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SUNDAY AMERICAN-STATESMAN. AUSTIN, TEXAS Page 23- Joint To Junip With Gillespie, Queen Ella i Famous Blues Singer To Appear Here With Trumpet Boy Dizzy Ella Fitzgerald, "The First Lady of Sor.g" who is booked to appear here Dec. 14 in Gregory Gymnasium with Dizzy Gillespie, his jazz trumpet and his orchestra, owes her start to discovery bythe late Chick Webb, drum king of his day. Webb recognized the inherent talent of the Negro singer when she appeared on a Harlem amateur prop-am. He made her vocalist for his band and under his coaching and tutelage Ella became the singing sensation of radio and records.

She wrote and popularized the twine version of the nursery rhyme "A-Tisket-A-Tasket." Other songs that the singer put over are "The Five Clock Whistle." "The Muffin Man," "I'm the Lonesomest Gal in Town." "'Hello Ma. I've Done vIt Aram." 'Cabin in the Sky" and The One I Love." Her song styling has made her 1 I 4 rarirj-rfii'tfiaialatialllalaBaarialla in 1c --r 111 'MAKING THE BEAR' Experimental play features, left to right, George Seagert as Manuel, Willie Russell as Gomez, and Van Williams as Alfonso. 'The Stray Dog' Lester's Oil 'Stray Dog' Wins Art Exhibit Prize December 8, 1948 Symphony Plans Second Concert; Lists Program Compositions' By Mozart, Tchaiskowsky Described in Notes The Austin Symphony Orchestra will present their second concert this season on Friday, Dec. 13, featuring a program of Rossini, Mozart, Tchaiskowsky and Bruno Klein compositions. The concert, under the direction of H.

J. Buytendorp, will be held in Hogg Auditorium at 8:15 p. m. The program will open with Rossini's William Tell Overture" which was first produced in Paris in 1829. It was to have been the first in a series of five operas for which Ros.sini contracted under the government of Charles X.

The sudden abdication of this ruler, however, and the revolution of 1830, shattered these plans. "William Tell" is probably the best known overture in symphonic literature and is divided into four parts. The first presents a picture of the sunrise on the Alpine solitudes; the second, the fall of rain and the gathering of an Alpine storm; third, the shepherd's thanksgiving; and fourth, the call of the Swiss soldiers and their march. The overture is a tone poem and the story is based upon Schiller's drama of the Swiss hero "William Tell." Mozart's work will be represented by Symphony No. 40 in Minor which was first played in Leipzig in May, 1789.

The symphony opens with a cheerful melody through which runs an undercurrent" of tension. This mood deepens as the music unfolds. The second movement is full of serenity and the third movement is in minuet form. The fourth movement overflows with a high strung driving energy which finds no rest. The second half of the program will open with Peter Hitch Tchais-kowsky's famous "Nutcracker Suite" from the Fairy Ballet Casse Noisette which was performed in St.

Petersburg in 1892. The ballet is based on the Hoffman fairy tale about the little girl, Marie, who receives a nutcracker as a Christmas gift During the night, stealing downstairs to see her new toy, she is overtaken by a troupe of mice. Thereupon the nutcracker and all the other toys in the room come to life. In the course of the battle that ensues, the nutcracker is almost killed but. after being rescued by Marie, is transformed into a young prince and he and Marie fly off together to the kingdom of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Library, Texas Technological College and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. The murals in the Wood-row Wilson and Boude High Schools at Dallas are the work of Lester. His work has been shown in exhibitions at Rockefeller Center, the Pan American Exposition, the New York World's Fair, the Golden Gate Exposition, the Pennsylvania Academy Annual Water Color and Print Exhibition and the Art Institute of Chicago International Exhibition of Water Colors. Before joining the faculty of the Art Department, Lester taught, at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and held classes for the Dallas Art Association. The Caller-Times Art Exhibit opened Dec.

