The Commercial Appeal from Memphis, Tennessee • 70

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL MEMPHIS SUNDAY MORNING JULY 14 1957 8 SECTION Memphis Opera Theatre Singers Will Be Guests At Overton Shell Event i Directs Act II Scene Of 'Carmen1 New Casadesus Presented As Composer Billy Butterfield Wins High Praise wonderful melodies interpreted by the master of tho harmonica And sneer at tola Ilka it was a lowly rural lnstrumW Diamond combines tho ha monies with the harp and piano for delightful music Tho songs include "Wishing "Always in and "Sleepy Girl" My The mood matters most Pick an hour that's late and quiet Time to relax perhaps to dream The music is bound to- weave a spell of romance for you too LIT ABNER 'with Shelly Manne Hia Friends Content porary A trio assembled for recording purposes only- Drummer Shelly Manne pianist Andre Previn and bassist Leroy Viime-gar-was immensely successful last season with a modem Jazs version of the "My Fair score Reconvened for exposition THEY'RE PLAYING OUR SONG Billy Butterfield and Orchestra RCA Victor This moonlight record has old tunes old memories and new (but not too new) musical concepts Butterfield's clean trumpet la backed by some of the finest musicians plus the husky and sweet voice of Dottle Smith on three vocals including a marvelous To single out any oqa of these mood-weaving songs and say beat is impassible A dreamy with the superb alto sax of Toots Mon-dello is magnificent magic ly recommended LATIN SATIN Peres Prado and Hia Orchestra RCA Victor This is Prado at his smoothest The 'songs are old favorites like "Green and "Adioa" But Prado ROBERT CASADESUS Quintet in Major for Piano and Strings and Sonata No' 2 in A Major for Violin and Plano played by Gaby Casadesus pianist Daniel Gullet violinist and toe Gullet String Quartet MGM Although generally thought about as one of the towering pianists of our time Robert Casadesus is hi the role of composer and leaves the piano-playing to his sister on this disk The modern compositions sound remarkably like the musio of Charles Ives Spanish rhythms creep into the works frequently The quintet holds intriguing accents on rapid phrases and a wonderful slow sad song which the third movement The composer goes in for pizzicato in the Sonata WAGNER CONCERT "Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey" and "Siegfried's Funeral from "Die Overture to "Die and "Siegfried Idyll" Hans Knappertsbusch conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra London The Austrians give a sonorous and full: throated reading of four of the most familiar orchestral ex- of the "Ll'l score they are equally compelling even if tho baiie material la not quite up to toe earlier standard piano doea yeoman service in transposing bouncy show musio into smooth flowing jazs lines young lingers of the Memphis Opera theatre in a featured part of the Memphis Concert Orchestra free musicale It starts at 8:15 pm with Noel Gilbert conducting the orchestra THEY KNOW THE SCORE Sara Beth Causey and Don Musser will bo the Carmen ana Toreador of the Act II excerpts from Bizet's "Caiman" on Tuesday niqnt at the Overton' Park Shall Dr Georqe Muns (right) will direct several SILK STOCKINGS M-G-M A vivid souvenir of the film musical interprets them in a way never 5fckSei J1111 rtl done before The result is ex- the Cole Porter score Robert CiMdosui citing and dancing if you're inclined for all tho tunes are done in the present trend of cha-chs-cha Gilbert Will Conduct Fret Concert At 8:15 Tuesday fl AST FALL AND SPRING the newly-formed Memphi Opera Theatre Inc convinced fellow citizens that all the makings of a solid eivic opera group were here -They presented a program of opera tio excerpt In the fall "and the complete Verdi opera "La Travlata" in the spring Membera of the Mine Opera Theatre will be featured with the Memphis Concert Orchestra in the free "pops" event in the Overton Park Shell Tuesday showing their wares to a wider and more representative audience They will present excerpts in costume from Act II of what is undoubtedly the beat-known and most popular opera of all time fiery melodious I The excerpts begin with the I orchestral then goes on to the Gypsy Song then further the story with spoken dialog (as Bizet originally wrote I it) instead of singing it also the Toreador Sang and the) 4 Quintet included in this capsuled i Act II which takes place at an inn frequented by the gypsy smuggler pals of this Carmen eat Noel Gilbert conductor of the i orchestra will lift his baton for the downbeat at 8:15 pm With Dr George Muns as ductor of the Opera Theatre group its cast will be Sara Beth Causey in the title role Dftnald Musser Ed Bous- son Alice Marie Rumph Nancy Meriwether William Akin Eugene Maharrey Marvin Burk-t head and Ray Hill And Manolo Agullo will be featured inf a dance sequence from the opera I The program will consist of: rtera to ma PiwMtoi to tht ChthiSral Wuatr BtUora' Due tnm Glim taken from the sound track of the movie with the M-G-M Orchestra conducted by Andre Previn The songs and itar performances of tho rollicking film unroll evenly from tho raucous with Janis Paige to toe all-together finale Bad" we can't go back to Russia cerpts from Wagner's works The conductor Is known throughout Europe for his Wagner interpretations and coupled with London sound and technique make this a ciik worth a careful listening SNUGGLED ON YOUR SHOULDER with Leo Diamond hia Harmonica and Orchestra RCA Victor Hers are some MON A TUES CRUMP STADIUM MEMPHIS 3 PERFORMANCES: ONLY Brief Plays For Adult Center O'Neill Williams Work Due Friday Saturday