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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUntEK, STJXDAY MOTtXING, APRIL 24. 1949 Marta Linden's Career Was Born of Necessity Ferrucio Tagliavin? In Recital at Academy Ferrucio Tagliavinl makes his fourth appearance in this city Thursday evening" at the Academy of Music under the auspices of Emma Feldman, who sponsored the Italian tenor's initial recital in Philadelphia in 1947. Four well known arias from favorite operas by Massenet, Flotow, Puccini and Cilea and songs by Debussy, Gluck, De Curtis, Freire, Faislello and Donaudy will comprise Mr. Tag-llavini'a portion of the program. Dell Prestige Cited in Plea For City Aid By Edwin H.

Schloss Tmlrtc R. Mann, president of Robin Hood Dell Concerts was uttir.t; to his downtown office one Cay lut week half In and half out of a llfe-aUed-quandary. Aa Dell president at a salary of nothing a year, with time and half xLamlety Ends Forum Season As the concluding event of its 28th season, Tuesday evening at the Academy of Music, The Philadelphia Forum will present the only Philadelphia performance of Margaret Webster's production of Hamlet with a Broadway cast. Alfred Ryder, who last season sandwiched Ibsen's "Ghosts" with Eva LeGalllenne between movies for Paramount, will be Hamlet. Joseph Holland, seen here as Macbeth last December for The Forum and before that as Pompey in Katharine Cornell's "Antony and Cleopatra," will be King' Claudius.

Carmen Mathews, on Broadway last season as Violet Robinson with Maurice Evans in Shaw's "Man and IS now 12 and being trained In all the social graces with emphasis on how to earn a living. When asked if she liked to cook, Marta said she could concoct palatable food when necessary, but loathed the kitchen. She preferred cleaning and scrubbing to preparing food. But she is married to the same husband she wed 25 years ago. "He is a very exacting man too," said Marta, "a strong personality I suppose you would call it.

So am I. Of course we have our differences, but they are intelligently discussed. I believe we have arrived at a pretty thorough understanding of each other. "Why women want to discard a mate at the first flair of temperament I would not know," continued the actress. "All you do when you annex a new husband is to take on a new crop of faults which you must learn to handle and understand if there is to be family harmony." Quite sound philosophy In that Lmden-Schmid household.

(ROBERT MlTCflUM Li" i r.uii am i.iii j. KiiaiiHnYMiiiiiiiKiimiwriiimm THf oati m. at. tommuoui nrcitctt I HUMPHREY DOGURT nrjoci; om htjy door vm "tsss By Marion Kelley Continued From Page 27 career was born. After playing in amateur shows she decided to take it up seriously.

Then her husband had an accident which incapacitated him for awhile and she had a baby which retired her from the stage until little Barbara could toddle about. "Then I went in for acting with a career in mind," grinned Marta. "I applied at the Pasadena Community Playhouse for a Job and got it, and before too long I was playing leads opposite Victor Mature. "Vic Intrigued the talent scouts long before I did, though," con- fided Marta, "but I continued to pile up stage experience with the Pasadena group." Then an M-G-M lookout spied the sleek Linden legs, tarried long enough to learn she could act as well as provide eye appeal, and passed along the word. Her first role was Mickey Rooney's mother in "A Yank at Eaton." Next she played Virginia Weidler's mamma in "The Youngest Profession," and following this had a sort of meanie role in "Malse Goes to Reno," Went Through Glamor Mill But in preparation for her motion picture debut, the glamor troupe spent months glorifying her face and figure and when they learned she had a husband and at the time an 8-year-old daughter, that all had to be hush hush.