1 and will run until Dec. 23. The jurors for the fourth annual Caller-Times Art Exhibit and sale at Corpus Christi have announced the selection of "Stray Dog," an oil painting by William Lester, member of the art department faculty of the university, for the $300 prize. I The Caller-Times award is the latest addition to a distinguished record of prizes won by Lester. He is holder of the Kiest Purchase Prize, 1940.

the DeGolyer Prize, 1941 and 1942, the Witte Memorial Prize, Texas General, 1941, the First Prize, Texas Print Annual, 1941, the Marquis DOyley Prize, Texas General, 1945 and Honorable Mention in the 52nd Annual Exhibition, Denver Museum. Lester's work is represented in the collections of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, SMU Foundrcn Books and Authors By Nancy Philips THE TRIALS AND tribulations of widow women are exposed with delightful humor in Elizabeth Fowler Draper's brand new book, "Widow Woman," recently released by the Bibb Publishing Company. Mrs. Draper, in case you didn't know, Is the sister of Wick Fowler, well known Dallas News correspondent now living in Aus- snatching Mrs Draper intPrviews She has been writing vivacious i1iwJiaSlJf T3i, techniques. Mrs.

A. favors an ele- tor a numbef oi I ment chance and declarcs she vSc8 of her best contacts during 1 srre ELLA FITZGERALD DIZZY GILLESPIE Fairbanks Film Slated Dec. 11 'Three Musketeers' Made in 1921 Probably the most successful and surelv the most famous of all nnula Fairhanire nirii 1921 filming of "The Three Mus- keteers," will be re-run by the University of Texas faculty committee on film programs Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Hogg Auditorium. Two free showings, at 4 and 7 o'clock, are open to the public.

Fairbanks, in this film, is the exact personification of the dashing, slashing D'Artagnan, who never goes around an object when he can leap oer it, never goes through a door when there is a window fhandy, never fences one man when he can fight a dozen. To play "the best swordsman in France," Fairbanks, already a polished gymnast and fencer, trained constantly for months to perfect his swordsplay and horsemanship. The result, as the New York Times put it in 1921. is "a D'Artagnan that not even Dumas ever dreamed of." "The Throe be the second significant motion picture of the past to be shown this term by the University committee as an educational-entertainment feature. A current newsreel, as usual, will be included in the program.

Donald McCavick, chairman of the Film Program committee, said that no programs have been scheduled for the month following the Fairbanks film, since the Christmas and New Years holidays will take up a good part of the time. On Jan. 13 a fl-reel "Short History of Animation" will be presented, depicting the development of film cartooning during the past 80 years. Tchaikowsky Show Casting To Start Soon First casting for "Tragic Symphony," based on the life of Tchai-kowsky, was set this wrek with the signing of Sir Cedric Hardwicke to portray the Grand Duke in the film, which Benjamin Glazer and Nat W. Finston are co-producing.

Hardwicke recently completed a leading role in "Personal Column" for Hunt Stromberg. will make his appearance in "Tragic Symphony," before returning to Broadway for a new Katherine Cornell play. For Christmas Give Seat Covers Large selections to fit any car $14.95 up. ROGER SHIEFFER'S SERVICE 1313 Lavaca St. Austin, Texas mi 1 clever verse that the Chicago Sun now syndicates her witticisms as a daily feature.

"Widow Woman" marks Mrs. Draper's entry into the field of ui.i'ik. 1... Art Handiwork Goes on Exhibit A collection of oil paintings, water colors, sketches and ceramics will be on exhibit Sunday when the members of the City Recreation Department art classes under the direction of Mrs. Cornelia Stout hold open house at the City Library between 3:30 and 5 p.

m. Outstanding among the works are a series of oils done by Mrs. S. A. Huber; an original display of Christmas cards created by Mrs Jack Webb; and pleasing still-lifes in water colors by Mrs.

John P. Manning, and paintings of junior members Claretta Cox and Nancy Lee Schnautz. In the field of ceramics, Mrs. James T. Kee has proved herself quite adept in molding pieces of the potters wheel, whereas Mrs.

B. M. Whitaker has specialized in modeling a- collection of stocky horses in assorted sizes and colors. The small "Gay Nineties" figurine created by Mrs. Bernardine Sheffield is very eye-catching as is the costume jewelry of lapel pins and earrings by Mrs.

E. T. Simpson. In addition to those already mentioned the exhibit will include works by Mrs: Harry Leinbach Mrs. Eva H.

Avant, Mrs. Marcella Corwin, Mrs. W. J. Lewis, Mrs.

W. O. George. Roy E. Hamilton, Sarah F.

MCCallum, Doris Kelley, Joyce LaNelle Johnson, Geneva Flores Hart, Myra Williamson, Mrs, N. H. Black, Mrs. Etta Riddie. Cora G.

