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Show Page 20-THE HERALD,Provo, Utah Sunday, August 2, 1970 JULIA MEADE Julia MeadeWill Star In ‘Y’ Mystery Drama Julia Meade, noted actress girls just automatically grew up and television personality, will to be actresses.” On Broadway, she has been star in a performance of “Wait Until Dark.” a popular mystery featured in “The Tender Trap” drama, Aug, 12-15 at Brigham and “Roman Candle’ and starred in “Double in Hearts.” Young University. Dr. Charles Whitman of the BYU Speech and Dramatic Arts Departmentwill direct the play, whichwill begin each night at 8 p.m. in the Pardoe Drama Theater of the Harris Fine Arts Center. Miss Meaue has enjoyed the undisputed position as television’s top saleswoman, Spokeswoman for Kodak, Ford, and American Gas Association on the Ed Sullivan show from 1953 to 1962, she was in the unique position of being seen by more people each week than any performer who stars on his own show. Miss Meade’s heart has always been with the legitimate theater, and in 1962 she notified her TV sponsors that she was not renewing her contract. Her mothe.’, Caroline Meade, toured with Yvette Gilbert and was leading lady with Walter Hampden’s repertory theater for many years. With this theatrical environment, Julia explains, “By the time I made mystage debut in a school play at age seven I thoughtall little European Grand OperaIs Losing Much of Grandness By ROBERT MUSEL idea was to film and record LONDON (UPI) —Blamethe performances and sell them times or changing tastes, but complete to films and televimuch of the grandness has ‘sion. gone out of grand opera in Innovations? Europe This isn’t the first time there Critics sometimes complair that classical opera tends to be has been a lack of harmony a static art. The tenor breaks backstage in Vienna. In 1964 off a duel to sing an ar.a. The the gala opening of Puccini's basso holds back the death “La Boheme" was cancelled Tattle long enoughto hit low C. five minutes before curtain The lovers delay their escape time, sending President Adolf Schaerf and the rest of the for a melodious duet. If the critics want more audience home. In 1966 the continuous action the place to extras went on strike, reducing go is backstage. Europe's opera the Egyptian army in Verdi's houses are in a ferment once “Aida” to a new low of six the curtain goes down. Wages, (from 200). In 1968 there were clashes of temperament, union only enough chorus singers for rules, huge deficits—these are oxe chorus in Wagner's “The amoi.g the subjects no one Flying Dutchman” which clearsings about in Paris or in ly calls for two. Of all the troubles opera Vienna or at La Scala in Italy. Backstage, it's more uproar facesin Italy thebitterestis its than Recently Roland Petit, the internationally known choreographer, quit the Paris Opera only four months after he was called in to enliven its ballet. He complained he had nooffice or telephone and that, even worse, the labor troubles that persuaded the Communist-led General Workers Confederation to cancel two performances of the visiting Russian Bolshoi in January were nowhere near settlement. On that occasion angry fans, including the Communist Party presidential candidate, had to wait in line in the rain to get their money back. The opera workers wanted and stiil want Summer stock has given her opportunity to demonstrate her talents as a dramatic actress, comedienne, and song-anddance star in “Tea and Sympathy,” “Love of Four Colonels,” “Boston Love Story,” “Once More with Feeling,” higher wages and shorter “Pajama Game,Pillow Talk,” hours. The management counand manyothers. terpoint is that the ra is Miss Meadereplaced Barbara Tunning at a near $10 million a Bel Geddes in the Broadway year deficit even with seats production of “Mary, Mery.” selling at $10 and $12. Canned ? She then starred in the By general the “National Company” which settled in Chicago for a ten- Paris Opera is not what it month run. Her performance as should be, Musicians practice only three hours a day—in the Mary earned her the coveted i Sarah Siddon’s Award as alifternoon—and Chicago’s Actress of the Year. replacement if they have Morerecently she has been a something better to do. There panelist on suc shows as hasn’t been a new opera added if 4 ame,” to the repertory in 10 years. Oneof the first things Vienna “To Tell the Truth,”etc., and an announcer for Admiral, United did after the war was get its Airlines and Cabin Crafts Corp. famous opera back into working Last year she added another order and the result of that dimension to her career with devotion to culture is an annual appearances in night clubs and deficit of over $7 million and hotels in New York City and Las labor trouble. Last October the opera chorus refused to put on Vegas. costumes for a dress rehearsal of Smetana’s “Dalibor” on ro Ruby Keeler Return By JACK GAVER UPI Drama Editor NEW YORK (UPI) --The announcement that Ruby Keeler, dancing star of popu'ar musical movies in the 1930s is to return to the stage in the fall in a revivai of 1925’s “No! No! Nanette!” certainly stirs up some thoughts. For one thing, it is a reminder that 1943's “Oklaho- rehearsals called for in the union contract. In the recent Austrian election campaign some way of cutting down the one deficit shows with which he was was discussed by sides but connected, ted. nothing definite emerged. One Miss Keeler came to Broadwayin the 1920's when it was not unusual for female teenagers, even in their quite early teens, to get their starts in musicals or night clubs. A couple of others who come easily to mind are Paulette Goddard and Barbara Stanwyck. tion point, was no pioneer in that area. It also reminds one that Vincent Youmans, the “Nanette” composer who died too soon in 1946, was one of Broadway’s great ones, on a “The Rise of Rosie O'Reilly” in 1923, In