Daily News from Los Angeles, California • 17

MnMreaH Norton I DAILY Los Angeles IT SATURDAY. NOV. 10, 1151 JJaclDEsson (Drama-Music Editor) The first American performance of a aeldom heard Boccherini Data (in major) will a fe a-ture of the unusual protram for ccilo that George Neikrug wil present tomorrow evening at the VVilshire Ebell theater. Boccherini, who la almost as neglected today as during his own Robert Taylor, I'm reporting; I today, is blinking at the card entitling him to full membership in the Hollywood Lover Bovs fra-jtemity and "Who, me?" The spirited, hot-blooded band I of loving kings headed by Errol Flynh, Tom Neal and Franchot Ton will just have to do without Bob, who was nominated for honors plus earlier this year by an lifetime, never lacks for appre-clatlon of his genius among the world's major cellists, since he not only wss an 18th century master of the Instrument but left successors the most composed for It. Further o-gram highlight will be an arrangement for cello by Mario Csstel-nuovo-Tedesco of Ravel's Alborado del Gracioso and La Vallee des cloches.

The arrangement, also In Its first hearing here, will have thp distinguished resident composer at the keyboard. A Suite for Unaccompanied Cello by another master cellist, Caspar Cassado, will also be performed, as well as the Beethoven A major, and Tkchaikowskys Variations on a Roccoro Theme. Neikrug. one of the countrys leading cellists, will make his initial Los Angeles recital appearance in this concert, which is sponsored by the Beverly-Fairfax Community Center as a benefit for its musical school. Italian a me Lla de Leo, who announced, through a press agent, that Bob had swept her off her little feet Ha is plumb sorry, Bob told me, but he isn't the type.

Not even a bush league Errol Flynn! "It's "very flattering and all that," Bob "But I butted In. "But it ain't me," he wailed. "Im reasonably certain of that." It beata Bob why they're pinning the 1951 version of tho "Chicken Inspector" badge on him. Or why he was linked with everybody but Queen Mary and Beatrice Lillie while he was In London making "ivanhoe." "They made me quite a gay blade," Bob sighed. "Why, they even had me in Paris with Jean Fontaine.

I hadn't even been to Paris, much less with Fontaine." He was, Bob explained, a pretty quiet guy whom a lot of people don't know and 'if tried to bo anything else, Id make a heck of a mess of it. I've done very few colorful things in my lifetime. I have never been lost In a Mexican jungle and I don't climb moun- tains" Ite hunky-dory with him" if the tongue-waggere insist on thinking that he sprouted iridescent tsil feathers under the Italian skiea while the cameras rolled on "Quo Vadis." But Bob's pretty sure that hie plumage isnt any brighter as a movie bird today than It was when hP hit Hollawood in 1934. He got through making "Westward the Women with 200 actresses at a Kanab, Utah, location without inspiring a front-page valentine from any of them. "Of course," he grinned, "I was not surrounded by the most beautiful women in the world.

There wasnt a Miss America among them. They were mostly stunt girls and rodeo girls real rugged -dames. But they were wonderful, Theyd stand In the howling wind -A and senes of timing that distln-1 day, get grimy and dirty, then 'theyd go to the pool hall for recreation at night." Denies Darcel, his leading lady, 7 -r 2 A A ad guish his dancing. "La Fills mal Garde," a The pen it mightier Carl Sandburg, who was a classmate of Gen. Douglas Mac Arthur at West Point, flunked out after two weeks at the military acad-.

emy. The man who was to become one of the age's greatest poets and author of a definitive six-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln, failed in grammar. Sandburg, who agreed after five years of urging to leave his farm In Flat Rock, N. C.f or a concert visit to the west coast, will bring a single program of American folk ballads and tall tales to the Sartu theater, Hollywood at La Brea, tomorrow night. Author of "The People, Yes.

and compiler of the popular "American Song Bag." as well as a poet and historian of rare distinction. uisiincuon, i w- rv- 4 or v- THE BALLET RUSSE DE MONTE CARLO brings its repertory to ANA MARIA and her Spanish Ballet is the first attraction of tho Philharmonic Nov. 30 undar aagis of Mrs. E. Bahymer.

