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Pop Records Pg. 6 Se. 8 TK PiHburgS Prett, SWy, Oct. 23, 1 964 Pedlock The Irish Uprising Who Fears To Speak Of Easter Week? SIS. Outwits Author Bands Spotlight ill i Legacy Collection Marks iM nir mnes Expose Emerges As Sentimental Study Of Jewry PEDLOCK SO.VS, by Stephen Longstreet.

Dela-corte. t5 95. By SALLY FRITZ 50th Anniversary Of Revolt THE IRISH L'PJUSLVG. A CBS Legacy Collection Book, produced by Goddard Lieberson. Foreword by Eamon de Yalera.

Macmillcn. tcith long-play record album, $10.95. By MICHAEL J. CONROY The Irish people were forced to live as serfs under the domination of British Rule for 750 years. No one, who knows the Irish people, could say that they accepted this shameful role in history despairingly.

eventually guaranteed the free- i'-- jf Four times since 1798 small Kiuups ui uidvtr, pduiuuu men tors to fight for their right to snveirn inrlnnendence Thre times thev failed; as thev knew thev oul'd: even their songs wilI die like martvrs before Ireland can go free." But on Easter Monday, 1916, cnmionn Tremor, Kv wvpn srhnlars anrt men nf vi- FAMILY AFFAIR Robert. Gaby end Jean Casaciesus. the French husband-wife- s-in p'ano team, will be splits with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in programs cn Friday evening and Sunday cfremoon of Syria Mosque. They will play the Bach Concerto for Three Pianos, the Mozart Concert for Three Pianos and t'e Robert Ccsadcsus "Triple Cmcerto." William Sternberg will conduct the program which also includes the wcrid premiere of "Mutabili" by Robert Starer and "In Londan Town" by E'gar. Opera Season Opens Thursday With 'Tosca' sion, beean the revolution that tne commanaers events described.

What a thrill eventually brought them the Jhe Lprising; Thomas jt js to hear the dramatic read-freedom 'thev praved for and notcd Insh historian; jng jn the beautiful Dublin ac-for which thev were all willing fan T- 0 KelI formpr Prcs'- cent, of excerpts of Padraic to die. The Uprising lasted only ent of IreIand and Benedict pearce'S oration at the grave a week. el-v' novelist; as well as Lie- of Q'Donovan Rossa: berson Prelude. "Thev think that they have Inland United It is documented by the ifie(j Ireiand They That week will never be for- dead; Padraic Pearce, poet, that tney nave purcriased halt gotten by any Irishman nor by playwright and commander in of us intimidated the other the sons of an Irishman. It set chief of The Uprising who was naJf They tnink tnat they nave off a chain of murderous execu- executed by the British on May forseen everything; but the tions that went on until it united 3, 1916 (articles taken from fmk fhp fnni.

thp Vm xhPV Press Music Editor By CARL A PONE, In selling houses, autos or opera, the principle of economics is the same: Give the what they want. Observe this rule and the world may beat a path to your door. Ignore it and the business is likely to fold. As this economic theory is almost universal, dozen leading roles at the San Francisco Opera, present recitals in Florida, Tennessee, Illinois and New Jersey, and has scheduled appearances with the Indianopolis and Honolulu symphonies. Making his debut here in "Tosca" will be Rernabe Marti husband of the celebrated Met soprano Mnntser- Centered on the decline of a wealth-fortified Jewish family 1 c.

i. idui.i.U.Km, oicpncn ixmK- street's current novel nji Sons." outwits its author. Despite the tarnish Mr. Long' street spreads on the Pedlock familv tree these cenerations farmly tree these generations of department store family heirs show up to be solid-silver rom- antics. The Pedlocks finally get the best of Mr.

Longstreet and degenerates is finally an epiclike, sentimental study of American Jewry. It is a readable novel and Book: well written. Its author is an adequate techniean and makes decent use of a myriad of novel ist's devices. Bridegroom Imported The novel is off to a quick start when Judith Pedlock, titu- lar head of the clan who is well past her eightieth birthday im- past ner eignuem Dinnaay im a uaaiuH. sluuicii ni.ii.i- ica ana announces mat mis m- tie man is to be her new husband.

