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28 BROOKLYN EAGLE, SUNDAY, JAN. 24, 1943 I Ik r''Ty OVERTONES ANDID CLOSE-UPS 1 jAa I i lit In 'i 'THE BLACK SWAN swashbuckling Caribbean pirate tale in Technicolor, now at the Albee, stars Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Haro. Co-feature is "Over My Dead Body," with Milton Berle. Lively Discussion on State of Brooklyn Culture Continues to Bring Forth Letters By MILES KASTENDIECK Ever since Sir Thomas Bcecham told us off regarding the state of culture in Brooklyn, letters to the editor have been turning up with surprising lrequency. Without a doubt, he started one of the liveliest discussions in many years, out of which something good should come.

Some of the letters have dealt with trivial matters, showing that those who took issue wi'h Sir Thomas were not present to see the twinkle in his eye or hear the facetious tone in his voice when he made some of his remarks. Not that he did not mean to say many true words in such a manner. He meant all that he said regarding our need of a symphony orchestra to prove to the world that we were cultured. Many of the letters have shared this point of view and expressed gratitude that so fine a conductor was available to do just what he said he would for Brooklyn. Of interest is the following communication from Liboria Romano, who confirms in an interesting way the points made in the letter quoted last week.

"Though I was born in Manhattan, I have lived in Brooklyn for the past 30 years, and now my home and heart is here. Yet it Is true that when I seek an evening devoted to music, art, literature or the theater I must cross the bridge into Manhattan for it. The blame, however, is not Manhattan's; rather the fault is with the bhj business of Brooklyn. If Brooklyn is not on the map culturally It may also be the fault of Brooklyn's newspapers. Events that go on in Manhattan arc made to seem so much more Important or glam-orotts, while Brooklyn has long been publicized as the city of homes and churches.

Campaigns for culture depend very much on the amount of publicity given the different groups, Surely there are groups constantly starting in Brooklyn but lack of publicity causes them to die abortive deaths. "I agree also that the culture of the country is left almost entirely on the shoulders of women. American men perhaps think It is not masculine to attend cultural programs. The fact does remain that in any meeting or performance pertaining to the arts there is a preponderance of women. The few men present have an expression Of utter boredom, If they are not actually asleep.

"If the many large Industrial firms of Brooklyn got together to boost Brooklyn by sponsoring organizations of operatic and symphonic music, backed by wholehearted publicity in the Brooklyn papers, I'm certain Brooklyn could make a place for Itself on the map, not only as the borough of homes and churches but also as the home of the arts. Of course, we have the Brooklyn Museum, the Botanic Garden and the Institute at the Academy of Music which are well known outside of Brooklyn. Many of us do not fully appreciate what the Institute program actually offers. Its sponsorship of the Brooklyn Symphony serves only to emphasise this point the more. Once the orchestra is firmly established we can add the designation home of the 3rts" with the utmost confidence.

Joseph Sweeney Puts Arsenic Back Into 'Old Lace' Wants to Run Forever By ROBERT FRANCIS There Is a new face In that mad Brewster family of "Arsenic and Old Lace" up at the Fulton. Boris Karloff, of course, originated the homicidal impulses of the first Jonathan and Eric von Stroheim more recently added sinister touches to the part. Unfortunately, for this reporter at least, the latter Jonathan skipped being a Brewster and became Just Eric von Stroheim. During the last two or three weeks, however, in the hands of Mr. Joseph Sweeney, Jonathan has once more become the whimsically murderous nephew of those old ladles from Brooklyn Heights.

Jonathan is supposed to look like Karloff and is annoyed to the point cutting people up when they remark about It. Mr. Sweeney makes him look like the celebrated Boogey Man and at the same time elves him a new twist or two of his own. The result good for "Arsenic." Mr. Sweeney really doesn't need to experiment much with any character part.

Since he came over from Philadelphia 23 years back he has been piling up an enviable gallery of eloquent and comic stage portrait. Remember the undertaker on the Jury in "Ladies and And the mean banker in "Missouri And the Norwegian servant in "The Moon Is All the way back in 1922. "It's practically a record," he says somberly. "Twenty-three torturing opening nights on Broadway and never in a hit!" We remark that this isn't exactly accurate, either. Because, Mr.