the next few years, her looks and dancing feet earned her “name” roles in “Lucky” and “The Sidewalks of New York.” Then, in 1929, came the Stirs Fond Memories to make openings a sartorial occasion, the theater downgra¢ed the 1969 premiere of Verdi's “Ernani” to a routine, from a gala, occasion. On gala occasions the theater used to be festooned with thousands of orchids and carnations and the audience was ablaze in jewels decorations and haute couture. Now it’s business suits, street dresses and no flowers. Rest of Europe The troubles oi the West Berlin Municipal Opera stem from the fact the city is cut off from the rest of Germany and its aging population prefers the safe and familiar operas of the partial eclipse by pop music, the most despised of art forms to the opera buff. But the young Italian is much more likely to be whistling a Beatles tune than Rigoletto these days and the cpera box office is suffering accordingly. In some places theaters have to hand out free tickets to keep up the illusion of full houses. past. They can fill the place with “La Boheme,” but how many times can Mimi's tiny hand be frozen? “We have empty seats for modern operas and ballet,” said Claus H. Henneberg, a theater official. “At one time fans would come from as far away as Leipzig or Dresden te attend a modern opera performance in Berlin but now they are cut off. Nevertheless, we The Italian government's subsidy of opera the past two years amounts to $38 million. La Scala alone had a deficit of $2.7 million. Although the most prominent of Italy’s opera houses got through the strike season without a walkout, La Scala’s 700 permanentstaff are demanding wage increases. In addition Brazilian-born Baritone Giuseppe Zecchillo has charged that $30 million worth of La Scala’s stage props and settings try to do one modern opera a year.”” The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in Londen,like all opera houses, sells most of its seats at high prices — around $10 for the best —and, like most opera houses, still manages to run a heavy deficit, THE REVIEWING STAND DISPLAYING ONE OF dIS many paintings of nature scenes is Clyde Kerby of Roy, whose works will be shownat the Provo Utility gallery during August. Mr. Kerby, former Provoan, Former Provoan Will Safe Drinking Water Prepare safe drinking water in minutes with a batterypowered electronic water purifier. The new device fits in a shirt or vest porcet or purse. The kit converts a pinch of table salt in a tablespoon of water into a fresh concentrated solution of free chlorine and other powerful bacteria-destroying compounds, the manufacturer says. Each charge is sufficient to rid up to a gallon of water of microbes tha’ it cause digestive and intestinal upset andillness. Display Art in Gallery An exhibit of paintings by and soical work. He has also Clyde K. Kerby of Roy, former studied with Paul Salisbury, FetaaCa vo He shown his work in during August. A reception in his several adjacent states as well honor is planned during tne as in Utah, including the afternoon of Aug. 9 at the Sori Art show, and many gallery, with the public invited Filled with Despair Going Down, by David Markson. Going Down is a drama of hopelessness. It’s the story of three Americans, two women and a man,living together in a small Mexican town. They have alienated thernselves from the restof the world andofferlittle resistance to—perhaps even encourage and welcome—their ultimate disasters. next day he hangs himself. His second mistress, Fern Winters, born with a deformed hand and haunted byfeelings of inadequacy since childhood, is the sole survivor of the trio. She is, one character observes, | ao hae ae oe SEW TO ALL LENGTHS!! tenseof pineal Sete involves Steve Chance—selfproclaimed poet who thrives on intellectual punsand classical allusions—and his two concubines, One of them is killed, Chance is arrested for the murder, The moron, and spends her spare moneyon art supplies to paint only pietas, always bearing the faces from herpast. The book is dramatic, suspenseful—andat times obscure. Carolyn A. Bowers (UPI) | The story, told in flashbacks, { his paintings are in private to call and view the paintings and institutional collections in and meet the artists, most of the major cities of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Mr. Kerby graduated from Nevada as well as other western Make an inexpensive shoe PrietaSoreUnies and states, Art Center Hespecializes in wildlife and rack by fastening a curtain rod has att to the inside of the closet door. School in Los Angeles and taken scenery that has been ungraduate training in oii painting changed by man. Hang shoes onrod byheels. New Book Dramatic, = eae | omes a prostitute, lives with and supp has shown extensively throughout the west. ‘\ an ultra-high-frequency show a man ra ‘| ae aeee i) of up-and-down dimensions Vaan. tromthe pases ot SCVAMMCEN featuring MeCall'sPatterns GET A GREENBACK THATS RIGHTS. par with Kern, Gershwin, leading role in “Show Girl” for Rodgers and so on. A debon- none less than the great aire, sophisticated fellow who Florenz Ziegfeld, and linked to When you hear “Tea for Since the targets are the welldresse’ ticketholders who used HOW TO ma!,” which aroused some Miss Keeler was 13 when she commentwith its one exclama- appeared in the chorus line of knew both hits and flops. were illegally given away and leftists have disrupted opening night for the past two years with bombardments of eggs and missiles, that was her romance and forevery pair oF shags | purchased at Becks in Gm(ou get a $100 greenback - back juent marriage with Al Two” and “I want to be Jolson, who,in his time, had a Happy” that's the “Nanette” stature in show business that no Youmans. Also his are “Great one else —but no one —has Day,”’ and “Time on My ever achieved. 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