White. Mrs. W. W. Rcnnctt.

Murphy May Play Terry and Pirates Among several debut possibilities which William Cagney has under consideration for Audie Murphy, most decorated war hero whom he signed to a contract three months ago, is an offer for Audie to play the lead In Douglas Fairbanks first independent production, "Terry and the Pirates," a screen version of the famous cartoon strip. Audio is now prepping for his film career with a course at the Actors' Lab. and by the time he has completed it Bill Cagney may want him for a role either in "The Stray Lamb" or "A Lion Is in the Streets." What Are You Going to Give Your Wife for Christmas? THE i tJr- Three Original One-Act Plays Slated Friday 'Making the Bear' 'Mr. Claude 'W To Be Produced The Experimental Theatre of th department of drama," University of Texas, will present their first production of the year, Friday, Dec. 13 through Wednesday, Dec.

18. with thre original one-act plays. They will include "Making the Bear" by Theodore Apstein, "Mr. Claude" by Carroll Lusk and by Walter Moore. Apstein is an ex-student of the university and has written several plays produced by the drama department "Manana is Another Day" "Choice of Weapons" and "An Old Spanish Custom." Cast for "Making the Bear" is composed of Margaret Lewis and stars of the recent Shakespearean drama.

"The Taming of the Shrew" Martha Stone, George Seagert, Van Williams and William Russell. The presentation of "Mr. Claude" will be the first public performance of one of the Lusk plays. is also Moore's first play. Moore will obtain" his medical degree from Galveston in February.

The "Mr. Claude" cast includes Mouzon Law, Ethan Stroud, Stewart McGregor, Nell Smith, Virginia Cook, Pat Connor, Betty Bowel and Rosemary Johnson. has a large cast headed by Bob Leech, Pat Hingle, Max Randolph, John Moore. Jean Nanny, Patty McGovern, Carol Bashieh, Nell Sterquill, Robert Haworth, Jim Martin, Sam McGechee, Stanley Kielson, Frank Crawford, Bill Epstein, Dale Parkhill, James West-brook, Joe Hannah, Ronald Bell and Lee Osborne. There is no admission charge for the plays.

Reservatoins may be made by calling university extension 218. New Capra Show To Have World Premiere Dec. 21 a Wonderful Life, Frank Caprn's first production since returning to Hollywood from the war which marks as well the return to the screen of James Stewart co-starred with Donna Reed, will have its world premiere at New York's Globe Theatre on Dec. 21st. This is the first of the pictures to be made by Liberty Films, an aggregation of four outstanding Hollywood personalities that includes, with Capra, George Stevens, William Wyler and Samuel J.

Briskin. It is released through RKO Radio. "It's a Wonderful Life" has an unusual genesis. Three years ago Philip Van Doren Stern wrote a 21-page Christmas tale which he called "The Greatest Gift" and which he had privately printed for distribution to his friends. A literarly agent who chanced to see a copy was impressed with the deep, warm humanity of its theme and in turn impressed RKO Radio, which bought the screen rights.

When Mr. Capra, in search of a vehicle for his first Liberty Films production, read the story he grew enthusiastic over its motion picture possibilities. Arrangements for its transfer were made, the story was retitled and Capra himself collaborated on the screen play. Supporting the. stars in featured roles are Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell.

Henry Travers, Beulah Bondi. Ward Bond, Frank Faylen and Gloria Grahame. LLANO RANCH SELLS EIGHT HEREFORD BULLS LLANO, Dec. 7. (Spl) Martin's Polled Hereford Ranch in Llano County has sold and delivered eight herd bulls recently, one each going to the.

following parties: Stein-metz Darrah and Charlie Taylor of Marble Falls. O. O. Henderson of Llano, J. L.

McDonald of Lometa, James and George Epperson of Cherokee, L. W. Wittenburg of Lometa, and R. L. Jay of Marble Falls.

Fiddle to Glove John Garfield exchanges the fiddle he plays in Warners' "Humor-esque" for a pair of boxing gloves in Enterprise's "Burning Journey" in which he is a champion fighter. Center G-E Crosley R.C.A. Capehart Farnsworth Admiral Fada Emerson Stewart-Warner I to the MUSIC CO. 4 r.i particularly popular with record 4 enthusiasts all over the country who literally lapped up her "Stone Cold Dead in the Market." She is beginning her tour with the band after packine huce crowds into the Arrno in New York, leading music cntics to dub her "unquestionably the greatest singer of them all today-According 1o the current jive lmso. Dizzy Gillepie is known as a be-bop boy and a real tear with the trumpet.