S. has been, in plenty of good shows. "Good shows?" he sighs. "Yes. but not like this.

The kind that go on forever! Man, can you Imagine what It would be like to run for three years? I nearly made one a couple of years ago. The play is going great guns still. But 1 -bad to get appendicitis Just when they were casting." Sweeney broke into show business the hard way. Started out as a boy singer in Philadelphia and, when he lost his Joined up with various stock companies. "You can't learn tempo from theory and books," he says.

"The way to learn to act is to get out there and do it. It's a skilled trade. You can't skip an apprenticeship and in at the top." What do you do with yourself outside the theater?" we ask. "Not much." says Mr. Sweeney, "Most of the time I go up to the 42d St.

Library and read old plays. I like to analyze parts. See how they're built up. You never can tell when that sort of thing will come in handy." "Ah, so you do use books?" we remark "Sometimes," grins Mr. Sweeney.

Ben Hecht's Dream Man Child Just 100 Lovable Brat tip, HUAPALA, noted Hawaiian Brooklyn Academy of Music program of her native dances dancer, will appear at the next Saturday afternoon in a and music. Georgia Richner Present Recital at Academy ship to work with Harold Morrla. well-known pianist and composer. In 1935 he was the winner of tne MacDowell Club Award, and in 1940 he won the coveted Naumburg Award. He ha.s given frequent citals in New York and has appeared in concert and with orchestras throughout the country.

In addition, Mr. Richner has rjen organist of the Fifth Church of Christ Scientist. New York, and conductor of the Bell Chorus. Mr. Rlchner's proiram next Waller Returns, Serkin to Play i banker, he Is something like a cornucopia; for, no matter how much money la spent, the amount in his care continues to grow.

Educated dice is the answer to this miracle. In brief, Ben Hecht's dream-child Is a gamln-jperhaps something more of a product of New York's or Chicago's slums than Burma's. Like all gamins, and In particular like a Hechtlan gamin, he Is worldly wise, acquisitive and, finally, lovable. Bobby Blake plays the role to the hilt, winning the approval of the maestro himself, who was heard to remark wistfully, as he watched Bobby roll out the bones Into the dust of a Burmese street corner: "What a fine little chap. A paragon of good behavior!" The supporting cast of "China aid" includes Slg Rumann, Victor McLaglcn, Alan Baxter, Myron Mccormick nnd Ann Pennington.

Memorial Concerts The Oabrllowitarh Memorial series of the National Orchestral Association for the season 1942-43 will consist of the performance of two choral works, sung by the Collegiate Choral, Robert Shaw, director, with the training orchestra of tlie association, Leon Barzia, conductor. Both works will be presented at Carnegie Hall on Saturday afternoon, March fl, with a repeat per Kormance of these compositions given at 8t. Thomas Church on the afternoon of the first Sunday in Lent. March 14, In order that these works may be heard In the two mediums for which masses are written the church originally, and more recently the concert hall. The works to be performed are the "Mass in Minor," by Fran Schubert, and the "Requiem," by J.

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to. TERESA WRIGHT co-stars with Joseph Cotten in Alfred Hitchcock's thrill film, "Shadow of a Doubt," now in its second week at the Rivoli. rs I VI t': i Tuesday evening will open with soloist of the program which Bach-Busonl Chorale-Prelude, to be followed bv Bach's Chromatic Fritz Reiner conducts the last hands of a writer less original and concert of his first fortnight with mordant than Hecht would have the Philharmonic Symphony this been that. But with Hecht's im-season this afternoon with John 'agination turned loose on the proj-Corigllano as soloist In the Dvorak 'ect, It, wasn't long before the part Violin Concerto in A minor. The of the boy had become considerably program also Includes the March more than a mere stock super- Fanusla and Fugue Four co-noo-! Philadelphia Orchestra will of-sltlon of Chopin.

