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...Franz von Papen, both conservatives, both of good regiments, who delivered Weimar over to the Nazis. They were also both favorites of the republic's beloved 85-year-old President Paul von Hindenburg (who at least had the excuse of senility), and cronies of his incompetent, corruptible son Oskar. Confidently they set out to grab power and outflummox that ex-Corporal Adolf Hitler...
Shoes of the Fisherman. Anthony Quinn stars as a former political prisoner who becomes Pope, with Oskar Werner and John Gielgud. 7:30, April 3. Chan...
...painter-teacher Oskar Schlemmer hints at the German school's uniqueness: "The actual structure of the Bauhaus finds expression in its leader and is not restricted to any dogma, with an awareness of all that is now and topical in the world and with good motives for assimilating it...Hence the battle of minds, in the open or in secret, as perhaps nowhere else, a constant unrest, compelling the individual almost daily to take a stand on profound problems...
...Huston--did both albums, they seem to have gained some measure of experience and have decided to cut the inane gimmicks this time around. The band--Howard Scott, guitar; B.B. Dickerson, bass; Lonnie Jordan, keyboards; Harold Brown, drums; Papa Dee Allen, conga and bongos; Charles Miller, horns; and Lee Oskar, harmonica--also seems to be tighter and more sure of themselves. Even United Artists has gotten itself together and instead of a lot of hype the promo man just handed me the album and said, "Here, you'll like this." He couldn't have been more correct. "All Day Music...
What is missing in the exhibit is the eccentricity of certain personalities such as Johannes Itten and Georg Muche who shaved their heads and dressed as monks, or Oskar Schlemmer's stage sets and ballets. Yet the imagination of Klee works, or even of a doll-house like representation of a Metal Exhibit (Joost Schmidt 1934) complete with boat propellers and model airplanes, shows the creative richness of the Bauhaus that encouraged a tradition in education as well as art. The Bauhaus brought art off its pedestal and seduced even the common Pygmalion; the Busch should bring such attractive nuisances...