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...Cannes, the artist's first question was whether Klein had seen the latest Picasso show in Paris. Klein replied that he had, produced the catalogue to prove it. Delighted, Picasso grabbed some colored crayons, whipped off a quick sketch on the catalogue's cover showing a faun with red eyes, blue nose and green beard, then signed it as a souvenir of the visit (see cut). For the firsthand account that Klein brought back with him of Picasso's life today, plus an evaluation of Picasso's most comprehensive U.S. show thus...
...parody of his younger self in his "farewell" performance in Giselle. A theater full of balletomanes paid tribute to Lifar more out of nostalgia than immediate appreciation. But retirement would come hard to Russian-born Serge Lifar. ,"If the occasion presents itself to dance Afternoon of a Faun," growled he, "I'll dance Afternoon of a Faun...
...Disney presentation, of course, is far more popular than scientific, with no more method than the afternoon of a faun. One instant the camera is following the progress of a paramecium as it scoots through the heavy microscopic traffic. A few frames later the moviegoer may find himself staring at a luminous line of what seem to be huge purple carboys filled with a red-gold fluid and hanging in a rack, but prove to be vastly bloated ants-the living storage vats of the honey-cask tribe. There is some marvelous stop-motion cinematography. Roots grow like wild white...
...matrimonial habits of good morning and good night and hallo dear. That's the end of love-habit." What stings Celia is the number of Arcangelo's past love affairs and the suspicion that she may be just one more sensual romp in the afternoon of a faun. The 36-year-old poet gives her a sign of stronger love and deeper trouble by making her the mother of his only child, a boy whom they name Michele. However, the child problem evaporates suddenly when an Oxford don who admires Arcangelo's poetry agrees to raise...
...course, Friday's program was not a flawless undertaking. The HRO brass section still needs intensive work, and Debussy's Afternoon of a faun received unnecessarily metrical treatment. But polished ensembles cannot be made-or-remade-in a month. With additional time, Mr. Poto and his orchestra will undoubtedly fulfill the promise of their concert...