Mischa/np Elman/np shared/vbd last/ap night's/nn$ Lewisohn/np-tl Stadium/nn-tl concert/nn with/in three/cd American/jj composers/nns ./.


	His/pp$ portion/nn of/in the/at program/nn --/-- and/cc a/at big/jj portion/nn it/pps was/bedz --/-- consisted/vbd of/in half/abn the/at major/jj nineteenth-century/nn concertos/nns for/in the/at violin/nn :/: to/in wit/nn ,/, the/at Mendelssohn/np and/cc the/at Tchaikovsky/np ./.
That/dt is/bez an/at evening/nn of/in music-making/nn that/wps would/md faze/vb many/abn a/at younger/jjr man/nn ;/. ;/.
Mr./np Elman/np is/bez 70/cd years/nns old/jj ./.


	There/ex were/bed 8,000/cd persons/nns at/in the/at Stadium/nn-tl who/wps can/md tell/vb their/pp$ grandchildren/nns that/cs they/ppss heard/vbd Elman/np ./.
But/cc ,/, with/in all/abn due/jj respects/nns and/cc allowances/nns ,/, it/pps must/md truthfully/rb be/be said/vbn that/cs what/wdt they/ppss heard/vbd was/bedz more/ql syrupy/jj than/cs sweet/jj ,/, more/ql mannered/jj than/cs musical/jj ./.
The/at occasion/nn was/bedz sentimental/jj ;/. ;/.
so/rb was/bedz the/at playing/nn ./.




The/at American/jj part/nn of/in the/at evening/nn consisted/vbd of/in Paul/np Creston's/np$ Dance/nn-tl Overture/nn-tl ,/, William/np Schuman's/np$ ``/`` Chester/np-tl ''/'' From/in-tl ``/`` New/jj-tl England/np-tl Triptych/nn-tl ''/'' and/cc two/cd works/nns of/in Wallingford/np Riegger/np ,/, Dance/nn-tl Rhythms/nns-tl ,/, Op./nn-tl 58/cd-tl ,/, and/cc a/at Romanza/fw-nn-tl For/in-tl Strings/nns-tl ,/, Op./nn-tl 56A/nn-tl ./.


	The/at Creston/np is/bez purely/rb a/at potboiler/nn ,/, with/in Spanish/jj ,/, English/jj ,/, French/jj and/cc American/jj dances/nns mixed/vbn into/in the/at stew/nn ./.
The/at Riegger/np ,/, with/in its/pp$ Latin/jj hesitation/nn bounce/nn ,/, is/bez just/rb this/dt side/nn of/in the/at pale/jj ;/. ;/.
like/cs his/pp$ sweet/jj ,/, attractive/jj Romanza/fw-nn-tl ,/, it/pps belongs/vbz to/in what/wdt the/at composer/nn called/vbd his/pp$ ``/`` Non-Dissonant/jj-tl (/( Mostly/rb )/) ''/'' category/nn of/in works/nns ./.
The/at Schuman/np ``/`` Chester/np ''/'' takes/vbz off/rp from/in an/at old/jj William/np Billings/np tune/nn with/in rousing/jj woodwind/nn and/cc brass/nn effect/nn ./.




All/ql these/dts --/-- potboilers/nns or/cc no/at --/-- provided/vbd a/at welcome/jj breath/nn of/in fresh/jj air/nn in/in the/at form/nn of/in lively/jj ,/, colorful/jj ,/, unstuffy/jj works/nns well/ql suited/vbn for/in the/at great/jj out-of-doors/nn ./.
It/pps was/bedz nice/jj to/to have/hv something/pn a/at little/ql up-to-date/jj for/in a/at change/nn ./.
We/ppss have/hv Alfredo/np Antonini/np to/to thank/vb for/in this/dt healthy/jj change/nn of/in diet/nn as/ql well/rb as/cs the/at lively/jj performances/nns of/in the/at Stadium/nn-tl Symphony/nn-tl ./.


