bottles. Valiantly! And now. the
hard-cover publishers form alli-
ne with the paperback pub-
PAPERB CK REVOLUTION: A Philolo ical Questionlshes a sort of NATO of the
Even the University of Michi-
ga's general library has been
affected by the paperbacks. It now
(cntinued fr page7) expense change his entire selec- quired in large numbers by the mnent" books have fallen out, etc., buys paperbacks and has them
N ADDITION to the lower tion of books-and the color selec- bourgeosie; the true intellectual the racketeer sends in another let- bound by professional binders:
classes, the National Book-Burn- tion is as wide as that in the hard- may safely buy Hart Crane, who ter, with a new list of fatalities in partly, we assume, to prevent any
ing Society of America has bene- cover field, is "in." the high mortality rate of paper- appearance before a Congressional
fited from the advent of paper- backs. And so on. One such gang- sub-committees investigating mo-
backs. ALTHOUGH it might be exag- THE ERUDITE petty gangster ster had amassed a collection of nopolie, and partly to bring new
Paperback books burn easily, gerating to say that paper- has invaded the paperback over two thousand books-all in business to the state of Michigan,
with a steady flame, and with no bounds have completely changed book field, too. French-before he was finally sent
hard - to - light heavy cover that the chromium culture of the He has not done it to make to prison for income tax evasion. SPEAKING of the University li-
burns long after the pile should United States, it is reasonable to money; he has done it to im- brary system, the Undergradu-
have been ready for weiner- and state that there is as a result of prove his mind. ITJHE DAUGHTERS of the Amer- ate Library has on display a ten-
marshmallow-roasts. their infiltration a new polish on He plays upon the fact that the ican Revolution would be the dollar book shelf (which costs
The lack of a hard cover has many facets of the American Way paperbound, although it is some- first to deny that paper books are $91.20) plagiarized from the New
been a drawback in sales to the of Life. times a thing of beauty and a joy, a Communist front. York Herald Tribune, composed
poorer college students starving in The paperback is wonderful for is not forever. Paper books fall They see in the Paperback Revo- entirely of paperbacks.
garrets in their sandals and long inverse-snob appeal. The symp- apart; pages drop out; the cover lution something more noble, more Inspired by this unique selec-
beards, however. Although the toms of papersnobomania are first bends and breaks. There is prob- honorable, more intrinsic than tion, the first milestone in publish-
books do provide an inexpensive apparent when a dissection of the ably not a single copy of the paper- most people do. They see, symboli- ing since Harvard's five-foot shelf
source of fuel-only after the es- green book bag reveals under a back edition of "Peyton Place" cally, the War for Independence -is the trend in publishing today
sence has been gleaned from them, microscope only paperbound books. that is intact. being re-fought. from size to value?-one of our
I should add-they burn only a The syndrome is considered com- The petty paperback racketeer A small number of shoddy but friends compiled his own five-dol-
short time, and with not at all plete when the afflicted is heard sends a letter to the publisher. inspired paper-covered books first lar bookshelf,
the intense heat that can be ex- to state, "Oh, I never buy hard- He doesn't buy any books, but he launched an attack upon the This is the selection: Herbert
Pected from even the cheaper covers." The statement may be tells the publisher he has; he also tyranny of the hard-cover pub- Simmons, . "Corner Boy;" Peter
hard-bounds. suffixed with "anymore," denoting tells the publisher the books fall lishers. The well-trained Redcoa Keneson, "Tubie's Monument;"
The paperback is a boon to a convert, or may be used without apart, the pages dropped out, and hard-covers did all they could to Edward Ronns, "Gang Rumble!";
those persons who like to change ornament, in which case the utter- the cover has bent and broken. He uphold the freedom to suppress, William Bennett, "Nor Fears of
their furniture frequently; now, er is an obvious theist, asks the publisher to replace these but just as our Minute Men fought Hell" ("Clem didn't mind his see-
in addition to purchasing a new A not to paperback snobs; books; and the publisher, intent from behind trees and rocks, a ing her stark naked, but for some
couch or new chairs o' the par- Dylan Thomas in paperback is on good public relations, does s0. fought the paperbacks from be- silly reason she had wanted to
or, one can with a modicum of definitely "out," having been ac- After the pages of the "replace- hind shaving cream and perfume hide behind a bush to strip"); Ers-
--- kneCaldwell, "Tobacco Road;"
Grace Metalious, "Peyton Place;" -
Ernie Kovacs, "Zoomar;" Bonnie
r~rH J1 1 V D R , \./R EGolightly, "eat Girl;" (anony-
and "Dead Dolls Don't Talk;" and
a product of Williamn aulkner, "The Sound
adthe Fury."
