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f THE BATTALION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1949 Page 3 Town Hall’s 1949-50 Series Leads Off With World Famous Carle Father-Daughter Act % fJrA s Efrem Kurtz, director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, is noted as one of the outstanding symphony conductors in the nation. This will be his first appearance at A&M. SATURDAY Sept. 17 VICTOR MATURE RICHARD CONTE SHELLEY WINTERS t^fift-cQaw&V’foxnciusi P R E V U E — after the Ball Game Also—SUN. & MON. knows what Itorment dwells] in the heart of the woman he loves! Darryl F. Zanuck presents Abram Concert Scheduled Here For January By LEWIS BURTON Town Hall’s fourth attraction for the current year will be Jac ques Abram who will make his appearance on the Guion Hall stage January 5. Since his electrifying Carnegie Hall Concert in 1946, Abram has won an international reputation as one of the big pianists of front rank stature. He has been acclaim ed by Life, Liberty, and Harpers Bazaar magazines. After a tour of Central and South America in 1947 critics spoke of him as “one of the greatest masters of the piano.” Abram’s first acquaintance with the piano began when he was five. During a visit to his grandmother in Lufkin, the household was awakened one morning at day break by the jarring notes of Jacques trying to pick out a tune. He was perched on the piano bench in his nightclothes. This be came a ritual every morning at dawn. At ten, Abram was awarded a scholarship to the Curtis Institute. Three years later came a felow- ship from the Juilliard Graduate School in New York. In 1938 he won first prize in the annual Fed eration of Music Clubs contest and the Shubert Memorial Award. He made his formal debut as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Orman- dy in the Philadelphia Academy of Music, and then in Carnegie Hall. Abram’s success was proved when he returned to Carnegie Hall after four years of war service. It was one of the most stiring concerts in New York’s crowded music season. The New York Sun placed him “among our foremost pianists,” while the New York Herald Tri bune Reviewer called him “a pian ist of firey temperment, driving force, and incandescent spirit.” The Houston Post labeled his performance “as the sort that tightens the throat and dims the eye.” Qqmpu OPEN 7:00 P. M. SAT., SEPT. 10TH Also Plays — SUNDAY — MONDAY HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET presented try WARNER BROS. ® fTAflRING n/ WAYNE JANIS BRUCE MORRIS • PAIGE • BEIETT Cartoon — News Szigeti Scheduled For Violin Concert By LOUISE JONES Joseph Szigeti, named by the 600 leading music critics of the United States as one of the top three violin personalities of 1948, will appear in March as one of the main attractions on the Town Hall series. Lauded by critics as “one of the great names of music,” ♦he has made two round-the-world tours and makes annual coast-to- coast tours of America. He made his American debut in December, 1925, with the Philadelphia Orch estra under Leopold Stokowski. Szigeti’s art has often been honored. Besides being awarded medals by France, Belgium, Hun gary and, Japan his Brahms Violin Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra, under Eugene Ormandy, was chosen by a nation-wide poll of leading cvritics as the best con certo recording of the year. Born in Budapest, Hungary in 1892, “Joska” as he is called by his friends, performed as a child prodigy in Hungary, Ger many, and England. When Joska was 12, he was brought before Joachin, greatest violinist of the 19th century, who enthusiastical ly predicted a great future for him. After repeated tours, Szigeti ac cepted the professorship of violin at the Geneva Conservatory, which he held from 1917 to 1924. He came to the United States the next year. The violinist has written his autobiography, “With Strings At tached,” which has been hailed by the Book-of-the-Month Club as “far and away the best book of memoirs by a musician.” He wrote it in the course of his sold-out American and European concert tours, jotting down notes on what ever scraps of paper that were handy when he had a spare min- ’49 Town Hall Tickets on Sale At Registration Town Hall season tickets will be sold to students at September 17 registration, C. G. White, manager of student activities, has announced. They were also sold August 27. He said that non-students may buy tickets on October 12. Season tickets for students will cost $3.50 for general admission and $5.50 for reserved seats. Non student tickets will run $5.50 for general admission and $7.50 for reserved seats. All prices include tax. The holder of a Town Hall sea son ticket is entitled to see the six performances in the series this school year. They include Frankie Carle and his orchestra, Burl Ives, ballad singer, the Robert Shaw Chorale, Jacques Abram, pianist, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, and Joesph Szigeti, violinst. Individual ticket sales are not anticipated, White noted. He said that last year season tickets com pletely sold out the house and he expects the same thing this year. ute. Ill m iiiif Burl Ives, ballad singer of stage, screen and radio, will be fea tured