Debussy's -Re- i Carnegie Hall Tuesday eve- flets dans eau." and Ravel's To I n'' 2a- the concert cata, compete hla part of the pro- of the orgunization's New York se-gram. I rir- Miss Oraves' list Includes Itee- Oi chest ra and will link thoven's "Ich liebe dlch," Handel's forces In Mendelsohn's vlol.n show-aria, "Iris, Hence Away," from Piece, the Concerto in Minor. "Semele." the "Schmerzen" and which brings the first half of the 'Traume'' of Waencr. and must? rf program to a close. The remain- Ben Hecht's Idea of what little boys are made of along strictly conventional lines.

Hecht holds with the old doggerel which claims the composition of male children to be rats, snails, poppy-dog tails, etc. Hecht goes even further his dream child is a sort of happy combination of Ghengis Khan, Francois Villon and Dick Turpln. This example of the Hechtlan ideal lad is contained in "China Girl," the new 30th Century-Fox romantic drama now at the Roxy. Produced as well as written by Hecht, tne picture stars Gene Tierney, Ocorge Montgomery and Lynn Barl. And it features a kid named Bobby Blake.

Thereby hangs the tale. As Hecht originally conceived the role, a 9-year-old boy a Hindu was to be a fldus Achates to George Montgomery, in tne role of an American mixed up in espionage in the Burmese city of Mandalay. That was all. And that, in the numerary role. TheHectlan notion of a lovable little boy is along amusing rather than proper or exemplary lines.

In tne first place, the Uttle'9-vear-old of -china Girl" is sn Inveterate erip hooterl As Montgomery's Lola Lane Learns Russian for Role Playing the title role of the glamorous Russian spy in the P. R. C. drama, "Miss From Moscow." now at the Majestic Theater, Lola Lane became fascinated with the language and is now pursuing regular studies so that she will be sble to master the difficult Russian tongue. Miss Lane Is by way of being a linguist, for she has a lair talking mastery of such languages as French, Spanish, Italian, in which she became Interested through various roles she had to depict In the films.

She finds It esay to study languages, and finds diversion in between scenes on the set conversing with those who know some foreign tongue, In this manner she has acquired a smattering of a dozen languages. Some play cards and others knit during production," says Mls Lane. "I don't like cards snd I can't knit, so I go In for languages and find it a lot of fun and useful In my work." She plays opposite Noel Madison In "Miss From Moscow," In which she Is a Russian spy Impersonating a dead Oerman spy whom she closely resembles. In the occupied city of Paris the intrigue goes forward as she attempts to throw off the scent of the clever Oestapo agent, Noel Madison, who suspects she Is an Imposter, but dare not try to expose her until he has conclusive evidence. Leonfovich Plays An Actress Again In 'Dark Eyes' Eugenie Leontovich is plavir.g an actress again which is another way Of saying that Joe DtMaggio is up there with the bases loaded.

Jed Karris' production of "Dark Eyes," new comedy written by Elena Mlra-mova In collaboration with Miss Leontovich, now lights the Beiasco Theater and In it Miss Leontovich is seen as an impoverished lady of the theater who resorts to a num- ber of devious stratagems in order to get a play produced a play which she has written, and In which (lie Is to play an important role. Two of Miss Leontovlch's most iuccessful appearances on this side Ot the Atlantic were made in plays which called upon her to delineate actresses, "Grand Hotel'' and Twentieth Century." In Vlcki Baum's kaleidoscopic melodrama the was Orusinskala, a ballet dancer; in the farce coined by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur she played Lily Garland, who was up to some tery strange things on the run from Chicago to New York. Born In Moscow, Miss Leontovich studied for the stage at that city's Imperial School of Dramatic Art, and was a -member of the Moscow Art Theater until the revolution lent her posting to Paris. She first came to this country in the "Revue Russe." then toured for several seasons In "Blossom Time," studying English en route. Once "Blossom Time" was hehlnd her, Miss Leontovich had sufiinent command of her verbs and Georgia Graves, contralto, who has given three successful Town Hall recitals, shares the third program In the American Artists Seris with Thomas Richner, pianist, who won the Naumburg Award of 1940, on Tuesday evening, Jan.

