The Times from San Mateo, California • Page 28

28--San Mateo Times Tuesday, May 7, 1957 (Times Pholo) MANY ARE THE memories conjured up by the ballet slippers for Mieczyslaw Pianowski, internationally famed ballet dancer, master, and choreographer who spent 13 years with the late Anna Pavlova. He knew Nijhinsky, Chaliapin, and macy of the world's great artists. And, he fought in the Polish underground against the Nazis and Communists and today is fighting to free his wife from the Communists. (The dancing feet belong to Sandra Roveta of the Ziceva ballet in San Mateo). S.

M. Visitor Tells of Death of Great Ballerina Pavlova Today he is an instructor in the classic au But of ballet, than 10 years ago, Mieczyslaw Pianowski was a leader in the Polish anti-Nazi and anti- Communist underground. And prior to those years, his name was internationally famous as the ballet master, choreographer and dancing partner on occasion for that revered genius of the ballet theatre, Anna Pavlova. Earlier this week, Pianowski visited in San Mateo with his sister- in-law. Olga Ziceva.

famed in her own right in the ballet world. A member of the late Ballerina Pavlova's company for 13 years, Pianowski was among the select few who were at her bedside and with broken hearts heard her last sigh on January 23, 1931. in a Parisian hotel. Pianowski joined her company. Some five years following his graduation from the Imperial School of Ballet in Warsaw, Poland, and performance with the Imperial Opera Ballet there.

In 1915 he went under contract with the Serge U'aghelev troup and remained with for some 'three years. Ke met Anna Pavlova in Santi- rao. Cniie. when on lour as ballet master with the Italian Opera company in 1918. And then began a memorable career which brought him the companionship of the world's great musicians, singers, and dancers, Nijinsky, Rubinstein, Chaliapin, and scores of others, whom he counted as good friends.

"Those were the exciting, the stimulating, and the hard working days, and they were happy days for us all," recalls Pianowski. As for Mme. Pavlova, she was by temperament an exacting perfectionist, a woman indomitable species, given to moods, but none which interfered in her art. With that she bi night the warmth and deep loyalty for those of her cqmpany. Demanded The Best "In some ways, they were like children to her.

She was a wonderful human being. If anyone of her troup became ill. she spared no expense to see that they got the best of medical care. Her personal attention was given to them. But in return she demanded one thing without excuse, their best Some 50 years of age when she died, Anna Pavlova from the stage gave the appearance of a 22-year- old girl.

She was a beautiful woman, dark-haired, eyes aglow. And her health was remarkably good. One rare mishap occurred wier. she tour street and hobbled to Doctors estimates ranged from 10 days to six months before she could return to her dancing. She chose to take the advice of the man who said she could dance again in 10 days.

At the end of that time he taped' leg and ordered her to get onto her feet. Her impresario let it be known that it was her right leg that was injured, actually it was her left. Pavlova shifted her weight unnoticeably. Critics who kept keen eyes on the well leg, raved in praise of her performance. Pianowski recalled the first complaint, of Mme.

Pavlova of what was to be her fatal illness. She paid little heed to it, but her indisposition became noticeable with her sudden lack of appetite. "I urscd her to eat, but shej would nol. When I left her that evening in the hotel in Paris, I gave her my room number. She said.

'What is that I told her it was to we disregarded her protests and took her temperature. It was 104 degrees. We didn't believe it, and tested it on ourselves. We called the doctor who came promptly. Oddly enough her temperature suddenly dropped to 98 degrees.

The doctor couldn't diagnose her illness. Specialists were called In. He ordered her to drink brandy with hot water and lots of it, but she would have none of it. The queen of Holland sent her personal physician. Tells Of Death "Meanwhile, as you say, show had to go on, and she ordered us to continue.

We went to Holland, and after the performance, I simply had to return. During our performance, we all felt something was very wrong. It was. When I came back to Paris, I found Anna Pavlova had gone into a coma. She never regained consciousness.

I heard her sigh her last deep breath." The company fell apart after a while, without its main spark, and Pianowski went to Yugoslavia, to Riga, Latvia, where he was director of ballet, and finally back to Poland where in 1934 he became director of ballet. He remained in that post until World War II broke out. He saw beloved Warsaw, one of Europe's most beautiful cities, leveled to the ground about him. In 1944 he recalled the bloody bitter uprising of the free-spirited Poles who fought to throw off the Nazi yoke. But after 63 days the rebellion was stamped out by the Nazi's iron heel and rebels were thrust into concentration camps.

"No my telling you about those, you know what they were," commented Pianowski. He was subsequently freed in 1945 by the American army. Then came the days when the Communists moved in. Pianowski's wife, a well known anti- Communist poetess was railroaded to Siberia, as was son, who call me if she needed me. said.

