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...77th year, Fonda has published his autobiography (with Howard Teichmann as his Boswell). Though disabled by serious heart disease, he still hopes to appear on Broadway next year as F.D.R.'s confidant Harry Hopkins. In her 75th year, Hepburn is magnetizing the attention of Philadelphia theatergoers in The West Side Waltz, prior to its Broadway opening next week. The play, written by On Golden Pond's Ernest Thompson, takes its own sweet three-quarter time to penetrate the twilight life of a Manhattan widow, but Hepburn triumphantly skirts sentimentality, displaying her radiance even as her character limps, hobbles and crawls...
Jarvi, in obvious empathy with the spirit of the music, drew clear phrases from the orchestra and called for a delicate balance between themes and their repetitions. The composer, whose 75th birthday is commemorated by this concert. made an appearance on stage with Jarvi, and the audience gave them and the orchestra a prolonged ovation...
...home in Switzerland, board members urged the maestro to come back, at least for this season. Pleased with the furor he had created, Dorati agreed: "The city had to wake up and I sounded the alarm clock." He plans to do more than that. Next April 9, his 75th birthday, Dorati will donate $50,000 to the orchestra. Says he: "There are quite a few people in Detroit who, if they gave in the same proportion to their own wealth, would have to come up with $5 million each...
Yesterday's game was the regular season opener for the Crimson, which nipped Haverford 3-1 in the 75th anniversary of the first intercollegiate soccer contest last Wednesday. The win was especially satisfying for the booters, who lost to MIT in their last meeting in 1978. Most of the Crimson veterans played in that 3-1 defeat, and had eagerly looked forward to the opportunity for revenge...
...Crimson booters come into the contest fresh from a win over Haverford in last week's 75th anniversary of the first intercollegiate soccer match. They hope to tune up today for a crucial match with Ivy power Columbia University on Saturday...