Adventures in the Official Culture #3

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Texas Cowgirl Returns After Operatic Triumphs Abroad.

New York -- Maizie Paris, Texas cowgirl, returned to New York after an operatic triumph at Milan where she sang at the La Scala Opera House. In western garb and carrying her trusty six shooter, she prepares for her return to her native Lone Star State. (1927)

The City: Philadelphia #16Adventures in the Official Culture #3

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Philadelphia -- Painter Andy Warhol stands in front of a limited edition serigraph of Princess Grace of Monaco to benefit the Institute of Contemporary Art here in Philadelphia. Jack Kelly and his wife Sandra join Warhol at the Institute. He is the brother of Grace Kelly. The ICA is celebrating its 20th anniversary. It gave Warhol his first one-man show in 1965. (1984)

Adventures in the Official Culture #2

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Washington -- Composer Leonard Bernstein receives a dedicatory medal from Mrs. Rose Kennedy at a cast party following the official opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. with a performance of Bernstein’s 'Mass.' (1971)

Adventures in the Official Culture #1

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Checking The Good Points.

Manhattan -- The nearly completed Metroplitan Opera House at Lincoln Center was unveiled to the press March 22, and viewing the $45.7 million dollar house are its architect, Wallace K. Harrison, William Schuman, President of Lincoln Center, and Rudolph Bing, General Manager of the Met. The house immediately touched off a controversy, drawing remarks ranging from "gorgeous" on one hand, to "it looks like a cheap Paramount Theatre in Brooklyn" on the the other. (1966)