Haro is new Moss-Hayman-Wilson concert season baginning Monday for ono Franch ballarina, Yvetto Chauviro, with Oleg Tupino, premier donseur. performance at Philharmonic. Yehudi Menuhin scheduled Tuesday. fc. s- Pallet review i Sandburg will present songs and lf II IJW11 18 comers of Amer-1 A IMftJKJI.

tales from the 48 comers of By MILDRED NORTON A program oL wide contrasts brought all the versatility of the nimble Ballet theatre dancers Into play last night before another enthusiastic audience In the Biltmore theater. The program opened with a "Swan Lake in which Alicia lees execution, strong lyric sweep a review 'An American in Paris9 By HOWARD McCLAY An American In Paris, premiered lest night at the Egyptian America, accompanying himself on a guitar for many of them. T' Orchestra opens season Thursday night the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra will open Its 33rd season with a program conducted by Alfred Wallenstein and. featuring the Brahms Fourth Symphony. The concert, which "will be repeated Friday afternoon, also will include Henry Purcella Trumpet Voluntary, arranged by Sir Henry Wood; Purceiia Dido and Aeneas" suite, arranged by Csiliiet; Aaron Coplands Concerto for clarinet, harp and string orchestra, commissioned by Benny Goodman and tremendously amusing little "romp, was I didn't make goo-goo eyee It him made even more eo last night by xcePl before the cameras.

IX 1 tAi. -tf. St- theater, Is the beat film musical Hollywood has dished up In yean. From beginning to end, this lavish Technicolor production rates superior. And if 1 MGM doesn't score heavily at the box-1 "Man, hoWr'she got her English I balled up! She had everybody hyaterlcaL Every day It would take her three hours to get her I HI.

I Sjj- Zr f-i jt given its first concert performance office with it, well be plenty sur-l by Eugene Ormandy last year, and I 1 Roussel's "Bacchus and Ariadne" j.F Suite No. 2. first performed with Besides I1" sparkling ve-the orchestra by Charles Muench I hide for the Incomparable muaic Alonzo replaced Mary Ellen Mby-lan opposite Igor Youeekevltch to contribute some of her finest dancing this season. She continues to perfect tho plastidty of line which lends her dancing the appearance of an unbroken, fluid stream of motion, and In last night's Swan Queen aha never Intruded a hesitant or alien gesture Into the smooth lyric flow of her gestures. Later she Bounded the opposite extreme delightfully as the droll little village maid of "La Fills mal Gardes." There is no faking In her dancing, either.

She negotiates each movement cleanly and conscien tiously, with all the refinements that make this role such a touchstone of a ballerina's artistry. Her leg work Is strong but supple, and last night her aplomb was especially good, as were her smooth, easy extensions. Her use of her arms, graceful and expressive, further integrated her perform anca. Youeekevltch again proved that he is hard to match for the flaw- Alonzo's brilliant miming drolleries of Edward Cston as the mother. John Krlza danced the lover and Erie Braun won kudos with hie leaps as the booby.

Throughout "L1 Amour ct Bon Amour," the Cocteau-Babilee collaborative effort, I wss bemused by Cocteau's admonishment, "do not seek a meaning in love's gestures," which tho program carried to reasaure the For my part, an all-too-litersl meaning la rampant In every gesture of M. Babilee'e first choreographic effort, which must be chronicled as Just about as Inept an excursion Into the field of representational kinetics as have yet come across. "Les Pateneura" concluded the program. and lyrics of Georgs and Ira I Gershwin, "An American In Paris Is a real tribute to the dancing and acting talents of Gene Kelly. Hie.

performance ally surpasses any of his previous efforts and le certainly worthy in 3947. Kalman Bloch will be clarinet aololet for the Cbpland work. This 1 season there will be 23 vocal and instrumental soloists on the 18 programs scheduled for Philharmonic auditorium. Paul Pnray and Sir Thomas Beecham are the two guest conductors In Akl. Uf.H vKcd for t'r- this season.

Wallenstein of the solo star billing given him. IBs choreography for the extrava- conduct the remainder. THE DUPONTS, comic danc-ers, are the main tfraefion at Burbank burlesque emporium. gant ballet finale, performed to the film's title melody, le a brilliant artistic achievement. Several of Hollywoods ablest I and most talented hands are re-1 sponsible for this extremely entertaining screeg fare.

Arthur Freed, I long-time maker of hit musicals, VINCENT PRICE puts several lives straight with sound advico -at The Cocktail Party, Monday at tho Biltmore theater. IFilmti review 'Man in the Saddle9 is Spanish dancers Ana Maria and her colorful Spanish Ballet will dance their only Los Angeles recital Monday night in Philharmonic auditorium. The fiery flamenco dancer will offer folk, popular and classic Spanish numbers, climaxing the evening with a full length ballet headed the production, and It tops "Caprido Espagnole." anything hex created to date. Ex- Guitarist Carlos Montoya le fea-1 pert direction by Vincente Min-tured In the supporting company. nel11 draws the utmost from a well-chosen cast and gives the Menuhin returns in recital story a delightful pace.