They gay he has formed new musical cult with a technique and style based on aug mented chords. Born in South Carolina. Gillesnie i his first big time job in Phila-' delphia in a band which featuted Charlie Shavers, lately Tommy star trumpeter. In 1037 toured Encland and France Teddy Hills band. After his return he played several years with such tp notchers as Cab Calloway, Charlie Barnet.

Earl Hines, Duke E'l'ngton and Bonny Carter. He composed and arranged such cumbers as "Down Under," -Salt Peanuts" and "Night in Tun-iiia." Esquire Magazine's music critic awarded him the coveted "New Star" as the host trumpeter of the year. The band will play from 8-12 m. for jazz and dance fans. College enrollment in Kentucky, which reportedly ranks 47 among the states in education, has doubled in the lan two vears.

Enrollment for IMS: 24.944; 1944. 12.167. FIRE-WORKS Stands Located Outside city limits on west side Dallas Highway Outside city limit on west side San Antonio Highway Next to Tip Top Cafe ROMAN CANDLES SPARKLERS SKY ROCKETS RED DEVILS 2" GIANTS JL re re is: BOYCE HOUSE'S AN ADVENTURE Ghost Towns. tc PUBLISHED IT The Naylor Co. SAK ANTONIO.

TEXAS 31" VICTOR YS IN GOOD READING including VT- i Santa Claus Son Robbery. ASK Old Rip. Eastland YOUR Horned Frog, plus BOOK SELLER Flood Control Survey Starts LAMPASAS, Dec. 7. (Spl) A flood control survey of streams this area is being made by representatives from the soil conservation regional office, water conservation division, for the Department of Agriculture.

A. H. and E. F. Carmichael.

representatives, are studying all major streams of the Little River, drainage system, including the Lampasas. San Gabriel and Leon Rivers. also Cowhouse Creek. The investigations and recommendations of the above representatives will be coordinated with the US Engineers. Lampasas Christian Pastor Resigns LAMPASAS.

Dec. 7. (Spl) The Rev. Chester E. Gleason.

pastor of the Central Christian Church of Lampasas has tendered his resignation, effective Dec. 19. The Rev. Gleason has been pastor of the church here for more than three years. He has been active in the Lions Club and has been in charge of the Cub Scouts since the organization of the packs.

The Rev. Gleason has accepted call to the Central Christian Church at Childress, and he and his family will leave for their new boma about Dec. 19. RESULT OF A NUMBER OF YEARS of research into the cause of overweight and faulty posture is exclusive. Patent protected and really different from any other method of weight control.

TRAM NAME PHONE 6075 jfif give if ADULT GAMES Roulette If Chess 11 II Checkers II 1 Bingo II 11 Dominoes if and Many Others ELLISON'S JJ 615 CONGRESS A if cloud bursts and blizzards; Mrs. B. is a divorcee and docs her best work in the homes of her best friends; Mrs. C. is a private seo rctary and an ardent spreader of I 1 IJU'I'llllJUll in u- I paganda.

She avers that she picks 1 i vi ouit-me inns from the movie and light fiction version of the office wife." Other observations include "the way of a man with a mnid passeth all understanding. The way of a man with a widow is all passing and misunderstanding." PHYLLIS BENTLEY'S new novel "The Rise of Henry Morcar," published this week by MacMillan. is the story of the life of a modern manufacturer and brings Miss Bentley's famous Yorkshire series of novels to the year 1945. The novel was published in England a short time ago with advance sales of 40,000 copies. EMILY HAHN'S new book.

"Raf. fles of Singapore" has not mot with the enthusiasm which greeted some of her previous books. The author of "The Soong Sisters" has written about the colorful personality Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles who rose from office boy for the East India Company to become a great British Empire Builder, founding the naval base of Singapore. GRANVILLE HICKS' new non-fiction" "Small Town" should be an interesting addition to the current reading. He tells what life in a small town offers an intellectual and what he in turn can contribute to small-town life.

