Unusual "Music and Dance" Series for Brooklyn Institute
Unusual "Music and Dance" Series for Brooklyn Institute Outstanding Artists to Appear Durini Brooklyn Institute 1940-41 Series ionally famous a r t i s t s will comprise the subscription...
...Nearly 2,000,000 farm families today live in houses worth less than $500, and one-third of all f a rm families...
...OrtJ?™8 WMIBHT...
...Heading the company is Hilde Reggiani...
...Hold On to Your Hats" is said to be a rigorous, vigorous tale of cowboys and Indians, d u de ranches, villains, heroes, dudettes and a pert stagecoach driver in the person ?f Martha Raye...
...Music and the Dance" is the largest and one of the most popul a r series of its kind in the g r e a t e r metropolitan area...
...All this, under the personal supervision of George Hale, whose touch is...
...These facts among others will shortly be made available to the public in a report, directed by Dr...
...Outstanding in this group is Dorothy Maynor, young Negro soprano, whose discovery by Serge Koussevitzky was considered one of the most important musical events of the past season...
...Columbia Pictures' teaming <rf Loretta Young and Mehya Douglas in "He Stayed for Break-:f a s t " has proven one of their most popular casting efforts...
...They will be assisted by Carlos Ramirez, leading baritone of the Teat ro Colon of Buenos Aires...
...30 J o s e ] * ST 'TJaltrr will present the l y r i c Opera Company in a season of the immortal Gilbert and Sullivan operettas at the 44th Street Theatre beginning Monday evening, < September 30th...
...a t the Shubert Theatre...
...Unusual "Music and Dance" Series for Brooklyn Institute Outstanding Artists to Appear Durini Brooklyn Institute 1940-41 Series ionally famous a r t i s t s will comprise the subscription series...
...For years this group of male singers have enjoyed great popularity on the Continent, where they gave close to 4,000 concerts...
...Present at this hoity-toity shindig will be Vernon MacFarl?ne, Sheila Barrett, Edward B. Lockwood, G . S. Eyssell, Lawrence Evans, Lester Gaba, Harry V. Anderson, Tony Palazzo, Lowell Brentano, Nicholas Devore, Zito, and William J. MeElwee...
...The orchest r a * s t r u ck up "Swanee" and l a t e r the other old songs, thus giving "Bold On to Your Hats" a first-rate finale...
...The skill and experience of these older men are opening the doors—once barred by their age—to jobs in some skilled trades, be explained...
...Founded in 1937 lny Mr...
...Hold On to Your H a t s " will have had a ten-week try-out by the time it reaches Manhattan...
...Sherman E. Johnson of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, which is t h e result of nearly two years of research by specialists in every field of agriculture...
...2,000,000 Farm Families Live in Rural Slams To the city-bound tenants of slum areas, the country appeal's a green sweet-smelling refuge from the evils of dark, decrepit buildings jammed one close to t he other, gutters fetid with miscellaneous odors, and the poverty which breeds crime, disease and fire, but the one-third of a nation t h a t is ill-fed, ill-clothed and ill-housed is more heavily concent r a t ed in rural areas than in the city, the Department of Agricult u r e revealed...
...construction and improvement of "access" roads to military and naval reservations and airports and of roads on such reservations...
...BARD OF BROADWAY FETED Twelve of Manhattan's topflight Who's Who will gather at the first of Roy Moulton's Bohemian Soirees, which will be held in the Piccadilly Circus Lounge on September 7 to fete that ultramodern Bard of Broadway, P. K. Thomajan, author of "Hymns to Hers," "Beaux and Arrows," and the naively suave juvenile bestseller, "The White Lie...
...have an annual income of less than $500, including all t h e produce they grow themselves...
...Music and the Dance" will also introduce to its audiences two a r t i s t s and a group of singers who have but recently received the acclaim of American concert audiences...
...The new comedy romance begins he second week at the Roxy Theatre s t a r t i n g today . The Fanchon and Marco stage show headlining Larry AcBer, harmonica virtuoso, also remain for a second week...
...Each of the programs will be held in the Opera House at the Academy of Music on Tuesday evenings, beginning l a t e in October and ending in April, 1S41...
...Another and new type of highway work will be the widening of shoulders, especially on major routes, to permit the parking of army convoys engaged i? maneuvers without obstructing usual traffic...
...Now," he explained, "111 do what I always wanted to do—," but cheers halted the sentence...
...In addition to Miss Maynor, two other noted singers will give solo recitals in the Institute's series...
...They dance to maneuvers mapped out by Catherine Littlefield of Philadelphia fame, melodies by Burton Lane, mated to words by E. Y. (Yip) Harhurg...
...Cronin has designed a drama with the authority of a successful medical practioner for"JUPITER LAUGHS" TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 9 Dr...
...It has a t t r a c t ed subscribers not only from all of the city's five boroughs, but from Northern New Jersey and the rest of Long Island as well...
...Gil Lamb, Russ Brown and Eunice Healy have been enticed from the night clubs and pictures, as- have Margaret Irving, the Radio Aces and the Tanner sisters...
