Especially noteworthy Tin ad-
dition to Mr.. White, whose
vocal projection was on a pal
with his fine acting) we're Lorna
Haywood and Marilyn Zschau
as the first females Of the
family, with Geraldine Nc
Troy and Frances Riley as later
females just about as effective
Janet Wagner, singing above
an evident cold, was dramati-
cally excellent as cousin Ermen-
garde.
John Harris did well with
Roderick. but the tessitura Of
the part of Sam lin which he
was a last-minute substituted
was too high for him and gave
him some trouble.
The only miscalculation wa,
the casting Of Clifton Steere a:
Roderick II, the family hellion
His rotundity was unfortunate
in contrast to Mr.. Whites
Slimness as his father, and the
visual effect got a bit in the
way of the dramatic verisimili-
tude.
The Long Christmas Din.
ner" is not a knock -'em-in-the-
aisles piece. 1t is quiet and In
sidious in its effect. 1t leaves
a bittersweet aftertaste-and
have a feeling that it bites
deeper as you grow more famil-
lar with 1t.
Furthermore, it is like moth
ing else I can think Of in opera
"a drama in which the hero
(or the villain) is not a person
but rather time itself.
There is q repeat together
with Jose Limons newly Choir
eographed Demon" to a 1924
Hindemith score which forms
the first half of the evenings
ENTERTAINMENT tonight as 6
benefit for the Opera Society.
1t is an extraordinary show
xv1,. rt.1,,Ir1,.sk ,xatcr a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18
Mclean Group
Pluy Tourney
Winner Again

The Mclean Greenroom Play
ers won the District Of Colum-
bia One-Act Play Tournament
for the second year In a row.
The 35th Annual Tourna-
ment finals were held Satur-
day at Roosevelt Auditorium.
McLean's entry was the
tragedy. "Medea." by Jean
Anouilh. The two other plays
in the finals we're the Mont
gomery Players THE Bespoke
Overcoat," which came in sec
ond, and Lyric Theater's 1.-THE
Bald Soprano" These three
plays had been selected from
is one-acters in the tourna-
ment preliminaries held ear
lier this month.
Jean Anouilh's "Medea" is a
modern re-telling of the Greek
classic by Euripides. (The
Players plan TO present a full
length version Of their win
ming entry later this month in
McLean.) "Medea" was di-
rected by Warren Bass, who
staged last years tournament
winner. Edward Albee's 1.-THE
Sandbox." Linda London played
Medea and Thomas Hartman
played Jason. Jane Singer
won the tournaments Best
Performance Award for her
portrayal Of Medea's nurse.
The first runnerup for best
performance went to Mel Dia-
mond, who played Morry in
The Bespoke Overcoat." The
second runnerup was Albert
IS. Coleman, also Of THE Be-
spoke Overcoat" Anne Weeks
of Lyric Theater received the
directing award.
The judges for the finals
were Star Drama Critic Jay
Carmody, william Graham of
Catholic University and Post
Drama Critic Richard L. Coe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18

kirk is a well-schooled iellist
with a fine tone ontil he gets
above the seventh position.
hope the groop remains to-
gether long enoogh TO iron out
some minor difficulties of en-
semble and to develop a more
unified style.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18
BY sHElLAH GRAHAM

Robert RedfOrd's fans are fur
ious that he was passed over
in the film version Of Sunday
In New York. One even writes
me to correct my error. Sorry
Trudy, the stars are Cliff Ro-
bertsOn and Rod Taylor, with
Jane Fonda as the girl.
James Mason would like to
believe that he has reconciled
with Pamela Mason, but his
friends in Madrid where he tolls
in THE Fall of the Roman En-
pire" write me that James con-
siders his marriage a lost
cause. And he misses his chill
dren. The divorce comes into
court in April.
Young George Hamilton
wouldn't mind at all II Bette
Davis is his mother-in-law. He
is quite smitten with Bette's
tall daughter b. D., and I see
them together at all the func-
tions.
I chatted with Ace Director
Willie Wyler about his assign
ment to direct THE Sound Of
Music" at goth Century-Fox.
"a musical is the only thing I
haven't DONE" said Willie. who
directed two such different pic
lures as "Ben-Hur" and The
Best Years Of Our Lives" These
two pictures swept up all the
awards of their year. No one
set for the lead role. But Doris
Day would be great.
Burt Lancaster, a good am
bassador for Hollywood, told
me he is soon flying to Italy
for the premiere Of his picture.
THE Leopard" 1t will be in
teresting to see Burt as a Sicil-
ian nobleman. I believe all
Sicilians are noblemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18

Nieo Castel. tenor: Joan Dorne-
mann, piano. Phillips Gallery. Pro-
gram: De Antequera Sale Ell Moro,
Morales; De Donde Vents Amore,
Xalderrabano; Minue Cantado, Bassa;
TAree Romances, Milan; o Vigems
Cue Passais, Jopes-oraca: Romance
dos Sete Cavaleiros, Lopes-Graca;
Romance de Tres Mininas Mum
LafantaL Lopes- Graca; Mangertco,
Brandao; Cana Verde, Brandao; Al
Val de Fuento Ovojuna, Turina
Nj Spesica Esta on Ell Bano, arr.
Hemsi, Come Ia Rosa en- Ia Huerta,
arr. Hemsi; Fl Rey por MuchC
Algazi: Scaleriea de ORC, Alaazi. A
II, Rodgers; Viola ouebrada, villa
Lobos, Cinci Canciones Popularel
Argentinas, Ginastera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18

