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IPAMGIMMA THE EVENING PRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1993 PAGE 15 Succotash gets hot pepper treatment. Page 22 "In the original form it was a medieval pop-op book, with each leaf of three drawings folded so that you saw the drawings in a sequence as the folds were opened." Janet Backhouse MSO to showcase music of heartland next season Title doesn't fit reproduction of lavish medieval book By GRAHAM HEATHCOTE Associated Press writer LONDON With its sparkling gold leaf, goatskin binding and detailed miniature drawings, the "Poor Man's Bible" was hardly that Produced in Holland about 600 years ago and once owned by King George III, one such book is a treasure in the British Library. Now, a reproduction is within the budget of the moderately wealthy. Its creators painstakingly copied the art and included every imperfection and smudge. VvA A 4 MU.

1 1 "A rrf features music from "Phantom of the Opera" and "Fantasia" as well as Danse Macabre. Patrons are encouraged to wear costumes and be prepared for a few surprises. For the Indiana Bell Holiday Pops Ed Strother will narrate 'Twas the Night Before Christmas." University choruses and a children's chorus also will perform during the concert at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 4.

Soloists and some of the orchestral works for the five classic concerts will highlight the orchestra's 45th season. Pianist Mitchell Andrews will play Brahms and the orchestra will play Grieg and Dvorak Oct. MSO winds will be showcased Nov. 13. MSO principal cellist Roger Malitz will premiere a cello piece by BSU's Ernesto Pellegrini and the orchestra also will premiere a commissioned work by Hoosier composer Michael Schelle Ian.

23. Japanese baritone Tsutomo Masuko, with a BSU doctorate, will sing Mahler and the orchestra will play Strauss' "Don Juan" March 19, 1994. Youthful violin virtuoso Corey Cerovsek, formerly from Indiana University, will be soloist April 16 when the orchestra will perform Schumann's Fourth Symphony. Season ticket prices remain unchanged, ranging from $35 to $60 for eight concerts. The pops and classic series can be purchased separately.

As an inducement, the MSO office offers a 1 0 percent discount on the eight concerts if purchased by April 20. For additional information, contact the MSO office, About 980 copies are being printed. Each costs $3,950, but the price goes up to $5,700 after April 30. For their money, buyers get 31 leaves, each illustrated with three brilliantly painted miniatures in a red goatskin binding. "In the original form it was a medieval pop-up book, with each leaf of three drawings folded so that you saw the drawings in a sequence as the folds were opened," said Janet Backhouse, curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library.

The format of "Biblia Pau-perum," or "Poor Man's Bible," originated in what is now Austria or southern Germany in the mid-1 3th century. About 80 examples survive from before the age of printing. lames H. Marrow, author of a volume of commentary that accompanies the reproduction, said the format initially was intended for teaching monks and students. Copies were circulated around monasteries in Europe.

Marrow, an art history professor at Princeton University in Princeton, N.J., said the British Library copy is the most splendid example 1o survive. Also known as "The Golden Bible Picturebook," the original was produced at The Hague about the end of the Hth century, probably for the court of Albrecht of Bavaria, Count of Holland. He made the city a thriving center for the arts. Urs Dueggelin, the publisher of the reproduction in Lucerne, Switzerland, has made a specialty of issuing expensive replicas of medieval works, notably the seventh-century Gospels "The Book of i i-UUU 2 K-V Pl'l ill Kells" published two years ago at $18,000 each. Faithfulness in printing is exact down to the irregular cut of the leaves, smudges where fingers turned them over the centuries, pencil marks of scholars and librarians and stains where the paint came through on the backs.

"Who buys depends on the work," Dueggelin said. "They are mostly book collectors and people who like medieval art, particularly in German-speaking countries, and some are investors." The latest reproduction has an unusual size: 7 inches high by 15 inches wide. "The original binding was goatskin so we got goatskins from Argentina," Dueggelin said. "But the book's unusual size made it difficult to find skins that were large enough when the book is opened out to its full 30-inch width." The original was given to the British Museum by King George IV in 1823. The British Library took over the museum's books in 1973.