...i t took ten years for Jolson to find a suitable book with which to return to the scenes of his former haunts...
...Harry Davenport, Hugh O-Connell and Leon Belasco...
...GINGER ROGERS-RONALD COLMAN AT MUSIC HALL Ginger Rogers and Ronald Colman, appearing together for the first time, are to be seen cn the screen of the Radio City Music Hall this week in a modern sophisticated comedy...
...Hot and hectic were the last days of dress rehearsals, and tension mounted as opening night drew nigh with no smash finale in view...
...It may be an experiment, yet to Al it is all in fun...
...Seats will be scaled at the attractive price of $2 top for evening performances and $1.50 for matinees...
...The Ballett Russe will give i ts recital on March 18...
...Later in the season, the series will present another great musician who has not been heard in Brooklyn for several years, Josef Hofmann...
...Miss Maracci win present a full program of Spanish and South American folk dances with her company...
...early in the Instistute season...
...Because of the large demand for seats, the Institute requests that music lovers wishing to subscribe should do so as soon as possible...
...A. J. Cronin's new play, "Jupiter Laughs," under management of Bernard Klawans,has its New York premiere a t the Biltmore Theatre . Monday, September 9, with the following cast: Jessica Tandy, Alexander Knox, Reginald Mason, Nancy Sheridan, Philip Tongo, Edith Meiser, Carl Harbord...
...Jolson...
...The screen play, written by Allen Scott and John Van Druten, is based on Sacha Guitry's amusing and engaging story, "Bonne Chance...
...A printed statement is being mailed to one thousand Progressives and Liberals, pointing out the importance of electing Roosevelt and Wallace, and the need of an organization through which Progressives can function in this campaign, a p a r t from the Democratic Party...
...A. J. Cronin's new play, "Jupiter Laughs," under management of Bernard Klawans,has its New York premiere a t the Biltmore Theatre . Monday, September 9, with the following cast: Jessica Tandy, Alexander Knox, Reginald Mason, Nancy Sheridan, Philip Tongo, Edith Meiser, Carl Harbord...
...Direction by Reginald Denham, production designed by Raymond Sovey...
...Lucky P a r t n e r s ." The film, produced by RKORadio Pictures and directed by Lewis Milestone, is a romance of a philosophic artist and a Greenwich Village girl who win...
...Association members have been urged to lead the drive in contacting the plant managers to urge them to employ Negroes in skilled as well as unskilled jobs...
...Included in this work will be the...
...first presented to the audience giving his nightly nationwide broadcast, and the finale 'finds him, after a hilarious dude ranch interlude, back in the broadcasting studio...
...Baltimore SDF Organizes Liberal Committee for FDR At a meeting of Baltimore Social Democratic Federation, it was decided, on the recommendation of the National Executive Committee, to organize a Progressive Voters League enlisting the support of Progressives, Liberals and Social Democrats to •support Roosevelt and Wallace in the coming presidential campaign...
...Subscription tickets for both "Music and the Dance" are being sold at very popular prices...
...E s t h e r Mitchell, Charles Jordan, and Mary Orr...
...former Metropolit an director, to give this opera at the Institute...
...Music and the Dance," to be offered by the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences during the coming season...
...Harry Lundeberg and other officers of the Sailors Union of the Pacific have declined a pay r a i s e recently voted by a majority of eleven in referendum...
...The distinguished pianist will be heard on April 1. In contrast...
...But he was tearing up the script...
...Daltry, producer and musical director of t h e Lyric Opera Company, has assembled an exceptional cast of fifty young men and women...
...Detroit was the scene of its rehearsals and first performance on June 30...
...This season, the Lyric Opera Company was accompanied in Philadelphia by the celebrated Philadelphia Orchestra and in Washington, D. C , by the National Symphony Orchestra...
...Rapid expansion of preparedness activities during the last few months has served to boost the five-year total of WPA expenditures for national defense purposes close to the half billion dollar mark, Howard O. Hunter, Deputy Work Projects Commissioner, announced...
...The third newcomer both to Brooklyn and t h e American concert world is the General Platoff Russian Chorus and Dancers...
...WPA Defense Pro/ecfs Total Nearly SSOO.000,000 WASHINGTON...
...Jolson, allowing time for a quick change from his cowboy outfit to a nifty tan, stepped to the center of the rostrum to do his broadcast...
...E s t h e r Mitchell, Charles Jordan, and Mary Orr...
...The first recital will be given on the evening of October 29, when Fritz Kreisler, celebrated violinist, returns to Brooklyn aft e r an absence of seven years...
...J i n x Falkenburg and many of the girls have come direct from posing for magazine covers...
...For his part as the Lone Rider of radio Jolson is...
...Martha Raye has been snatched from the motion pictures for her role...
...also represented by the eye-filling lovelies decorating ' the 'background...
...Berto Gordon, known as t he Mad Russian, has been lured from Hollywood...