	A/at woman/nn who/wps undergoes/vbz artificial/jj insemination/nn against/in the/at wishes/nns of/in her/pp$ husband/nn is/bez the/at unlikely/jj heroine/nn of/in ``/`` A/at-tl Question/nn-tl Of/in-tl Adultery/nn-tl ''/'' ,/, yesterday's/nr$ new/jj British/jj import/nn at/in the/at Apollo/np ./.


	Since/cs an/at objective/jj viewer/nn might/md well/rb conclude/vb that/cs this/dt is/bez not/* a/at situation/nn that/wps would/md often/rb arise/vb ,/, the/at film's/nn$ extensive/jj discussion/nn of/in the/at problem/nn seems/vbz ,/, at/in best/jjt ,/, superfluous/jj ./.
In/in its/pp$ present/jj artless/jj ,/, low-budget/nn form/nn ,/, the/at subject/nn matter/nn seems/vbz designed/vbn to/to invite/vb censorial/jj wrath/nn ./.


	With/in Julie/np London/np enacting/vbg the/at central/jj role/nn with/in husky-voiced/jj sincerity/nn ,/, the/at longsuffering/jj heroine/nn is/bez at/in least/ap attractive/jj ./.
The/at explanation/nn offered/vbn for/in her/pp$ conduct/nn is/bez a/at misguided/vbn attempt/nn to/to save/vb her/pp$ marriage/nn to/in a/at neurotic/jj husband/nn left/vbn sterile/jj as/cs a/at result/nn of/in an/at automobile/nn accident/nn ./.


	Anthony/np Steel/np ,/, as/cs the/at husband/nn ,/, is/bez a/at jealous/jj type/nn who/wps argues/vbz against/in her/pp$ course/nn and/cc sues/vbz for/in divorce/nn ,/, labeling/vbg her/pp$ action/nn adulterous/jj ./.
The/at actor/nn plays/vbz his/pp$ role/nn glumly/rb under/in the/at lurid/jj direction/nn of/in Don/np Chaffey/np ,/, as/cs do/do Basil/np Sydney/np as/cs his/pp$ unsympathetic/jj father/nn and/cc Anton/np Diffring/np as/cs an/at innocent/jj bystander/nn ./.


	After/in a/at protracted/vbn ,/, hysterical/jj trial/nn scene/nn more/ql notable/jj for/in the/at frankness/nn of/in its/pp$ language/nn than/cs for/in dramatic/jj credibility/nn ,/, the/at jury/nn ,/, to/in no/at one's/pn$ surprise/nn ,/, leaves/vbz the/at legal/jj question/nn unresolved/jj ./.
When/wrb the/at husband/nn drops/vbz the/at case/nn and/cc returns/vbz to/in his/pp$ wife/nn ,/, both/abx seem/vb sorry/jj they/ppss brought/vbd the/at matter/nn up/rp in/in the/at first/od place/nn ./.
So/rb was/bedz the/at audience/nn ./.
London/np-hl ,/,-hl July/np-hl 4/cd-hl 
--/-- For/in its/pp$ final/jj change/nn of/in bill/nn in/in its/pp$ London/np season/nn ,/, the/at Leningrad/np-tl State/nn-tl Kirov/np-tl Ballet/nn-tl chose/vbd tonight/nr to/to give/vb one/cd of/in those/dts choreographic/jj miscellanies/nns known/vbn as/cs a/at ``/`` gala/jj program/nn ''/'' at/in the/at Royal/jj-tl Opera/nn-tl House/nn-tl ,/, Covent/np-tl Garden/nn-tl ./.
No/at doubt/nn the/at underlying/vbg idea/nn was/bedz to/to show/vb that/cs for/in all/abn the/at elegance/nn and/cc artistry/nn that/wps have/hv distinguished/vbn its/pp$ presentations/nns thus/ql far/rb ,/, it/pps too/rb could/md give/vb a/at circus/nn if/cs it/pps pleased/vbd ./.