The original never left the library for the reproduction to be done. The publisher's experts did all the photographing and proof-checking there. The library will get a royalty from sales. "We were glad to do it as this is a way of spreading knowledge about illuminated manuscripts which the public normally cannot handle," said Michael Saunders Watson, chairman of the British Library Board. The printing required 1 1 colors, including gold applied to pictures.

The central picture on each leaf is a scene from the life of Christ, with smaller pictures on either side showing how it fulfilled prophecy. For example, the Nativity is placed between Moses and the burning bush and the blooming of Aaron's rod. The Crucifixion is between the sacrifice of Isaac, and Moses with the brazen serpent. "We have had it a long time and it only now becomes a star," Backhouse said. the theater.

Lynn Redgrave grew up with Shakespeare, as performed by her father and his contemporaries, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft and Ralph Richardson. In 1962 she made her professional debut in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Royal Court Theatre, which led to an invitation by Laurence Olivier to become a founding member of Britain's National Theatre. She has proven to be a versatile actress, easily moving across all fields of the performing arts. "The Real Live Brady Bunch" ssss The Muncie Symphony Orchestra, in tribute to Ball State University's 75th anniversary year, will present music of the heartland for the 1993-94 season in Emens Auditorium. Three pops concerts and five classic concerts will feature performers from Indiana.

Two premieres of pieces by Indiana composers are programmed along with major works by Brahms, Dvorak, Mozart and Tchaikovsky, according to MSO music director Leonard Atherton. Among the familiar pieces will be "Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan," "Don Juan," "Night on Bald Mountain" and music from "Phantom of the Opera" and "Fantasia." The Muncie Symphony University Singers Pops Concert Sept. 1 8 will salute Ball State's anniversary year. Indiana's official goodwill ambassadors, the University Singers will team with the orchestra to perform Fred Waring arrangements from the 1920s through the '50s. The choral music of Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians parallels the development of Ball State Teachers College.

"Fred Waring started as a jazz band in the teen years. By the '20s the sound of the Pennsylvanians was as familiar as John Held's flapper cartoons," says University Singers director Fritz Mountford, who directed the Waring Blenders (singers), before coming to Ball State. The MSO will play Indiana college fight songs and other lively fare during the opening pops concert. The new Halloween Pops Concert at 4 p.m. Oct.

31 will Frank Rich of the New York Times called it "exhilarating the funniest American musical in years." United Press International called "City of Angels "one of the best musicals of this or any season! A show to be seen, relished and loved!" Season ticket prices for the 1 993-94 Artist Series are $60, $75 and $80. Current season ticket holders may retain their current seats by renewing them by May 14. New patrons' applications will be processed after that date, and seats will be assigned in the order received. For more information, call 285-1539. at the box million, 1,044 locations, $3,206 per location, $43 million, 17 weeks.

8. "A Far Off Place," Disney, $3.1 million, 1,622 locations, $1,940 per location, $8.1 million, two weeks. 9. "Homeward Bound," Disney, $2.2 million. 1,534 locations, $1,407 per location, $35.2 million, seven weeks.

10. "Aladdin," Disney, $1.9 million, 1,127 locations, $1,682 per location, $193.4 million, 19 weeks. 11. "Sommersby," Wamer $1.6 million, 1,323 locations, $1,201 per iff1 3 5 I i j. i mi 9 if participate.

George and Ira Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" is considered one of the greatest artistic achievements in American musical theatre. When it premiered in 1935, it was conceived as "folk opera." Most newspapers dispatched both their drama and music critics to this boundary-breaking phenomena. Today, "Porgy and Bess" is recognized as a masterpiece, entwining pride, prejudice, pathos and passion with a memorable score. "City of Angels" won the 1990 Tony Award for Best Musical. do it again 3.

