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7. FEATURES
23 From Backstage To Limelight
by Anne Blair
The Kennedy Center's impresario, Marta Istomin
27 Changing the Shape of Washington
by Marjorie Skinker
Working out in Washington spas
31 The Royal Minority /
by Rosemary Donihi
A democratic capital peppered with a courtly few
35 Capturing Elusive Elegance: A Photo Essay
by Valerie Brown and John Whitman
49 The Gift of Elegance
by Madeleine Harrell
Washington's return to elegance brings in an array
of glamourous gifts for the holidays
87 The Great Grapefruit Caper
by Patty Cavin
A fruity way to whittle your waist
DEPARTMENTS
7 Annabell's File INVESTMENT
II The Educated Palate Your purchase of a fine Oriental
HECRT~s
by Robert McDaniel
Taming the wild appetite
IS Art and Artists
by Viola Drath
New perceptions vitalize SITES offers more than meets the eye.
It is a superbly wise investment
19 Standing Room Only at an unusually attractive price.
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9. AnnabellS File -©
THE DOSSIE OF WASHINGT
R ON COMMENT CONCORD®
fti!J~jl[[[·ffi~ ~[[~ ;~,~
Nastiness Settling in Again? Robert Abernathy . . . Canadian
Maybe it coincides with Jimmy Ambassador Peter Towe soon to
Carter and Richard Nixon sticking head up Petro-Canada International
their noses back under the tent flaps, which will spearhead Canada's
but few in town are fooled by world-wide search for hydro-
Carter's blatant re-emergence as a carbons ... Muffy Brandon's posi-
political pusher under Jody Powell's tion as Nancy Reagan's major domo
manipulative eye. The ploy was growing uncertain ... Newspaper
sabotaged by the Washington Post and maggie magnate Phil Merrill
story on alleged bugging of Blair consulting with Defense
House by J .C. -which was bad news Department . . . former Senator
for the Repubs who were hoping for a Dick Stone starting a consulting firm
Carter candidacy, since he is judged for Radio Free Cuba ... Novelist
the weakest in the stable ... As for Barbara Raskin spearheading local
Nixon: To make a diplomatic drive for national writer's
emissary out of a man who had to be union ... former foreign service of-
pardoned for alleged crimes seems ficer John Hirten is importing that
mad - although our word is that new drink Luparia Vodkalimone
Nixon shoehorned himself into the which he discovered while vacation-
Sadat funeral entourage ... Other ing in Elba, Italy ... The Ellis This is the thinnest
nastiness: Moroccans should have brothers of Ridgewells starting new water resistant watch
called off their bash for the new firm, Ridgetex, to design nappery, in the world. Bar none.
American Ambassador Joseph Reed tablecloths etc . . . . Reagan's friend A sculptural blending of
on the night of the Sadat assassina- Alfred Bloomingdale said to be stainless steel and
tion. King Hassan, who is being badly behind new fast food, game and warm, rich 14K gold.
leaned on by Soviet surrogates and magic establishments now franchising The movement is
himself has been the target of throughout America . . . Pisces CONCORD's new ultra thin
numerous assassination attempts, opening Chinese Restaurant where
should have seen to it that it was call-
impressively precise
Big Cheese once was ... Sen. Robert
ed off ... Nancy getting mauled for Byrd has gotten his fellow legislators nine/quartz. Hand-crafted in
over-spending on china and to agree to make square dancing Switzerland.
decorating even though it's out of the official American folk
Private funds. Insiders say her dance ... Evila star Valerie Perri
decorator Ted Graeber blew part of raising hackles of temperment far
the big wad by not getting best dis- outreaching her talents ... Sean
counts or bargaining hard enough in Donlon, Irish Ambassador heading
the marketplace, causing the job to be home to be foreign secretary, will be
Presently unfinished. crating huge collection of Waterford
crystal gifts received at hundreds of
Random Rumblings and Rumors: Irish American events. Irony is that Diamond Brokers • Appraisers
That $124,000 Waterford crystal they could have been bought at one Monday- Saturday 10 to 5:00
fountain used in Bloomie's Irish pro- third the price back at the old
motion at White Flint was sold to a sod . 1710 M Street, N.W.