Tuesday night Yehudi Menuhin A11 JX Lemer, one of Broad-will open hla 1951-52 American wy' toP librettists (he did the concert tour with a violin recital story and lyrics for In Philharmonic auditorium, as the wrote the original screenplay for opening artist on the Moss, Hay-1 the film, and thr result la gay man and Wilson concert series. nd genuinely satisfying. Briefly, His recital appearance, which It deals with kn ex-GI (Gene marks hie return from a recent Kelly) who ataya In Paris after extensive tour of Japan, will have World War XI to study art. A rich Adolph Bailer at. the piano for a I American girl.

(Nina Foch), takes A By DAVID BONGARD Theres lota of shootiiv goln' on these days at RKO Pantages and Hlllstreet where Randolph Scott la "The Man In the Saddle." It's a run of the mill western with the usual diversion pt color, some fine scenery, a fairly good fight, and two good looking girls. The gala are Joan Leslie, whom I English straightened out. At breakfast, nobody could understand a word shed say. But sround 30 oclock shed start mak- Ing sense." Over at MGM, Bob's down on I tho contract list with another five I years to go. He Isn't sure that he wants to I go on emoting after that.

I just know that I'm going to I finish out this five-year spread," he told It. "After that, I'm net planning. "I like to work. I'm happiest whfn my caseer Is going well and Scotts attracted to but doesnt s' urn I Im probably unhappiest when IVo I not. But We never wanted to V.V ''about -1- tf- VW i 5 V- marry, and Ellen Drew, whom Scott does marry, but not until after aha gives him the Idea.

In th-middle Is rancher Alexander Knox, who comes off surprisingly well at the ending, considering he's such a heeL He only gets shot by accident In fact, Scott generally conducts himself as a gentleman, until' he has his back put up against the wall by a rival rancher. Screenwriter Kenneth Garnet adapted Ernest Haycox novel In a leisurely fashion with dialog which doesn't give the Idea that a commercial is coming up when the crooks gallop up to the ranch. Theres a fairly interesting sequence where Scott evades Knox' men, who have come for hie hide, imply by Jumping In a water barrel while, horses surge about the corral. Richard Rober, John Russell and Alfonso Bedoya scamper up and down the mountainside with the crooks or heroes. Aqdre de Toth told the cowboys bow he wanted it done.

"Chain of Circumstance" le the second show, with Richard Grayson, Margaret Field and Marta Mitrovich in the leading spots. him under her wing as a protege. Meanwhile, Kelly meets and falls In love with a little French girl (Lulls Caron), who is on the verge of marrying a French linger (Georges Guetary). HOwever, Guetary learns of the Kelly-Garon romance. With typical French gallantry, Guetary! realises the futility of his pursuit and bows gracefully from the pro- ceedlngs.

Miss Caron la a refreshing and eye-filling French importation who Wraps tip her dancing and acting chores with charm and dispatch. Guetary, one of Europe's brightest' nightclub stars, also scores pleasantly and effectively With hie singing and acting. 1 -Oscar Levant, as a poor American concert pianist, contributes a healthy share of hla brisk artistry I with -an Inspired rendition of Gershwins "Concerto in, Miss Srograra that lists Beethoven's A lajor Sonata, Bachs Sonata No. 3 for unaccompanied violin, and Six Roumanian Dances by Bartok. Chorale on Roof series The Roger Wagner Chorale, conducted by its founder, will present Monday nights Evenings on the Roof concert at the West Hollywood Included are Monteverdi's and the "Mima Pro Defunctis" of Vlttoria, and Bachs Cantata No.

32. Wagner, who has done much search In Renaissance music, copied the Vittorta Requiem directly from the original manuscript in the San Francisco library. This Is believed to be Its first performance In this country. West Hollywobd auditorium is It 647. North San Vicente, between Melrose and Santa Monica boulevard.

Tickets -may be obtained by calling CR 6-6700. jump off bridges my ca-Ireer." As a star who'd shucked off the I too-handsoma curse, I wanted to know, did Bob have any tips to relay to John Derek and Tony Cbrtia? They need tips 7" he said. "Could be." Bob thought it over. "I dont Bee why people cant I be good looking and be good actors, too. It's all a matter cf a good sprinkling of luck, help from the studio and your own He rubbed hla famous widows I peak trademark "Im getting klnda worried about this," ho said.

"It moy dio-I appear any day now. My father was as bald as a goose egg at wy v- JssiSifi STERLING HOUpWAY still reckin' 'em if. Fnifen Sfurget Players theater-rcstsuranfr in' "Room Sorvico." ZORIMA, tho "Qucon of tho Nudists," Is thd main ontertainer those sights at FoBios' theafer. lags." (Oovktinutd on Pago 18a CoL 4) cv..