the program of THE BROOKLYN INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES MUSIC · DANCE • THEATER CINEMA • LECTURES CHI LOREN'S PERFORMANCES CLUBS • CLASSES AND DISCUSSION GROUPS featuring the CELEBRATED MEMBERSHIP PLAN BROOKLYN INSTITUTE O F ARTS AND SCIEN CES Officers and Trustees ROBERT E. BLUM President SIDNEY W . DAVIDSON First Vice-President CHARLES PRATT Second Vice-President DONALD G. C. SINCLAIR Third Vice-President PAUL F. ELY Treasurer LLOYD R. McDONALD Secretary GILBERT C. BARRETT Ass't Treas. and Ass't Sec'y ex-officio HON. V INCENT R . IMPELLITTERI Mayor, City of New York HON. ROBERT MOSES Park Commissioner, City of New York HON. LAZARUS }OSEPH Comptroller, City of New Yo rk HON. }OHN CASHMORE President, Borough o f Brooklyn CHESTER A. ALLEN }OHN W. HOOPER HON. EMIL N. BAAR MRS. DARWIN R . )AMES, )R. MRS. CLARENCE G. BACHRACH DR. WILLIAM jANSEN GILBERT C. BARRETT WALTER M. )EFFORDS, )R. }OHN E. BAXTER OSCAR A. LEWIS HON. WILLIAM R. BAYES MISS HILDA LOINES MRS. H. HAUGTON BELL WILLIAM G. LORD ROBERT E. BLUM ALASTAIR BRADLEY MARTIN H. RUSSELL BURBANK MRS. EMMET }. MCCORMACK • WALTER}. CARLIN LEONARD P . MOORE FRANCIS T . CHRISTY )AMES B. MURRAY HON. ALBERT CONWAY CHARLES PRATT MRS. HENRY}. DAVENPORT MRS. THOMAS H. ROULST0:-1 SIDNEY W. DAVIDSON FRANK D. SCHROTH CHASE L. DAY DR. PAUL D. SHAFER MRS. CARROLL }. D ICKSON DONALD G. C. S INCLAIR MSGR. WILLIAM T. DILLON ]AMES w. SMITH MRS. MARY CHILDS DRAPER THEODORE C. STREIBERT PAUL F. ELY HAROLD). SZOLD MRS. LEWIS W. FRANCIS MRS. HOLLIS K. THAYER MRS. WILLIAM H. GOOD HON. HENRY L. UGHETTA NORVIN HEWITT GREEN DR. ADRJAN vAN SINDERE:'-1 WALTER HAMMITT MRS. TRACYS. VOORHEES BROOKLYN ACA DEMY O F M US IC A Division of the Institute ) ULIUS BLOOM Director DONALD G. C. SiNCLAIR Chairman, Governing Committee MANUAL OF EVENTS BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC October 1953 -May 1954 Special Events .................... 3 Courses and Groups .......... 19 Subscription Series ............ 4 Contributions .................... 20 Membership Program ........ 7 Rerurn Forms ..................... 21 FOR ALL INFORMATION CALL STERLING 3-6700 LAPAYBTI"B AVE. AND ASHLAND PL., BROOKLYN 17, N. Y. Membership in the Academy of Music provides free admission to more than forry events a month, programs of every description and of interest to every member of the family: concerts, lectures, motion pictures, dance, drama, discussion groups, performances for young people, etc. ( see page 7). In addition, members are en­ titled to a reduction on their orders for subscription series: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Major Concert Series, Sarurday Star Parade, Theater for Dance, Six Ideas for the Piano, Fun With Music (see page 4) . They are also entitled to reduced ticket prices for many of the special events that come to the Academy of Music: American Savoyards, Hollywood Turnabout Theater, Slavenska-Franklin Ballet, Salzburg Marionette Theater, Ballet Theater, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony (see page 3). Members wishing to take special courses also enjoy a reduced rate i~ most cases (see page 19) . ANNUAL FEE ONLY $13.50 The fee to new members is only $13.50. This includes annual dues ($12.50) and a registration fee of $1, required of new mem­ bers and of those whose memberships have lapsed. The season runs from mid-October to May. Anyone interested in the program of the Academy of Music is eligible to join. An enrollment form is printed on page 21. INTERIM MEMBERSHIP Those who join the Academy of Music between November 16, 1953, and March 15, 1954, pay prorated dues plus the $1 reg­ istration fee. They are entitled to all membership privileges (ex­ cept reductions on subscription series) from the date of joining until October 15, 1954. On that date membership may be re­ newed for a full season by payment of the annual dues of $12.50. A table of the prorated dues appears on the reverse side of the enrollment form on page 21. ALL-INSTITUTE MEMBERSHIPS Other fc:ms of membership are available which include privileges not only in the Academy of Music, but also in the three other di­ visic:.ns of the Brooklyn Instirute of Arts and Sciences: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and Brooklyn Children's Mu­ seum. A brief description of their work is printed on the inside back cover. For further information, please communicate with the Membership Secretary at the Academy of Music. ADMISSION TO EVENTS Beginning in October, members will receive the MONTHLY RE­ VIEW of the Academy of Music, which provides a derailed calendar of the month's events together with their conditions of admission. THE MEMBERSHIP PLAN A membership card for the month is included in this mailing. In most instances, members gain admission to an event simply by showing their card at the door. Where this procedure does not obtain (usually in the case of reserved seat attractions) , the calendar will clearly