	And/cc please/vb it/pps did/dod ,/, in/in every/at sense/nn of/in the/at word/nn ,/, for/cs it/pps had/hvd the/at audience/nn shouting/vbg much/ap of/in the/at time/nn in/in a/at manner/nn far/rb from/in typical/jj of/in London/np audiences/nns ./.
At/in the/at end/nn of/in the/at program/nn ,/, indeed/rb ,/, there/ex was/bedz a/at demonstration/nn that/wps lasted/vbd for/in forty-five/cd minutes/nns ,/, and/cc nothing/pn could/md stop/vb it/ppo ./.
Alexandre/np Livshitz/np repeated/vbd a/at fantastic/jj technical/jj bit/nn from/in the/at closing/vbg number/nn ,/, ``/`` Taras/np-tl Bulba/np-tl ''/'' ,/, but/cc even/rb then/rb there/ex was/bedz a/at substantial/jj number/nn of/in diehards/nns who/wps seemed/vbd determined/vbn not/* to/to go/vb home/nr at/in all/abn ./.
Only/rb a/at plea/nn from/in the/at house/nn manager/nn ,/, John/np Collins/np ,/, finally/rb broke/vbd up/rp the/at party/nn ./.




But/cc for/in all/abn the/at manifest/jj intention/nn to/to ``/`` show/vb off/rp ''/'' ,/, this/dt was/bedz a/at circus/nn with/in a/at difference/nn ,/, for/cs instead/rb of/in descending/vbg in/in quality/nn to/in what/wdt is/bez known/vbn as/cs a/at popular/jj level/nn ,/, it/pps added/vbd further/rbr to/in the/at evidence/nn that/cs this/dt is/bez a/at very/ql great/jj dancing/vbg company/nn ./.


	The/at ``/`` Taras/np-tl Bulba/np-tl ''/'' excerpt/nn is/bez a/at rousing/jj version/nn of/in Gogol's/np$ Ukrainian/jj folk-tale/nn choreographed/vbn by/in Bo/np Fenster/np to/in music/nn of/in Soloviev-Sedoi/np ./.
It/pps is/bez danced/vbn by/in some/rb thirty-five/cd men/nns and/cc no/at women/nns ,/, and/cc it/pps contains/vbz everything/pn in/in the/at books/nns --/-- lusty/jj comedy/nn ,/, gregarious/jj cavorting/nn ,/, and/cc tricks/nns that/wps only/rb madmen/nns or/cc Russians/nps would/md attempt/vb to/to make/vb the/at human/jj body/nn perform/vb ./.
Yuri/np Soloviev/np ,/, Oleg/np Sokolov/np ,/, Alexei/np Zhitkov/np ,/, Lev/np Sokolov/np ,/, Yuri/np Korneyev/np and/cc Mr./np Livshitz/np were/bed the/at chief/jjs soloists/nns ,/, but/cc everybody/pn on/in stage/nn was/bedz magnificent/jj ./.




At/in the/at other/ap extreme/nn in/in character/nn was/bedz the/at half-hour/nn excerpt/nn from/in the/at Petipa-Minkus/np ballet/nn ``/`` Bayaderka/np ''/'' ,/, which/wdt opened/vbd the/at evening/nn ./.
What/wdt a/at man/nn this/dt Petipa/np was/bedz !/. !/.
And/cc why/wrb do/do we/ppss in/in the/at West/nr-tl know/vb so/ql few/ap of/in his/pp$ ballets/nns ?/. ?/.
This/dt scene/nn is/bez a/at ``/`` white/jj ballet/nn ''/'' in/in which/wdt a/at lovelorn/jj hero/nn searches/vbz for/in his/pp$ departed/vbn love's/nn$ spirit/nn among/in twenty-eight/cd extraordinarily/ql beautiful/jj ``/`` shadows/nns ''/'' who/wps can/md all/abn dance/vb like/cs nothing/pn human/jj --/-- which/wdt ,/, of/in course/nn ,/, is/bez altogether/rb fitting/vbg ./.
The/at ensemble/nn enters/vbz in/in a/at long/jj adagio/nn passage/nn that/dt is/bez of/in fantastic/jj difficulty/nn ,/, as/ql well/rb as/cs loveliness/nn ,/, and/cc adagio/nn is/bez the/at general/jj medium/nn of/in the/at piece/nn ./.




