PROGRAMTuesday Evening, January 8, 1952 QooO,I #29

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BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Waal i.N -1,Af>~ A PRESENTATION OF THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES D S 1 K>f FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire ?U' O please do not run-WALK TO THAT EXIT. TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1952 II JACOB GRUMET, Fire Commissioner 4. Village Festival - - Annam, Yogam, Sreelekha, Bokul, CI It is urgent for the comfort and safety of all that patrons refrain from lighting matches in this Raghavan, Asoke, Sankaran {q C. theatre. ,E,t S. HUROK presents Boys and girls rejoice after the harvest and celebrate it with song and it' dance in the village festival, recalling rain, sowing, reaping, threshing, C husking, sifting, loading, transporting of the rice. D ,çj< Ztdary Slrcus(zan ORCHESTRA ' 5. Musical Interlude - Misra, Kamalsh, Santosh, Vairavan, Arobind

'g` and s O o Oa , ,an , 6. Pramila Arjun - - Uday Shankar, Amala, Annam,Yogam, y fit..,, " Sreelekha, Bokul, Raghavan, Sankaran, Asoke e. ë ;i i ?. L The ruled a beautiful and >i L Scriptures say that in days of yore there ...... J L______. u,r , young Queen, Pramila, over a strange land inhabited by handsome D _ damsels. They were great warriors, and their offensive weapons, apart 4g1 WITH THEIR INDIAN BALLET OF DANCERS AND MUSICIANS from their physical strength and bows and arrows, were coquetry, ski nu, o . e._..... ` 9 piercing glances, and amorous movements. It was said that the Queen -- ,,,'lllllllll IIIIIIIII SS3 t í j would never fall in love with a male person. 2 4 Music Director: Lalmani Misra Master Drummer:Kamalesh Maitra `W P D establish riN ------The famous five brothers, the Pandavas, while trying to Sarode: Santosh Flute: Vairavan Gong: Arobind um supremacy over the length and breadth of India, let loose the sac- rificial horse to run to every country, and the third brother, Arjun, SSa3 }n. _ VlIu(a the bravest of all, was sent to wage a battle against anyone who yyL i 1 st BALCONY' I captured the horse, and thus bring all under his banner. xG3 The horse entered the Kingdom of Pramila and was captured by her I _=3 r warriors. The gallant Arjun entered their land to liberate the horse. 4p But, the Queen would not let it go and prepared to fight. On facing ß Iw Arjun, she was overcome by his personality and beauty, and casting D SS33 1. Manipuri Rasa - Amala, Annam, Yogam, Sreelekha, Bokul °" " 'p thorny arrows of voluptuous glances, requested him to live in her j land as her partner. Meanwhile, the warriors of Arjun were caught in the snare of the beautiful damsels and were made actionless. P3+ "' Devotees invoking Lord to grace the occasion and dance ; l' g t. Arjun, smitten by Pramila's grace, begs her for the horse. He says -mot with them. _ that it is his duty to win the horse and that the sacrifice will be fruit- j// ful only if it is taken away by defeating the Queen and her army in 4i battle. The Queen replies that if Arjun engages in battle with her, D D,2 2. - - Uday Shankar or if he should enjoy her, he would die. Further, she would also have u' SS3 to die if he forsakes her and goes away to his land with the horse. According to Vedic tradition, Indra is the Lord of the Heavens, the Paying no heed to these warnings of the Queen, Arjun shoots six D o! arrows at her, which she breaks into pieces. Then a divine voice warns Stars, the Clouds, the Thunder, Lightning and Rains. As the Supreme, P Arjun to desist from killing Pramila who is invincible even if he were he is here represented in the act of initiating the lesser Gods in the 2nd BALCONY l to fight her for ten thousand years. The voice asks him to accept her 4-td hand. perfect art of the dance. ' Being thus pacified, Arjun obeys the dictates of the Heavenly order. f3 ] Pramila, also pleased, returns the horse to Arjun. mec}'' -CJj s an n t mo, M? uri u èPVt 3. Nirikshan - - - Amala : t.,, ' iN INTERMISSION D 41 The mental reactions of a peasant girl conscious of the constant gaze i of a stranger. , - - PROGRAM CONTINUES ,. OVERLEAF SsL3 un . \\\ - Si ..,..,e., SZC33 Yti.qW f SOINS / /v- 1. .¡ y{!./ j/-! / r¡/// y!/ J{;(/ /r- / /Yj{/(. /(!/j/!. [N/¡.(±¡¡/{{!. /{(!..[ ply][( [/{!.pV¡/(! J 3!/ r¡]/(/ N- / j,/ r/!. -j/ r- - j/ !./1.- -j/ pM/!.j! rr/,{(! _[ -Y- -U- `9- -0 -0- -U- -Y- -J- `V' T -0- l- -T T N- T T -T -0- -T T "0- 3- T T -6 -U T -4- T T N- -P R- -Y- -P -T T -T -P -Y- -P T 41 D G

i41 PROGRAM CONTINUES Z yL II titi; 413 43 t- O 7. Grass Cutters - Amala, Annam, Yogam, Sreelekha, Bokul D. jj G 4Sj A colorful scene where young Himalayan damsels surround their fa`t, 43 lovely companion and tease her because of her coming marriage. The fd' bride -to -be rather enjoys it. The maidens make fun of the bridegroom - Z 41RR'ii{ to-be and describe him as a person with a big mustache and a big {S{ G 4, circumference. The dance ends merrily on the mood of the companion ir)+' 43 who imagines the joyous future awaiting her. 41 D 4m 8. Kartikcya ------Uday Shankar tt S G C3 The golden son of , born in answer to the prayer of Gods to § 4j command the army of Suras (demi -gods) and slay the demon Taraka, j,' , comes to make obeisance to his parents to win their blessings before G, 4aF44 entering the fight with the demon. then summons his chariot F'e'' and rides at the head of his army to Taraka's realm. Finding no one 9 41 there, he roars out his challenge through the awful vacancy which t z floods it. t 41 yyG 9. - - - - Amala, Raghavan, Sankaran , çYç From bits of beauty taken from all the species of natural phenomena, G r S(a33 the celestial nymph, Tilottama, was created by to trap two powerful demon brothers, Sunda and Upasunda, whose strength and t z0 treachery were increasing day by day, and who had become elements Lad was a of awe and terror to the Gods. Each brother granted boon that G O his death would be brought about only by the hand of the other. . Enamored of the beauty and grace of Tilottama, they became jealous of each other, engaged in a duel to win the nymph, and wounded y f [i each other mortally. iw 9 D G 10. Musical Interlude - - - - Kamalesh cf , Tabla Tarang D 1 r 44 I 1. - Bidai Uday Shankar, Amala, Annam, Yogam, Sreelekha, G 41 Bokul, Sankaran, Raghavan, Asoke

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