Her private life was to be kept a deep dark secret. "That is what happens in Hollywood," said Marta. "All that glamor preparation and then I am screened in 'mother' roles." Marta Linden came East after her stint In the movies to try her wings on Broadway. She made her New York stage debut In the same role she is now playing in "Present Laughter," 1 but with the original company. And rehearsing for this production was fun, according to Miss Linden, because it meant merel.

brushing up on her lines and dovetailing, her technique into the personality of the new leading man, Edward Everett Horton. Born In Manhattan In between these plays Marta appeared on Broadway in "The Men We Marry," and last summer toured the straw hat theaters as the feminine lead in "The Second Man," opposite Dennis King. Miss Linden was born In New York and her little girl "Bobbie" is FORREST LAST (last 6 pa va) ions im 2 r.i. MY DREAM IS YOURS TECHNICOLOR toon open 2 r.i. Clfftort Shfrley WEBB TEMPLE fli rr HAW tuniTSSr xsnwaiu'nrwTiaiHHii1 1- 1 111.11 1 I I IMMff "SIREN OF ATLANTIS aOTM ATHt John DEREK Doris DAY Jack WXSCN4t! EtHMAK Adofphi MENJQU-Efi U0M-SltBS MUU ttMn rtiiMcu MY HEART" Technjcclcr twmmpmnmn Robert RYAN -Audrey TOTTER 3ZL: cinvru inu i ninnim EIDRIDGE GERALGINE B100KS, 4Ma-J VMr.BelVBclerej LcSTDoColie ISTMUi-j WMWtt I i JFNNIFtR I0SCPN DA DTD AIT ICUUICtf JUntd bUM Cn MtktCYCLORaMICSCMtNinixIkMUlTISOUNBLir DRAMATIC ACTOR Alfred Ryder et 'Hamlef at Forum in Academy, Tuesday.

Matinee Musical Club The Matinee Musical Club wilf present its Chorus, directed bv W. Lawrence Curry, on Tuesday at 2:30 F. M. in tne Beiievue-Stratford ball room. A special feature will be choral arrangements of Chopin numbers with youthful George Reeves as solo pianist.

Edn-ard Kane, tenor from the New York City Center Opera Company, will be the guest soloist. VNauglity, Witty Entertainment" Adult, Gusty Delightfully i-v Tuoru I on rti Dl.k' klblj LOU 11 a WALTtK WINCHtU "One of the Best from France" LlfC MAGAZINE HARRY BAUR-LOUIS JQUVET1 in BEN JONSON'S DRAMATIZATION BY JULES DOMAIN) and STEFAN ZwriO JOSEPH COTTEN'. MF.RI.R OBF.RON "LYDIA" PIllS 'ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO1 GARY rnnpFR, HASH, kathronk 6. Tv wim i CI i Superman," will play Queen Gertrude, instead ot Carol Goodner, as previously announced. Miss Mathews Is a native Philadelphlan, who' trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

The Ophelia will be Virginia Mc- Dowall, sister of Roddy of the movies. Miss Webster, who has added the title of playwright to that of America's greatest Shakespeare an director. Is now in London staging her own play. Tickets are available now at The Forum's downtown ticket office, 1413 Walnut at Haly's, 150S Walnut and at the Academy of Music box office, at $1.30 to S3.B0, Including all taxes. 5 anrryr-An tj THE BRIBE mm chariisuxhtc 5, a tel'Vk MiVAK TwA 2 Action-Thrillers I to 7-y sao JJ MTly LAtT 3 DAyT BOOK flPEN 2 P.M.

Walt Disney's nS0 DEAR 70 URL IVES 8EULAH BONOI HARRY CAREY LUANA PATTON BOBBY ORISCOll WALT DISNtV CAHTOOM CAWNIV41 IN TECMNfCOLOmi Added I TEA FOR TWO HUNDRED MICKEY ind tht SEAL PLUTO'S SWEATER Cosmo Opera Co. Lists Double Bill at Academy Humperdlnck's "Hansel anu Qret-el," and Leoncavallo's "Pagllacci," will be presented by the Cosmopolitan Opera Company of this city in the Academy of Music on Friday evening, at 8:15. Theodore Feinmann will conduct and the casts will consist largely of young singera from the Philadelphia area. Rita Kosmetka, mezzo-soprano, and Antoinette TUa, soprano, will sing the title roles hi "Hansel and Oretel" and others include Ruth Germaine as the Marianne Daley as the Mother, Eugene Sewall as Peter, the Father, and Anne Bur-day as the Dew Fairy. In "Pagllacci," Frank Byrne will portray he tenor role of inio.