Its/pp$ ballerina/nn ,/, Olga/np Moiseyeva/np ,/, performs/vbz simple/jj miracles/nns of/in beauty/nn ,/, and/cc Ludmilla/np Alexeyeva/np ,/, Inna/np Korneyeva/np and/cc Gabrielle/np Komleva/np make/vb up/rp a/at threesome/nn of/in exquisite/jj accomplishments/nns ./.
Sergei/np Vikulov/np ,/, as/cs the/at lone/jj male/nn ,/, meets/vbz the/at competition/nn well/rb with/in some/dti brilliant/jj hits/nns ,/, but/cc the/at work/nn is/bez designed/vbn to/to belong/vb to/in the/at ladies/nns ./.


	The/at middle/jj section/nn of/in the/at program/nn was/bedz made/vbn up/rp of/in short/jj numbers/nns ,/, naturally/rb enough/qlp of/in unequal/jj merit/nn ,/, but/cc all/abn of/in them/ppo pretty/ql good/jj at/in that/dt ./.
They/ppss consisted/vbd of/in a/at new/jj arrangement/nn of/in ``/`` Nutcracker/nn-tl ''/'' excerpts/nns danced/vbn stunningly/rb by/in Irina/np Kolpakova/np and/cc Mr./np Sokolev/np ,/, with/in a/at large/jj ensemble/nn ;/. ;/.
a/at winning/vbg little/jj ``/`` Snow/nn-tl Maiden/nn-tl ''/'' variation/nn by/in the/at adorable/jj Galina/np Kekisheva/np ;/. ;/.
two/cd of/in those/dts poetic/jj adagios/nns in/in Greek/jj veils/nns (/( and/cc superb/jj esthetic/jj acrobacy/nn )/) by/in Alla/np Osipenko/np and/cc Igor/np Chernishev/np in/in one/cd case/nn and/cc Inna/np Zubkovskaya/np and/cc Yuri/np Kornevey/np in/in the/at other/ap ;/. ;/.
an/at amusing/jj character/nn pas/fw-nn de/fw-in cinq/fw-cd called/vbn ``/`` Gossiping/vbg-tl Women/nns-tl ''/'' ;/. ;/.
a/at stirring/jj ``/`` Flames/nns-tl Of/in-tl Paris/np ''/'' pas/fw-nn de/fw-in deux/fw-cd by/in Xenia/np Ter-Stepanova/np and/cc Alexandre/np Pavlovsky/np ,/, and/cc a/at lovely/jj version/nn of/in Fokine's/np$ ``/`` Le/fw-at-tl Cygne/fw-nn-tl ''/'' by/in Olga/np Moiseyeva/np ,/, which/wdt had/hvd to/to be/be repeated/vbn ./.


	Vadim/np Kalentiev/np was/bedz the/at conductor/nn ./.


	It/pps was/bedz quite/abl an/at evening/nn !/. !/.


	A/at year/nn ago/rb today/nr ,/, when/wrb the/at Democrats/nps were/bed fretting/vbg and/cc frolicking/vbg in/in Los/np Angeles/np and/cc John/np F./np Kennedy/np was/bedz still/rb only/rb an/at able/jj and/cc ambitious/jj Senator/nn-tl who/wps yearned/vbd for/in the/at power/nn and/cc responsibility/nn of/in the/at Presidency/nn-tl ,/, Theodore/np H./np White/np had/hvd already/rb compiled/vbn masses/nns of/in notes/nns about/in the/at Presidential/jj-tl campaign/nn of/in 1960/cd ./.


