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Abram Joins RCM Jacques Abram, distinguished American pianist, will join the teaching staff of the. Faculty of Music, Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto in September. i in i ii Hi i ii r- it i i ii hi ii Music and 'D'irgma THE VANCOUVER SUN, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1960 2 7 BOX OFFICE SALES SOAR Vancouver Internatio a 1 Festival officials quietly danced the first steps of a joyful minuet as they looked over box office returns. Sales hit 43.5 per cent of the total a week before opening, exclusive of the Film Festival. The best previous effort was 40 per cent on opening day 1958.

CHANNEL Opera Workshops Needed For Youth, Says Expert By STANLEY BLIGH There must be a more in TEACHERS1 DIRECTORY spiritual impoverishment caused by low grade TV programs and other mass media pap." Although his activities have been unusually diverse in all telligent approach to the study of opera. One way to attain it is through well-conducted of Bloch's "Macbeth" and Vaughan Williams' "Riders t5 the Sea." At the UBC Summer School of the Opera, Dr. Hopper is training the students in Cima-rosa's "The Secret Marriage" to be presented Aug. 18 in Uni GENERAL opera workshops for our young people. SUNDAY 7:30 p.m.

fields of musical activity, Dr. This is an opinion expressed Popper's real interest has been the promotion of the cause of fl B.C. Guild of Music Teacher! For Guild Teachers, apply RE 3-5702 EE 1-2016 by Dr. Jan Popper, who has opera, and especially in con achieved notability in presentation, for which he has been temporary and lesser known dubbed "the midwife of opera versity Auditorium, 8:30 p.m, Also an evening of opera highlights in Brock Hall, Aug. 15 at 8:30 p.m.

After the summer session here, Dr. Popper, with his wife Beta, herself a gifted singer, will leave in September for Japan: On the invita Registered Music Teacher are Government certified. Over 1H0 members of the B.C. Registered Music Teachers' Association serve Greater Vancouver. Secretary RE 8-6070.

in the West." works of the classic com' posers. STAGED PREMIERES Dr. Popper is currently music director of the sunjmer school of opera at the University of British Columbia. His base of operations in recent years has been University of California, Los tion of the University of! WW BE POPULAR LEARN TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT Swine Into popularity now by learnine to Dlav a trumpet. Bubbling over with enthusi Angeles, where he has been both teaching and guiding an asm, ne said his chiel aim is Tokyo, he will establish the first campus opera workshop in Japanese Jiistory with the assistance of a Fullbright 'to concentrate on the cre accordion, or guitar.

Our quali opera workshop that has won fied Instructors will teach you. WESTERN MUSIC STUDIOS acclaim on every side. ative aspect of opera presentation." He particularly en grant. 570 Seymour St. MU 1-9548 joys working with young VOCAL INSTRUCTION people, whom he feels enable Ella Hess.

Teacher of Slngine. Italian Bel Canto AM 6-8511. him to "stay young and see the world on their terms." HORIZON WIDENS VIOLIN PIANO TEACHERS' CLINIC By Boris Berlin AUGUST 2nd to 5th ACADEMY OF THE ARTS 2695 W. Broadway Dr. Popper feels that the starring in "HATFUL OF MUSIC" An exciting half-hour of comedy and music.

WATCH IT EVERY SUNDAY EVENING From Channel 2 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation DOUGLAS STEWART STUDIO opera horizon is rapidly widen Typical of his productions there have been West Coast or in some cases, American premieres of works such as Britten's "Peter Grimes," Mil-haud's "Fiesta," Janacek's "Jenufa," von Weber's "Der Freischut te i n's "Trouble in Tahiti," Moore's "Gallantry" and Toch's "The Princess and the Plea." This past year, Dr. Popper has been on leave from UCLA in order to supervise the founding of a similar workshop at the Berkeley campus, where he has already given 1502-1503 Vancouver BlocK MU 1-3715 KENNETH YUNKE STUDIO 1501 Vancouver Block MU 5-9031 DRUMS for information: MRS. J. D. PATFRIDN ing and understanding appreciation is ever on the increase.

He hopes to see the day when opera workshop performances can be taken into every small town and village throughout the Pacific Coast, He thinks of this project as way of "counteracting the JAMES' D. MONTIZAMBERT All phases of modern drumminz. HE 1-1968. 2560 W.st 1st Vane. RE 8-8785 much talked about premieres Local Theatre Groups Choose Season Plays Two of Vancouver's leading amateur drama groups have chosen productions for presentation in the 1960-61 AIMING FOR HIT in Theatre Under the Stars production of "Annie Get Your Gun" is irrepressible Susan Johnson and 12-year-old Alan Fourchalk of 2205 East Sixty-Seventh.