A wedding, a lost proxy fight for controling shares in the Pedlock department stores and Judith's eventual death follow. The action bogs down about this time, allowing the reader to wonder whether he actually cares to know the family's fate. Mr. Longstreet is the demo- cratic sort of writer who allows equal time for each character. Marcel, the oldest of Judith's own sons, is probably the most artistically contrived character in this novel.

He is a lonely art dealer who lives on pills and writes in a journal at night. His journal is the vehicle by which the author describes the family history. But Marcel is more than an author's device; he is the least stereotyped Jew among the Pedlocks, and his is the most sensitive commentary on the position of a modern, Americanized Hebrew. rat Caballe who had to cancel here because of impen ding motherhood. Marti has performed in opera houses throughout the world, made his U.

S. debut with the American Opera Society, and has made an RCA album with his wife on the RCA Victor label. all of Ireland and saddened and maddened the whole civilized world. One of the most renowned of the Irish patriots of that time was Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, who was ar- rested as a revolutionary. He started a "black fast" the day he went ,0 iail- fastinS for 74 rf thp Westminister Gazette said: "It is a tragedy that will fill Irishmen the world over, with a proud conviction that the race which can produce a martyr like Terence MacSwiney can never be subdued by might.

He has won his battle." And win it, they did. for a Urti-t tlwa Intnt Primo MinictoT Uoyd George of wote to Eaman de valera, Prime the operation ol the opera world puzzles many. In the market place, people want shiny, new products. On the theatrical scene. Broadway with new plays and musicals.

In the art world new trends are rampant. Yet opera thrives on the same old works, the same old roles by ditiercnt ai lists. Surprisingly, Americans are among the most rock-bound tor traditional opera. This nation which quickly discards its hula hoops, dances and hairdos wants no fads in its opera houses. Bins Answers Critics Rudolf Ring, director of the Metropolitan Opera who has been the target of criticism for failure to present more modern works, offers this defense: "I am behind the times so is the American public.

And they are the people who buy tickets; the critics get in free. To make successful opera in New York you do Carmen, La Boheme and Traviata, and then I Manuel Auscnsi, who made an excellent impression here as Germont in "La Traviata" two vears ago, AL'SENSI I Minister of Ireland, to set the pleasure. There are four sides machinery in motion which in the record album presenting 'frnm Prnust To CdmUS' rf UUM 1 and as Rodrigo last season in "Don Carlo," will also be in the "Tosca" cast. Copobionco Gets Rove Notices Tito Capohianco, whose stage direction for the Pittsburgh Opera has not gone unacclaimed, continues to get rave notices and the VIP treat-men from the New York press for his work with the New York City Opera. Tito is scheduled to do three operas here this season, "Otello," "Madame Butterfly," and Lohengrin." Horn nf th Irkh rvonlp Ireland became "A Nation Once Again." Goddard Lieberson has re- ueaiea me lnsn prising 50 years ago with great emo- tiona, impact thr0URh the de.

lightful audio-visual media. Doeumented Thf documented from articles by the living: Eaman de Valera. President of Ireland Collected Works of Padraic Pearce: "Political Writings and and James Connol- ly, leader of the Irish Trans- port and General Workers Union and a Commander of the Irish Citizen Army, executed on May 12, 1916 (article taken from "The Workers Jhe book the thpy wwe gnd nflt stUPld VaUCiCVlllain TOle in which they are sometimes cast by St. Patrick's Day after din- ner speakers. It has a copious number of good, sharp reproductions of actual battle scenes, photographs of troops, destroyed villages, patriotic posters and a readable facsimile of the only volume of the "Irish War News" ever printed.