Kuwaiti who bought two, both for his Washington, DC 20036
lawn in Kuwait. Lawns, it seems are Edward Bennett Williams being con- 202·872·171 0
the ultimate status symbol in that par- sidered for important Federal post
ched and oily land ... Friends who ... Fragile Jane Coyne heading
FREE PARKING
exercise with Supreme Court Justice West for an Outward Bound moun-
Sandra O'Connor say she's got a tain climbing expedition ... LBJ in- Major Credit Cards Accepted
swell pair of gams . . . Mary siders inflamed by Robert Caro's new
McGrory handholding with widower book which documents oft-heard
Dossier/November 198117

10. Capitol rumors .. . Sterling Tucker
running hard to unseat Marion Barry,
who could be severely damaged by
upcoming Pride case involving his ex-
wife ... People who saw Othello at
the Warner didn ' t know it, but they
saw an Othello and lago, James Earle
Jones and Christopher Plummer who
were barely on speaking terms, each
doing solo performances . .. Tracy
Placers in Kalorama all atwitter over
Saudi Prince renting Alejandro Or-
fila's house for three months . The
Prince, who is a colonel studying
military stuff, is well-bodyguarded.
Vignette of the Month:
David Richards, new Washington
Post drama critic, and Steve Martin-
dale are close friends . It was Steve
who agented David's book on Jean
Seberg to Random House for a hefty
advance. Steve is also friendly with
Michael Valente, who wrote the
music to Oh Brother which pre-
Broadwayed at the Kennedy Center.
Steve was instrumental in helping to
raise the money and get the booking
at the Eisenhower. David's review
was double-barrelled pan, one of the
Georgetown Salon: By Appointment Only 965-3907 toughest he has ever written. Moral
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ten a world class reviewer whose taste
level transcends close friendships.
Now all we need at the Kencen is
world class theater .
ON THE COVER
Chevy ~­ Adding to the regal setting that sur-
rounds the Princess Doda de Wolf on
Chase this month's cover is a French Louis
XVI settee with gold leaf and original
Athletic covering and an inlaid gueridon signed
Linke table of the same period, both
from Mendelsohn Galleries; a Herend
Club Racquetball, Squash, Chinese bouquet china demitasse tea
set from William Miller Gifts; Christo-
fle silver wine cooler used as vase from
Conditioning and Spa Facilities Martin's China Crystal and Silver
Shop; baroque floral arrangement
from Designs by David Ellsworth;
tapestry from The Porter Group; lace
handkerchief from Slightly Laced; and
the digital clock from Woodward &
Lothrop. The Princess is wearing an
antique diamond and platinum bar pin
in her hair, a cabochon ruby and dia-
mond necklace set in yellow gold and a
ruby and diamond bracelet, all from
Boone & Sons; the 34 inch, six strand
estate necklace with fresh water pearls,
gold beads and carnelians from Lord &
Taylor; the antique garnet earrings
from Georgetown Jewel Gallery; rings
from Gems By Sandra. The pug dog's
Penth ouse • Barlow Building • 5454 Wisconsin Avenue necklace from Lord & Taylor and its
Cheuy Chase, Mary land 208 15-6929 • (301) 656-8834 yellow gold and pave diamond earring
from Boone & Sons.
8/Dossier/November 1981

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13. TheEdumted Palate
TAMING THE WILD APPETITE
Perhaps it's the rustle of crimson and burnt umber leaves under foot, the first
scent of smoke in a harvest wind that anticipates the chill of winter, or maybe after a
warm season of lighter meals the palate craves something more tangible to the taste,
a heavier-bodied fare. Whatever the reason, this invariably is the time of year for the
hearty and wild flavor of game.
BY ROBERT MCDANIEL ed, sauteed quickly just before serv-
ing and smothered in a grand veneur
sauce - poivrade sauce with a touch
Historically on the table of king of gooseberry jelly sometimes
and peasant, no other meat receives thickened with cream and touched
quite as much attention in the fall. with the marinade of the game being
Game includes all birds and animals used. The venison is served with two
that live free in the woods or field and purees which could be celeriac, chest-
are agreeable to the taste, providing nuts, lentil or onion.
