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...Bible according to David Steinberg, Moses "saw a bush that was burning, yet it would not consume itself. A voice came out. 'Moses, take off your shoes from off of your feet,' God said in his redundant way, 'for the land that you are standing upon is holy land.' Moses takes his shoes off of his feet and approaches the burning bush-and burns his feet. God goes 'Ah-ha! Third one today...
...have laughed, but not the nabobs at CBS when Steinberg preached such a mock-sermon on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour three years ago. The network asked its affiliate stations to preview the show in order to determine if it was within the bounds of "good taste." Later, after the Brothers refused to excise a second "irreverent and offensive" Steinberg sermonette, CBS canceled the series...
...Berkely spectacular which has nothing at all to do with the plot and is probably all the better for it. As proper compliment to the direction, Franco Colavecchia has done a swell job of set design--his complicated arrangement of backdrops and scrims are like a series of Saul Steinberg New Yorker covers--and B. Allen Odom has contributed a witty display of costuming. Parmer Fuller's musical direction at moments approaches mere cocktail music (in which, the program claims, Fuller is well-versed), but is saved by Dean Herington's clever orchestrations...
Boston's choice of Ozawa ended a wearying man hunt. In a bit of jet-setting of his own, the Pittsburgh Symphony's William Steinberg took on the Boston post for a three-year period, in 1969, succeeding Erich Leinsdorf, but had to curtail his activities almost immediately because of ill health. With Pittsburgh's schedule expanding, and because of the heavy dual load, Steinberg, 72, decided early on not to return to Boston next year...
Michael Tilson Thomas, 27, the talented associate conductor who has brilliantly filled in for Steinberg and who was a popular favorite for the job, was passed over largely because of his age and lack of administrative experience. He and London's Colin Davis will be on hand starting next season as principal guest conductors...