Musical opening Monday in Malkin Bowl was first done by Susan here in 1955. Brian Kent photo. season. THIRTY-FOUR PERFORMANCES Entertainment Record for City In Banner Week of Gala Events Yyonne Firkins needs five women and three men. Vancouver Theatre Guild has elected its executive board and named three plays for production Lloyd Berry, Gordon Allan', Donald Hale and John Douglas were the members elected to th board.

Plays chosen were Agatha Christie's mystery thriller "The Mousetrap," Katayev's Russian comedy "Squaring Vancouver Little Theatre has announced five plays for production in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre A new farce "The Bride and the Bachelor' which just finished a two-year run in London will be the opener, followed by an adaption of the Dostoevsky classic "Crime and Punishment," a modern sophisticated comedy "Dear Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" and "Dark of the Moon." Casting for the first production is at 7:30 p.m., Aug. 1, In the York Theatre. Director the Circle" and Hay's English comedy "The White Sheep of the Family." the Festival Symphony Orchestra in a program which includes Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique, and Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer with Kerstin Meyer as mezzo-so-piano soloist. Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 8:30 p.m. "Annie Get Your Gun" is the new TUTS production opening a two-week run.

Starred are Susan Johnson and Ray Hyson. Malkin Bowl, 8:30 p.m. Actors' Theatre, presents its first production, Shakespeare's with Tom Grainger heading a local cast. At the Elks' Hall, Dunsmuir and Hornby, at 8:30 p.m. performance of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" the Festival opera production starring Teresa Stratas, Richard Ver-reau and Louis Quilico, conducted by Nicholas Goldschmidt.

Queen Elizabeth Theatre at 8:30 p.m. Jean Erdman, noted Interpreter of modern dance, presents a lecture-recital at UBC Auditorium at 8:30 p.m. TUTS' "Annie Get Your Malkin Bowl, 8:30 p.m. Actors' Theatre's Elks' Hall, 8:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, in a program called "The pianist Enthusiastic words from artistic and managing director Kicholas Goldschmidt echo the excitement of the week dominated by the opening of the I960 Vancouver International Festival.

"The Festival is a feast of the arts, and I believe we have spread the finest banquet in the three years of our existence. Now we are inviting the citizens of this city and this province to come to the feast and try an international menu of ilance, opera, symphony, drama and art exhibitions. "The Festival belongs to everyone!" The maelstrom of Festival events plus peripheral local productions offer a total of 34 performances next week for FOR THAI SMART LOOK IH GLASSES Hal Holbrook in "Mark Twain International Cinema, 8:30 p.m. TUESDAY brings the second the Vancouver theatre-goer to Glenn Gould and bassoonist George Zukerman appear as soloists with the Festival chamber orchestra conducted by Louis Lane. Program includes concertos by Mozart, Beethoven and Honegger.

Queen Elizabeth Theatre at choose from. TODAY a two-day festival of contemporary Canadian 8:30 p.m. Hal Holbrook matinee at 2:30 p.m., evening at 8:30 p.m. International Cinema. ''Annie Get Your Gun" at Malkin Bowl, 8:30 p.m.

LOOK TO music opens at Brock Hall on the UBC campus. A concert at 5 p.m. features string works played by the Vancouver Quartet, Ernst and Marie Friedlander and Jeannette Lundquist. Hal Holbrook in "Mark Twain Tonight" a one-man tour de force in which young actor Holbrook brings Twain Actors Theatre's "Hamlet" at Elks' Hall, 8:30 p.m. THURSDAY, "Madame Butterfly' at Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 8:30 p.m.

Hal Holbrook in "Mark back to life through brilliant characterization of the man, his personality and his works. "Arghh! Here I am pounding the pavement while that Charlie sits at home watching our new Philco Compact 19 that only cost us UM!" 0HUW.wmWi......wa rtesclifUOH UfUcal "Ask your Doctor" Eight Conveniently Located Offices to Serve You 1 Budget Terms Available PRESCRIPTIONS PRECISELY FILLED SINCE 1924 I I International Cinema, 8:30 p.m. The Kingston Trio the popular recording group known as "the hottest thing in show business today" appears for one performance only at Exhibition Forum at 8:30 p.m. Theatre Under the Stars' closing performance of "Waltz In Old Vienna," stars Betty Twain International Cinema, 8:30 p.m. "Annie Get Your Malkin Bowl, 8:30 p.m.

