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Show r u -- - te v - - 1 'ir w w y a '"' w -- - c v - w rri'Tyw V y -v u i- c-- .I I -V v ' a 'VI 'ryinifW, W te 1 Vy y--yy y r s XlM Ltkt 2t Ssla j, XrfSwsn fepftembor 15, 1SS0 171! T . "F "4 r $., - VJN CMtem dhed" Dmoo strike Ballet poe... Even tbe Pickpocket Tango then Into toft - rim matin ... ud strikes - University of Utah Theatre season. The glamorous redhead, who understudied Gwen Verdon when she made the role famous in the Broadway hit, hardly has time to catch her breath in the demanding By Richard O. Martin , A piece of stone from the land of Sophocles, Aristophanes and Aeschylus will find a place of prominence in the new Pioneer Memorial Theater, now under construction on the University of Utah campus. It is an ornately carved block of Pentelic marble from Mt north of Athens, Greece. The stone is Justly famous as a statuary material. Such historically renowned Greek sculptors as Pheldias and Praxiteles .used it for their principal works. The same marble was used in the Elgin marbles of the Parthenon. The stone, a gift from the Greek government to U. of U. and to Utah, was secured through the Joint efforts of Mrs. Christopher X. Athas, Dr. A. Ray Olpln, U. of U. president, and Dr. C. Lowell Lees, chairman of the U. of U. speech department Measuring approximately 2 by ltt feet by 6 inches, one side of the block bears the bust of an Athenian figure, executed by the contemporary Greek sculptor, Tombros. The words: To Pioneer Memorial Theater are carved into the stone in Greek and English. Arrived Last August Mrs. Athas, who conceived the Idea for the international gift mentioned it to the Greek ambassador. The stone was readied and arrived in the U5. last Aug. 5. The exact spot for placement of the stone at the theater has not yet been announced, but Dr. Olpin reported at ihe U. Board of Regents that the last meeting of the U.-Greek ambassador to the UJS. will be present in Salt Lake City for the placement ceremony. Members of the Salt Lake Civic Theatre, Inc., who plan to attend the groups general meeting the evening of Oct 6 will find the meeting turned into a work party, to prepare the theater for the opening of The Beautiful People, set to open the winter season the following evening. Civics officials have also announced that classes In acting techniques will begin sometime during October, with class sessions from 10 a.m, to noon on Saturdays, Workshops in set design and construction and makeup are now in progress. Williams Play a Comedy This may sound unbelievable to some persons Interested in the theater, but Tennessee Williams has written a new play that has been described by some show people as a family comedy." The new play, "A Period of Adjustment," has gone into rehearsals under direction of George HilL The Williams script which has a happy ending drew this comment from one person close to the production: If you would call Bus Stop a comedy, then Period of Adjustment is a comedy." For those who admired Leonard Bernstein in his role In the recent appearance of of the New York Philharmonic in Salt Lake City, here is a footnote to this gentlemans amazing versatility. West Side Story," the musical for which music was composed by Mr. Bernstein, will celebrate Its second birthday Monday. The show, which left its Broadway berth for a tour, is still showing vitality at the box office. ' Television Is Theater Therapy i What is the therapy for the ailing Broadway theater? Pay television, says Ralph Bellamy, president of the actors union. Equity. , Mr. Bellamy forecasts a tremendous revival In theater once pay television is a national reality and he sees it ' coming. Some of the benefits for theater forecast by Mr. Bellamy include Instantaneous new show openings before an audience comprised of Americas entire population; and abolishment of the term "financial flop, as every show will recoup Its Investment in its first TV performance. This, if it comes to pass, will definitely help Equity members, too. .The current membership of Equity is about act-in10,000. And, reports Mr. Bellamy, the average yearly And members the each of employed. income is $800 for this year only $5 per cent of the membership 1s employed. Pen-telicu- s, off-whit- e of composer-conductor-piani- h g Paratroopers Plan Revenge "The Patriots," by James Barlow. Harper A Bros. New York, $1.95. This suspenseful novel explores the painful adjustment of two wartime hero British paratroopers to civilian life in which society apparently feels no debt toward its recent defenders. , The pair meet in prison where short fense. heist each is serving a term for a minor ofThey plan a payroll as a revenge on un- grateful society. The planning, robbery and search are described in such intimate, realistic detail that a reader sympathetic to the robbers motives if not their act wishes he