on the Town Hall program at Guion Hall on October 27. ‘Victim of Blue Tail Fly’ ‘Wayfarin’ Stranger’ Will Give Ballad Concert Here The Town Hall programs will get off to a famous start this year when Frankie Carle and his nationally known band give a concert in Guion Hall October 21. Carle will feature Marjorie Hughes, his daughter and the band’s star vocalist, on the program. Marjorie has re- ; ♦cently recovered from a serious illness which forced her to leave the band several months ago. The band leader has worked with Mai Hallett and played with such outstanding orchesti’as as those of Gene Krupa, Jack Tea garden, Jack Jenny, and Toots Mondello in his years on the road. Learned From Uncle Carle learned to play the piano under the instruction of his uncle, Nicholas Colangelo. A vaudeville trouper at the age of 15, he played piano for visiting acts at a theatee in his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island. Three years later he realized that vaudeville was dead, so he joined Ed McEnelly’s band, then one of the most popular bands in New England. A decision to form his own band came as no surprise to Carle’s friends in show business. His five years with Horace Heidt’s orches tra, and a series of solo albums made for Columbia had created a following of fans for his new ven ture. Marjorie Makes Debut Marjor}e Hughes became her father’s vocalist after he had re fused to let her sing professional ly. She simply made a recording which was played at an audition held by Carle. Carle, not recogniz ing her voice, ordered his manag ers to hire the singer and the next night Marjorie joined the band. Later she married the band’s piano player, Hughey Hughes. Carle has a new radio show en titled, “Carle Comes Calling.” Some of Marjorie’s Columbia records in clude “Oh, What It Seemed To Be,” “Roses In The Rain,” and “Rumors Are Flying.” Shakespearean Comedy Set For December 15 William Shakespeare’s hil arious comedy, “The Taming of the Shrew,” will be presen ted at Guion Hall December 15 by the National Classic Theatre of New York. Critics agree that the natural style of playing Shakespeare de veloped under the direction of Clare Tree Major, founder of the Classic Theatre, will bring its listeners exciting stage entertain ment. “Few stage plays have ever equaled this Shakespearan master piece for sustained hilarity,” C. G. White, manager of student act ivities, commented. From the first scene where Petruccio undertakes to woo and wed the sharp-tongued virago, Katherine, one riotous sit uation follows swiftly upon the heels of another. By LOUISE JONES I Tail Fly,” and “Wooly Boogie 240 pounds, has appeared in four Bee,” Ives has been called “Amer- Burl Ives, famous ballad singer, I ica’s Mightiest Ballad Singer,” by will star in a Town Hall concert Carl Sandburg, on October 27. Known for popular- The towering minstrel, who izing such songs as “The Blue | stands 6 feet 2 inches and weighs I Student Magazines Readied For Year With a football laden Commen-1 Station, will preside over the Agri- tator hitting the newstands on Re-1 culturalist. Wallace of the Veterin- gistration Day, the four magazines of Student Publications will open another year of feverish but pro ductive activity. The Commentator is the first magazine on the stands because editors Welch and Nolen, aided and abetted by a mammoth staff consisting of W. K. Colville spent much of the time since summer school getting the football edition ready for the presses. The other three magazines, which are born and raise.d in Goodwin Hall, will make their ap pearance later in the year.. The Engineer, edited by C. C. Schwab, senior ME major from Beaver, Pennsylvania, will reach the public in October with the first of eight issues. The Southwest Veterinarian, under the guiding hand of Hugh Wallace will hit the newsstands in November at the same time as the Agriculturist. James E. Park, senior dairy management student from College arian is a senior veterinary medi cine major from Oklahoma City. Present plans call for publish ing the Southwestern Veterinar ian four times during the year, in November, January, March and May. Staff positions for interested students are open on all the maga zines, the editors have announced. Any person who wishes to help in the writing or production process of the magazines may contact the editors on the second floor of Goodwin Hall. Subscription to all of these pub lications can be made at the time of registration or by mail to the Office of Student Publications, Goodwin Hall, the editors conclud ed. Broadway stage productions. He clinched his reputation with his popular radio show, “The Way- farin’ Stranger,” and with his per formance in the Theatre Guild’s production of “Sing Out, Sweet Land.” Christened Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives, the singer was born in 1909 in Illinois. The son of a family of preachers, river gamblers, and steady old-time farmers, Burl wanted to be an evangelist like his great-uncle. He gave up the idea when he was in college and set out to tour the country with an old banjo on which was in scribed, “The Vagabond Lover.” During his cross country tour Ives enlarged his repertoir of folk songs to such an extent that he can sing for several days and nights without repeating a song. Burl has received national ac claim on the concert stage, on radio, in night clubs, in films, and as a recording artist. His records are the largest selling folk song records on the market. Today Burl Ives has won dis tinction in his seventh field of en deavor with the publication of “Wayfaring Stranger,” his auto biography. 