"a healthy, warming and savory food Chez Francois at 332 Springvale
fit for the most delicate palate," ac- Road in Great Falls features venison
cording to the famous French gas- pate, prepared with ground and diced
tronome Brillat Savarin. "In the venison, marinated in wine with herbs
hands of the experienced cook, game or mixed with ground pork and
can provide dishes of the highest herbs. Leg of venison with grand
quality which raise the culinary art to veneur sauce is served with chestnut
the level of science." puree, wild rice and a unique cran-
But for those who would cry berry sauce, which is homemade with
"foul!" at the thought of hunting lit- fresh cranberries, a touch of orange
tle birds and defenseless Bambi-like and lemon. Occasionally, they also
creatures, game has a different con- offer roast leg of wild boar with len-
notation altogether. In fact, state and tils and wild rice.
federal statutes have come to the For the past two seasons, wild boar
animals' defense. The once-bountiful has been the game specialty at
game market is more restrictive than Coco's, a family owned and operated
ever, to prevent existing species from restaurant at 3111 Columbia Pike in
going the way of the passenger pigeon Arlington. The roasted meat is strip-
and the American buffalo. Not only But with game, more so than most ped from the bone and sauteed, then
does the law narrow the span of hunt- other foods, the trick is in the served in a brown sauce made from
ing seasons and limit the amount a preparation. In the hands of a gifted the boar itself. Fettucini Alfredo nice-
hunter can kill, it recycles a large chef, game is truly one of the luxuries ly complements the robust entree. In
percentage of hunting license fees in- of the dinner table, and the Washing- addition, Coco's serves venison stew,
to funding for conservation pro- ton area is blessed with many goose, New Orleans erawfish and is
grams. And it requires severe restaurants that prepare it excep- expecting a shipment of buffalo this
Penalties for hunters who sell their tionally well. season. Call first to find out what's
catch. For instance, The Alibi, at 10418 cooking.
Those restrictions force restau- Main St. in Fairfax, features pheas- Always stocked with something
rateurs to stock their kitchens with ant, venison, buffalo and wild boar, outlandish, Dominique's at 1900
domestic game supplied totally by usually with the traditional accom- Pennsylvania Ave. NW features
breeding farms instead of the wilder- paniments of red cabbage and glazed rarities year round, such as an ap-
ness. That means an appetizing varie- chestnuts. petizer of smoked buffalo meat or
ty, from pheasant and quail to boar, In town, Le Bagatelle at 2000 K St. paupiettes d'hippopotamus wrapped
is available fresh year-around, and NW features pigeon, saddle of ven- in thinly sliced veal served with a
with modern freezing methods, ison, pheasant, quail, saddle of hare poivrade sauce and fresh red cab-
worldwide game delicacies such as and from time to time serves par- bage. Tender filet of roast venison is
New Zealand hare and Arctic Circle tridge as a special. One of the finer a traditional favorite, while fresh
Ptarmigan show up on some local presentations available is their caiman (crocodile) scallopini served
menus. noisette (loin) of venison, thinly slic- on a bed of spinach with a peppery
Dossier/November 1981 Ill

14. red wine sauce is one of the more uni- offers wild boar accompanied by red quetiere, venison pie (British-style)
que entrees. Since Dominique is an cabbage, potato pancakes and chest- with large chunks of the meat cooked
avid hunter and lover of game food nuts. When available, a ribeye filet of in a flaky crust with a delicate gravy.
himself, you can be sure that many buffalo, sauteed quickly like a minute For a unique beverage to complement
other game items will appear on the steak and touched with Madeira your game dinner try their Mer-
menu during the season. sauce is well worth testing. rydown Meade, a mild alcoholic con-
Known primarily for their nouvelle Le Jardin at 1113 23rd St. NW will coction derived from honey and ap-
cu1s1ne, La Fleur, at 3700 be featuring quail and duck special- ples. They also offer roast leg of
Massachusetts Ave. NW also pre- ties during the game season. venison, jugged hare, and wild boar
pares game dishes. A team of three Game specialities such as mig- when available.
chefs creates the restaurant's nonette of venison grand veneur serv- Rive Gauche at 1312 Wisconsin
delicacies, but Lim, from Singapore, ed with braised red cabbage, roast Ave . NW will feature civet of wild
prepares the game. Breast of dove partridge served on toast with its boar during lunch and rack of wild
laced with a sauce of shallots and liver, and quail cooked with white boar for two served with a green pep-
mushrooms in a reduced dark stock grapes and served in a raisin sauce are percorn sauce during dinner week-
competes in excellence with quail offered at La Mirabelle, located at day. Michel Laudier, chef/propri-
crowned with a truffle and leek sauce. 6645 Old Dominion Drive in Mc- etor, also offers a cuissot de mar-
Rabbit with saffron sauce, basil and Lean. cassin (young wild boar) agre deuce .