The college undergraduate en-
joys good literature, but he feels
that there must beat least on
title in his library which will im-
press the folks at home.
NO ESSAY on paperbacks would
be complete without a look to
the future; here are some likely
These Same Recordings Formerly Sold for $3.98 and $5.95 candidates for future paperback
bookdom: "The State Papers of
Tchaikovsky: ROMEO AND JULIET Tchaikovsky: SYMPHONY No. 6-"Pothetique" Queen Elizabeth I;" "The Lyrics
Eduard van Beinum cond. The London Philharmonic Orch. Paris Conservatory Orch.-Charles Munch. of William Shenstone;" and "The
Tchaikovsky: FRANCESA DA RIMINI Dvorak: SYMPHONY No. 5-"From the New World" Report of the Waterworks Com-
Enrique Jorda conducting The Paris Conservatory Orch New Symphony Orch.-Enrique Jorda. mission," Schenectady, New York,
Chopin: LES SYLPHIDES ROSSINI OVERTURES 1898.
Ibert: DIVERTISSEMENT Lo Gazzo Lodro; William Tell; Semiramide; Lo Scolo di Set And it should be only a short
Roger Desormiere cond. The Paris Conservatory Orch. Concertgebouw Orch, of Amsterdam-Eduard van Beinum time before the unexpurgated edi-
SYMPHONIC MARCHES Beethoven: SYMPHONY No. 5 tion of "Lady Chatterly's Lover"
Elgar: POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCHES Nos. 1-4 Paris Conservatory Orch.--Carl Schuricht.
London Symphony Orchestra-Warwick Braithwaite. Tchaikovsky: SYMPHONY No. 5 is available paper in the United
Elgar: POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE MARCH No. 5 Northwest German Radio Orch-Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt. States, selling for thirty-five cents,
National Symphony Orchestra-Sir Malcolm Sargent Debussy: LA MER to replace the much-fondled $6.18
Eiger: IMPERIAL MARCH Ravel: MOTHER GOOSE (Ma Mere L'Oye) copies now available in various
Meyerbeer: CORONATION MARCH Orchestre de Is Suisse Romande-Ernest Ansermet. locations.
Saint Soens: MARCHE MILITAIRE FRANCAISE Stravinsky: THE RITE OF SPRING
Halvorsen: ENTRY OP THE BOYARDS Orchestre dv Is Suisse Romonde-Ernest Ansermet.
eLondon Philharmonic Orchestra-Julius Harrison Rachmaninoff: PIANO CONCERTO HNo. 2
ENCORES FOR ORCHESTRA Julius Kachen-New Symphony Orch.-Anatole Fistoulari
Brahms: HUNGARIAN DANCES, Nos. 1, 3 Berlioz: SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
Dvorak: SLAVONIC DANCES, Nos. 3, 5, 8 Concertbegouw Orch. of Amsterdam-Eduard van Beinum.
London Symphony Orchestra--Clemens Krauss. Tchaikovsky: VIOLIN CONCERTO
Khochoturian: SABRE DANCE Ruggiero Ricci-New Sym. Orch-Sir Malcolm Sargent. (Continued ro Page 4)
Mozart: TURKISH MARCH Rossini-Respighi: LA BOUTIQUE FANTASQUE life into the company The DAC
Rubinstein: TOREADOR ET ANDALOUSE London Symphony Orch.-Einest Ansermet.
Godard: BERCEUSE DE JOCELYN Bizet: CARMEN SUITE did not last long mainly because
Delibes: PAS DE FLEURS Bizet: L'ARLESIENNE SUITE people lost interest, and I cannot
Brahms: HUNGARIAN DANCE No. 5 London Philharmonic Orch.-Anthony Collins and see this as a slur on the intelli-
New Promenade Orchestra-Victor Olof. Eduard Van Beinum genee of Ann Arbor audiences,
SHOWPIECES FOR ORCHESTRA Tchaikovsky: 1812 OVERTURE Recently a group formed from
Rossini: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE-OVERTURE Tchaikovsky: HAMLET-FANTASY OVERTURE thenol aCg oup gae"The
Offenbach: THE TALES OF HOFFMAN.-BARCAROLLE London Philharmonic Orch.-Sir Adrian Boult. the old DAC group gave The
Jornefelt: PRAELUDIUM Stravinsky: PETRUSHKA Bald Soprano, a genuinely ex-
Sibelius: VALSE TRISTE Orchestre de ts Suisse Romande-Ernest Ansermet. perimental play.