28, nt 8:30 In the Music Hall of the Academy of Music. This is the third joint recital by outstanding singers and mstrumciitalt.su in special scries sponsored by the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. I Both artist received their entire' muMial education Hits country, Miss Graves is a graduate 1C Colorado State College Musirai Conservatory. After several sea.iuna with Charlotte Lund's Opera Company, she joined the National Broadcasting Company, and sang in more than 1.000 programs hi a period of five years. From these activities in radio Miss Graves went on to make her name on the concert staue.

Mr. Richner was educated at 'he University of West Virginia. He came to New York on a scholar-1 Murat String Quartet To Appear at Academy The An Musira Guild presents the Murat Siring Quartet in a program of chamber music this afternoon at 3 o'clock In the Academy of Music. The quartet, comprising four outstanding instrumentalists Ronald Murat, first violin; Vivian Speis-man, second violin; Herbert Garber, viola, and Charles Krane, cello-will devote themselves to a program of quartets by Beethoven, Dohnanyl and Debussy. Dorothy Stickney Gets A Porcelain Figure Dorothy Stickney, feminine lead of 'Life With Father," will be honored by the Drama League of New York tomorrow evening during ceremonies commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Empire Theater.

As the actres credited with the longest continuous engagement in Empire history. Miss Stickney will be presented with a porcelain statu ette of herself is VInnie Dwy. The statuette was executed by Mar-Jorle Daingerfleld (Mrs. Oliver E. Holmes).

Presentation of the figure will be made by Mrs. Samuel P. S. Newton, president of the Drama League, following the Monday evening performance of "Life With Father." The occasion will mark the second time Miss Stickney has had similar recognition from the same group. In 1940 she and her husband, Howard Lindsay, who is co-author of the play as well as lis male lead, were given a Drama League award for their contributions to "the most enjoyable production of the year." Many Stan for Actors Fund Tonight The 61st annual benefit of the Actors Fund of America will take place tonight at the Shubert Theater.

Among those volunteering are Benny Baker. Ray Bolger, Carol Bruce, Chandra Kaly Dancers, Bobby Clark, Jane Cowl, Carol Ooodner, Allen Jenklna, Oeorge Jessel, Danny Kaye. Dennis King, Paula Lawrence, Betty Lawford, Gypsy Rose Lee. Bert Lytcll, F.lsa Maxwell. Edith Meiser 1 a Tom Rutherford.

Joseph Schilrtkiatit, Frank Sinatra, Vivian i Vance, Mary Jane Wal ih, Clifton Webb. Jack Whiting and Peggy Wood. Another Symposium At the Guild Because of tlie surcess of the symposium on "The Russian Peo- lp' which the Theater Oulld held tor It subscribers in the lounge of I the Oulld Theater last Sunday 'he Guild sponsoring a second sjm- Kreisler to Appear With Philadelphia Friti Krelslcr will be the fea- Conductor Eugene Ormandy and dcr of the program is varied. Two numbers in the first part of the concert are of special interest Handel Overture in Minor and Mozart's Symphony in Major, No. 36.

Following the intermission. Mr. Ormandy and the orchestra will be heard hi two Debussy Nocturnes ind Ralla's Suite from "The Three Cornered Hat." Wanda Landowska Appears Carnegie 16 Years After Wanda Landowska will give her flm Cflrnegie Hall Mnre 1926 on Wednesday evening, March 3. Assisted by a chamber orchestra of 20 under the direction of Hermann Adler, she will devote the first half of her program tn compositions by J. S.

Bach, two of which will be unusual to New York audiences because they call for the solo harpsichord to be accompanied by an orchestra, including an additional harpsichord. The first of these ill be the Minor Concerto. The other is the Fifth Branden burg Concerto In Major, which will also require the services of Rene LeRoy, flutist, and Joseph Fuchs, violinist. The accompanying harpsichord will be played by Denlse Restout. Another unique feature of the evening will be a rare appearance at the piano keyboard by Mme.

Landowska who, with the Chamber Orchestra, will perforin the Mozart Major Concerto IK413I. This will include the playing of cadenzas of her own improvisation. JARMILA NOVOTNA, who sings Violetta in "LaTroviota" of the Metropolitan Opera House next Wednesday I 7i7 I Vp (Y Huapala and Group Present Hawaiian Dancet and Music Huapala, noted Hawaiian dancer, will appear at the Academy on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 30, at 3 pm. in a program of Hawaiian dances and music, assisted by her ensemble.