tomato, and venison tenderloin with Specializing in traditional Euro- In a very old recipe, the sauce for the
a light shallot sauce are also avail- pean concoctions, Karl Herold of The boar is lightly touched with chocolate
able. Old Europe at 2434 Wisconsin Ave. and plum. The venison grand veneur
The Iron Skillet, at 5838 Columbia NW keeps a close eye on the game is exceptionally good here. They also
Pike in Falls Church, also prepares season and from time to time will offer pheasant champagnoise, served
other game delights. One of the out- feature hassenpfeffer, saddle of hare with a julienne of truffle and goose
standing dishes prepared by chef/ served with imported lingonberries, liver with an airy, light cream and
proprietor Alex Comninidis is noi- venison loin or medallions dressed champagne sauce, derived from a
sette de chevreuil braconniere com- with the aromatic "Rahm Sauce," stock based on the bones of the bird.
plemented by a brown sauce lightly pheasant with sauerkraut, and wild Fresh partridge will also be offered
touched with cream and homemade boar. when available.
spatzle. He serves quail a la diablo Typically English in format, The The unusual treat of reindeer dress-
(broiled and smothered in a sauce Piccadilly at 5510 Connecticut Ave. ed with lingonberries and black cur-
derived from Dijon mustard) and also NW offers fresh roast pheasant bou- please turn to page 91
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17. Art &Artists
NEW PERCEPTIONS VITALIZE SITES
BY VIOLA DRATH
If SITES, the Smithsonian Institu-
tion Traveling Exhibition Service,
strikes you as a cumbersome
bureaucratic effort to bring drab
cultural events to the benighted pro-
vinces, you have not looked at their
recent output. In its nearly 32 years of
existence, SITES has unexpectedly
blossomed into one of the most vital,
noteworthy and (with 140 shows on
the road) certainly the largest
organization in the competitive field
of exhibitions.
Far from restricting itself to the cir-
culation of other institution's pro-
ducts at home and abroad, as do
smaller museums which can ill afford
an extensive exhibitions program,
SITES itself initiates and organizes
most of the 30 shows it sends on the
road each year. Though its highly ef-
ficient staff, mostly women, is crowd-
ed into a small dark space in the
Smithsonian Castle, its collective
spirit is cosmopolitan and the impact
of its innovative and diverse traveling
exhibition program is rapidly expand-
ing, especially on the cultural interna-
tional scene.
Most of SITES' success can be at-
tributed to the energetic guidance of
Peggy A. Loar, a clear-eyed blonde aspects of carrying coals to New-
Midwestern dynamo with an M.A. in castle. Yet the show is bound to
art history from the University of stimulate a spirited dialogue among
Cincinnati and a professional Pieces included in the many SITES exhibitions: the scholars about the styli stic and
background that includes museum (L toR, clock wise) The House Maid, /910, by ideational differences in the work s of
and teaching experience at Indiana William McGregor Pax ton from the exhibit
" Of Tim e and Place"; When Nepturc Beco mes
the French masters and their Ameri-
and Purdue Universities and the In- Aware of Mystery, 1980, neckpiece by Thomas can pupils, and delight the public
dianapolis Museum of Art. Previous- Mann from the exhibit "A lternative Materials with its strong visual appeal.
ly at the Institute of Museum Ser- in American Jewelry"; Wooden Koran box in- "Not only is this the first exhibi-
vices, she had the opportunity to laid with gold and silver, circa 1330, f rom the tion of the American Impressionist
exhibit " Renaissance of Islam: A rt of the
learn the "federal ropes" as assistant Mamluks " and Moraniane blo wn bollles, school to be shown in Paris,'' Loar
director for programs and policy. 1956, by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Biauconi explains enthusiastically, "it is also
Now, under her direction, SITES has from the exhibit Venini Glass ". the most important 19th century
become a place which buzzes · with American painting exhibition that the
new ideas and a sense of excitement. ing works by Mary Cassatt, Theodore Smithsonian has sent to Europe. "
By far the most ambitious project Robinson, Childe Hassam, John The show, which also travels to
is its first collaboration with the Twachtman and others to Paris, Krakow, East Berlin, Sofia and
United States International Com- where the show opens amid a con- Bucharest, was selected by a commit-
munications Agency (ICA) on a ference of the European Association tee of American art scholars, among
European tour of American Impres- of American Scholars at the Petit them Cassatt-expert Adelyn Breeskin
sionist paintings. To be sure, export- Palais in March 1982, has some of the of the National Museum of American
Dossier/ No vember 1981115

18. Art, John I. Baur, director emeritus tiona! tour of eight museums paying
of the Whitney, and SITES' exhibi- $15,000 apiece for the pleasure of
tion coordinator Donald McClelland. beholding the Corcoran's cultural
Contracting expert curators and riches. Similar collaborations, featur-
designers for special projects is part ing the Corcoran's drawings by John
of the successful pattern developed by Singer Sargent and its fine collection
SITES . Its staff of 30 is also charged of French paintings, are being con-
with the staggering task of keeping sidered.