Nicolai: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR-OVERTURE Brahms: SYMPHONY No. 1 An awful lot of people worked
Delibes: LA SOURCE-SUITE Concertgebouw Orch, of Amsterdam-Eduard van Beinum. awfully hard. The advertising was
Moscogni: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA-INTERMEZZO Beethoven: PIANO CONCERTO No. 4 clever and well handled, and the
Orchestra de to Suisse Romande-Victor Olof. Wilhelm Backhaus-Vienna Philh. Orch-Clemens Krauss. show itself was amazingly good,
Borodin: POLOVTSIAN DANCES Brahms: VIOLIN CONCERTO considering the auditorium they
London Philharmonic Orch & Choir-Eduord van Beinum Christian Ferras-Vienns Philharmonic Orch-Chadtpin . th esdisanae
Folio: EL AMOUR BRUJO Carl Schuricht.ohad to ayin. I ne co ianame
London Philharmonic Orchestra--Anthony Collins. Grieg: PEER GYNT-Suites 1 and 2 of sorts, but the houses, consid-
Beethoven: SYMPHONY No. 4 London Philharmonic Orchestra--Basil Cameron. ering the effort, were distressingly
London Philharmonic Orchestra-Georg Solti Brahms: SYMPHONY No. 2 small. Where were the supporters?
Beethoven: VIOLIN CONCERTO London Philharmonic Orchestra-Wilhelm Furtwangler.
Ruggiero Ricci-London Philharmonic Orchestra Mendelssohn: VIONIN CONCERTO ANN ARBOR theatre is by no
Sir Adrian Boult. Campoli, violin, mens in a flourishing tate,
Mendelssohn: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM- Eduard van Beinum cond. The London Philharmonic Orch but it is by no means in a decline,
INCIDENTAL MUSIC Bruch: VIOLIN CONCERTO No. 1
Schubert: ROSAMUNDE-INCIDENTAL MUSIC Campoli, violin Audiences are getting what they
Concertgebouw Orch. of Amsterdam-Eduard van Beinum, Royalton Kisch conducting The New Symphony Orchestra want, and this is a basic element
Sibelius: SYMPHONY No. 5; KARELIA SUITE Franck: SYMPHONY IN D MINOR of all theatre.
Danish State Radio Symphony Orchestra-Erik Tuxen; Franck: SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS Some things deserve mention.
Thomas Jensen. Eileen Joyce, piano Gilbert and Sullivan r e e e is t 1 y
Beethoven: SYMPHONY No. 6 Charles Munch conducting The Paris Conservatory OrchI played a performance for childen
London Philharmonic Orchestra-Erich Kiriber Brahms: ACADEMIC FESTIVAL OVERTURE veryeduccesfurmande ocl
Brahms: HUUNGARIAN DANCES, Brahms: TRAGIC OVERTURE ver successfully and the local
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10 Brahms: VARIATIONS ON A THEME OF HAYDN members of the old Dramatic Arts
Dvorak: SLAVONIC DANCES, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 16 Eduard van. Beinum cond. The Concertgebouw Orchestr.. Theatre are engaged in a Chil-
Hamburg Radio Orchestra-Hans Schmidt-Issertedt. of Amsterdam, 'dren's Theatre, a field sadly ne-
Prokofiev: PETER AND THE WOLF Massenet: LE CID glected of late in the area, and
London Philharmonic Orch.--Nicolai Malko. Beyerbeer-Lambert:LES PATINEURS one which should be developed
Britten: THE YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE TO THE ORCH. BEETHOVEN OVERTURES Ionwcsouldme dtvthepasn
Concertgebouw Orch. of Amterdam-Eduard van Beinum Robert Irving conducting The London Symphony Orch o Cannot but lament the passing
Ravel: BOLERO LEONORA No. 3; THE CONSECRATION OF of the old Union Opera for the
Berlioz: BENVENUTO CELLINI OVERTURE THE HOUSE; EGMONT; FIDELO; CORIOLAN very reason that killed it finally --
Berlioz: THE CORSAIR OVERTURE Eduard van Beinum cond. The London Philharmonic Orch it was a student scripted show.
Paris Conservatory Orch.-Charles Munch But by the same token, I find its
replacement a more beautifully
vicious comment on conformity
TME= Pthan all the lectures against fra-
ternities.
However, things being what
1210 South University OPEN EVENINGS they are, I suppose we are lucky
to have it at all, and heaven
-,knows, it doe' sell.r
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