The CBS Legacy Collection is visual delight and an audio ANDRE MAUROIS Oursliines himself. in vivid sketches complete with writing samples of 15 of France's contemporary authors. Page-size photographs confirm the images already conjured by Maurois. A sympathetic ear" for the French language increases the reader's rapport with this work originally prepared for Amer- ican students, for the transla- Carl Morse and Renaud have left in many French DhraseS. AlthOUCh grateful for the absence of foot- note clutter, the casual reader still appreciates one less trip to the dictionary.

These essays are not for the rlaccrnnm olnno Tha acnirinir writer will savor the semantics in the many quoted passages. The Dirty Dozen I' I. sy.i Best The Roots Of French Instrumental Time At Decca By W. K. TROSKNF Judgine from its new releases Peaa Record? is lookup forward to fall weather and eve-nines by the fireside Echt of 11 of the new albums are tvpe that vnu can l.sten to and re'ax.

have a hot t'ddy r. if spirit moves vou. dance a bit. Bert karmpier: lead the way as his orchestra plavs his "Greatest Hits Here are his excellent arrangements of Bye live Birdie. Panke Schorn.

A Swingin' Satari. Strappers in the Night, Wiederseh'n and Red Roses for a Blue Lady, among oihers Copiue Comment! Here's a capsule comment on fhe others, although they deserve a more thornuch review: "The Mapie Music of Fred Waring and the Pennsvlva-nians" Fred's tine organization, including the glee club, witn Maine. 'Way Back Home, Little Bird. Love for Sale. Fred will he Pittsburgh this week: Tuesday at Mt.

Lebanon High Auditorium and Wedrday at Carnegie Mumc Hall. "Bani; Bang" Xavier I'ugat and his orchestra blend cha cha Music tii2JU. fin and calypso for a good sound on Call Me. Bang Bang. Zorba the Greek.

Especially listenable is the Itin rock-and-roll treatment of These Boots Were Made fur Walkin'. "Dance Medley Time" Guy Lornbardo's Royal Canadians with a medley of 35 show tunes. Typical good Lombardo fare. Cavallaro Plays Ellington" Pianist Carmen Cavallaro gives the Duke's tunes a new approach and interpretation, all of which turn out good. Songs are among the best: Satin Doll, I'm Beginning to See the Light.

Solitude and 1 Didn't Know About You. "Sunset, Sunset" The exhu-herant Dukes of Dixieland with some old songs and some new. Among the old are Whispering, If 1 Had You and Lazy River. The new. Shadow of Your Smile and Mame.

"The New Echoes of Paris" George Fever's magical piano with seven medleys of Gay Parce tunes, including Poor People of Paris, C'est Si Bon and Almiette. "Bali lla'i" Earl Grant mixes his piano and organ wizards with a romantic flavor. Songs include: What Now My Love. Love Walked In, Laura, Yesterday, Summertime. Morion, Ami Sing The other three Decca albums feature girl singers, Marian Montgomery and Ami Rouselle, and comedian Rodney Danger-field.

On her "What's New?" disc, Marian sings Give Me the Simple Life, Then I'll Be Tired of You and a revved up swinging version of I Finally Got a Break. "Sugar And Spice and Everything Nice" is the title nf Ami's album. She has a good style as she sings Wouldn't It Be Old Folks, The Masquerade is Over and others. Rodney has a quick wit, much of it aimed at himself as "The Loser." This was recorded live at the Upstairs at The Duplex in the Village. to wa i "So: LEADING authority on the music cf Bach, Rosa-lyn Tureck will open the season for the on Wednesday ot 8:40 p.

m. Miss Tureck, making a seventh appearance in the series, will play Prelude and Fugue on the name of Bach, S. Bach; Sonata in Major, Beethoven; Variations ond Fugue on a theme by Handel, Brahms; Two (Minuets, Two Marches, Bach, and Sonata in Minor, Bach. i i XK. KIRSTEN MARTI MISS Annette Roussel-Pesche, former Pittsburgh, and Paris performer and piano teacher, is now performing pianist and piano teacher at Clarion State College.