Her recital will include dances from the earliest days of Hawaiian history to the contemporary ones that combine native traditions and American rhythm. Music accompaniments will employ a number of native Hawaiian Instruments, Including the tapa. gourds and ipvis. as well a the more modern steel guitars and i ukuleles. Costumes will range from the regal holokus and staid Mother Huubard-t skirts of grass and 'cellophane.

i Huapala was born in Brooklyn She was the first to introduce the Hawaiian dances in concert form. She received her early dance training from Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn and the Dalcrore School. In 1929 she went to Hawaii where she studied the ancient ceremonial and modern hula under outstanding native teachers. In 1939 she formed her own concert group of dancers and musicians.

that play over, she went touring as Oruslnskala, then came back to New York in "Twentieth Century." She then toured as Cavallinl in "Romance" (that being the role that Doris Keane had made so famous a few years before), and once more returned to Broadway In 'Bitter Oleander." Later In that same season she crossed the Atlantic to make her London debut, sppearlng opposite Sir Cedrlc Hardwlcke In Robert E. Sherwood "Tovarich." That gleaming fable of a pair of penniless White Rslan ran for a year snd a dav in the English capital, with BROOKLYN MUSIC- MANHATTAN roNrrT at cAaNrnif hm.l FRITZ REINER I (INIII TOR THIS AfTtKHOON nt 1 00 JOHN CORIGLIANO vim, is xoioiftr in hVORAK I ont'rti, in A Minor "iiKr.H at Hot oltir. i tn OPERA MANHATTAN i OPKIIA r-H iflit 1141. 4 fHIK.H4M 4 i M.r.r ii. i.i it.

it- touial lOMiNnstx ''i. tA 1avir i to tohca -tt rauat it H' i a i nt aivimta kn tna rMNn I -i i i xi 1 1 mi 1 1 BUY I'. K. WK BONOS AM) SAVINOH 8 AMI'S fcarticiples to escape from musical I MU Leontovich scoring1 a sensa-eomedies and take over her first 1 tlonal surress as the Archduchess legitimate role In English that of Tstiana. whose only flaw was her Mrs.

Pepvs In a Chirago production love for stealing artichoke. London of "And 8o to Bed The following aLo saw her as Cleopatra In "An-eason that of 1930-31 found her tony and Cleopatra before she In New York, as one of the residents rame batk to the United States to ef "Grand Hotel." d.iplira'e her London triumph in a The Broadway engagement of touring company of "Tovarich." Symphony No. 12 In flat major, Richard Strauss' "Don Juan." the Finale from Tlegger's "New Dance" ana jonann Strauss' waltz, "Vienna Life." Mr. Reiner returns again for another two weeks at the end of February. Bruno Walter, whose six weeks' with the orcheitia is divided Into periods of two weeks each, is back on the podium Thursday night with a program devoted to two major works, the Berlioz Symphonle Fan-tastlque and the Brahms minor Piano Concerto with Rudolf Serkin as soloist.

The program is repeated Friday afternoon. The young English composer. Stanley Bate, will be soloist in his own Concerto for Piano and String next Saturday night. Thta will be the first public performances of the work in America. It will be preceded by the Beethoven Overture to "Egmont" and followed by the Berlioz Fantastic Svmphony.

Laird Cregar Bold Freebooter Laird Cregar Is every bit as terrifying as pirate Henry Morgan, whom he portrays in 20th Century. Fox's latest adventure film 'The Black Swan." which stars Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara, now at the Albee. But there is one thing that was an everyday occurrence with the pirate that his movie counterpart failed to even attempt sleeping in a hammock. "No hammock is made that could hold me." stated the 300-pound, 6-foot-4-lnch giant to Director Henry King. "And if them was I'm sure I couldn't stay in it!" Cregar did.

however, made a con cession for his portrayal he had his head shaved to comply ith the popular conception of the feared buccaneer. Morgan, it seems, kept his head shaved because he figured his appearance frightened people In the towns he sacked and if the appearance of the gigantic Cregar is any criterion, Morgan was right! For a fellow who has been In films less than two years Cregar has made quite a splash. His versatility has placed him in demand, and though he is under contract to 20th Century Fox. many studios have vied for his services. Hailed by the late John Barrymore as "The most outstanding character actor in the field," Laird has already carved himself a niche In the Hollywood scheme of things a big one! Featured with Cregar In "Die Black Swan" Is an outstanding cast that includes Thomas Mitchell.