track of its 140 traveling exhibitions, Not only committed to the support
necessitating at least one on-the-spot of the fine arts, SITES' programs em-
inspection and condition report a brace the decorative and applied arts
year. Another characteristic fostered as well as other aspects of American
by SITES is its emphasis on comple- culture. Ranging from anthropology
mentary informational materials, and history to science and environ-
posters, catalogues, films, kits, mental studies, the topics of these
games, and even a shopping bag de- popular exhibitions have included in-
signed by local artist, Michael David formative "core" shows, such as Ex-
Brown, in conjunction with the tra, Extra! The Man and Machines of
Smithsonian's education outreach ef- American Journalism and Ride On, a
fort. Supported with $5,000 by the visual history of the bicycle - which
Armand Hammer Foundation, the carry modest participation fees of
American Impressionists exhibit wiLl $100 and $200 - to the Year of the
be accompanied with an impressive Hopi, the insightful documentation
catalogue published in five languages, of Hopi ceremonies and dances
depicted in paintings and photos by
Joseph Mora between 1904-06.
The stunning Renaissance of Islam:
Art of the Mamluks with its 126 ob-
jects including manuscripts, metal-
work, glass, ivory, ceramics, stone
and textiles loaned from some of the
most prestigious museums worldwide
is another feather in SITES' cap.
Sponsored by United Technologies
and curated by the Freer's Dr. Esin
Atil, this unprecedented exhibit, in-
spired by an international symposium
Brass basin inlaid with silver and copper, mid
14th century, made for a Mamluk amir named on art of the Mamluk era, is the first
Tabtaq from 1he exhibit "R enaissance of SITES product to be accepted by the
Islam: Arl of Mamluks." quality conscious Metropolitan in
more than 10 years. Its price tag of
$41,000 for each of the six partici-
a poster of Maurice Prendergast's The pating museums, however, is well
Raft, donated by the Eugenie Pren- beyond the means of the smaller insti-
dergast Foundation and a 28 minute tutions.
color film in six languages funded by Loar, who has changed the com-
the Joe L. and Barbara B. Allbritton mercial term "rental" to an inviting
Foundation . "participation fee," has no problems
Another innovative step taken by in placing upcoming exhibitions. As a
SITES is the collaboration with ma- rule eight to ten museums are needed
jor museums with the aim of showing to make a tour. "We try to do what
their collections around the country. small museums cannot do
The brilliantly conceived survey of the themselves,'' Loar comments. But
Phillips Collection in the Making: nsmg production costs, labor,
1920-1930, with a catalogue contain- material and energy, are driving
ing Bess Hormat's illuminating essay SITES prices up as well. Aside from
on the collector-as-critic, is a perfect being well organized, the imaginative
example. Meanwhile an equally signi- director credits her outstanding pro-
ficant exhibition Of Time and Place: fessional staff and the active role of
American Figurative Art from the the education department with the
Corcoran Gallery (75 paintings, positive resonance of this unique
sculptures, drawings, prints and organization whose potential seems
photographs by American artists fo- anything but exhausted.
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21. Standing Room Only
MAKING THE NSO A NATIONAL ORCHESTRA
BY LAURA ELLIOTT
"Empty seats are a sin." That's the
edict of the National Symphony Or-
chestra's new executive director,
Henry Fogel, an arts management
wizard spirited away from the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra. His
job: to add financial stability to an
orchestra still trembling with growing
pains.