She formerly taught at Bradley University and Chatham College and was ac- companist for noted artists, including violinists Nathan Milstein, Sidney Harth and'Mischa1 Mischakoff. A former Pittsburghcr, William Bruce Trink-1 ley, now a graduate student at Columbia L'ni-1 versity, recently won $500 in the Broadcast Music. Inc. sixth annual variety show competition. Trinkley, who also lived in Princeton and E.

Rainelle. W. wrote the music for Columbia's "The Bawd's Opera." Two Carnegie Tech students, Iris Ratner and Lawrence Stephens, got honorable mention for their "Nou-1 Stumbling Blocks The iiule tnjngS that form the Stereotypes are Mr. Long- big opinions of the great and street's stumbling block. The how they color their writings author does not always make js the substance of this remark-best use of unusual occurances, ahiv nercentive book bv the FROM PROUST TO CAML'S.

by Andre Maurois. Doubleday. $5.95. By MARGOT DEE Philnsnnhip! nnH ihpir roots! French biographer, Andre Maurois. People and words! What the famous ones have said, and how their portraits are woven are all contained EAMON DE VALERA Pens foreword.

the audio description by which we are made present to the nave' cft us our penian and wnje Ireland holds these raves Ireland unfree shall eyer at Stirring Balladt Tnen tnere are the stirring jrish Ballads, "The Soldiers tne Green Flag Hound Me" and all the others u.nlrl like ho Irish InvP so well. These are presented by such famed Irish artists as the Clancy Brothers and Tommy a Anne Byrne; Kay Hart; The Abbey Tavern Singers and a host of others. This is truly a collection that will appeal to all Irish: first, second and third generation as well as to all "Freedom Lovers" wherever and whoever they are. If my father, (God rest him) who "freed Ireland" over and over again, were alive today I know what his Christmas gift would be. Genius The religious philosophy will amuse the agnostic.

Extremes from Christian complacency to arid existentialism are sure to delight the intellectual. The reader is left wanting more. If this is academic prose, there should be more such texts thus less reluctant followers. What better recommendation than to be tantalized by the brevity of an intriguing paragraph. Some of these authors who have produced much of the 20th Century French drama and prose have been sorely underrated, according to Maurois, all of whom he admires, defends and explains.

Sometimes the author's descriptions are so deft, his style is lost in the appeal of the portrait itself. Is this good or bad? Indeed this biographer, equal to any of his subjects, can afford to outshine himself. Something to think about. And so is this book. Best Sellers vwv FICTION Vallay of th.

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"Pedlock Sons" is well written, but poorly contrived. An experience for the reader, it has its genuine moments and its pretentions. Delight And Despair veau: Seating Plan Cnticixed Mrs. J. R.

Davis, 1048 Stanton Terrace, writes to complain about the seating arrangement for the Harry Belafonte show at the Civic Arena. "It would be enlightening to take a poll and learn how many paid $7.50 per seat, who could neither see nor hear, to say nothing of the $fi, $5. and $4 seat holders." According to Mrs. Davis, "Pittsburgh audiences were sold poor seats in our Civic Arena with its impossible acoustics for a performance of this type." She suggests it would be more logical to use the Svria Mosque, with its smaller capacity, Traviata, Boheme and Carmen." Stage a modern work and during the third performance the houses is practically empty, he said. The buzz in local musical circles indicates matters are, of course, no different here.

There has been more enthusiasm about the upcoming season than has been noted here in years. The season fealures the popular operas and the audiences are responding. There is interest too because three Met stars will debut here, Anna Moffo, Renala Scotto and James McCracken, and German soprano, Leonore Kirschstein. In the opener on Thursday at Syria Mosque, Dorothy Kirsten will be making her first Pittsburgh Opera appearance since 1953 when she also played "Tosca." A veteran of the Met, she observed her 20th season with the Met last year in a handful of leading roles, including a highly praised performance in "Girl of the Golden West Movie and television viewers may remember her from the film "The Great Caruso" with Mario Lanza. Praised By Soviet Critics For her contributions to opera, Miss Kirsten was selected to represent the U.

