The Gazette from Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 31

I The 'Gazette Mfcm 14 31 ON THE SCREEN HAROLD WHITEHEAD SAYSi "Pair of first rate motion pictures moke rich movie week' I By PRANCES GOLTMAN At tha laft Kirk Dewflaa tspledas with indignation in cent from Paths Of Glory tha film on titv ot tho v-ifht thootro chain thia vook Above Aloe Gviinnesi and hia second in commend confrotulnto onch other on tho completion of tho Iridgo On Tho River Kwai The price -film is ot tho Poloco ond tho Alouette TOOAY'S COLUMN the 13rd starts the second )M af TYrbte and Basa Noter: Your eyes have read more than 350 hems to the S3 weeks ending tam-Saturday and I would bk la thank th many readers who have written those who have telephoned and tha kind folks I meet who tell me they enjoy ML If I have made readers more music conscious I have succeeded to my mission PROGRAM RONERSI Three really funny mistakes caught my eye a program this week Listed as the composer ter a Sonata to A minor was Ludwig van" ft should have read: Schubert Franz the Ludwig van belongs to Beethoven Ravel Maurir had beside his name sonate" Ha only wrote one and it wa railed Rut the prize error azltavd'i dates 1173-1837 he died before ha was boni! WAS INVITEQ TO a delightful coffea party for Postmaster General William Hamilton and Mrs Hamilton on Wednesday mormng at tha homo of Mrs A Rorlase whoso interest to politics i well known and whoso hobby la music Florence Bor las is a familiar name as ah has sung at manydfib functions Her daughter Barbara ft studying singing also MUSICAL EDITH RENOUF widow of the 1st Colonel Renouf celebrated her ftlst birthday on March 14 The oldest member af the Ladies Morning-Musical Club Mn Renouf Used to play the piano and still keeps her interest to musie tor reading about ft Many more happy birthdays! THERE ARE ALL KINDS of stepping stones to tha ladder of success and after the war William Warfield sang and playsd tha piano to night clubs to earn enough money to pay for a New York debut A Canadian stockbroker Walter Carr who happened to hear the now famous singer realized what fins voice he had and went to the bark between art Siid'MrTarr to Warfield shouldn't be singing here" and when he heard the rirram-atanrea offered to pay fog his New York debut whick took place on March-19 1950 NOTHING IS ACCOMPLISHED' without work and sometimes one underestimates how much there is to on assignment Helmut Blume who is tho producer of tho McGill Faculty of Music's presentation of The Secret Marriage a comic opera to two acta tor tha Italian composer Domenico CimaroM found that ha had to make hia own adaptation of thfe libretto (text of an opera) which tailed much more labor tMn ha had anticipated Since is being Sung to English AlrV Blium looked around for a translation and found that the pson ho bad made one aom 30 years ago to New York had passed on and no ropy was obtainable Another had been mad in England to the lieo'a but could not bo located so undaunted the well known Montreal" musician did ft himself From March 3S to 29 Montrealers can this jolly opera to Moysa Hall ONI PAY LAST WEEK I was In-a hurry and entered a restaurant lined with booths each aervired with a slat machin cord As one could see from bomb to booth I pet help viewing tho occupants and overhearing the conversation ta tho one directly to front of me Four elderly ladies wero discussing tho new sack drosses when one began looking through tho list'd records She put to a nickel for an Elyu Preslqr record and fireworks started Two of the other asked her 'what kind of testa have you got?" An argument ensued continuing right through tho record Although Nellie aa ah way called by the others wanted to play another hit parada aong tha throe friends would not let her They fold her oft and said that was for teenagers Hie world premiere performance of Fantasia For Orchestra specially commissioned work byjtho specially commissioned work by the youngToroat9GDn)poMr A PAIR OP PINK PILMS-W read an article In a magazine the other dajr that was bewailing the pairing of the Mm at an art form These gloomy tracta ara forever popping op and they all mb out the tame message Nothing la any good that amt produced by Griffith Kise ostein Laing or Flaherty Well if anything I going to disprove thin itand ft is the pair of Mma on view ip town this week Bridge Oft The River Kwai and Path! Of Glory ft la a rich seek when one relient picture tiirna up hut this week we have certainly hit the Jackpot with two that rate as the best we have mm in year Apart from their common excelnc they have