THE DETROt1141tH HEWS
Composer Who Fled Nazis
Became Hollywood Arranger
By HERBERT LUFT
(Copyright 1980, JTA, Inc.)
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home as a cellist, composer has concertos for violin and
and conductor. He arranged orchestra of late, he now has
HOLLYWOOD — Michel the Russian music for such composed
an
opera,
Michelet, the Russian-born Ingrid Bergman films as "Hanele," from the tragic
musician who recently cele- "Anastasia" and "The Jour- play by the late Gerhart
brated his 80th birthday in ney"; wrote the score for Hauptmann, and a Biblical
Los Angeles is perhaps the "Alerte en Mediterranee" vision, "Liezar and Re-
most prolific among Euro- for which he received the becca" for tenor, clarinet,
pean artists coming to Grand Prix du Cinema in string quartet and harp;
America after the advent of . pre-war France; composed and an ode to the survival of
Nazism.
the hauntingly beautiful the Jewish people, "Of
Like Mozart, he started to melodies for "Voice in the Tears and Triumph" that
npose at the age of eight; Wind," and was recipient of was first performed as a
riot unlike Verdi, he wrote an Academy Award nomi- special concert at Temple
an opera at the age of 80.
nation in 1944 for best Israel of Hollywood.
Michelet, in his artistic dramatic score. Michelet Michelet was born in
endeavors, truly is a Re- won his second Oscar nomi- Kiev, Ukraine. He began to
naissance man, equally at nation the same year for the take cello lessons at a very
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music to the film version of early age. He studied in
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O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape." Leipzig and St. Petersburg
Five years ago, returning to Kiev to con-
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Michelet scored th_e_full- tinue .his._study of composi-
:* MilfiER THEATRE
le,ngth art film, The
tion with Reinhold Gliere
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Challenge," dealing with (also the teacher of Prof-
Alfredo Jimmy Launce
the work of such greats kofiev). After the Russian
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revolution, Michelet went
presents
• Chagall, Jacques Lip- to Lvov and later to Vienna
• • chitz and a score of con- where he became professor
chapter two
'A Comedy
• • temporary painters and at the conservatory. In
starring Jimmy Launce
• sculptors. In the mean- 1923, he was engaged as
Performaces: Wednesday Matinee
Friday & Saturday
time, Miehelet arranged musical director of the Rus-
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the symphonic music to sian Romantic Theater in
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• • "The Challenge" into "15 Berlin. At the same time, he
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• Versions of Modern Art" composed .and conducted for
for piano solo earlier this Balieffs "La Chauve
year performed on radio Souris" and Yushni's
WHEN DOWNTOWN
station KFAC in Los cabaret, "The Blue Mid."
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Angeles. His sonatas can
In 1924, Michelet reached
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RESTAURANT
be heard over many sta- Paris where he lived with
tions from Washington, his wife for 17 years, com-
D.C., Pittsburgh, Cleve- posing, directing and teach-
land, to New York and ing. In the beginning, he
Los Angeles.
made a living by playing
Kol Yisroel (The Voice of with gypsy orchestras in
Israel) has broadcast restaurants, as did Gregory
Michelet's "Elegy" on an old Piatigorsky and Joseph
Jewish theme from Shuster. In 1929, he went
Jerusalem. Chamber music into talking pictures — in
devilishly fine dining and spirited drink
is Michelet's domain. But France alone composing the
Hart Plaza 963 3131
sandwiched into his string music to over 100 films. '
Detroit
)owntown
,
His first movie was
quartets, quintets and trios,
"The Night of Princes,"
from the novel by Joseph
Kessel depicting the lives
of Russian refugees in
Paris. The score to this
earlier film had to be re-
corded in Berlin because
there were no facilities
for this new medium in _
France. Director of this
AT THE SAME REASONABLE PRICES
early sound picture was
Marcel l'Herbier for
whom Michelet also
wrote the music to "La
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Michelet left Paris when
THE MUSICAL DINNER THEATRE
the Germans broke through
at LIGHTHOUSE 6 INN
the French defense line in
FULL COURSE DINNER • 2 HOUR BROADWAY MUSICAL COMEDY
1940. He first went to the
CHOICE OF ENTREES
ONLY
south of the country and
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$14"
BROILED WHITEFISH • BUTTERFLY SHRIMP
when the Nazis occupied the
Per Person
BREAST OF CHICKEN KIEV
Mediterranean coast in
"BEST MUSICAL
The Hilarious Musical
1941, he fled to the United
OF THE YEAR"
Spoof of the Hollywood
Time Look
States to spend one year in
Musicals of the 30's
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New York before coming to
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FRIDAYS and
Hollywood.
SATURDAYS from 6:00
Directed by ART RIZZO
Coaching the Egyptian Team
Music Students
Have Fruit Sale
Covington Junior High
School band and orchestra
students are selling navel
oranges and ruby red
grapefruit to raise money
for the music department.
Orders are due by Nov. 7
and will be delivered Nov.
22. To order or for informa-
tion, call Bev Laakko, 642-
1597; .or the school, 642-
6006
In addition, the school
will have a used band in-
strument and sporting
goods sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nov. 8. Items for the sale
can be dropped off at the
school, corner .Covington
and Quarton Roads, Bir-
mingham, between 3 and 8
p.m. Nov. 7.
Donations are tax de-
ductible For details, call
Mrs. Laakko or Molly
Smith, 642-8039.
Coach Eddie Krinsky of Long Island is shown
working with a member of the Egyptian national team
in Cairo this summer. Krinsky is expected to be asked
to return to Egypt next summer to aid the national
basketball program.
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THE PEOPLE WHO BRING YOU THE
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Violinist to Play
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NOW BRING YOU
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Visit Our "ANCIENT MARINER"
Located at Joslyn Ct. In Antique Village, 391-3200
Pro Musica will present
violinist Cho Liang Lin 8:30
p.m. Nov. 7 in the Detroit
Institute of Arts lecture-
recital hall.
A reception to meet the
artist will follow. The public
is invited, and tickets will
be available at the door.
There is a charge.
Dinner starts at 5 to 10 Tues.-Thurs.
5 to 11 Fri. and Sat.
PRICES ARE MODERATE, SERVICE IS GOOD, FOOD IS EXCELLENT
We Feature k Special Buffet
Every Sunday
From
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Wise anger is like fire
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when it does come, it is out
again immediately.
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Dinner At 6 P.M.
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Show At 7 P.M.
All Adults Must Be Accompanied
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INCLUDE: HOME-MADE BREADSTICKS, ANTIPASTO SALAD & SPIRE ./
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Dick & George Gunsberg
Travel Series
Program Due
The World Adventuie
Series will present its series
of travel-adventure film lec-
ture programs 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Detroit In-
stitute of Arts.
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Thursday's program is
entitled, "Jordan — Desert
Kingdom," featuring
former foreign correspon-
dent Hal McClure.
For ticket information,
call the art institute ticket
office, 832-2730.
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are better than floggings.
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