might warn them in time of their folly. role as she dances from one number to the next . "Redhead is the story of a young woman who works in a London wax museum which has been the site of a murder. In order to attract an America:) who is seeking the killer, she tells him she has seen the murderer, and eventually she is set up as a decoy to trap the killer, resulting in a wild chase through the waxworks in the finale of the show. The saucy redhead arrived in Salt Lake City Monday, with Duncan Noble, who danced in the original Broad-'wa- y production, and the two are busy in day and night rehearsals wtth a east of local veterans. The two will team in the famous "Pickpocket Tango" number, which Mr. Noble danced with Miss Verdon in the musical whodunit "Redhead will play nightly, Oct 4 through 8, with curtain time set for 8:30 p.m. Opening night festivities will indude a reception in the U Student Union Bldg, following the show. Novel Makes Bid for Best Sellers t i . Great Books . PROVO Mrs. Anthon G. 1391 N. 380 Armstrong, West, who has . a yen for creative writing, is this weeks Dr. Mortimer- - Adler the question because query to Mrs. Armstrong's Dr. Adler. She said that they would be a great help as source and reference book in her career. .writing "There is nothing that helps so much in writing as reading, she declared. Miss Taylor acores another very probable best seller. Arts Calendar , who Armstrong, moved from Salt Lake City ln December, 1959, has been creative writing taking classes through Provo City adult education program. Her husband is an accountant for the Bureau of Reclamation in Provo. Mrs. r - Music State Nary Baad. Wednesday at S:15 p m. In Granite High School Auditorium, 8306 8. 5th East (900 East). Utah State Fair Winners. Concert bv first place wlnneri of Utah State Fair Muilc competitions Friday at p m. In Recital Room of Muilc Hall on University of Utah eampu. Swaae Singers. Concert Friday at 8 p.m. In Holiaday Fifth Ward chapel of Church of Jetua Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, 4100 Camlllla St. (3735 West). t Oregon Recital William L. Pllliam Jr. will present an organ rlrital Friday at 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 335 E. South Temple. L" j . i . 0 i rf jSj Albert D. Lasker . , Led an "only ln America" life. -- and finally, "Goodbye folk 'pr.h "Taken at the Flood." The Story of Albert D. Lasker," by John Gunther. Harper. New York. 876pp. $5. When he was a cub reporter in Galveston, Texas, Albert Lasker borrowed a Western Union messengers uniform to penetrate the hiding place of Eugene V. Debs, Socialist presidential candidate, and got an exclusive Interview. IDs brief but spectacular newspaper career was cut short when, at the urging of his father, he went to Chicago to work for $10 a week for Lord ft: Thomas, advertising agency, which later dominated this lucrative and exciting field of burgeoning American commerce. He remained with the firm more than 40 years - (most of the time as sold- owner) and made more than 45 'million dollars, much of which he gave away. How Can Man Create-Sk- ill or Inspiration? Dear Dr. Adler: What do the great writers say about the power et ereativeness? Can such ability be acquired or must It be Inherent in an Individual? Sincerely, ' Mrs. A. G. Armstrong 1391 N. 380 West .. Provo Utah Human creativity consists in mans power to bring things into existence that have not existed before. This is manifested most obviously ln the various human arts in the making of houses, pottery, sculpture, or ships, paintings, poems. Creativity in the widest sense refers to orgi native power in all realms of human activity, from city planning to philosophical thought' The terra "creativity" has become so common nowadays that we forget that it originally had a religious significance. The power to create things was originally attributed to God alone. The application ef the term to human productivity was a metaphor, based on a comparison of human art with divine creativity. This analogy occurs not Dr. Adler tradionly in the Juda tion, but also in the philosophy of Plato who refers to God as tha "divine artificer." Two Kinds , According to Plato, there are two kinds of creativity divine and human. The first and basic creativity la the divine power by which the natural world was brought into being. The second and derivative creativity is the human fashioning of works of art out of natural materials. In an ancient or Titan Prometheus steals the Greek myth, the deml-Gofrom the of gods and gives them to men. powers creativity Hence, the English philosopher Lord Shaftesbury remarks that tha true poet is "second maker, a Just Prometheus under Jove." In the Greek tradition, artistic creativity is associated with discipline, conscious purpose, and acquired skilL It is a rational and deliberate process. In modem times, more attention