"Fire in the Sky," Paramount, $4 million. 1.435 locations, $2,796 per location. $12.3 million, two weeks. 4. "CB4," Universal.

$3.8 million, 1,226 locations, $3,130 per location, $11.9 million, two weeks. 5. "Groundhog Day," Columbia, $3.7 million. 1.726 locations. $2,130 per location, $53.5 million, six weeks.

6. "Falling Down," Warner $3.5 million, 1.761 locations, $1,999 per location, $30.5 million, four weeks. 7. "The Crying Came," Miramax, $3.4 SiM Artist Series Next season's lineup ranges from 'Brady Bunch' to 'Porgy and Bess' Ball State spring concerts this weekend Ball State Public Information Franz Joseph Haydn's Har-moniemesse (Harmony Mass) is the highlight of two spring concerts being presented by Ball State University. Ball State's Chamber Choir, Concert Choir and Symphony Orchestra join forces to present Haydn's last major composition.

The 1802 Harmoniemesse will begin with the slow moving "Kyrie" or "Lord." The remaining four sections include folk-like, playful, dark and happy strains. The final section, "Agnus," even includes a reference to the British national anthem. The choirs and orchestra present their free program at: 8 p.m. Friday in First Presbyterian Church, 1400 W. Riverside Muncie.

3 p.m. Sunday in St. Lawrence Church, 820 E. Charles Muncie. The Ball State Chamber Choir and Concert Choir are directed by Douglas Amman.

The Ball State symphony orchestra is directed by Leonard Atherton. Other selections on the program include: "The Road Not Taken" by Randall Thompson, based on Robert Frost's poem of the same name. "Willow Show Me the Wind," a lyric work from 1983, written by Jack Noble White. "Ave Maria" (Hail, Mary) by 16th-century Spanish composer Tomas Luis de Victoria. office location.

$42.1 million, seven weeks. 12. "Mad Dog Glory" Universal, $1.5 million, 1,100 locations, $1,351 per location, $9.1 million, three weeks. 13. "Scent of a Woman," Universal, $1.2 million, 759 locations, $1,585 per location, $50.8 million, 13 weeks.

14. "Amos Andrew," Columbia, $1.1 million, 1.204 locations, $926 per location, $8.1 million, three weeks. 15. "A Few Good Men," Columbia, $831,939, 623 locations. $1,335 per location, $133.4 million, 15 weeks.

Although dates and times will be announced later, five attractions have been selected for Emens Auditorium's 1993-94 Artist Series. They include Lynn Redgrave in "Shakespeare for My Father," "The Real Live Brady Bunch" and the musicals "Porgy and Bess" and "City of Angels." "Shakespeare for My Father" is Lynn Redgrave's living memorial to her late father, Sir Michael Redgrave. Known as one of England's greatest classical actors, he was knighted by the queen for his services to features theatrical re-creations of episodes from the popular TV show that originally ran on ABC from 1969 to 1974. The show produced four spin-offs and TV movies and then found a new following in syndication, The premise of the series was that Mike Brady, a widower with three boys, married Carol, a widow with three girls. They all lived in suburban Los Angeles with a zany maid named Alice and a shaggy dog, Tiger.

"The Real Live Brady Bunch" is the second of two acts. It is preceded by "The Real Live Game Show," in which members of the audience are selected to reported Monday. "Point of No Return," starring Bridget Fonda as a government assassin, debuted at No. 2 with $7.2 million. 1.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III," New Line, $12.4 million, 2,087 locations, 85,951 per location, $12.4 million, one week. 2. "Point of No Return," Wamer $7.2 million, 1.545 locations, $4,635 per location, $7.2 million, one week. Those mutant turtles INSIDE Arts 16 TV highlights. 17 Movie 20 Cook's 22 By IAMES ANDERSON Associated Press writer LOS ANGELES The latest adventures of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles opened in first place at the box office.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Turtles Are Back in Time" made $12.4 million over the weekend, Exhibitor Relations Co..