1 m §| 11 Carolyn Brooks, five-foot, five- inch browmette from Hempstead, is among the many attractive baton twirlers who will compete for prizes on Kyle Field Efrem Kurtz Conducting When Frankie Carle makes his appearance at A&M on October 21 he will parade Miss Marjorie Hughes up to the microphone to handle the vocal numbers. Marjorie is the bandmaster’s daughter but, un fortunately, is married to a member of the band. Aggies Know Where to Go LOW PRICES And Get More For Their Dough NEW & USED BOOKS LOUPOT’S Trading Post SUPPLIES Save 33Vs to 50% On Books - Instruments And AH Supplies Artists Series Program Is Set The 1949-50 Bryan Artists Series will open on October 31 with “The Hasty Heart,” a play to be presented by the New York Theatre Guild. Other artists in the Bryan ser ies will include Elsa Maxwell on November 10, Dallas Symphony, directed by Walter Hendl; Robert Rounseville, a New York City Center Opera Company tenor who will appear February 4; and Apple- ton and Fields, duo-pianists who are scheduled' February 24. The performances will be given in the high school auditorium which seats around 1000 persons. Tickets may be bought at Has- well’s store in Bryan. Smith Named Head Of Vet Pathology Dr. Hilton A. Smith was named head of the Department of Path ology in the School of Veterinary Medicine during the summer, Dr. I. B. Boughton, dean, announced. Dr. Smith received his DVM de gree from Colorado State College in 1928 and his MS in pathology in 1936 from the medical school, University of Michigan, and his PhD from the University of Michi gan Medical School in 1949. Arlington New Name of NTAC Arlington State College is now the name of what was previously known as North Texas Agricult ural College. The reason for the name change, according to R. H. Shuffler, di rector of information and publi cations, was that the former name was not truly descriptive of the educational nature of the college. Arlington is and has been, since it was founded, a two-year junior college. It has not been, strictly an agricultural college, but has out standing departments in engine ering and commercial art. Until the change from Texas A&M College and branches to the Texas A&M College System, Arl ington was operated as a branch of A&M. With the change, Arl ington became part of the System. Arlington places great emphasis on courses of a terminal nature— courses designed to turn out skill ed workers and give vocational training. Special courses are of fered for coeds in training for as sistants to dentists and doctors, Shuffler said. The name change was in ac cordance with the policy of the System to change names when they did not fit the nature of the college, Shuffler said, pointing to the recent change of JTAC to Tarleton State College. Other name changes that have been made during the years, Shuf fler added, were the changing of State A&M College to the A&M College of Texas and Prairie View, which started with the name of Prairie View Normal College, was changed to Prairie View Univer sity, and still later was changed to its present name of Prairie View A&M College of Texas. Houston Symphony Signed For February Concert Here The Houston Symphony Orches tra under the direction of Efrem Kurtz has signed a contract for an appearance on the 1949-50 Town Hall program. The concert will be presented either in February or March of 1950. Kurtz was appointed conductor of the Stuttgart (Germany) Phil harmonic Orchestra in 1924, a pos ition which he held for 9 years. He has conducted symphony orchestras in South America, Hol land, Belgium, Poland, Italy, Aus tralia and the United States. In 1932 he was appointed musical di rector of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Besides conducting guest per formances with the New York Philharmonic in 1939 and 1940, his recordings with the New York Philharmonic rank among the best selling classical records. Andor Toth is the newly ap pointed assistant conductor of the Houston Symphony. He was formerly conductor of the Cleve land Little Symphony and assis tant concertmaster of the Cleve land Symphony Orchestra. Toth has served as a member of the NBS and New York Philhar monic Orchestras under Toscan ini, Stokowski, Mitropolous and others. New players occupying key pos itions in the orchestra this year include William Rose, new tuba player. He formerly played with the NBC Symphony under Tos canini. Armando Ghitallit, a member of the Bell Telephone Hour Orches tra, has signed as first trumpet player. Max' Winder, member of the first violin section of the Cleve land Symphony Orchestra, has been engaged as principal of the second violin section for the com ing year. —-w « * The Houston Symphony under the direction of Efrem Kurtz will perform at A&M this year under the sponsorship of Town Hall. Last year the San Antonio Symphony presented a concert at Town Hall.