Amerikai Magyar Hírlap, 2013 (25. évfolyam, 1-50. szám)
2013-10-18 / 40. szám
AMERICAN Hungarian Journal The Plays of Ferenc Molnár in “A Noise Within” in Pasadena BACH KEYBOARD CYCLE WITH ANDRÁS SCHIFF Oct 20: 7:30PM - Walt Disney Concert Hall András Schiff completes his extraordinary two-year survey of Bach’s solo keyboard music with the October recitals, “...it was as if Mr. Schiff were channeling Bach, not just performing him.” The New York Times One of the foremost Bach players today, Hungarian pianist András Schiff continues his survey of Bach’s keyboard music. Presented by LA Phil. For tickets and information, visit LAPhil.com Elyse Mirto (The Actress) and Freddy Douglas (The Actor) Photo by Craig Schwartz A Noise Within (ANW), the acclaimed classical repertory theatre company led by Producing Artistic Directors Geoff Elliott and Julia Rodriguez-Elliott, continues its 22nd season and the third season in its new Pasadena home with The Guardsman by Ferenc Molnár, translated by Frank Marcus, opening Saturday, October 5 and closing Sunday, November 30, 2013. Michael Michetti directs the production. Set in pre-World War I Budapest, The Guardsman follows Nándor, a Hungarian stage star, who is terrified his recent marriage is already on the rocks. He concocts a scheme meant to invigorate the passions of his starlet wife, Ilona, but his absurd plan unleashes a series of unintended consequences in this comic game of love and marriage. Director Michael Michetti said of the piece, “Audiences will enjoy The Guardsman for it’s comedic, Feydeau-like farce and its witty Noel Coward-esque banter; after all, it was the vehicle that launched the Broadway career of the Lunts, Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne, still revered as one of the leading couples of the American theater.” The Guardsman was first produced in Hungary in 1910, mounted on Broadway first in 1911, and later produced again on Broadway in 1924 as a vehicle for husband and wife acting team Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne, and was their first popular success. In 1925 it was filmed as a silent in Austria, then was directed as a talkie by Sidney Franklin debuting in 1931 stateside; and it was the only film that ever starred the Lunts together. The Guardsman was recently produced in 2010 at the Berkshire Theater Festival, and again this spring at the Kennedy Center, directed by Gregory Mosher. The cast includes Freddy Douglas as the Actor/Nandor, Elyse Mirto as the Actress/Ilona, Robertson Dean as the Critic, Wendy Worthington* as Mother, Sasha Pasternak as the Maid, Todd Andrew Ball as the Creditor, and Julie Durning as the Female Usher. *denotes member of Actors’ Equity Playwright and novelist Ferenc Molnár was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1878. A versatile dramatist known for romantic fantasy as much as for high comedy, Molnár came to the attention of American playgoers when his play The Foreground: Elyse Mirto (The Actress) and Devil (1908) opened at two Broadway theatres on the same Freddy Douglas (The Actor), Background: night. Unlike other foreign dramatists, he was exceptionally Wendy Worthington (Mother) fortunate in the excellent translations and mountings given Photo by Craig Schwartz his plays in America. His play Liliom (1909) later served as the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel, and Eva LaGallienne headed the Theatre Guild’s production of the play in 1921. He is also known for his works The Swan, the often produced The Play’s the Thing, The Love Letter and The Phantom Lover. He spent the final years of his life in the U.S. having fled the Nazi regime in Europe. He wrote screenplays and was famed as a wit. The Guardsman is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division. Media Sponsors for A Noise Within’s 2013/14 Season are Pasadena Star-News and KPCC 89.3 FM. A Noise Within is located on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Madre Villa Avenue at 3352 East Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. Contact the A Noise Within via phone at 626-356-3100, or online at www.ANoiseWithin.org. ANW’s Resident Artist Reading Series also presents Liliom by Ferenc Molnár, directed by Apollo Dukakis, on Wednesday, Nov 6 at 7pm. Admission is free. Call 626.356.3100 x 1 to RSVP. BACH KEYBOARD CYCLE '1TH ANDRÁS SCHIFF ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPER The subscribers of the printed newspaper can get the electronic version of the newspaper for free. More information: amhir.com Október 18, 2013 ÍD The English Page of the Hirlap can serve as a bridge between the non-Hungarian-speaking members of the family and the community. Use it to bring people together! Subscribe to the Hírlap! Advertise your business in the Hirlap! If you have any questions or suggestions, please call (323) 463-6376 * (626) 765-4534 ANGYALFI RENT- A-CAR AUTÓBÉRLÉS MAGYARORSZÁGON A. 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