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THE "ODESSA AMERICAN SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 1S88 PAGElO-n I4 I -67 Attractions GVfc Concert Association Plans I MimiSm ill SPUN Ul! FOUNDER-DIRECTOR GEORGE BRAGG Of Texas Boys Choir iui.UHuUiul LUBOSCHUTZ AND NEMENOFF Duo-Pianists Return Ruth Page Ballet, Pianists Featured An international ballet company and a worldr: famous duo-pianist team will headline attractions of the Odessa Civic Concert Association for the 1966-67 season. Performing here Feb. 3 will be the Ruth Page International Ballet, a company of 50 dancers which has devoted itself to tounne: productions. But with foresight rare to enthusiastic civic leaders, the By WILBORN HAMPTON United Press International KIRSTEN SIMONE AND HENNING FRONSTAN Of Roya! Danish Ballet Ruth Page is well-known as the director of ten successful tours of the Chicago Opera Ballet, including a performance sponsored here by Civic Concert in 1961. While Miss Paze continues to provide the ballet ODESSA, Tex.

(UPI) Per Odessa project will include space for all the arts. The idea haps the greatest challenge an aspiring city must face is the of an art center with facilities for symphony, drama, exhibits and the dance is fast catching 'little theater." (Editor's Note The follow- tag story by Wilborn ton, fine arts writer for the Dallas office of United Press International, is the second in a series of three dealing with artistic expansion In Odessa. Hampton visited Odes-- sa recently to get information for his articles, to be releas- ed to newspapers in the U. S. and abroad which use the UPI services.) for the Chicago Lyric Opera Company, she has widened the scope of this "rechristened" dance company to include non-operatic ballets employing dancers, choreographers, designers and guest artists from all over on.

Fort, worth recently opened Every city wants one but few its scott Theater. The economics alone of such are willing to pay the price. Even more than the symphony, the world. Next season's tour of the Ruth a center are a blessing to cities who seek to expand their opera and ballet, the "little culture. All the arts can share Page Ballet will have as guest chutz are credited with raor theater" has become the sym the facilities, thus saving the bol of a city's first step toward the renowned 'leading dancers of the Royal Danish than 67,000 miles of touring in this country and abroad.

They have given recitals in every local culture. cost of several sound systems, lighting systems, sets, seats, Ballet of Copenhagen, Kirsten Odassan Sets Many civic efforts begin with dream and a handful of Simone and Henning Kronstam. malor city and have appeared carpets and curtains. with everv malor orchestra. In Soloists from the ballet com change and end up a major The Permian Playhouse, pany also will be starred, 1 one season, thev played nin which is joining other cultural cultural center-i-such as Houston's Alley Theater.

Others engagements with the Philadel- eluding Patricia Klekovtc. Ken groups in forming the Junior service League, has: already neth Johnson, Orrin Kayan, Do-! phis Orchestra alone. They start with large donations and were the only duo-pianists ever bank accounts and wind up in provided the land for the Cen ter. Ground has been broken a muddle of complacent medio lores Kipinski, Larry Long and Charles Schick. Feb.

3 program here will be chosen from such works to be invited to play with the late conductor, Arturo Toscani- crity too numerous to name. Sammie McLelland of Odessa will present her senior piano and construction will soon begin Among the ironies of" the the 500 seat theater. ni. American theater is the fact The combining of all the arts as Tchaikovsky's classic "Nutcracker:" a new ballet choreo recital at 8:15 p.m.1 Monday, 7, in the North Texas Russian-born Luboschutz met under one roof adds to the that many small towns have excellent theaters, while many Miss Nemenoff, a Parisienne of graphed by Fleming Flindt; State University Music Recital 'civic" facet of the civic cul Russian parentage, in Paris the dramatic "La Lecon;" large metropolises have none. when he was conducting a mas ture programs.

For instance, Roanoke, ya.j story pallet based on George Bernard Shaw's "Arms and the ter class of professional pianists Miss McLelland is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam V. Mc- Such 8 center provides a base They began playing two piano Man." choreographed by Miss which has only 97,000 citizens has an Equity theater, while Dallas, with near a million pop or focal point for citizens inter Page and entitled "All's Fair ested in improving a city's cul Lelland, 818 Dotsy. She is a 1963 music to amuse themselves and their friends and soon found themselves in demand for pub ulation, does not have an in Love and war; "rraniae and also by Miss tural qualities.

For instance, graduate of Odessa High School Equity theater. lic concerts. Page: --Rudolf NureyeVs someone coming to tryout for une of the fastest crowing Monday's program will begin staging of the Grand Pas De theaters in the Southwest is the a play can wander down the Now called "the perfect o- Bach's "Prelude and Fu Deux from "Swan Lake" and Permian Playhouse. Inc. of oianists" by the New York! hall and join an art class.