Margaret Gimello, soprano, is to be the and Paul Mellon, baritone, will appear as Tonio. Domintrk Rantangini as Silvio, and William Lebing and Francesco Pallozza complete the cast. University Museum Film "Jalisco Never Fails," a movie produced in Mexico, will be shown free at the University Museum, 33d and Spruce this afternoon at 3 o'clock. It vividly portrays the life and gaiety in a small Mexican town and is in Spanish dialogue with English titles. WEEK Nights 8:30 MATS.

WED. ft SAT. 2 1 30 JANE KATHEINI BOORS 8PM 2 P.M. "The SET-UP" rnriiRii. A FLORENCE "i tit First Philadelphia Showing! "Constantly uproarious strongly rocommondod should bo playing for a doeado or mora." iulletin "Wlekodly witty Immonsoly funny." inquirer ly arrongtmmnt with JOHN WIISON, MARTIN MANUIIS EDWIN KNIU prutnt William Goldman central City theatres EDWARD EVERETT HORTON i.

NOEL COWARD'S NEW COMEDY HIT rX if Iff by CRITICS TO 1P.M. and PUBLIC in Now York, whor it has playod for ever a yoarl present uur first run a showing Si GENE A Connecticut Yankee irr ti AAU I Nobil frizi Winner ANDRE SIDE'S SYMPHONIE VtiPft with MAITA Et, 93.M, 3.28. 2.60. l.RS, 1.30i LINDEN "By far comedy Everett SEYMOUR ME5KILL the funniest and best acted of season, with Edward' Horton at his best." GVouraurf. WCAU PASTORALE ESTHER KELLY WILUAMS SINATRA for overtime.

Mr. Mann (in private life a prosperous box manufacturer) Is entitled to do most of the worrying about the coming summer concerts in Philadelphia' "Salzburg on the Schtrj IkilL- Not that the artistic side of the eaann Is giving Mr. Mann cause for anxiety. i Dell Opens June 27 The Dell opens June 27 with a Wagnerian flourish featuring a concert performance of "Tristan and Isolde" with Helen Traubei and Luriu Melchior; Leonard Bernstein conducting. The schedule of 18 concerts over tlx weeks is star-spangled with the names of topflight soloists Jascha Heifete, Artur Rubinstein and Jan Peerce.

with Duke Ellington on the Jauntier aide, to mention a few. Price are at a new low as little as SI. 04 (tax included) for the Master Series and 39 cents per concert lor the Symphonic Series on which the Dell orchestra is billed as "soloist." And Mann is happy enough bout that side of the picture. Concerned Over Dell "Never before in the history of fnuajc. said Mr.

Mann, coming out ef his quandary for a moment to paraphrase Winston ChurchJl, "has much been offered to so many for little." What was causing Mr. Mann's disquietude la.t week the condition of what he calls the "Dell plant." the physical setup, including ats. paving, orchestra shell and dressing rooms which he described In Samuel Goldwyn's famous "two words" as "lm-possible." In that connection Mann pointed out that although the Dell "plant" is municipal property, the City has not spent a penny on ita maintenance In the 19 years of Dell history. Supported by Citizens "The Dell." said Mann, "always has been supported by the contributions ef private citizens." "It has been no financial liability to the City. On the contrary, it has been a productive asset.

Since the naetment of city amusement and wage-tax lams, the Dell has been paying from S15.000 to $17,000 annually Into the. City Treasury, to aay nothing of the prestige our summer concerts have brought. Mann said that the Dell is second nly to the Philadelphia Orchestra, whose blood brother it is as far as personnel is concerned) in attract-ti4C favorable notice all over this country and even in Europe. $100,000 Asked for Job The City of New York." he added, has Just spent $425,000 for new and modern stage equipment for the Ptuiharmonlc's summer concerts in Lewtsohn Stadium. Their new 'plant' will be operating this summer." The Pairmmint Park Commission has sponsored a bill in City Council providing $100,000 to renovate the Deli.