The music department Of
Catholic University offered yes
terday afternoon a program of
chamber music by the Catholic
University Trio.
They programmed one very
well known work, the first OF
Beethoven's remarkable Opus
/, and two trios very seldom
performed-those by Roussel
and Karl Holler.
The Beethoven trio was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18
HOLLYWOOD
Dams Divorced,
Ready to Marry

HOLLYWOOD (NANA). -
Dan Dailey's final divorce papers
clear the way for his marriage
with Camille Williams. They
are a familiar couple in Las
Vegas where Dan is starring at
the Dunes Hotel in Guys and
Dolls" with Betty Cradle.
Rosemary ClOOney admits II
was too tough for a single
woman to raise 5 children 80
which is one reason for her
reconciliation with Jose Ferrer
Now II Jose will be the good
boy he promised to be, the
get-together will last. Cliff
Robertson has not yet seer
himself as John Kennedy in
"PT l09'-"I'll see 1t when the
public does" Cliff told me. We
will see 1t in July. Linda
Christians ex husband Ed
mund PurdOm, is consoline
himself with a British beauty
Sarah Leighton. Linda annulleo
him In Mexico.
NN
Jessie Matthews, who
understudied on stage in the
bad old days. has signed To
star in a radio series in Lon.
don. Bette Davis is refusing
a host Of scripts and will wait
to see how she fares in the
Oscar awards, April 8. . Bette
has a nomination for What
Ever Happened to Baby Jane"
And whatever happened to
Joan Crawford's oscar chances
for the same picture?
Debbie Reynolds has the CLINT
in her eyes that could spell
motherhood. Sophia LOrer
or Ava Gardner will play the
girl who posed for the Statue
of Liberty, in Exposition
1900" for Sam BRONSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18
'FELDMANS' LEAN
TO GENTILITY
BY JOHN HASKINS
Contributing Critic

The Feldman string Quartet dora
Short and Lawrence Nednick. vio-
Inns; Ronald Marshall, viola; Janet
Gallery Of Art. Program; Quartet No.
1, Op. 40. Shostakoyiteh; string
Quartet No. 2, Op. IL, Bartok; Piano
Quintet in E-Flat Minor, oP. 20,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18
Gu TRIO PLAYS
COMMERCIALLY
BY WENDELL MARGRAVE
Contributing Critic

The Catholic University Trio: Hell
nut Braunlieh, violin; Robert New
kirk, cello; Michael Cordovano, plano.
Catholic University Program: Trio.
Op. 1, No. /. Beethoven; Trio, Op. 2,
Roussel: Trio, Ap. "a, Holler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18

That's your reward for surprising her with a
Princess extension on that very special occasion.
The convenience of Princess extension will
give her wanted privacy Save her countless steps
and hours of time in making and taking calls.
And if it's in her bedroom, she'll be thanking
you silently for the comfort and security it gives
when she's alone at night.
No wonder mothers and wives, gandmothers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18
By IRVING LOWENS
star Music Critic

.SThe Institute Of Contemporary
Arts. the University consortium and
the Opera Society OF washington
present The Long Christmas DIM
ner, an opera In one act Music by
Paul Hindemith; libretto BY Thorn
ton. Wilder stage direction BY
West; set and costumes
by Theu Neu; lighting BY Thomas
peGaetani. The Julliard Orchestra,
Paul Hindemith, conductor, At Lisner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-18
RARE TENOR GETS
MOST FROM VOICE

By DANIEL w. GOTTLlEB
Contributing Writer
Evening star., 1963-01-06
Aunt, Uncle
Of Meredith
Tell of Shots

CHICAGO, Jan. 5 (AP) An
aunt and uncle Of James H.
Meredith, Negro student at the
University of Mississippi, dis
closed today their home was
fired upon nine days before Mr..
Meredith came to Chicago for
q Christmas vacation.
James T. Jimmerson and his
wife, Marie, said IL shots were
fired through a window Of their
first floor flat on the West Side
December Is.
Mrs. Jimmerson, an assistant
dietitian at a hospital, attrib-
uted the shooting TO reports
that Mr.. Meredith planned to
spend the Christmas holidays
with the Jimmersons. Mr..
Meredith and his wife had
stayed with the Jimmersons
during the Thanksgiving holi-
day.
Mrs. Jimmerson told the
Associated Press she was serv-
ing coffee TO several guests in
the immersion living room Sat-
urday night, December Is, when
six shots shattered the front
windows. She and the guests
fled 10 the rear OF the apart
ment.
She said police questioned
her about the incident. Some
time after she was questioned
she said six more shots we're
fired into the apartment.
Police said they believe the
window were shattered by BIB
pellets from an air rifle. But
Mrs. Jimmerson said she heard
definite gunfire In the second
attack.