Odessa. gue in Sharp Minor, Book others. Times. Luboschutz and Nemen Compared with its "twin' The Permian- Playhouse is Duo pianists Pierre Lubos off have won plaudits from ma followed by the Beethoven "So- nata, Op. 53.

She will also play cy Miaiana, tne tneater was chutz and Genia Nemenoff also currently in the midst of its ninth consecutive season and is jor critics. late coming to The will make a return visit to Civic Concert, performing April already experiencing enormous Renewals from membership "Fugue from Sonata" by Bar ber, Debussy's "Images, Vol. Midland Community Theater, Inc. has produced 122 plays in growing pains, a drive has re 6. 1967.

for the 1966-67 season currently Concert artists for the past 28 and Minor Ballade" by are being received by the Civic cently been launched to raise $142,000 to build a new art 20 years. But the Permian v.ears. Mr. ana Mrs. uidos- Concert Association.

Priority for Chopin. Playhouse has quickly made up center to house Permian present members to renew memberships will extend until Miss McLelland also was chos- for lost time. en to represent NTSU as the pia Memberships for oth- ers win open wiio uic tuuiueu nist in a Dallas Symphony Or MCT Launchesi llew Comedy membership campaign, schedul chestra performance this month ed for March 28 through April 2. Enrollment "for the coming MIDLAND (Staff) Midland performance slated p.m. She was a finalist in the college piano division of the Midland- Concert Group Elects Prexy In Monahans Community Theater will present Thursday, March 17.

year for new members is limit the former Broadway hit "Take ed to the one-week period, but "CHIQCEN EVERY SUNDAY Situations become emotional but humorous in the three-act comedy, "Chicken Every Sunday," to be presented by Odessa High School speech students at -8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in the school auditorium. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for. students. In a scene from the comedy, a perennial favorite' for amateur theater, are lead players (L to R) Virginia Chisolm, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. B. H. ChisoIm, Goldsmith; Greg Granath, son of Mr. and Mrs.

R. Granath, 1811 North Alleghaney; Betty Adams, daughter of Mrs. W. T. Adams, 301 Redondo; and Larry Rushing, son of Mr.

and Mrs. R. Rushing, 1400 Alamosa. Odessa Symphony's Young Artist Competition in January, The comedy by Phoebe and Henry Ephron concerns a father She's Mine," with the first interested persons may -notify Mrs. Norman Grine during that who sends his older daughter off week.

to an tastern girls' school and then shows up on campus to become involved in a series of Memberships ate $7.50 tax MONAHANS (Staff) Mrs. collegiate misadventures. 8flafflBg (o adults and $3 for students and entitle the holders to attend J. L. Pinkerton is newly elected Taking lead roles are Marvin four conceits during the sea president of the Community Concert Association.

Hewitt as Frank Michaelson; Pat Griffith as his wife. Anne: son. No tickets are available for Other officers are Mac Hudg-I individual programs. Act Coinmedl Weill pemi ins, first vice president; -Mrs Vickie Dorsey as Mollie, the collegiate daughter; Vicki Neel- The next Civic Concert offer Robert Leverett, second vice ey as Liz. the younger sisten a ing for this season will be an appearance by the popular Texas president; Mrs.

Millard Kugle, third vice president; Frances and Nick Thams as Emmett. the taitnnu swam. Dennis, secretary; and J. L. Others in the cast are Nor Boys Choir April z.

me young sineers. under the direction of The Odessa High School Pinkerton, treasurer. Bill Whit quick financier for another of man Gould, David Phillips, Rory Speech Department will present field is immediate past presi Gced Positions CM McMinn, Dian Stallter. Kathv his enterprises, the effect of the reluctant poet and the Boston founder-director George Bragg, perform in Latin, German, French, Spanish and Middle dent three-act comedy, "Chicken umner, David whigham, Ron Technical chairmen are Dale Bauman, student technical director; Duane Riddle, stage manager; Bobby Ground and Gwen-neth Thomas, art; Bruce Truitt, lights; David Browning and On the board of directors are Every Sunday," at 8 p.m. March boy to win the hand of the nie Foster, Henry Goulet, Terry Mrs.

Christine Barnes. Mrs 8 and 10 in the school audi Blachman daughter, the separa English. Computer Programming Few Weeks tauter. Jjee scmiieid and Llovd i tion of the Blachmans and their Jack Miss Joan Cox, Mrs. George- Ganaway, Dan 4 Weeks nissiey.

The 26-voice, choir sings pro eventual reconciliation. IBM Key Pooch Bookkeeping Johnny Walker, sound Gary Eldridge is Jirectpr, and torium. Adapted by Julius J. and Philip' Epstein from the novel by Rosemary taylor, the play is. a Taking parts are Betty Adams Sue Hembree and Donna Hor- Gibbs, Miss Selma Rae Henry, Charles Baker and H.