He also discusses the causes for the decline of the small town and what can be done to arrest it. A former prominent member of the Communist party, Hicks has lived in an upstate New York town for a number of years and the book-is written out of his own experience. Claude Rains Visits Allen's Alley Sunday Claude Rains, one of Hollywood's busiest stars of 1946, will visit Allen's Alley, Sunday when he appears as guest on the Fred Allen Show. After a comedy sequence with Allen, he will meet alley residents Senator Claghorn (Kenny Delmar), Mrs. Nussbaum (Minerva Pious), Mr.

Moody (Parker Fennelly) end Ajax Cassidy (Peter Donald). adio I sr New Artists On MondayProgram Three potentially great artists of the future will be heard -on the great artists series of the Telephone tfouse, Monday (NBC, 8:00 p. nr. CST). Donald Voorhees, musical director, will have as his guests Jeanne Rosenblum and Leonid Hambro, pianists, and Anahid Aje-mian, violinist, winners of the 1948 Nawmberg Memorial awards in music.

The instrumentalists were chosen from a field of 174 applicants and received as their prizes a New York rfehut recital in Town Hall. The appearance of the young artists on the Telephone Hour will mark the first departure in the program's policy of presenting the world's greatest vocal and instrumentalists each week. Miss Rosenblum will play Rachmaninoff's "Prelude in Flat Major" and Toch's "The Juggler." Miss Ajemian has chosen "Alt Wein" by Godowsky-Heifetz and Kreisler's "Tambourin Chinois." Hambro will offer Schumann's "Romance (Op. 28)" and Chopin's "Etude in C-sharp Minor (Op. 10, No.

4)." Wagner's "Dance of the Apprentices." by the orchestra will complete the concert. 'Great Expectations' To Get London Start "Great Expectations," Cineguild's screen adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic, will have its world premiere shortly at a London theater. Directed by David-Lean who directed the prize-winning "Brief Encounter "Great Expectations" stars John Mills and Valerie Hob-son in the roles of Pip and Estella. In the supporting cast are Francis L. Sullivan, Alec Guinness and Freda Jackson.

"Great Expectations" will be shown in this country through Uni. versal-International release. It was produced in affiliation with the J. Arthur Rank Organization. Piatt Gets First Non-Dancing Role Marc Piatt, who began his professional career as a dancer in the Ballet Russe and came to films from the dancing lead in is cast in his first straight acting role by Columbia.

It is one of the leads in "The Swordsman," technicolor action drama of the Scottish Highlands which stars Larry Parks. All of Piatt's previous assignments at Columbia have been in song-and-dance features, the latest of which is "Down to Earth," the technicolor musical starring Rita Hayworth and Parks. I I 1 Via iiri an auspicious one. widowed not (1 Qv, of her husband, Bryce W. Draper, an Austin native, the author lives in San Antonio in a charming house with a tree growing out of the middle of the living room.

According to Wick the house is small but decorated with a high degree of originality. As a matter of fact Mrs. with the help of a carpenter, built the house herself. It created so much comment that one of the slicks magazines sent a photographer down to take pictures and her home and tree were featured in their next issue. Mrs.

Draper is a graduate of the University of Texas and traveled extensively through West Texas as a Camp Fire Girl executive before settling down in San Antonio. She is the daughter of I. D. Fowler, Travis rancher. Mrs.

Draper ponders deeply but her pen turns such contemplations into light and airy observations. However, the impact hits sooner or later. She. has written with authority on a touchy subject and the warm chuckles in her lines are filled with wisdom. Her opening lines states very finely: "Widows are women.

Widows are women without husbands husbands of their own, that is. I am widow." She starts with the initial state of widowhood and tackles the emotional hangover and then the well meaning friends "who will be disappointed if you don't dab your eyes and give them the opportunity to tell you to bear up and be brave." The author goes on to say that if you must feel sorry for yourself, "do it when you roll up your hair and cream your face. Else throw away your engagement book and write across the calendar the blanket reminder, 'Stay home nights and weep in pillows'." On the subject of husband Hotel' and Theatre Patrons PARK YOUR CAR THE EASY WAY at the MOTORAMP Capitol Natl Rank Bldf. It Is Safe Convenient Tax Incl. '1A ft Jf 14 RECORDS Admittedly the Intrusion of a man into his wife's figure control problem is-a matter to be handled with delicacv and understanding however, the benefits of the STAUFFER SYSTEM other than just reducing are so important as to encourage even the most timid to take the chance.

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