	As/cs the/at pace/nn of/in the/at quadrennial/jj American/jj political/jj festival/nn accelerated/vbd ,/, Mr./np White/np took/vbd more/ap notes/nns ./.
He/pps traveled/vbd alternately/rb with/in Mr./np Kennedy/np and/cc with/in Richard/np M./np Nixon/np ./.


	He/pps asked/vbd intimate/jj questions/nns and/cc got/vbd frank/jj answers/nns from/in the/at members/nns of/in what/wdt he/pps calls/vbz the/at candidates'/nns$ ``/`` in-groups/nns ''/'' ./.
He/pps assembled/vbd quantities/nns of/in facts/nns about/in the/at nature/nn of/in American/jj politics/nn in/in general/jj ,/, as/ql well/rb as/cs about/in the/at day-to-day/jj course/nn of/in the/at closest/jjt Presidential/jj-tl election/nn in/in American/jj history/nn ./.


	Those/dts of/in us/ppo who/wps read/vb the/at papers/nns may/md think/vb we/ppss know/vb a/at good/jj deal/nn about/in that/dt election/nn ;/. ;/.
how/wql little/ap we/ppss know/vb of/in what/wdt there/ex is/bez to/to be/be known/vbn is/bez made/vbn humiliatingly/ql clear/jj by/in Mr./np White/np in/in ``/`` The/at-tl Making/nn-tl Of/in-tl The/at-tl President/nn-tl 1960/cd-tl ''/'' ./.


	This/dt is/bez a/at remarkable/jj book/nn and/cc an/at astonishingly/ql interesting/jj one/cd ./.
What/wdt might/md have/hv been/ben only/rb warmed-over/jj topical/jj journalism/nn turns/vbz out/rp to/to be/be an/at eyewitness/nn contribution/nn to/in history/nn ./.
Mr./np White/np ,/, who/wps is/bez only/rb a/at competent/jj novelist/nn ,/, is/bez a/at brilliant/jj reporter/nn ./.
His/pp$ zest/nn for/in specific/jj detail/nn ,/, his/pp$ sensitivity/nn to/in emotional/jj atmosphere/nn ,/, his/pp$ tireless/jj industry/nn and/cc his/pp$ crisply/rb turned/vbn prose/nn all/abn contribute/vb to/in the/at effectiveness/nn of/in his/pp$ book/nn ./.



A/at-hl lesson/nn-hl in/in-hl politics/nn-hl 
As/cs a/at dramatic/jj narrative/nn ``/`` The/at-tl Making/nn-tl Of/in-tl The/at-tl President/nn-tl 1960/cd-tl ''/'' is/bez continuously/rb engrossing/jj ./.
And/cc as/cs an/at introduction/nn to/in American/jj politics/nn it/pps is/bez highly/ql educational/jj ./.


	The/at author/nn begins/vbz this/dt volume/nn with/in a/at close-up/nn of/in Mr./np Kennedy/np ,/, his/pp$ family/nn and/cc his/pp$ entourage/nn waiting/vbg for/in the/at returns/nns ./.
He/pps then/rb switches/vbz back/rb to/in a/at consideration/nn of/in the/at seven/cd principal/jjs Presidential/jj-tl hopefuls/nns :/: five/cd Democrats/nps --/-- Senator/nn-tl Hubert/np H./np Humphrey/np ,/, Senator/nn-tl Stuart/np Symington/np ,/, Senator/nn-tl Lyndon/np B./np Johnson/np ,/, Adlai/np E./np Stevenson/np and/cc Mr./np Kennedy/np --/-- and/cc two/cd Republicans/nps --/-- Governor/nn-tl Rockefeller/np and/cc Mr./np Nixon/np ./.