A. Clem t-vans is set qestgher and grams ranging rrom Hiurgicai music to Elizabethan madrigals and American folk songs. The as Rosemary Blachman; Larry II metntMO technical director. John Meyer ton, costumes; Schelle Weaver and Patti- Wagner, makeun: ents. lavonte for amateur theater and Secretarial Weeks Clerk Tjpu Week Bbsdmi Machine 8 Weeks Kusmng as Jim Gin is stage manager, Other board members are features a cast of 21.

boys are noted not only for the mialitv of their singing, but Chisolm as Rosemary Blach The theater box office will be Jack Riggs, Mr. and Mrs. Rob Mike Starr and Linda Saarls, properties; Peggy McClung and Ronnie Suttles. house managers- open to members from 10 a.m. to also for their numerous cos man; Steve McCleery as Oliver Blachman; Diane Carson as The comedy deals with Emily Blachman, who converts her ert Orr.

W. M. Agey, Rev. and p.m. March 11.

The tumes. scenic effects and cno- Mrs. David Shaw, Holt Magee, Ruthie Blachman; Gem Meach- mansion into a boarding house general public may buy tickets reoeraDhv. Easy To Lean AIC fflorflaad IalCeda GreaCsfianJ la I Teda Charles Amj Mitchell, business manager. Sally Read and Cam.

E. L. Kent, Mrs. D. A David em as Mrs.

Lawson; Greg Gra because ner husband cannot Accoonflng Weeks Orafoag Few Weeks NO UMI UMIT TO COMPLETE THI COURSES WW COST-IASY PAT ttANS 203 PLACEMENT IN trom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. Bragg and directors caiman nath as Jeffrey Julie make money in his numerous March 14. The box office also Halasz and Luis Berber each iya wityain, puDucity; and Gail Harris and David Anderson son, Mr.

and Mrs. Kenneth Mills, Dr. Jay Coats, Mrs.Williard Paine, Malcolm Grainger, Mrs. Boring as Miss Gilly; Sidney trolley line, banking and laundry will be open from 7:30 to 9 n.m Williams as Mr. Robinson; and enterprises, i on performance.

nights. ticket and programs. IMiw a A 1 I A. year select choice voices from more than 150 choirboys trained in Fort Worth. Their ages range Ardel CaiRpbell and Mrs.

Lynn Kaye Privett as Miss Sally. Boarders are an old maid auuussiun is si rnr i AaaiDonai penormances are Stubblefield. Other characters David adults and 50 cents for students: set for. 8:30 p.m. March 18, 19, from eight to iwelve.

The choir schoolteacher; a mysterious can opener salesman; a widow who The Tucson, Boys Choir Robinson as Clemf Peggy Sikes i. has fulfilled more than 1,400 en as Evie May; Leslie Beaver as 25 and 26. There will be 8 p.m. performances March 24 and 31, dresses extravagantly; an aged will appear in Monahans at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 27, as the C2EC3A and MIDLAND CsJ, Visit, or IafJ the Coupon for Complete Iolonnatlon No Obligation Send Information Alout Jobs la Nome fhont 1 Eagle; Valorie Scott as Rita; mining prospector; a man who gagements in its 19 years of existence, including recordings, radio and television appear last Community Concert offering visits the schoolteacher evenings I arieron irate Hedd To Resign COLLEGE STATION.

Tp with a matinee performance set! for 2:30 p.m. March 27. I Tim schwager as George Kirby; Jon Fuller as Rev. Wilson; Ron Whitener as Mr. Williard; Bruce of this by way or the back stairs; a ances and tours in the U.S.

and abroad. 1 5 (AP) E. J. Howell, nresiripnt giantess who is alcoholic and yodels; a wife of a grocer who makes her son write poetry; and White as Jake; Kenneth Bowles as Carlos; John Hall as Harold; i 1 SJrtaf Ciry Enrollment Up of Tarleton State College at StephenviUe since 1948, will re and Vicki Johnston as Milly a scion of an old New England -C 2-0741 KINGSVILLE, Tex. (AP) G.

Johnson, M.D. Announces Off fee Hours By Appointment Only Effective March 1st. FE 2-0484 114 Naben family who talks Bostonese and who' bows, from the waist tire "as soon as a suitable suc-cesssor is found." That was the word Saturday from P. hm. Moon.

Gerlyn McDonald is director's assistant Prompters are Sharon Schools Is Midland Abltae tt. Worth spring enrollment at Texas College is up 509 students this year over the previous spring.1 The comic -action deals with enfels, chairman of th Tpvna totalis 490. Blachman's attempts, to find a Deke and Donna Carroll. System.