Since Mstislav Rostropovich took
up the NSO's baton five years ago,
the orchestra has finally begun to live
up to its name, to become a musical
ensemble of national stature. But
despite the improved technique and
The new triumvirate of the National Symphony Orchestra: (L to R) NSO Association president
sensitivity of its musicians, the or- Leonard Silverstein, Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich and Executive Director Henry Fogel. A sen-
chestra lacks the prestige of the "big sitive pas de trois must be achieved between the three to obtain long-awaited financial stability.
five" -the New York Philharmonic
and the Boston, Chicago, Phila- tive . They also had no communica- to boast an arts-oriented station, he
delphia and Cleveland orchestras. In tion before. '' originated a program guide that grew
fact, many feel that the NSO barely But schooling his staff in the rigors to be a major regional arts magazine.
teeters on the next echelon of Ameri- of professionalism is only part of And long before Jerry Lewis shed a
can orchestras that includes Pitts- Fogel's complex, ticklish and, as Sil- tear on nationally televized telethons,
burgh, Cincinnati, San Francisco, verstein carefully termed it, "chal- Fogel came up with the telephone
and Los Angeles . Why? The prob- lenging" campaign. He must also fund-raiser concept, so helpful to arts
lems are not so much artistic as develop the many amenities tradi- organizations.
managerial. tionally possessed by a "world-class" It was the telethon that lead him to
Although the "major plunge" in orchestra, such as national and inter- the New York Philharmonic. Two
the NSO's trek to stardom, according national tours, regular radio broad- weeks after overseeing a victorious
to board member Austin Kiplinger, casts, large endowments and com- phone fund-raiser he joined the Phil-
was in hiring Rostropovich, the or- mercial recordings. harmonic's staff as orchestra man-
chestra desperate ly needed the "We are probably the largest ager. Two months later he took the
counterweight of proper management budget symphony that does not have orchestra on a Japanese tour.
and effective fundraising to curtail a regular radio broadcast,'' laments Next to his artistic counterpart, the
the frantic fire-stomping of past Fogel. "We only have a $6 .7 million ever effervescent Rostropovich, Fogel
Years . endowment while most orchestras might seem a strangely cold man for
"To develop a first-class orchestra, have $25 million. And we still have serving the arts - one who might
we need to develop a first-class fewer players than the standard sacrifice artistic integrity for sol-
staff," said Leonard Silverstein, number for a symphony orchestra: vency. He is not.
President of the NSO's Association. 102 rather than 106." "Henry's forte is his passionate
That is the most immediate of Fogel's concern for music and the people in-
many urgent tasks. It's a tough road - but Fogel has volved with it," said Nick Webster,
"The artistic half of the orchestra navigated tough roads before. executive director of the New York
has outstripped the fiscal half," said A man who once started a classical Philharmonic and Fogel's recent em-
Fogel in his hallmark seriousness. music radio station in his one room ployer. We are in the business, after
"Frankly, the staff hasn't had the apartment, Fogel's career as an arts all, of losing money wisely. You do
leadership they need. They're dying entrepreneur has always been laced what's fair, what makes artistic sense.
to be led by professional methods. with success . Not only did he make I didn't have to teach Henry that, it
They've had to be worker plus execu- Syracuse the smallest city in the U .S. was instinctive."
Dossier/November 1981/19

22. Fogel realizes that some things
can't be sacrificed in the race for
fi scal security. "You can't change the
efficiency of an orchestra. When
Beethoven wrote hi s symphonies, he
did so for 100 players. He allowed 40
minutes to play them and two re-
hearsals to perfect them." Another
factor he can't change is that each
rehearsal runs up a bill of $9,500.
Two things he can improve, how-
ever, are "audience development and
increasing the source of funds."
Fogel's ideas are clear-cut.
"My first goal is to get a good
director of development. Currently,
we don't have anyone on staff. I also
want to develop regular radio broad-
casting and to augment our endow-
ment."
His plans to nurture growing au-
diences will affect Washington
concert-goers as much as the concert-
givers, through revamped concert
times and schedules, reoriented pro-
gramming and alternative touring.
"There are a number of problems
right now," said Fogel. "Playing
concerts at 8:30 is terrible. We're the
last house of the Center to open,
there's no parking and you get home
so late. There's no Saturday perfor-
mances either." Opening on Tuesday
nights also presents problems in get-
ting outstanding guest conductors,
~·~
according to Fogel. Tying up two Fri-
day nights with rehearsals and inade-
quate pay must be changed to attract
TIIB BIU'I'IhRJ'Iitfi'IVAL notable guest artists, he feels.
