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DIED. NINA SIMONE, 70, fiery, eclectic singer and classically trained pianist who was known, somewhat inaccurately, as the "high priestess of soul"; of undisclosed causes; in Carry-le-Rouet, France. Born Eunice Waymon (she changed her name so her mother wouldn't catch on to her pop career), the onetime aspiring concert pianist and self-described "diva" had only one hit single--I Loves You Porgy in 1959--but gained a following in the U.S. and Europe for her alternately smooth and gravelly tones, majestic stage presence and maverick opinions. Bristling at mainstream pop-music labels, Simone called her music...
They were free to gamble the chips at games operated by student croupiers, including Blackjack, Clap's Rouet, poker and The Wheel of Fortune. A caricature artist, a D.J. and Bonaparte the Magician also entertained the "gamblers...
...revive the war-tattered clothing market, he teamed with a young designer, Christian Dior, to found a fashion house. The next year Dior presented his first collection: the long, ample "new look" that established his reputation and set fashion trends for a decade. Under the management of Jacques Rouet, now 60, it flourished, even after the death of Dior in 1957. But Boussac's textile empire, consisting of a score of companies under the name Comptoir de l'Industrie Textile en France (C.I.T.F.), declined steadily...
...Hennessy, which bought Christian Dior Perfumes when Boussac needed cash in the early 1970s. The main concern of Dior's management and the French government is that the prestigious label remain in French hands. "You can't separate the Christian Dior image from France's," says Rouet. "When an American woman pays for the Dior label, she wants to know that there is French know-how and style behind...
...heard with the orchestra in Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin. The program in full is as follows: Symphony No. 4, in F minor, Op. 36, Tschaikowsky 1. Andante sostenuto. 2. Andantino in modo di canzona. 3. Scherzo; Pizzicato ostinato: Allegro. 4. Finale: Allegro con fuoco. Symphony Poem, "Le Rouet d'Omphale ("Omphale's Spinning Wheel") in A major, Op. 31, Saint-Saens Concerto in E minor for Violin, Op. 64, Mendelssohn 1. Allegro molto appassionato. 2. Andante. 3. Allegretto non troppo; Allegro molto vivace. Overture, "Im Fruhling" (In the Spring) Op. 36, Goldmark