S. in a 12 tour of the Soviet Union which won highest praise from Soviet critics and opera officials. Her husband, Dr. John Douglas French, director of brain research at accompanied his wife, and while she sang, he lectured to Soviet scientists. This season Miss Kirsten will sing a half Sharply Contrasting Views Of Childhood By RUTH M.

WHITE Two recently published diary-type novels probe the emotions of early childhood, but are drastically different in style and content. Pnscilla Kapier writes of her childhood with nostalgic delight; Rona Jaffe's reminiscences have the quality of urgency and despair. where such a performance has a chance of being seen, heard, and appreciated. "Our officials would do well to acknowledge once and for all the extreme limitations of the Civic Arena and what it can enjoyably offer to the public," she added. To seat thousands of people "and have only several hundreds of that audience see and hear serves only to frustrate audiences and reduce attendance at future scheduled events," she concludes.

With One EarSe0 Bucolic Era In Old Cairo A LATE BEGINNER, by Priscilla Napier. alker. $4.95. Mild, gentle, tranquilizing all suitable adjectives for Priscilla Napier's childhood mem- ones. The dust jacket describes the contents as "brilliantly por- trayed by a writer with con- siderable gifts and a remark- able memory.

This reviewer will go along with these comments, but would alter "remarkable mem- ory" to "incredible memory," since the author extends her recollections back to the sec- ond year of her life. Mrs. Napier's English father was advisor to the Egyptian Seller List The Looking Glass War le Carre 9S( To Keyhole THE CHERRY IN THE MARTINI, by Ronna Jaffe. Simon Schuster. $4.50.

"The Cherry" promotes the sensation of having one's ear to the keyhole of the local psy- chiatrist's office. The childhood remembered as as far from Mrs. Napier's serene life along the Nile as 1 1 is from J' Tho nnoctmn nf hnw manv nf the incidents are drawn from! the author's own life shall for-j ever remain unanswered; how-1 ever, we are inclined to believe that the underlying emotional impressions are for real, The non-fiction fiction pre- sents a precocious child, whose imaginary playmates get her throuch one phase of life, andi adolescent Miss Jaffe's stories have a hopeless quality-most of them dealing with unrequited love and the pursuit of happiness which never seems to material- i ize. This is evident in the col-: lection of short stories in her previous book, "Mr. Right Is' Dead." Her present book a i i Mi 4 wu tjtvs The Game of This Week In Music Tody P.ttsBjrqi 5vmp--r-y c-r Ac- so o'i.

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m-j so ois's, S' a a. 8:41 Saturday P'Msnurq1! Cra-a. T- cv" Mstqut 8:40 p. m. Symphony At UN The visit of the Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra to the IN tomorrow will be a brief one.

The orchestra flics to New York tomorrow morning via TWA, goes to the UN for an a. m. rehearsal and a 3 p. m. concert, then returns here.

An American Dream km In The Spring The government, and the author's whose gifted mentality carries early life was spent commut- her over adolescence. Her high ing between Cairo and Eng- I. Q. has no apparent effect on land, circa World War I. her emotional life which re-The author fills the pages mains static at a level of nre- Going To Meet The Man Baldwin 75 i (TV Advice From A The Gentleman with descriptions of bucolic girlhood and impressions of adult behavior as viewed from ages two to twelve.

Nothing ex- citing or catastrophic mars the frog-pond happiness of this blissful child during those years, This quiet serenity pervades the entire book which can be presented to children or mem- FEATURED PERFORMERS Karen Klein, left, and Karen Kcpseng, right, will be two of the featured singers when Fred Waring, center, brings his Penn-sylvanians here for two shows this week. On Tuesday, Waring appears in Music for Mt. Lebanon at Mt. Lebanon Auditorium; on Wednesaay at Carnegie Music Hall for the Music Guild. Mr.

Waring is currently observing his 50th anniversary in show business. Laughing Whitefish La Batarde Ders ot tne clergy without ire- the same characteristic of des-pidation. peration laced with cynjeism..