The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 18

Friday, April 15, 1960 THE SHREVEPORT TIMES ON WITH THE SHOW By PERICLES ALEXANDER New Conductor Visits Here The nation's newest young conductor of a resident orchestra, who only recently was named to his post with the Milwaukee Symphony, was a Shreveport visitor Thursday afternoon. He is Harry John Brown, a familiar figure in recent summers at the annual music camps held at Louisiana Tech in Ruston. Earlier in the day he had been in Ruston sharing the news of his new position with the Wisconsin orchestra with members of Tech's music faculty with whom he has worked in previous summers on the campus. It was while Brown was touring with the Boston Pops Tour Orchestra as associate conductor that L. V.

E. Irvine of the music department at Tech became interested in signing him on for the music camp as a staff member. When the "Pops" appeared on Louisiana Tech's concert in February, 1955, Brown conducted for the matinee. Arthur Fiedler, for the evening concert. Between four summers on the staff of the Tech summer music camp, Brown has been touring each season as conductor of the 21-piece Manhattan Concert Orchestra.

Despite the fact that two of his musicians, Tommy Coleman and Charlotte Moorman, ex-Shreveport Symphony personnel, were in his orchestra, Brown's only area appearance with the ensemble was in Crossett, Ark. As for plans for his first season with the Milwaukee Symphony, the young conductor said that the Wisconsin organization is in the midst of booking soloists and already engaged are the young pianist of TV fame, Lorin Hollander, and cellist Leonard Rose. Thursday evening he visited here with local piano pedagogue Nena Plant Wideman and Shreveport Symphony Conductor John Shenaut. It is not yet known whether Brown will have the time this summer to serve again on the staff of the eleventh annual Tech Summer Music Camp, July 4-16. The Shreveport Symphony, which once programmed a work by Jan Meyerowitz, may get ideas when it learns that portions of a Meyerowitz opera, "Port will be performed at Tanglewood this August.

In October the New England Opera Group will perform another Meyerowitz opera, in New York. More about that busy tenor, Robert, Rounseville, recently announced for Summer Theater's opening production of "'The Merry Widow" late in May. Before Rounseville checks in for rehearsals at the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse, he sings role of Nanki-poo in "The with Groucho Marx doing the role of the Lord High Executioner. Groucho star in Columbia Record's recording of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta "'The Mikado." Goddard Lieberson, president of Columbia Records will supervise the recording at Columbia's Hollywood facilities. Marx plays his first Gilbert and Sullivan Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner.

He will be supported by opera diva Helen Traubel in the role of Katisha, Stanley Fair Lady" Holloway as Pooh-Bah, and musical comedy and dramatic star Dennis King as The Mikado. The romantic couple, Nanki-poo and Yum-Yum, will be played by Rounseville and Barbara Meister. Columbia Artists, The Norman Luboff Choir, directed by Mr. Luboff, will perform as the "Gentleman from Japan" and "The train of little ladies." Martyn Green, leading specialist, has prepared the adaptation from the original score, and will stage and direct the entire production. The album will contain notes on Gilbert and Sullivan and The Mikado written by Green.

Farm Contracts Effective Today Consevration reserve contracts recently signed by Bossier Parish farmers will be effective today, Y. A. McCall, of the County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee, announced. McCall said land in the reserve program may not be grazed or no crop harvested from it during the life of the contract. The contract provides that i it goes into effect when the farmer starts his operations to establish the conservation cover on the cropland under the contract, but in no case later than April 15.

13th Chess Game Declared Draw MOSCOW, April 14 (P--Today's match in the International Chess Tourney was declared a draw after Mikhail Botvinnik, defending world champion, and Mikhail Tal, 23- year-old challenger, each had made only 16 moves, the Russian news agency Tass reported. The sudden ending caught everyone by surprise. This was the 1 13th match in the 24-game series and all of the previous 12 had gone at least 40 moves. Yesterday the match went 72 moves. After today's draw, Tal leads 7.5 points to 5.5.

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, April 14 (-Boris Spassky, Russian grand master, regained first place in an International Chess Tournament today by winning his adjourned game. Bobby Fischer of Brooklyn slid to second by losing to David Bronstein, another Russian. With 13 of the scheduled 15 rounds played, Spassky leads with 12 points on 11. victories and 2 draws. Fischer is second with points in 11 victories, 1 defeat and 1 draw.

HOLLYWOOD AND VINE By HEDDA HOPPER Fess Parker Has Broadway Hopes HOLLYWOOD, with vocal coach Mario dropped it now. When Fess first began his eye on the Broadway "I'm still kind of campaigning on my own for that," he told me. "I did a show with Ethel Merman last fall, and afterwards had a call from Lerner and Loewe. They talked to me about a show that will come along after they get 'Camelot' under way, More recently I've had a nice conversation with Frank Loesser concerning the thing. It's taken a get people to know I'm interested." When he studied with Chamlee, Parker was taking lessons five times a week.

"Lessons from a man like that aren't exactly inexpensive," he said. "And you can devote the time to make that much study pay off and keep up the momentum you're wasting time. I've gone back to singing folk music for the present, and will never get away from singing completely." The last time I talked with Fess Parker he had every kid in the world in a coonskin cap. That was four years ago, and he had just returned from England. "The kids are Into space helmets these days, but I still get repercussions now and then on Davy Crockett.

he told me. "Last Christmas all of us who had a portion of the music in the show received a nice surprise check. It sort of keeps the memory warm." Fess left Disney's after four years, free lanced in pictures, studied singing, and went into the recording business for himself under the Cascade label. I asked him how he'd liked being a business man after purely creative work. "I wish I could say I'd be- REGISTER NOW 6 WEEK GUITAR CLASS ONLY $1000 FREE Anyone taking course will be given the use of a guitar for class use and home use for entire 6 weeks.