has been given to the unconscious, spontaneous sources of artistic creativity. Again, however, Plato la a forerunner of later thought in exploring the irrational and unconscious sources of creativity. Skill and Inspiration Plato accepted in general the idea that art Is a conscious, rational skill But he saw a certain type of poetry as the product of divine inspiration rather than of deliberate art The poet Is, then, like a seer or phophet, through whom the Muse speaks. Plato goes further and attributes mans creativeness to the power of love the divine Eros that impels men to what he calls "creation in beauty He Connects human creativity with loves desire to participate in the good. In our own time, Sigmund Freud, from an utterly different starting point, come to a somewhat similar conclusion. He sees artistic creativity as originating in the unconscious depths of the mind, and as expressive of emotional impulses. Sometimes Freud views art as mere and escape from reality. But he also emphasizes the constructive and masterful elements of artistic creativity. Like Plato he regards creativity as the work of Eros," the positive, lifeaffirming force in it struggle with the negative, destructive force in man. Seems Beyond Control much contemporary effort to Investigate and Despite analyze creativity, it does not seem to be something we can control. Our schools cannot turn out creators any more than they can turn out prophets or saints. Creativity often withers in the most propitious circumstances and flowers ln the most unpropitious. It seems unlikely that creativity itself will ever be something we can produce at will You en via a at of ths Ormt Books of She Wustsra World by vrlUnc a tottar, aot to xtd 130 words, laeorporattn a qucstloa of ssnsral tntsrwt for Dr. Adlar to eonsldrr for ioclualoa k this eoluma, Addrsss tetters to Sr. Morttmar J. Adlar, la car at - Mrs- - Anthon G. Armstrong Wing get of Great Books. ... fail Sell d nett ADVISE AND CONSENT Al- len Drury HA WAD James Michener THE LEOPARD Giuseppe Lampedusa THE CHAPMAN Irving M REPORT Wallace THE LOVELY AMBITION Mary Ellen Chase DIAMOND HEAD Peter Oilman WATER OF UTt Henry Morton Robtnaon TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Harper Lee . C. P. Snow THE AFFAIR I HOW MADE I3.0O0.000 IN Nicolas THE STOCK MARKET Darvaa MAT THIS HOUSE FROM TIGERS BE SAFE Alexander King BORN FREE Joy Adamson THE CONSCIENCE OF A CONSERVATIVE Baffy Gold-wat- er FOLK MEDICINE D. C JAR-V- la FELIX FRANKFURTER REMINISCES Felix Frankfurter and Harlan B. Phillips ENJOTl Enjoy l Harry Golden the Lord good Years waiter Plano Recital x students of Ted Brady will present n recital Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Ladies Literary Club, 850 E. South Temple St Performers will include one State Piano Fair prize-winne- r and two State Fair music finalists. Students include Robert Jones, Karen Hogge, William Thurman, Judy Skoia, David G roes beck, Diana Worden, and Kathleen Lind. bo eeeliig yoa oo& In "Bedhead." Admans Life Is Flood of Success , Art Act Bara. American design exhibit, open Sunday 3 p.m. to 8 p m.; Tuesday through Saturday, 1 pm. to 5 pm. In Art Barn, 54 Finch Ln. 39 South). Utah State Fair. Fine arts exhibit, open Sunday at Salt Lake Fair Grounds. I a ... Dear Mrs. Armstrong: Nae-FIctt- tilM Concert -- - - The prize set of books also I was a determining factor in Taylor Caldwell, who cently scored a smash bestseller with Dear and Glorious Physician," has come out with another novel bearing on the religious, combined with romantic interest and the tales of woe of 15 people. The story itself concerns' old John Godfrey, convinced that no one has time anymore to listen to anyone. He erects a beautiful sanctuary But the secret comes out the troubled find peace, and f 9!At he re- secret I would have the .background of the great writers of the world." A. dr Mlb winner. Mrs. Armstrong won a set of "The Great Writers of Western World by asking Dr. Adler, Can creative ability be acquired or must it be inherent? She reported that she was motivated to ask Dr. Adler "The listener," by Taylor Caldwell. Doubleday ft Co, New York, $3.95. in memory of his dead wife, Stella, and inscribes across its portals, "The Man Who Listens. The sanctuary is available 24 hours a day to people like Eurgene Emory who is dying of leukemia, Anne the scrubwoman, Logan whose children find that they haye no room nor time for her now that the is old, and Judge Hozlith, who must try his friend for murder. Party of the appeal of the story is the mystery surrounding the identity of the "man who listens" In the sanctuary. No one knows until he, enters, and upon leaving no one reveals the V - a Spsutish air beforo taking " Query Wins Dances? Redhead Has Enifsetof Dances by the dozen will be a feature of Redhead opening Oct 4 at Kingsbury Hall, with titian-- aired beauty