The amount asked would, among other things, provide for new benches, paving, the repair of railings and terraces and the elimination of the undergrowth that Mann rails -the Mosquito Conservatories, where the little pests breed and learn to sing." Mann says that all these repairs re imperative, and he Is hoping that the City Fathers will atop treating the Dell as a stepchild. Optimstic on Finances -Remember." he said, "it's their twn property as much as City Hall cr the waterworks." As far as the Dell's internal fl-Esnces go. Mann is optimistic. The estimated operating budget for the coming season is $150,000, of which about half will have to be made up by deficit financing. The Dell la now campaigning to raise $75,000 to make good the expected 2oa the concerts are given at less than half of their cost) and if possible to accumulate a modest reserve to start next year.

So far about $35,000 has been re-reived, mostly from 120 "Friends of the Dell," private citizens who contribute minimum amounts of $50, for which they receive a season's pass In the reserved section for all concert. Actually, most contributors e-rve $100, for which they receive two season tickets, with more affluent "Friends" contributing as much aa $1000. $40,000 Still Needed "So far so good." says Maim," but there's still $40,000 to be raised." And fce hopes the lagging "Friends" will rally "round before too long. Mann pointed out that most of the eason's $150,000 will be spent where It will do the most good for the direct production of music. About $65,000 la budgeted for the 0-man orchestra and $40,000 for soloists and conductors.

The remainder will be needed for the Innumerable minor costs of running a large musical enterprise Dell ushers and maintenance employes, program printing, advertising, the rental of music, etc. Expenses at Minimum Mann emphasized that administration expenses are at an irreducible mimunum. The work will be and is being largely done by volunteers and part-time workers. The Dell office has only one paid full-time employe. The Dell president added that he honea that If and when the $75,000 deficit fund Is raised there might be a small residue at the end of the eason to prime the pump next year.

"That's very Important," he said. "When I took ever last summer we had less than no capital we had debts. "And that's no way to start a season." "Who." said the Dell's able wor- ner-ln-chief, "can play Mozart and with the sheriff looking over Ms shoulder? I hope the Dell never feas to do it again." Curtis Benefit Concert The Curtis Quartet will give their annual Jennie M. Pels Memorial Benefit Concert on Wednesday, at 15 P. M.

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nf a trru jAaivr uim. EIGHTEENTH TECHNICOLOR musiml OPERA SINGER Ferrucio TagliavinJ in recital at Academy, Thursday. Orchestra Announces New Plans Although the present season of the Philadelphia Orchestra closed only yesterday, plans have been made for its 50th season beginning October 7. In observance of this anniversary year, a stellar list of 22 soloists and three guest conductors have been engaged, with other soloists to be announced for the special Goethe Bicentennial program. Philadelphia patrons will hear the usual 2B pairs of Friday afternoon- Saturday evening performances, with a separate series of 10 Monday evening concerts.

Eugene Ormandy, music director and conductor, will conduct all but five weeks of the local season. These will be taken by Alexander Hilsberg, associate conductor of the Orchestra, and three guest conductos. Ernest Ansermet, Leonard Bernstein, and Victor de Sabata. Ansermet, the eminent Swiss conductor, and Bernstein, young American composer conductor pianist, both made debuts with the Orchestra during the past season. De Sabata, Italian maestro who for many years has been first conductor of La Sea la Opera in Milan, will be heard here for the first time.

Soloists for this anniversary season Include nine pianists, three violinists, two sopranos, a duo-pano team and a 'cellist, a harpist and a bassoonist. Pianists, In the order of their appearance during the season, are Ania Dorfmann, Rudolf Serkln, Robert Casadesus, Eileen Joyce, Alexander Brailowsky, Pressler. Jean Graham, William Ka-pell. the duo-pianists Luboshutz and Nemenoff, and Arthur Rubinstein. DANCING SATURDAY APRIL 30 Guy Lombardo Admluloa 1.NT Pins Tas WEDDING SHOWER! oANNlVERSARYf -TESTIMONIAL! ORGANIZATION SPORTS nvrm mjmu reran DANCELESSONS COST 50 LESS SAVE WITH SHARE-THE-COST RATES New, at two tan learn far the arte af an.

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