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as consultant to the Theater Guild. oo New Pos Norman Nadel, drama critic for the defunct World Journal Harkness Ballet in B'way Bow; New Traviata1 Leads Refreshing Tribune, has been appointed cultural affairs writer for the Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance. He atso retains his post TOP BROADWAY HITS By JOHN CHAPMAN A comparatively new and quite interesting dance company, the Harkness Ballet, opened its first New York season last evening- at the Broadway Theater. It had had a society shakedown performance in the big- house Tuesday evening-, and it plans to run through Nov. 19.

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W. of B'way. 246-4271 i 1 1 1 1 iw GORDON MacRAE 4Sth ST. THEATRE, 46th 'WAY'S LONGEST RUNNING SHOW 1585 PERFS. By DOUGLAS WATT For the first time that I can recall, we had not merely a new Violetta or Alfredo or Germont in a "Traviata" but all three in last night's Met presentation of the Verdi opera.

Pilar Lorengar was the heroine and although, like many a Violetta, the Spanish soprano looked in far too radiant health to convince one of the character's debility, we can be thankful because the voice was in radiant health, too. Miss Lorengar's lovely and ample tones wera beautiful to hear and she provided a gracious portrayal. Milnes Excellent Sherrill Milnes was the Germont and an excellent one. lie, too, has a strong, healthy voice and the thrust and lyricism of his baritone made a fine match for Miss Lorengar in the secod act. His "Di provenza il mar" won him a deserved big hand.

Luigi Alva, the third of the leads essaying their roles for the first time here, was not quite in the same league with the other two but he was engaging, all the same. His relatively light tenor was clearly, sensitively and accurately employed as Alfredo and he cut a winningly youthful figure. Fausto Cleva conducted. Donovan's Due Donovan, the British folk-rock balladeer, writer and composer, will give two performances at Philha rmonic Hall lov. 12 under the auspices of Don Friedman of Aurora Productions.

Macdonald, and there was some excellent piano work by Lee Hoiby. The program began on a modernistic note with "Night Song," with music by Alan Hovahness and choreography by Norman Walker. In severe black-and-white, it struck me now and then as a slow-motion playback of a decorous football game. Elaborate Scenario Next came with a beguiling score by Gian Carlo Menotti, choreography by John Butler and striking decor and costumes by Jacques Noel. The story is one of those elaborate things, purportedly Venetian, concerning a prince, a courtesan, an adoring slave and a pair of Wicked Sisters.

The courtesan, most gracefully danced by Bru-nilda Ruiz, endured a great deal of pawing from Lawrence Rhodes, the slave, and Roderick Drew, the prince. She seemed to enjoy it and so did the audience. The evening was finished off with a performance of Stravinsky's "Firebird," with choreography by Macdonald and sets and costumes by Rouben Ter-Arutu-nian. I missed this one or ducked it. OS GMELLY.

s) AMERICA'S GREATEST MUSICAL MIT 4TH SMASH YEAR ST: JAMES THEATRE. 44th St W. of B'way. OX 5 SrfSH The company was started by Rebekah Harkness in 1964 at Mrs. Harkness' Watch Hill, R.

ballet workshop, which had been set up in 1901 by the Rebekah Harkness Foundation. Its first performance, Oct. 5, 1964, was given at the White House. Early Roderick Drew impassioned prince in 1965 the dancers began performances in Cannes and Paris, and since that time they have traveled extensively under the direction of Brian Macdonald and Donald Saddler. Fine Pas-de-Trois Last evening: they struck me as a supple, well-trained and occasionally gifted group.

A typical, freaked-up, first-night ballet audience gave out with a vociferous welcome, but I didn't become inflamed by a low-temperature fever until the third number of four on the program a pas-de-trois based on some variations of Schubert moments. T. is was straight ballet, and the performers were Lone Isak-sen, an attractive girl from the Royal Danish Ballet: Helgi Tomasson, an Icelander, and Finis Jhung, a Hawaiian-American-Korean. The two men were splendid, and Miss Isaksen also had some interesting balletic tricks. The choreography was by Vv EILEEN Ol AYLt rWVZ TraElS 1 Cfterustinov opens i u.

Theatre Directory Plan Ahead "Martha" will be given its first performance of the season New Year's Eve at the Metropolitan Opera House. Met subscribers will have priority on tickets until Nov. 10. Jean Fenn, Rosalind Elias, Sandor Konya, Giorgio Tozzi, Lorenzo Alvarv and Paul Plishka will sing the principal roles. Franz AUers will conduct.

Joel, Too Joel Grey, one of the stars of the musical hit "Cabaret," will be among the celebrities entertaining at the 34th annual "Night of Stars" Nov. 20 at Madison Square Garden. The show benefits the United Jewish Appeal program of refugee relief and Israel resettlement. i r. DMICEBS OF TK- mm DEC.

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