a aJmllarity of themotoo and that ie the stupidity and tragedy of war Bridge On The River Kwai ahowa up-ita theme hyjjrm-enitrating complete waste and perversion of a man's abii-itiea and Patha Of Glory goea about Jt more starkly hy showing ahameleii conniving in high placet with a consequent Injustice in the rank's Which to contider first? Welt let'a take them -r-1 RIDGE ON THCJUVER PALACE Th' it a clou and telling study of nn incredibly brava man whs Wes eight of hia purpose in lift and perverti hia energy-and ability as military commander The man la a colonel in the British Army whose bat-talion has been captured intact by the Japanese- The colonel ft subjects to fierce torturoa7 both physical and mental because he will not' allow hia officers to work on projected bridge the Japanese era trying to put up Instead of the strain the colonel finally wins his fight with the: Japanese and then for the sake of the morale of Ills troop sristo work to build the bridge 7 mid ti do the beat possible Job of ft The bridge finally 'becomes' an obsession with hlmft i a matter of pride both In hlimelf and fat the Britiah Army that the bridge should bo far superior to anything the Japanese could turn not lie makes-Ms point but In so doing "Wei right of the fact that ha ft actually working for the enemy In the end he has gone as far he attempts to riop British trdopa from blowing up the bridge7 In the film thia remarkable man ft played by possibly the screen's most remarks!) actor Alec Guinness We have seen him handle everything from comedy to' -tragedy but he has never been better than he ft here He plays the role with the meticulous care he -lavishes on all his parts hut he also breathes more life-tote the character than any other screen actor could impressive is Sessiiie Hayakawa as the Japanese commander This is' another many sided role and lie playa ft to the hilt Simpler souls are played by Jack Hawkins as a commando major who leads an expedition to the Kwai to blow op the colooel'i project' and William Holden who fa cast as an American Bailor who guides the commandos to tha la Harry Somers will be givqa by tha Montreal Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday April 1 The performance will bo milestone in the of Canadian music marking the first time that a symphonic has been commissioned by a Canadian orchestra" The work bo played at the Orchestra's regular bi-weekly concert under direction of Igor Mark ev itch musical adviser to the Orchestra Mr-Somers one of leading young was commissioned to write Faigasia as the winner of the first annual Somers one of Canada's young composers was Mr Somers at 33 ft already l'a commissioned to prolific composer in a variety The well known Vienna soprano Irmgard Seefried ft to givo a concert in Montreal on April 5 Mrs1 Seefried is one of the best singer of our time and this concert- is sponsored fay University of Montreal -A native of Vienna rapital of music-loving Austria Seefried orchMtral forma He received opia famj)y winner of -the first annual nation-wide competition for Can-composers sponsored by Junior Committee of the Orchestra This com- ship to of ever a hundred young aud la Montrealers both French and speaking was formed to interest- in Canadian and in the Symphony Orchestra Tor tho annual com pet- of hia early Conservatory and His performed Europe And training at the Royal of Music in Toronto was awarded ai scholar-study under Darius Mil-Paria works have widely both to Canada and to Australia and South America He wrote Suite tor Harp Chamber Orchestra for the At the age of five she began piano and singing lessons with her father At twelve she sang tho roto of Crete! to Hunper-d inch's After four of study at tha Augsbwg Conservatory with professer Mayer tha nineteen year-old soprano packed an her opera scores in a trunk and went to Aachen Germany for her first audition Herbert von Karajan director of the -opera company there listen- company UWTV UMW Afl except tonal program fwill be sung by khe noted American baritone WilliamrWarfMd when he gives his first public recital in Montreal nn Thursday March 27- at t45 pm at tho WesthlH High School' Auditorium This will he the final event of the Society of Friend of Music aeries this Mason Assisted by Otto Hen stithy piano Mr Warfield will Madum In the followi ngrG nod Fellows- Be -Merryfroni tho Peasant Cantata (Bach) -Bois Epais 'from Amadis do Gaule tLully) Why Do The Nations from The Messiah (Handel) L'Horizon a cycle of four songs (Faure) Cabin and Heavenly Grass two songs from Blue Mountains Ballads words by Tennessee Williams (Paul Bowles) The Negro Speaks of River The Valley and Joy three songs i Howard Op 41 Schumann) Little David Play On Your Harp (Burleigh): My Lord What A Morning- (Burleigh) Ride On King Jesus (Hall Johnson) In less than five years War-field has aung nearly SM concerts in the United South America Europe and Australia and baa appeared as guest soloist with the major symphony orchestras of tho continent Alter a recital of Wil history Work will the Mr' leading aa the thq Montreal mittee English stimulate music itioo vited symphonic work specially Canadian composers are in-1955 Music Festival at Stratford to submit their besMtotario and Five Songs For compositions The winner Mlected on tho basis of the submitted by a panel of 11 si mmifiiinnri hw th wa the ed to- the young artist for two distinguished musicians is commissioned to compose a work let tha Montreal was which major And His Soul farmed to tho citics- herimajestys TODAY AT M0 4 8-30 The Gayest Comedy Guest Artist At YMHA WAITES This ft definitely a superior motion picture and ft should not bo missed PATHS OP GLORY-EIGHT THEATRE CHAIN-Thil eno lakes us back to the First World War to prove its anti-war Tho musical satire which start ha engaged her At 23 Min Seefriedreceived two offers one from the Dresden Opera and the other from the famed State Opera of Vienna which totter waa the fulfillment of all her ambitions Since her debut in 1943 the youngest leading singer of the Vienna Opera ahe has reigned as a stellar artist She has sung to all of tho famed opera houses to tho Continent as wed as at Covent Garden and with tha Glyndebourne Opera to England She has frequently been soloist frith such chestraa as tha Vienna Philharmonic and tho Amsterdam Con-certgebouw Aa a recitalist Seefried specializes in Mozart and the romantic lieder composera Irmgard Seefried to married to Wolfgang Schneiderhan an outstanding violinist They have two daughters Barbara bora ta J950 and Monika born to 1957- At her Montreal recital Mr Seefried will sing lieder by Mozart Schubert and Brahms As aha aays aha will be glad to stag operatie arias argument ft dMte dMte avRAPPIZn M1UI0XJUKI liam Warfield in Berlin a critic wrote: "Already known and loved as Porgy iicthe Gershwin be exceeded 111" expectations in In 1954 tor the first time In its 37-year history New York's Lewisholm Stadium presented a single artist in three solo P- canadienne Theatre for ed out its career to McGill's Moyte Hall eu 1957 as a modest show will come back metropolis starting April 7 at the new Montreal at Feb 7 univvsity to the Easter Monday Comedie tour- record of the thca which had been estaMiahed by Wells Ballet now known as the Royal Ballet OtUsids af Montreal to the province of Quebec My Fur Lady has only played in Quebec Cite and to Sherbrooke ft ft to the Maritimes at the beginning af a transcontinental tour wich wiU take the company to Vancouver's International Festival next aum- TONIGHT ST IN MM SIM SZJI Tonar at ms js SSM azas tu me wjth the French Army in general and with' a eoupla of corrupt generals and a straightforward colonel -la particular- The corps commander a politician oozing charm at very pars suggests to bis divisional commander that hia nest promotion depends upon an attempt being made to capture an impregnable German point in the lines The divisional general orders the appropriate battalion to carry tha point and leaves it up to tha colonel to get hia the top to the slaughter engagement part of i trans- Hilliam hThu icotoinental tour which began a nul month ago to The show unforgettable courue ft tha gay and amai- Man River to MGM a picture muskri comedy Showboat rc Beiva Roroditzky Canadian born soprano internationally known opera TV and concert ringer will be the guest artist at th Folk Festival ta tion of tho IMh Anniversary I1 the Independence of tho State of Israel which will take place today at I pm at tha Snowdon Auditorium Participating In the presentation of songs music and dances of Israel are the Hadassah Choir under the direction of Yehudy Vtoefaerg the Shaare Zion Choral Group under the direction of Samson Rosemarin the Beth Aaron Choral Group under the direction of Danny Silver "the Habonim and Hasnomcr Hatzairl Danes Group and the Chamber PBUTZER PRIZE Enasanbla of tho Young Adults Music Arts and Letters Association under the direction af Dr Harvey Levitt 1 Tho Festival presented by the Montreal Jewish Music Council to cooperation with the YM-YWHA will inaugurate a series of musical presentations taour community aa a tribute to the State af Israel on the eccasim af thia yaar'a