Oeorge Sanders, and Anthony Qulnn. Ben Hecht coiraudrated trltv, Rftfn f1Mnr on the srreen I play of the technicolor film which was produced by Robert Bassler OVtRTHITOP FOR VICTORY ftk UNITED STATES WAR BONDS-STAWPS MUSIC Cestl, Glannini, Sjogren and 81 bellus. Modern Music Publishes Special 20th Volume Modern Music has seized on this significant moment in its own and world history to review the period that falls, roughly, between the two wars, and to ask some questions of the future. Established in 1924 with thr nnmnsp nf piir-nr, aping the more serious criticism of contemporary music, the magazine Is now publishing its 20th volume (Nos. I and II were telescoped within the first year).

In the January-February. 1943. issue. Just coming off the press. Modern Music glances at the immediate past and also attempts to raise the curtain on what lies ahead.

In the leading article, "The Public Has It Changed?" Eugene doossens draws a picture of the last 25 years from his varied ex perience with audiences at most of the climactic performances of that period. Some signifUMiit gains, also some losses of the twenties and thirties, are enimiera rd bv Aaron Copland. In a colorful reminiscence of the years preeedlns. that Is between 1915 and 1923, Paul Rosen-feld describes what he calls the "Pre-New York Central Period." Howard Hanson, from his long background in the production of naw, native works, draws several conclusions on "American Tendencies Regional and Otherwise." Opera between the wars Is the consideration of Ernst Krenek. whose "Jonny Splelt Auf" brought him and a whole new school of music-theater to world attention some 15 years ago.

Modern Music has lavishly Illustrated the music theater subject with reproducl Ions of scenic highlights from 10 famous works "LWstoIre due soldat," "Worwck," "Mahagonny," "Jonny Spielt Auf," "Chrlstophe Colom." "Lady Mac beth of Mzensk." "Oedipus Rex." Four Saints In Three Arts "The Cradle Will Rock and "Mathls rier Maler." Timely articles include a war letter from Pvt. Marc Blltzsteln, who Is attached to the film unit of the Eighth Army Corps and has been overseas several months Taking the American Invasion of Africa as his point of departure. Paul Nettl, well-known central Europe: musicologist, now In this country, discusses the ever-expanding influence of the East, on Western music. poslum on Its current Soviet drama, to be held today at 3 rlr k. Like the first, this symposium Is free to Oulld subscribers and their guests.

Those taking part Include Prof. H. W. L. Dana.

Clifford Oriets, Hai- old Clurmnti Lu'her Adlrr and Leon Ames 1, rnit'o Lmtuiicr and Then a Hlburr act as to-chnumeii of the THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TftMdav f.vrninf, January 2. at GRAVES nd Thomai RICHNER Ctnlnha mWII M.fASIIM 1 lir PIANO CO MISS ORAVM Fiaim! Tluri flcltl American Ariiu a. rumen Manaifnwnt Willard Maltha Tirana Na an hair: SI VI. Pit!" Tai LAN 1 AND lii DM I LA" ot inks a rKi.niRATrn rpru in concctt form HINO Rl'WIAN WITH NfTT.D HHJOIK AND CHOWS PREaiNTKD BY MICHEL KACHOUK RUMHAN OPTRA COMPANY Tirana New an Sala: II, al.1,1, II. IS, (Its, rio.

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(S'au-i)' tkrf If I TWO LITTLE MAIDS from the chorus of "Little Johnny Jones," one of the hot numbers in "Yankee Doodle Dandy," the cavalcade of the American theater, now in its second week at ths Fox. It's the film life story of George M. Cohan, with James Cagncy playing the Master Showman himself..