Short dramas by two of America's outstanding playwrights Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Willlama will be given at 8:30 pm Friday and Saturday at toe Adult Education Center at Southwestern O'Neill will be represented by his unusual solo drams "Before featuring Betsy Graham and by In the latter will be Anna Mbntedanico Tom Davii Bill Petty Bertha Sipes and Rick Rogers with Ray Hill directing The Williams plays will be To Me Like The Rain and Let Me 'with Harry Fritzius and Gerry Beck and "Portrait of a with Jane Turnage Harold Cox Joe Bracciante Walter Dunivant Pam Coe and Oran Dent with Jo Lofton directing Tickets at $1 will be available at the door JULY 22-23 Bo July PM It 2 July PM No 3 July PM FABULOUS! SPECTACULAR! COLOSSAL! SKYWAY SONGBIRD Francine Pryor will bo fho featured singer when Jimmy Feathers tone orchestra comes into tho Peabody's Skyway and Plantation Roof tomorrow night for a two week stay Featherstone si cializes in smooth stylish dance rhythms BILL McGr Milos Nakolny Beethoven Group Selects Baritone Young Chicagoan Com plates Concert Roster Miles Nekolny young Chicago i baritone was announced externa unefccjday tb fifth end final feature axw fra of 195M8 Beethoven Club (CHICKENl OCR EM KGILllEYiSl sAiiimuSli Trent Wood will again be on hand with hia Interesting informative comments on the music to be pliyed These free summer concerts are Jointly sponsored by the Memphis Park Commission and the Memphis Federation "of Musicians with assists nca from the Recording Industries Trust Funds ORGAN EVENT AT 7:30 William Brice To Play At StJ Paul's Methodist William Brice organist and choirmaster at St Cathedral (Episcopal) will play a recital at 7:30 tonight from tot organ console at St Methodist Church Euclid and Roselle The publio la invited Mr Brice recently played for toe Southeastern convention of the American Guild of Organists in Knoxville He pMns to attend the International Guild meeting in London week after next The recital is one of two Sun- Opening Tuesday Memphis Newest Lunch end Snacktime Treat TEXAS BARBECUE INC subscription concert series Mrs Frank Liddell president of the club and Mrs Watkins Over-ton its Artiste Concerts chairman announced the selection Before filling the final spot on their roster the Beethoven Club ladies wanted to hand-pick the season's young artist from the available winners of National Federation of Musis Clubs contests Mr Nekolny has risen swiftly since he was named best male singer of the 1951 Chicagoland Music Felval In 1953 he won the Illinois Opera Guild award In 1955 in national competi- LeMoyne Selects Concert Series Sinfonietta Negro Baritone And Bard On List 'ton he won the Young Artist day evening miwicaI pro vdee award of the NationalFed-j" paui'( while toe tic 5a K-torto detat ndtd ton HH wind instruments Mr Brice's program has had glittering newspaper reviews from Seattle Wash to St Petersburg Fla Three varied attractions will comprise the 1957-58 concert season at LeMoyne College it was announced yesterday All will be given in the college's Arthur Bruce Hall The series opens on Nov 2 with concert by the Memphis Sinfonietta presenting toe same con cert (with guest soloist) which it will have given the previous night at Goodwyn Institute This will be the first chance Five Variations on I JM Albuht Other events next lesson on Trumpet voluntary rumn Mi Smith Her Pwtwi Tlrstt toil series include mezzo-soprano I Bd ruu Jennie Tourel the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra a choral group known as toe Cavalcade of Song and young American OfM to XmbarsMe ul Negro adult audiences have had Grant Joharmesen to hear tha Memphis Sinfonietta "I11 JnVlUeVXt although the group has presented11 M-d' two or three school concerts in deUpomted out because of the Taklla mrnma Umiak If to il Matisse I to 4 Xrasiass I to 10 ICELAND Foiryroaadi I 814-4101 Enjoy nn usual lunch In our newly redecorated barbo-eue restaurant All eookad la oar own pH by hickory wood only Our Spectaltiei Are BARBECUED BEEF BARBECUED PORK BARBECUED HAM BARBECtJED BEANS OUR FREE RELISH BAR Watch your sandwich mads thea season it to yonr tests Sso Vs Oa Tear Caffes Irsats ko rirrixo nun TEXAS Barbecue Inc Front AertMM from Post Office A lack ym-w-Kwrla Blefcars Eatarprlaa seating rearrangement now going on in toe general modernization of the Auditorium Your FORD Dealer sayti OUR 'QUESTI" Your Ford Dealer has secured a limited supply of Circus tickets giving iway absolutely FREE! See him end get yours NOW Ticket for children must be picked up by adults After Church Dine end Serve the Best Mont M7-2I9f Open 11 AM to 11 PM Corner Third at (Opposite Peabody Hotol Negro echoola to rapt capacity audiences of children On Feb 1 Playera Incorporated will present "Romeo and This Cattails University alumni group presented "Charley's hero for LeMoyne toil pest April Tho big gun of toe series will be presented on April 2 when William Warfield Negro baritone win aing here Few who heard him sing "OT Man i in the film "Show will forget it Last season ha captured Europe as star of the State Department presentations of "Forty and and won iyrleal praise from European critics in concert as well ee the American folk-opera 'Question' Emcta NEW YORK July 13-IUP)-Replacement for Hal March as master of ceremonies oa 884000 while ha is in Hollywood making a movie will he Celeste Holm tole Tuesday Mo Fabulous Gorsoppo Dukes Inc Present BIG CONCERT AND DANCE CLUB FBI NITE JULY 19 CONCIRT 8:00 TIL STARTS 11:08 PM THREE OP THE BIGGEST IM OWE OF THE BEST! 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