Cover artist: Abe Birnbaum Publication Date: May 27, 1974 Page Count: 108 pages In this issue:The Current Cinema by Penelope Gilliatt. Full-column review of "Daisy Miller", a film taken from Henry James's story. Comments on James's work... Musical Events by David Hamilton. Letter from Washington by Richard H. Rovere. A month ago it was believed the Pres. would resign if & when impeachment became imminent & conviction certain. Since then, most political leaders & most newspapers have called for his removal one way or another Now the tide of opinion has turned & no one believes the Pres. will... Dancing by Arlene Croce. The Theatre by Edith Oliver. Fiction An Accident by Elizabeth Cullinan. Louise Gallagher, an Irish-American Catholic woman of about 30 years and her lover, Charlie Davis, 40, are spending the last afternoon of their affair together at his apartment. They parted eight years ago in much the same way when she was in love with him the first time and... The Race Track by G. F. T. Ryall. Mac M. Miller trains Copernica, a 2-year-old filly, who won her first start by 14 lengths, at Belmont... The Talk of the Town Possessions by Jane Boutwell. Talk story about "Dybbuk," a new Leonard Bernstein-Jerome Robbins ballet, which has given its first performance last week by the N.Y.C. Ballet. The writer attended one of the rehearsals at the N.Y. State Theatre The piece is a powerful retelling of the most famous case of demonic possession in... Fiction The Inquiring Demographer by Calvin Trillin. This Week's Question: Do You Think The Administration Will Be Able To Stop The Constant Increase In The Cost of Food? Illustrated story. The above question is answered by: Myrna Bleik, College Dining Hall Dietitian, Boston, Mass. who thinks it seems hopeless. Max Gold, Proprietor of Max's Super Sandwiches, Manhattan... Fiction Where Is Jenny? by Mark Halliday. The writer tells his story in diary form. He wrote a short story called "Where Is Jenny?" & Edwin Okov 'phones to say he is accepting the story for the upcoming issue of "The Jocund Magician", which the writer thinks is the only interesting literary journal in the desultory college... Profiles ABSOLUTE TRUST by Winthrop Sargeant. PROFILE of Georg Solti, 61, who has been chief conductor of the Chicago Symphony since 1969. In 1970, Solti & the Chicagoans suddenly became known as the finest conductor & the greatest orchestra active in America. Tells about Solti's previous affiliation with other orchestras, particularly Covent Garden, & his success... Comment by Jonathan Schell. After spending a year or so virtually in hiding the Democratic Party has finally hit upon a position to take on the question of the President's fitness to continue in office. The denunciations by such men as Rep. Sen. Hugh Scott & calls by other Republicans for the Pres. to... The Talk of the Town Six Gatherings by Ian Frazier. Talk story about Joey Heatherton's opening at the Empire Room which the writer attended. This night-club is off the Park Avenue lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria. Describes the room. Joey is still as yummy as she was when she used to perform for the boys in Vietnam. She is... Poetry Among The Alternatives by John N. Morris. At the expensive summer... Poetry To Return To The Trees by Derek Walcott. Senex, an oak... Poetry The Lady Knife-Thrower by Daniel Halpern. In the gay silver air of the tent... |