indicate the ways in which members may enjoy their special privileges. OPENING OF THE SEASON The Academy of Music will open its season officially with a special program on Wednesday evening, October 21. The chair­ man of the evening will be Robert E. Blum, President of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. Further details will be printed in the October issue of the MONTHLY REVIEW. THE ACADEMY BUILDING A major rehabilitation of the building, recently completed, places the Brooklyn Academy of Music among the most attractive and comfortable edifices of its kind. It is owned by the City of New York and operated by the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences for the culrural and educational welfare of the people. Its Opera House and Music Hall may be rented for concerts, plays, lectures, school ceremonies, etc. THE ACADEMY IS. EASILY REACHED Centrally located, the Brooklyn Academy of Music is easily acces­ sible from every parr of the city via every major subway system, the Long Island Railroad, and numerous bus lines. The following stations are within one block of the building: Atlantic Avenue (East Side and West Side IRT), Pacific St-reet (Sea Beach, West End, Culver, and Fourth Avenue BMT) , Atlantic Avenue (Brigh­ ton BMT), Fulton Street (Brooklyn-Queens IND), Flatbush Avenue T erminal (Long Island Railroad). The Lafa:yette Avenue station of the Eighth Avenue IND is within three short blocks of the building. OFFICE HOURS During the active season, the official office hours are: Mondays­ Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The offices are closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The box office and building rental office maintain a separate schedule and are open for all events. ADVISORY COUNCIL A special committee meets annually as an Advisory Council with the Director of the Academy of Music. The officers for 1953/ 1954 are: Dr. Augustus Ludwig, Chairman; Dr. H. Van Rensselaer Wilson, Vice-Chairman; Lloyd R. McDonald, Treasurer; and D r. Howard W. Hintz, Secretary. The remaining members are: Dr. Jesse H. Coven, Dr. Miles Kastendieck, Dr. John I. Knudson, Dr. Gabriel R. Mason, Dr. Lindsey S. Perkins, D r. Grace A. Petersen, Thomas J. Ryan, and Dr. George C. Wood. FOUNDATIONS The cost of operating the Institute's program at the Academy of Music is defrayed principally by membership dues and box office receipts. In addition, certain Institute events and services are made possible by contributions of civic-minded individuals and by the income from the following Foundations: Abraham Abraham, Samuel P. Avery, E. LeGrand Beers, Ebenezer Butterick, William H. Cary, Eastern District Library, Harris and Ella ]. Filson, Au­ gustus Graham, Lina V. Happel, A. Augustus Healy, Cornelia K. Hood, Frances T. Ingraham, Life Membership Fund, Sidney Mad­ dock, Alfred Waters PrOctor, Henry K. Sheldon, Herman Stutzer, and Robert B. Woodward. 2 7~ Sea4tUe '4 'P~ZOtJ'lam SPECIAL EVENTS American Savoyards The enlarged company, returning from its second tour of the United States, under the artistic direction of Dorothy Raedler. Four comic operas by Gilbert and Sullivan, the only performances by the American Savoyards chis season in the City of New York. The schedule: "MIKADO," Thursday evening, October 15; "PATIENCE," Friday evening, October 16; "MIKADO," Saturday afternoon, October 17; "PIRATES OF PENZANCE," Saturday eve­ ning, October 17. Evenings at 8:30, matinee at 2 :30. All seats reserved. Evenings: orchestra, $2.40, $3.00; balcony, $1.20, $1.80, $2.40. Matinee: orchestra, $1.80, $2.40; balcony, $1.20, $1.80. Tickets now on sale at the box office of the Academy of Music. Institute members will receive a special coupon in September entitling them to a reduction of 60c per ticket for any seats sold at $2.40 and $3.00 to the public. This offer is limited to four seats per performance. Organizations wishing to purchase a block of seats should call the Office of Public Service. Hollywood Turnabout Theater First appearance in the Ease of this celebrated company, which has kept Hollywood in stitches for many years. The program features the Turnabout Revue, Yale Puppeteers, Lorte Goslar, Dorothy Neumann, Harry Burnett, Frances Osborne, and Forman Brown. Saturday evening, November 7, at 8:30 o'clock. All seats reserved: orchestra, $2.50, $3.00; first balcony, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00; second balcony, $1.50. Tickets now on sale at the box office of the Academy of Music. Institute members will receive a special coupon in September entitling them to a reduction of 50c per ticket. This offer is limited to four seats. Slavenska-Franklin Ballet Only appearances this season in the City of New York. Both per­ formances will feature "A Streetcar Named Desire," acclaimed by the critics for its enormous dramatic power. Thursday evening, November 26 (gala Thanksgiving show) ; Friday evening, No­ vember 27. Both performances at 8:30.