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West Side Story. Romeo and Juliet (more or less) in New York's slums. Music by Leonard Bernstein, brilliant choreography by Jerome Robbins...
...stored away in them with full cooperation from the Germans, who never realized that running right alongside the air raid shelter and art sanctuary was a path to freedom for Allied airmen. On some of these walls, men whiled away their time by chiseling inscriptions-one of them: "Izzy Bernstein, Brooklyn, passed this way, 1943, on way back to Brooklyn." It is sad to read that what was once a haven for men in war turned into a hellhole in peace...
Young People's Concerts (CBS, 12-1 p.m.). Second in a series of orchestral recitals for the lemonade set, with Leonard Bernstein running the New York Philharmonic through selections from Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven...
...with the possibilities of a row of sixteen tones and an unpitched bong, and his piece exploits this unique combination fully. The next number, the finale of Haydn's "Toy" Symphony provided an effective contrast. In listening to yesterday's delicate performance, the acute and profound commentary of Leonard Bernstein came to mind: "This 'little' work is actually one of the greatest musical portrayals of the nobility of man, his struggle for freedom, and his indomitable Faith in the forces of good over evil...
...tied to a good newspaper-the New York Times's WQXR. Department editors went on the air to read stories; other staffers chatted conversationally among themselves on topics of the hour. Taped interviews with Timesmen overseas gave listeners a Timeslike ration of international affairs. Every day Theodore M. Bernstein, the Times's able, shirt-sleeved assistant managing editor, patiently and expertly filled for his audience, column by column, an imaginary Times Page One-and emerged as a radio personality in his own right...