Cathryn Damon to be seen in 12 dance numbers in the musical, opening production of the 1960-6- . . seecy pom In front of bollet mirror m wish-fulfillme- nt tola Btmpapsr. I The title of this engaging book happily gives the wrong impression for there was more than one tide in' Albert Laskers affairs, and this biography tells a dozen stories of the many-sidegenius. He was a motivating force in changing human habits, of creating the demand the need for a growin variety of products once considered mere conveniences or luxuries. He helped transform valueless properties into enterprises. He headed the UJS. Shipping Board lor two years; he helped rescue big league baseball after the Chicago Black Sox acandel in 1920, and he was author of a four-pag- e code of ethics, which is still the gospel of organized baseball He proved a valu-abl- e friend of presidents and he was an amazing, warm and impetuous human being. Practically Unknown When Albert Lasker died of cancer in 1952 in his 73rd year, he was practically unknown outside of Washington, and in advertising-commerciaffairs. This was partly because he was the editor manager promoter who gave the publicity to' others. He was not only a genius himself, he had a talent for amalgamating diverse talents. Two copywriters, John E. Kennedy and Claude C. Hopkins, helped him make Lord ft Thomas dominant in the advertising field and they changed the concept, techniques and general morality of the "persuasion business. Among other things, they made copywriting a central function of the advertising agency and they discarded d the soap opera and the radio commercial The author doesnt say so, but it could have been the realization of what he had loosed from Pandora's Box that caused Lasker to suddenly dissolve Lord A " Thomas, even though he was making a million dollars an- -' ually out of the firm. -After this, ln the 1940s, when most men would have been content to take to the rocking chair or golf course, he performed his - greatest services to humanity. He and his third wife, Mary Woodward Lasker, threw themselves into a variety of splendid causes, notably medical research, and the Lasker Foundation, with its awards in fields touching public health. He helped remake the American Cancer Society and did much to persuade t o appropriate Congress huge sums for medical research. He became a collector of art and after years of devoted work for isolationism became a supporter of the United Nations. This Is a brilliant and absorbing Only In America" story. HHJL s. it V t V , the old .repetition-reminde- r principle and made advertisements carry a positive argument Hade Household Words Lord ft Thomas brought out of obscurity and made household words of such productfe as Pepsodent (with lrium"), Puffed Wheat (The Grains That Are Shot- - from Guns"), Palmolive soap (Keep That Schoolgirl Complexion"), Goodyear . (All . weather Strikes "Reach for a Lucky Instead of a Sweet" Nature in the tires"), Lucky Raw is Seldom Mild," and so forth. Through advertising a vast market was created for Kotex, Kleenex, Sunkist orange juice and cores of other products. John Gunther was Laskers personal friend and his admiration and affection for him is apparent The author says Lasker was not a huckster. Looses Pandora Box This is undoubtedly true, but Lasker must have had some second thoughts about persuading millions of womW an to smoke, about creating Pianist-Compos- iiini - mu n " Ths firl Ast fets ttte Umour Job is mot ths jute a moteter." 8h poassteM Dm avted aserat at rasa and II coti fid nos... knows boor to BNt tb charm lit toira and mannte...wuos edmiratioa whsrtvte sho foaa. -- pubtie-radiste- a BE A IIAKCY TAYLOR SECRETARY - Dont jute tosh far a batter Job, Nancy Taylor itcrtiary and qualify for tha moat dtefrmblt joba. Gat m uniqua panenalited baininf to charm, mar pay-- to oovwaaboa. baauty, fmomins pto complete aacratanal abUa. Bacoma a modal xacutte-typ- a aaoratery and a modal moan la vary way. Day and aveninf r ateoato Coma to pbooa today. EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAL TRAINING including m: ns 1 1 i ii i I (i ftf 9j r. f- - er Now Exclusively at Gives Workshop Piano composer-anteacher Mark Nevin will present a lecture and demonstration of his piano teaching methods Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Presidents Room of the Hotel and Utah, South Tempi Main SL Members of the National Guild of Piano Teachers, Mr. Nevin has served as president of the Music Educators Association of New Jersey, vice president of the Piano Teachers Congress of New York, and is state chairman of composition for the New Jersey Federation of Music Clubs. He has composed over one hundred published works for piano. Stevens Henoger College d Air Conditioned FAIL TlfiM CUSSES NOW FORMING Tv Classes Day or Monday and Thursday Evenings 3HWI56 :0!lQ!sl (c(oj))aei: ; - |
