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DWIGHT L. CHAPIN, 34, appointments secretary to Nixon. Convicted on two counts of perjury for false testimony to a federal grand jury about his discussion with Dirty Tricks Specialist Donald Segretti about distribution of fake campaign literature; appealing a sentence of ten to 30 months...
...years in preparation, the Met's Boris was initiated by the late Göran Gentele and carried to brilliant fruition by his successor as general manager, Schuyler Chapin. It is easily the triumph of the Met's post-Rudolf Bing era. Chapin has even brought in Choreographer George Balanchine to stage a coolly graceful polonaise. Ming Cho Lee, 44, responsible for so many splendid New York City Opera sets (Giulio Cesare, Don Rodrigo), makes his Met debut with a masterly series of designs that not only touch the eyes but also move the drama forward virtually without...
...BUSINESS. Symphony orchestras, opera houses and dance companies have been financially strapped in the best of times; now many are struggling for survival. Washington's National Ballet halted operations last summer. Directors of New York's Metropolitan Opera elevated Anthony A. Bliss over General Manager Schuyler G. Chapin to the new post of executive director. Bliss's mission: to restore economic health to the Met, whose deficit is expected to be $9 million this year. On the pop scene, attendance at rock concerts promoted by Howard Stein Enterprises has fallen 25% to 40% below that...
...company out of a deepening financial crisis. He is Anthony A. Bliss, 61, a Wall Street lawyer, member of the Met board for 25 years and president from 1956 to 1967. In the new post of executive director, he becomes the immediate boss of General Manager Schuyler G. Chapin...
Both Bliss and Chapin stressed that they would be partners, and Bliss said he would not interfere in artistic steps "unless, of course, we cannot afford them." For all that, the move was a clear downgrading of both Chapin and the job of general manager, even though Chapin has done a creditable job for the past two years under extreme crisis conditions. For the first time in its history, the Met's boss will be a man who comes from the board and will remain a member. Insofar as that signals the awakening of an often somnolent board...