~·~
"I also plan to take a look at the
programming to get an overall per-
spective on the whole season. There
needs to be more Mozart, less Ravel,
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY more balance between old and new
composers during the year and from
ORCHESTRA program to program."
Citing the fact that the orchestra
Andre Previn, music director lost $300,000 in empty seats last year, •
Fogel said, "Right now it's better
Two Performances Only! economically for the orchestra to play
Saturday, November 2L 8:30p.m. to two-thirds of a house than not at
all. What I have to determine in the
YO YO MA, cello soloist next two years is if there is an au-
ELGAR: Concerto tor Cello and Orchestra dience here or if touring is a better
VAUGHAN Wlll.IAMS: Fantasia on a Theme ot Thomas Tallis ploy."
WALTON: Symphony No.2 Then, he considered the artistic
and
ramifications. "Of course, bussing is
Sunday November 22, 3.00 tiring, conditions for one night stands
SUSAN DAVENNY WYNER, soprano soloist are awful." But, on the other hand.
KNUSSEN: Symphony No. 3 "I might be able to build a new base
BRITTEN: "Les Illuminations" for fund-raising through national
VAUGHAN Wlll.IAMS: Symphony No. 5 tours."
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25. From Bac
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MARTA ISTOMIN
lstomin also wanted Marta by his
BY ANNE BLAIR
side. "You know," she confides, "I
do have a kind of empathy, an
understanding, for 'artists' agony.'
What's in a name? With Marta They all have it! Casals was often sick
Casals Istomin the answer, clearly, is before a concert, and so is Eugene.
music. To the dark-eyed, diminutive Stage fright is very real, but I seem
dynamo who has been Artistic Direc- able to reassure performers that their
tor of the Kennedy Center for the last great strength and talent are still right
19 months, music comes as easily as there." So during the first few years
breathing . of their marriage she accompanied
She grew up in a highly musical lstomin on his many tours and kept
Puerto Rican family, studied both house for them in a lovely New York
violin and cello, and married - when apartment.
she was barely 20 and he was past 80 Then, out of the blue, came a call
- the renowned cellist, Pablo Casals. from former Supreme Court Justice
First as his promising young pupil, Abe Fortas, on behalf of the Kennedy
then as his indispensable secretary Center's Board of Directors. Would
("At the close of the day 1 would Marta think about discussing the post
come to help him with all those let- of artistic director with them? Fortas
ters ... ") and, finally, as his was an old friend who had been active
cherished wife, she devoted nearly 20 in the Casals Festival, but it was a
Years to helping him establish the hard decision to make.
famous Casals Festival as well as the "I simply couldn't just dismiss the
Puerto Rico Symphony and Conser- idea," she confesses . "It was an
vatory of Music. "You see," Istomin honor, and a challenge! A position
explains simply, "he just wanted me like that in the capital of the United
beside him, always," and she doesn't States? Great not just for me, but
have to say any more about why she especially for Puerto Rico." So she
relinquished her own career as a per- and Eugene lstomin did a great deal
forming musician to fulfill that need. of talking and thinking.
After Casal's death she remained in They decided it was an opportunity
Puerto Rico for several years serving to become one of the top impresarios
as co-chairman of the Board of Direc- in the country, based in a city whose
tors and music director of the festi- to another world-famous maestro, cultural prowess had been skyrocket-
val. She even did a little teaching at pianist Eugene Istomin. He had been ing during the Center's nearly 10-year
the conservatory. Then, two years in- a great friend of Casals and some- history. When Chairman Roger
to young widowhood, came marriage thing of a protegee too. Stevens called with a firm offer, Mar-
Dossier/November 1981/13

26. ta Casals Istomin said 'yes.'
Now, of course, the lstomins can't
travel together on his various concert
tours, and home is a duplex at the
Watergate, within a stone's throw of
her office at the Center_ After three
burglaries, the Manhattan apartment
became neither practical nor desir-
able, so "two thirds of our be-
longings are just in storage now,"
For People VV'Ith the Taste Marta confides, with only a trace of a
sigh, "but we love our apartment
and the Time. here . _ . the view of the Potomac
... and we do have the piano!"