Actors' Theatre's Elks' Hall, 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY there will be a free noon-hour concert presenting L. W. Wilson in an organ recital in St. James Church, 303 East Cordova, at 12:15 p.m.

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7 6 longer TV life Suggested list price. 8 I I PHILCO I 3700 heard in recital, featuring music by Byrd, Bach, Beethoven and Berg. Queen Elizabeth Theatre at 8:30 p.m. Hal Holbrook repeats his two-a-day, with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. and evening performance at 8:30 p.m.

at the Phillips and Ralph Magelsson, Malkin Bowl, 8:30 p.m. SUNDAY the Canadian Music Festival continues at Brock Hall with two concerts. The first at 2:30 p.m., offers two sonatas, piano works and a woodwind quintet performed by Thomas Rolston and Iso-bel Moore, Ernst and Marie Friedlander, Barbara Pentland, and the Cassenti Players. The second at 9 features orchestral works by a toncert orchestra conducted by High Praise In New York Angela Wood's personal success in the off-Broadway production of "John Brown's Body" is winning rapturous acclaim from New York critics as well as audiences. Angela is the daughter of Prof, and Mrs.

F. G. G. Wood of Vancouver and received Bo International Cinema. "Annie Get Your Mai- i kin Bowl, 8:30 p.m.

I Actors' Theatre's "Hamlet" Elks' Hall, 8:30 p.m. Inhn Avisnn: Arthur Poison. i much of her arly training Hold match sbovt ken No Iwrt. That's ana experience nere. tihe is a Violin soloist.

Dear Mr. Hahn: Only a few aftrr receiving my LISTENER I held our Annual Congregational Meeting, and for the first time since wearing an aid of anv description. I found myself hearing the reports and remarks of any person in the Hall regardless of where they were seHted. 1 had not experienced this in the past 25 years. I -ft me therefore sav -thank you" for the wonderful gift of SATURDAY sees the open Hold mite under litraj.

fed the heat? Beat trips sill IV rm! graduate of the Royal Acad emy of Dramatic Art in Lon- MONDAY there will be ing of the second Festival CjfamcaS far Quafify tfie 7l6r6l Over opera Benjamin Britten's de li 1 children's opera concert oy me i -iw nw. don and wag complptjng her orchestra conducted by Harry m(i at Drama Kewstone of music by Gretry, whM she Wm the star. "Noah's Milla Andrew and William Reimer head a hearing again. would never tiarroK ana naavn. oras nae believed this was possihle with any hearing aid.

I dread I ring role in the Benet play. I The Dlav is a revival of the Hall on the UBC Campus at cast which includes dozens of TAYLOR-RIDDELL 1 1 R. M. SHURIE I Ladnr-r. B.C.

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Christ Church Cathedral at 2:30 p.m. The second Steinberg-conducted concert presents the Schubert "Mass in A flat" and the Bruckner "Te Deum" with the Festival symphony orchestra, the Vancouver Bach Choir and soloists Audrev FarnelL ith Anderson in the Broadway production of 1953. In. the Anderson role, Angela's performance caused the critics to write: the minute you glimpse Angela Wood on the stage you fee! the play is going to be a real stirrer-upper Miss Wood appears headed for a brilliant BAXTER'S SIS Edrennt TT B-tiZl -Nerta VanraiTer IRELAND'S Horn Fitmishinrs 3K M. Brm4wa- RE.

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3. Two veteran actors. Eric Vale and Frank Vyvyan. bav been forced by ill health to withdraw from the cast. Vale will be replaced by Jane? Lindsay and Vyvyan Fob Clothier.

dramatic career she is vo RADIO Write, phone com niort FREE CONSULTATION WITHOUT OBLIGATION. WILLIAMS PI0 Horss HASTINGS THOMSON PAGE cally a joy an expert act- Kerstin Meyer. Richard Ver-reau and William Reimer. Queen Elizabeth Theatre at TV srRvirB ress a superb actress r.rTille RR S-SU il E. Haatiac AL S-CISI Don't Delay! Today! The most glowing accolade 8:30 p.m.

RADIO SHOP Y. FRANKS came from Henry Hewes of "Annie Get Your Mal-the "Saturday Review" wtm i kin Bowl, :30 p.m. hailed her as "th most prom-! Actors' Theatre's ising actress of the season." Elks' HalL 8:30 p.m. ADVERTISING IS NEWS 3' Mr s-Mtt wr i-aai.