	Then/rb ,/, in/in chronological/jj order/nn ,/, Mr./np White/np covers/vbz the/at primary/nn campaigns/nns ,/, the/at conventions/nns and/cc the/at Presidential/jj-tl campaign/nn itself/ppl ./.
In/in the/at process/nn he/pps writes/vbz at/in length/nn about/in many/ap related/vbn matters/nns :/: the/at importance/nn of/in race/nn ,/, religion/nn ,/, local/jj tradition/nn ,/, bosses/nns ,/, organizations/nns ,/, zealous/jj volunteers/nns and/cc television/nn ./.
Mr./np White/np is/bez bluntly/ql frank/jj in/in his/pp$ personal/jj opinions/nns ./.
He/pps frequently/rb cites/vbz intimate/jj details/nns that/wps seem/vb to/to come/vb straight/rb from/in the/at horse's/nn$ mouth/nn ,/, from/in numerous/jj insiders/nns and/cc from/in Mr./np Kennedy/np himself/ppl ;/. ;/.
but/cc never/rb from/in Mr./np Nixon/np ,/, who/wps looked/vbd on/in reporters/nns with/in suspicion/nn and/cc distrust/nn ./.


	``/`` Rarely/rb in/in American/jj history/nn has/hvz there/ex been/ben a/at political/jj campaign/nn that/wps discussed/vbd issues/nns less/rbr or/cc clarified/vbd them/ppo less/rbr ''/'' ,/, says/vbz Mr./np White/np ./.
Mr./np Nixon/np ,/, he/pps believes/vbz ,/, has/hvz no/at particular/jj political/jj philosophy/nn and/cc mismanaged/vbd his/pp$ own/jj campaign/nn ./.
Although/cs a/at skillful/jj politician/nn and/cc a/at courageous/jj and/cc honest/jj man/nn ,/, Mr./np Nixon/np ,/, Mr./np White/np believes/vbz ,/, ignored/vbd his/pp$ own/jj top-level/nn planners/nns ,/, wasted/vbd time/nn and/cc effort/nn in/in the/at wrong/jj regions/nns ,/, missed/vbd opportunities/nns through/in indecision/nn and/cc damaged/vbd his/pp$ chances/nns on/in television/nn ./.


	Mr./np Nixon/np is/bez ``/`` a/at broody/jj ,/, moody/jj man/nn ,/, given/vbn to/in long/jj stretches/nns of/in introspection/nn ;/. ;/.
he/pps trusts/vbz only/rb himself/ppl and/cc his/pp$ wife/nn ./.
He/pps is/bez a/at man/nn of/in major/jj talent/nn --/-- but/cc a/at man/nn of/in solitary/jj ,/, uncertain/jj impulses/nns ./.
He/pps was/bedz above/in all/abn a/at friend/nn seeker/nn ,/, almost/rb pathetic/jj in/in his/pp$ eagerness/nn to/to be/be liked/vbn ./.
He/pps wanted/vbd to/to identify/vb with/in people/nns and/cc have/hv a/at connection/nn with/in them/ppo ;/. ;/.
the/at least/ap inspiring/jj candidate/nn since/in Alfred/np M./np Landon/np ''/'' ./.


	Mr./np Kennedy/np ,/, Mr./np White/np believes/vbz ,/, ``/`` had/hvd mastered/vbn politics/nn on/in so/ql many/ap different/jj levels/nns that/cs no/at other/ap American/jj could/md match/vb him/ppo ''/'' ./.
Calm/jj ,/, dignified/vbn ,/, composed/vbn ,/, ``/`` superbly/ql eloquent/jj ''/'' ,/, Mr./np Kennedy/np always/rb knew/vbd everything/pn about/in everybody/pn ./.
He/pps enlisted/vbd a/at staff/nn of/in loyal/jj experts/nns and/cc of/in many/ap zealous/jj volunteers/nns ./.
Every/at decision/nn was/bedz made/vbn quickly/rb on/in sound/jj grounds/nns ./.
Efficiency/nn was/bedz enforced/vbn and/cc nothing/pn was/bedz left/vbn to/in chance/nn ./.
Mr./np Kennedy/np did/dod not/* neglect/vb to/to cultivate/vb the/at personal/jj friendship/nn of/in reporters/nns ./.
Mr./np White/np admires/vbz him/ppo profoundly/rb and/cc leaves/vbz no/at doubt/nn that/cs he/pps is/bez a/at Democrat/np himself/ppl who/wps expects/vbz Mr./np Kennedy/np to/to be/be a/at fine/jj President/nn-tl ./.