Recently, with the maestro taking
time 'off' from concertizing, the
handsome couple are a regular sight
at most KenCen performances. There
has been a chance for friends, and
long walks and just being together_
The first big series inscribed with
Marta lstomin's creative signature
The 1lQlJJpelier was launched this summer. The
"Festival of Festivals" included the
Haute cuisine in the Ewopean tradition of service. Carnegie Hall's festival concerts, the
In the Madison Hotel Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart and
15th and M Sts., .W., Washington, D.C. 20005 the Aspen Music Festival. It was the
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Marshall B. Coyne, Proprietor
in the Center's history. It also was her
first chance to begin carrying out her
promise and dream of concentrating
on American composers and musi-
cians.
"I know that my predecessor, Mar-
tin Feinstein, did absolutely right in
giving the Center stature interna-
tionally, now I want to see our nation
and its artistic endeavours come to
the forefront. The arts here need our
help to become recognized, and they
need it economically, too."
After running the artistic side of a
major cultural institution like the
Kennedy Center for the strenuous
concluding year of its first decade,
Marta Casals Istomin has no illusions
about her job. Perhaps as "an artist's
artist" she never had any. In addition
to the name that proclaims ''music''
and her ability to soothe stage-
frightened artists, she has other for-
midable credentials . She is on a first-
name basis with most of the world's
great composers, artists and directors
as well as having the perception of
"box office" that is indispensable to
any impresario .
Queried about the difficulties of
running the Center, she hesitated only
for a moment over one word. "The
only 'distasteful' part of my job,"
she said, "is having to compromise.
But that's true, I suppose, every-
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27. audiences to make up their own
minds about quality. 1 hope before
long people will come not because of
'who' is performing, but for 'what' is
on the program.
"The 'star' system - that made
the movies - is pretty hard to com-
bat. The stars, of course, are wonder-
ful. They have arrived, and can guar-
antee a full house. But there are the
not-quite stars, too, and young per-
formers (like those in the Aspen
Music Festival) who haven't had a
chance to be heard, but who may well
be the 'stars' of tomorrow.
"I hope to find new audiences
while keeping the present ones con-
tent and coming, and to educate peo-
ple to recognize that there are many
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In September lstomin launched a glows. I've lost pounds and
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seats) will be an effective launching
pad for this sort of programming.
"We are so blessed here," says
Istomin. "There is so much richness
of cultural opportunities, and such
possibility for real exposure." The
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"I'm gonna change my way of liv-
ing and if that ain't enough, I'm gon-
na change the way I strut my stuff,"
says an old popular song. Is this you
today? Have you made up your mind
CHANGING THE
to change your body? Perhaps the
onset of the food-rich holiday season
has nudged you into an exercise
routine that makes you feel good,
think slim and look sexy.
It's more than a seasonal aberra-
tion in Washington, this current
health and fitness fad that has new
clubs, spas and exercise classes
mushrooming all over town. It's part
of a national craze, a new zest for
life.
"I've signed up for the rest of my
life,'' Wilma Bernstein, wife of
Washington real estate developer,
OF WASHINGTON
Stuart, says about Pat McKenney's
classes at Somebodies Exercise Studio
in Georgetown. McKenney's 12
teachers keep two exercise rooms in
perpetual motion with a daily 16-class
schedule that anyone can fit into (but
bring your own towel).
Using breathing techniques,
aerobics and music, McKenney con-
centrates on spinal alignment and
teaches people how to increase
cardio-vascular strength, while pro-
ducing physiological changes with ex-
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"Many clients exercise as an exten-
sion of therapy following injury or
surgery," says McKenney, "but most
come to maintain health and relax
tensions and stress."
And they come to change the
body's shape . "This kind of
exercise," says Bernstein, "changes
the way your body looks and the way
You feel. l love the class regime, the
instruction. I will always exercise,"
she says decisively.
But group interaction is not for Representatives of area spas take advantage of the Smithsonian's big top to "work out" with
everyone. First Lady Nancy Reagan stars of the ring. (L toR) Lottie Wolfe of Slender Shore and Sea Spring, Karen Diamond of the
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pedals her stationary bike on the sec- Vanderkeen of Somebodies and (atop the ladder) Janice Moore, exercise specialist. Framing
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of the history of pop entertainment.
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Even the President has been known Yet for many, the discipline of a class is fantastic for toning muscles
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