'Don't be She "We were to leave at 9 o'clock. I got up earlier than usual, and she called me at the surprising hour of 7:30 o'clock. She said she had not slept well and said she had suffered such' stomach pains that she fell to the floor in the middle of the night. We went on with the tour, and in the train she asked for massage. We hurried through the hundreds gathered at the train to greet her, and when we reached our hotel.

is actually an American citizen, having been born in Bergenfield, Mew Jersey, in 1921. "They took all of the intellec-1 doctors, lawyers, all the trained minds who think fcr themselves and moved them out of the country as fast as they could," he related. His son, Pianowski said, managed to enlist in General Anders army, which got him out of Xussia to England, and there he ias remained. Pianowski a here as a displaced person. Every effort of life today is directed toward winning the freedom of his wife.

Pianowski is or of (he Musical Art Conservatory in Amp.rPJo, Texas, whtie friends and congressmen are doing whatever they can to expedite Mrs. Pianowski's freedom. "I've had to send all manner of documentary evidence as proof of our relationship and although she had a marriage certificate, since the do not recognize the church, counted for nothing. Only civil proof is acceptable to them. "So today we work and wait" and hope that someday freedom will come, not only to my wife, but to Poland, and to all the free- spirited people of the wui'ld whu are being oppressed and destioyen by Communism," adds in fervent prayer.

Queen Narriman III With Smallpox BEIRUT, Lebanon TO--Ex-Queen Narriman of Egypt is sick with smallpox in her Beirut apartment, her attorney said today. He added she apparently caught it on a visit to Saudi Arabia. Narriman, former wifu of ex- King Farouk, has been living outside Egypt since she walked out on her second husband, a Cairo physician, late in 1954. Wrangell, Alaska, was founded by the Russians in 1834 to.stop the Hudson Bay company grading up Stikine river. 1957 Pulitzer Prize List Announced (See Pictures on Page 12) YORK Iff)--The Chicago Daily News yesterday received the 1957 Pulitzer award for meritorious public service for exposing the Hodge scandal in Illinois.

Eugene O'Neill won his fourth Pulitzer prize, the first ever awarded posthumously, for his play "Long Day's Journey into Night." It was the first time a playwright' had been given four Pulitzer prizes. There was nr, fiction award made by the trustees of Columbia University, which has awarded the prizes since 11)17 under the will of the late Joseph Pulitzer, publisher- of the St. Louis Post- Dispatch and the old New York World. 16 Awards Trustees made eight awards in journalism and six in music and letters. The awards in journalism are worth $1,000 cash to the individuals chosen.

The ones in the arts are worth $500 each. The winning newspaper gets a gold plaque. James Reston of the New York Times won the award for national reporting. Russell Jones of the United Press won the award for international reporting. The Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune was selected for local reporting ton edition time) for its coverage of the Grand Canyon crash of two airliners in which 128 persons died.

Wallace Turner and William Lambert of the Portland (Ore.) Oregonian, were cited jointly for stories exposing Teamsters Union "vice and corruption" in Portland. The award was for local reporting (no edition time) and each man gets $1,000. Other awards: History "Russia Leaves the War," by George F. Kennan. Biography "Profiles in Cour- Tranqiiilizer Study Seeking Side Effects on Consumers SAN BERNARDINO Wl-- A group of.

320 patients at Patton State Hospital is helping the medical staff conduct an 18-month study into the side effects of tranquilizing drugs. Patton researchers hope to solve the big question that has evaded prior investigation: What portion of the central, nervous system do the tranquilizers affect? It had been assumed for some time that they react on the dienpephlon, a lower, brain center, but a re-evaluation led some investigators to believe, later, that the effect was on the higher brain centers in the cerebral cortex. Dr. Otto L. Gericke, superintendent of the hospital, explains that there is no "guinea pig.

experimenting" in this study. The only patients involved are those who would have received the same or similar drugs--but now get them under age," by Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) Poetry i of this World," by Richard Wilbur. Music "Meditations on Ecclesiastes," by Normal Dello Joio.

Special Citation A special citation was awarded Kenneth Roberts "for his historical novels which have long contributed to the creation of greater interest in our early American' history." Other journalism awards: Editorial writing Boone of the Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Cartoons Tom Little of the Nashville (Tenn.) Tennessean. News photography Harry A. Trask of the Boston Traveler. The Chicago Daily News was cited for "determined and courageous public service in exposing a 2Vt million dollar fraud centering in the office of the state auditor of Illinois, resulting in the indictment and conviction of the state auditor and others.

This led to the organization of state procedures to prevent the recurrence of the fraud." conditions permitting analysis of the slightest variation in motor and reasoning abilities. Answers Sought Dr. Seymour Zelen, heading the staff of psychologists, and psychiatrist R. J. Lentz, director of clinical services, hope the study uncovers what doctors, psychiatrists and laymen would like to know.

What drugs should be used for what types of mental disorders, Does age make any difference in the type of drug and its dosage, Do the drugs affect learning ability? The State of California has set aside no money to pay for this extensive study. The drugs were donated by various commercial firms and any extra time spent by the researchers is on their own. The drugs being tested include reserpine derivatives and mixtures, the phenothiazines, proma- ziue combinations and meprobro- mate. Patients were chosen who have never been in a mental hospital. Each has a certain amount of anxiety.

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