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"The two I did for them were westerns and not exactly my personal choice. I'd like to mix it up a bit." Cavett Reported In Good Condition Robert S. Cavett, assistant sec-treasurer of the Caddo Parish Police Jury who suffered an apparent heart attack Wednesday while on a business trip to south Louisiana, was reported in good condition in the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital yesterday. Mrs. Cavett said he appeared to be "doing all right now." but that it would be "sometime" before he could return home.

Cavett was hospitalized late Wednesday, Friends and relatives, including L. F. Clawson, secretarytreasurer of the Police Jury, rushed to his bedside yesterday. Doctors had not completed a diag. nosis of Cavett's heart condition.

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heads and conversion of their atomic charges to exclusively peaceful uses. U.S. Ambassador Frederick M. Eaton introduced the proposal in a final Western attempt to break the disarmament deadlock before the conference adjourns for Easter. He coupled it with an offer to let Soviet inspectors roam freely in U.S.

nuclear materials plants in return for Western inspection of similar Soviet plants. Five Sentenced ROCK HILL, S. April 14 W- Five Negro students were sentenced to fines of $35 or 30 days in jail today in connection with a March 15 lunch counter protest demonstration. Attorneys the said the cases would be appealed. The students pleaded innocent.

The five were among 70 Friendship Junior College students arrested on bre a h-of-the-peace charges. FRI. TE US 2424 LAKESHORE DRIVE SAT. Open 6:30 3-6435 Victor Mature GUNMEN SAMSON and FROM DELILAH LAREDO Color- -Color- Coming Rodeo Is Expected I to Draw Crowds Increased public awareness of big time, professionally-produced rodeo is expected to result in large crowds for the 1960 World Championship Rodeo at the State Fair Youth Center here next week, producers of the annual event said yesterday. Tommy and Beverly Steiner, coproducers, said the public's inabout by "national rodeo terest in been brought posure last year and the great number of western shows on TV.

The cowboys also have sensed this increase in public appreciation and interest and are performing with the competitive spirit of college athletes in all The Steiners said that with prize money for the rodeo at well over $10,000 the public will be treated to "some hard and stick-to-it riding competition' here-especially bareback and bullriding events. "We have supplemented our stock with fresh animals that have been running footloose and free on our Bar-S Ranch at Austin, since last November. Because most of them haven't been in a holding pen since our final rodeo last fall, we are expecting nothing but sheer defiance when they break from the chutes." The Shreveport rodeo, which opens on Wednesday, will be headlined by Dale Robertson, television star of "Wells Fargo." He will pear at all performances of the rodeo here. Mrs. Wilkinson Funeral Today Funeral services for Mrs.

Abbie D. Wilkinson. 59, who died Thursday unexpectedly at her home, 1615 Tulane will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Wellman's Chapel. Mrs.

Wilkinson had lived in Shreveport for the past 40 years. She is survived by her husband, Lewis Wilkinson of Shreveport; two sons, Norman Stewart of Dallas, and Percey Stewart Jr. of Billings, three sisters, Mrs. Ruby Baugh of Pass Christian, Mrs. Mittie Davis of Krotz Springs, and Mrs.

Ada Cleveland of Shreveport; two brothers, Sam Demaree Shreveport Dewitt Demaree of Longview, and several grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. J. P. Taylor, pastor of Sunny Oak Baptist Church.

Burial will be in Forest Park. Pallbearers will be Leroy Bush, Johnny Wilkinson, P. A. Wilkinson, Clyde McKennedy, Bill Meek and John Edward King. Five states claim the title of the "Switzerland of America." They are West Virginia, Colorado, Maine, New Jersey and New Hampshire.

HARRY JOHN His barnstorming days with the Manhattan Concert Orchestra may be over now that the young conductor has been named maestro of the Milwaukee Symphony. (Times Photo by Lloyd Stilley) Seven Break -ins Reported Here A burglary in which an auto, $15 cash. a rack of keys and a pistol were stolen was among seven break-ins and two attempted burglaries reported to city police yesterday. The items were taken from Pelican Motors. 1125 Texas Ave.

Other burglaries, additional included theft from of vend- $165 money ing machines and two boxes of cigars from the Shamrock Cafe, 1401 Claiborne: $100 cash and some Acme Brick checks. a portable record player and cash at Intrasouth Distributing 1565 Texas nothing missing at Allen Monmument 1340 Claiborne, the Johnson Meat 320 Douglas St. or the Alexander School, 1545 Coty. Two back doors were badly battered with a large hammer but entry was not made at Graybar Electric 2536 Linwood while a plate glass door was broken at Fielders Grocery, 5863 Fairfield Ave. Historical Group Will Hold Meeting MANSFIELD, April 14 (Special).

The North Louisiana Historical will hold its annual meeting Saturday, April 23. Convening, 10 a.m. at the Mansfield Battleground Museum, Mansfield, the speaker, John D. Winters of Louisiana Technological Institute, will be introduced by John S. Kyser, president of the association and of Northwestern State College in Natchitoches.

Winters will deliver a paper on "The Battle of Mansfield" and in the questions and answers period several facets of the Red River Campaign will be discussed. After a 12:30 luncheon the business meeting will be held and five new directors will be elected. The board will then elect officers for the new year, beginning May 1. The meeting will adjourn at 2:15. DANCE TONIGHT T.

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