...Other outstanding artists who will appear in -the Institute's for 1940-41 are A r t u r Rubinstein, Joseph Szigeti and Angna Enters...
...Last J a n u a r y only fifteen per cent were older men...
...a fortune with a sweepstakes ticket...
...In the n a t u r e of a special event will be t h e performance of Rossini's comic opera, "The Barber of Seville...
...Samuel M. Neistadt, who is well known among Progressives and Liberals, was placed in charge.' NAACP Asks for Jobs for Negroes in Defense Lines A nationwide campaign t o open up jobs for Negroes in industrial plants, whose owners have obtained billions of dollars in cont r a c t s from the United States government to c a r r y forward the national defense program, has been launched by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People...
...Pompilio Malatesta ai»d John Gurney, bassos of the Metropolitan Opera Association: Georgia G r a v e s, Brooks Dunbar, tenor of the Philyoung American contralto...
...Desk space was secured at the Forward office, 1029 E a s t Baltimore Street for temporary headquarters, and Dr...
...A. J. Cronin's new play, "Jupiter Laughs," under management of Bernard Klawans,has its New York premiere a t the Biltmore Theatre . Monday, September 9, with the following cast: Jessica Tandy, Alexander Knox, Reginald Mason, Nancy Sheridan, Philip Tongo, Edith Meiser, Carl Harbord...
...Another of these "finds" is Carmalita Maracci, Uruguayan dancer, whose performances last year were called sensational even by conservative critics...
...Social Security BenefHs Total 3 Billion Since 1935 ' More than $3,000,000,000 has been distributed among the 50,000,000 aged and unemployed workers, widows, orphans, and blind who have been enrolled under t h e Social Security Act since i ts inception in 1935, i t was revealed by the Social Security Board this week...
...Branches of the association throughout the country have been furnished with lists of plants- in their states that have received government contracts...
...In addition to its two popular stars, the cast of "Lucky P a r t n e r s " includes Spring Byington, Jack Karson, Cecilia Loftus...
...Kirsten Flagstad, probably the world's greatest living Wagnerian singer, will offer her program on January 21...
...Alexander Kipnis, Russian-American basso whose Wagnerian roles are impressing the Metropolitan Opera's audiences, will give his third Brooklyn recital in as manj years on February 4. Kipnis returns to Brooklyn by popular request...
...The WPA program of the coming months, Hunter said, will emphasize the improvement of roads of strategic military importance...
...Holding t h a t t h e r e sult was not conclusive, the officers said: "We believe that it would not be proper at this time to accept this raise though technically i t carried, b u t considering a majority of eleven, we decline with thanks...
...ROXr HOLDS COME...
...JUPITER LAUGHS" TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 9 Dr...
...Cronin has designed a drama with the authority of a successful medical practioner for "JUPITER LAUGHS" TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 9 Dr...
...Bert Buhrman, at the Novachord, will furnish t AL Jolson Returs to B'way Wednesday in Hold on to Your Hat' Al Jolson Returns to RVay Wednesday in %ld on t o t o l o - H a t* To* t h e l t u n e ?f ???O.OOO and of his old songs, as well as new ones, Al Jolson returns to Broadway with a breezily titled, swiftly paced musical called "Hold On to Your Hats," opening "Wednesday evening, September 11...
...This work will be done to a great extent in cooperation with, and on the recommendation of, the Public Roads Administration and the War and Navy Departments...
...Sailors' Union Head Declines Pay Raise SAN FRANCISCO...
...Direction by Reginald Denham, production designed by Raymond Sovey...
...National Defense Gives Jobs to Workers Over 45 BALTIMORE, Md.—The unemployed worker over forty-five is getting a "break" under the defense program, David L. B. Fringer, Maryland state employment service director says...
...Daltry aad devoted to the finest tradition of these musical gems, this company is said to have had an extraordinary four year preparation for its New York debut, during which time it has toured the Summer circuit and major cities from Bar Harbor, Maine, to Washington, D. C v where in its last performance this summer it played to an audience of fifteen thousand...
...The feature dance attraction o? "Music and the Dance" will be the performance by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, under the a r t i s t ic direction of Leonide Massine...
...and adelphia Opera Company...
...This trend obtains in other industrial centers, Fringer said...
...E s t h e r Mitchell, Charles Jordan, and Mary Orr...
...Direction by Reginald Denham, production designed by Raymond Sovey...
...A distinguished cast of singers has been assembled under the direction of Giuseppe Bamboschek...
...Cronin has designed a drama with the authority of a successful medical practioner forbrings some metaphysical speculation into dramatic conflict with common medical tradition...
...Just leave that to me," said the exuberant Mr...
...Now I have s o m e t e r e to go a t night," he tells TejJbrters...
...Of workers placed in private employ during July in Baltimore, 20 per cent were forty-five or -older...
...leading coloratura soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Association, and Armand Tokatyan, leading tenor of the Metropolitan...
...They all appear in Raoul Pene DuBois costumes and against a background of breathtaking scenery from the studio of that stylist...
Vol. 23 • September 1940 • No. 36
