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Rubinstein, whom his friend Thomas Mann called "that civilized man," is a product of the same Europe that Mann knew, a Europe that also nurtured such pianists as Benno Moiseiwitsch and Wilhelm Backhaus. Indeed, Rubinstein could have stepped out of a Mann novel. His enthusiasm for food, wines, cigars, paintings and fine editions is legendary, and his cultural interests extend far beyond his music. He reads omnivorously in eight languages, hobnobs more with writers than he does with musicians, occasionally regrets that he did not follow a youthful urge to become a novelist. His piano playing seems the consequence...
...fight between Diners' Club, American Express and Carte Blanche for the nation's credit-card business, someone, and perhaps everyone, was bound to get hurt. Last week Carte Blanche admitted that it was hurt-and badly. For the fiscal year ending April 30, President Benno M. Bechhold estimated that the Hilton Credit Corp., which set up Carte Blanche, would lose $4,000,000. The reason: "Our unsatisfactory collection experience...
Later, Frank R. Rossiter '59 charged that two of the people who voted in the election were not qualified to do so. Rossiter claimed that two sophomores joined the club too late to vote in the elections. Earlier in the meeting, many members laughed derisively when Benno P. Ludwig '59 praised "the principles of young Republicanism" in his speech nominating Peterson. Ludwig also aroused laughter when he asked for "leadership, not dictatorship; coordination, not subordination...
Wellesley's Theatre on the Green deserves praise for attempting such a work, and also for their excellent rendition. Most credit should go to Director Benno Frank for his imaginative and theatrical interpretation, but he was ably assisted by a thoroughly competent cast and technical staff...
William Roberts ingeniously solved the problem of the many scene shifts by projecting settings on a screen from back-stage. The main fault of the production was director Benno Frank's ill-advised decision to ruin Sherwood's simplicity and sincerity by suffixing a saccharine pantomime: a group of young Negro girls ran up on stage and raised their hands to the American flag while the loud-speakers blared forth a recording of "Glory, glory, hallelujah, for his truth goes marching...