independence celebrations I HMiMAiarrs ONI WIIK Com Men Maim Wad CRITICS HATS NOW IVISI 94 IA 91 to UT MAT! S4M $171 WIB sa ie saae The show will be at the Comedie Canadienne Theatre on April 7 ft ft and 1ft with matinee on Wednesday April ft ONLY March 24 ft lat "HWT Recordings Recordings to bo play ed at the Jewish Public Library on Monday at 115 pm art Pairiello'a La Scuffiara Overture Voice to the Wilderness and the Berlioz Fantastic Symphony Clarence Fink will comment The attack fails and a court martial ft called wherein three men chosN at random from the three companies art tried -far cowardice condemned nndsrdered shot Hist ft the shocking story and It ft told with a stark realism that quite literally gives one tbs shivers The colonel an honest soldier but not a professional ft horror stricken and he sets out to defend his men Running afoul of the generals he butts his bead futIWy against the hard cold well of officialdom and eventually ft reduced to a helpless anger and bftterness Kirk Douglas plays this role with sort controlled fury that is better than all the histrionico in the world George Macready ft fine as the cold proud and am bitiouB divisional general and Adolph Menjou does a wonderful Job of the ragey old corps commander who la bewildered only by honest motives DECISION AGAINST TIME-PRINCESS-Jaok Hawkins has a second go at being a here this week in this film about a test pilot and a dangerous new type of aircraft He plays in bis customary stiff upper-lip fash ion and the picture generates some good tense moments as it pins eut fta plot HOLDOVERS AND At Peyton Place a dia- tinguished Job of bringing a novel to the screen At the Capitol Old Voiler Walt Disney at bis old theatrical tricks with a dog and a boy tor lending players At the Kent Avon The Beliliel Baltst a fine chance to see the greet Russian company in action At The Imperial Seven Wenders Of The World a Cinerama Travelogue BRAMA AWARD ON UIIS 9 91 to Site SITS MATS UH sue rs '3ft ft MjrFur Lady which has already broken an existing attendance and grouses recordi established by English-speaking Canadian ahowa My Fur Lady started Its career with a today run at Moyso Hall to February 1957 It reopened at tha same to May of the same year and drew record for right more weeks After touring the province of Ontario and giving 41 performances at the Stratford Festival where ft again drew enthusiastic crowds My Fur Lady came back to Montreal tor a one-month run at Her Theatro In between tha Canadian written by Donald MaeSweea Timothy Pcrteous and Erik Wang ran ato weeks at Taranto! Royal Alexandra Theatre run which equalled those obtained by two of tho biggeri American shows ever to hit Broadway Oklahoma and South Pacific During its first three weeks at the Royal Alexandra My' Fur Lady 1 r-Vl' wT Aii LOOKINO IN: Crowding tar camera spoco hero art Ferundel and Bob Hop wb appear together to Porto Holiday the new film opening Tteaday April 4 at the CapftoL Th Thursday evooing pwfonnanc will sponsored by the Cancer Society wkb an proceeds going to the erganizetiM Mr Hope will make a personal appearance at the thee that eveetog Slang Talk Tab Hunter told Warner Bros' French impart Etchihn Cboureau "you're tha livin' end" and she triad tor aa hour ta nacrant tha phraaa to her ftench-Eag-Itoh dictionary Tib ca starring with Misa CbouroM to Warn Brou" Lafayette Escadrille finally had to plain to the puzzled girl that It waa Jiva tor "You're the greatest" VHIIAM HOLDEN ALECCUINNESS- JACK HATONS THS BlttDOB ON THS IRIVEII KWAI Itstll Ilflllll PBMOM dRMMi "wow WOw7ilY Af Af il TO APPEAR HERIi Israrii Actor Shimon Finkal will be featured at tha ad annual Montreal "ffiatadrat campaign dinner which win bo held to tho Champlain Room of the She-ratoo-Mount Royal Hotel i Saturday March 39 inoaaoaaoaai ALOUETTE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY mwk ml EIG WEEKf i i STEAKS IT he BUCHAREST WOW NOW STEAK DINNER 5175 COMPLET! Pm Mom to DvringTrang-Canada Tour Ttoohnloolori telOKSSlMESBSI ammo umt Txv ova BsuoauB UNTM MALI GAPJIOJ te Sims' Chib Nir i A Tzigane ROOM 93-13 9131 MA IS ttJLBJUULSUk PHONE AV S-560S rot ncm nttvanoMi Man NIS VISi MON1MU UTTateP (unmv rviwiwa rai "Ttfrm mmr sor mail ctins ncMmr mm DIENNE SHE ft AS OUEEN: Margabth Oved (centre) af lnbsl dancea the ink nit to The Queen of Sheba wnb Yaakoe Barxilal aa Xing Solenwa and Dahha Kubani as aa attendue This to ana of the kerns to tbs predurtioa bring brought to tha Sl Dems The next Tuesday Wednesday and Thwsday by tha Israeli daaca theatre IMPERIKQ ftWHUBtoiftAWI IIM NOW SNOWING i JT A-a 44 4e.