Pressures/nns-hl portrayed/vbn-hl 
Throughout/in ``/`` The/at-tl Making/nn-tl Of/in-tl A/at-tl President/nn-tl ''/'' Mr./np White/np shows/vbz wonderfully/ql well/rb how/wrb the/at pressures/nns pile/vb up/rp on/in candidates/nns ,/, how/wrb decisions/nns have/hv constantly/rb to/to be/be made/vbn ,/, how/wrb fatigue/nn and/cc illness/nn and/cc nervous/jj strain/nn wear/vb candidates/nns down/rp ,/, how/wrb subordinates/nns play/vb key/jjs roles/nns ./.
And/cc he/pps makes/vbz many/ap interesting/jj comments/nns ./.
Here/rb are/ber several/ap :/: 

	``/`` The/at root/nn question/nn in/in American/jj politics/nn is/bez always/rb :/: Who's/wps+bez the/at Man/nn to/to See/vb ?/. ?/.
To/to understand/vb American/jj politics/nn is/bez ,/, simply/rb ,/, to/to know/vb people/nns ,/, to/to know/vb the/at relative/jj weight/nn of/in names/nns --/-- who/wps are/ber heroes/nns ,/, who/wps are/ber straw/nn men/nns ,/, who/wps controls/vbz ,/, who/wps does/doz not/* ./.
But/cc to/to operate/vb in/in American/jj politics/nn one/pn must/md go/vb a/at step/nn further/rbr --/-- one/pn must/md build/vb a/at bridge/nn to/in such/jj names/nns ,/, establish/vb a/at warmth/nn ,/, a/at personal/jj connection/nn ''/'' ./.


	``/`` In/in the/at hard/jj life/nn of/in politics/nn it/pps is/bez well/rb known/vbn that/cs no/at platform/nn nor/cc any/dti program/nn advanced/vbn by/in either/dtx major/jj American/jj party/nn has/hvz any/dti purpose/nn beyond/in expressing/vbg emotion/nn ''/'' ./.


	``/`` All/abn platforms/nns are/ber meaningless/jj :/: the/at program/nn of/in either/dtx party/nn is/bez what/wdt lies/vbz in/in the/at vision/nn and/cc conscience/nn of/in the/at candidate/nn the/at party/nn chooses/vbz to/to lead/vb it/ppo ''/'' ./.


	Nostalgia/nn week/nn at/in Lewisohn/np-tl Stadium/nn-tl ,/, which/wdt had/hvd begun/vbn with/in the/at appearance/nn of/in the/at 70-year-old/jj Mischa/np Elman/np on/in Tuesday/nr night/nn ,/, continued/vbd last/ap night/nn as/cs Lily/np Pons/np led/vbd the/at list/nn of/in celebrities/nns in/in an/at evening/nn of/in French/jj operatic/jj excerpts/nns ./.


	Miss/np Pons/np is/bez certainly/rb not/* 70/cd --/-- no/at singer/nn ever/rb is/bez --/-- and/cc yet/rb the/at rewards/nns of/in the/at evening/nn again/rb lay/vbd more/rbr in/in paying/vbg tribute/nn to/in a/at great/jj figure/nn of/in times/nns gone/vbn by/rb than/cs in/in present/jj accomplishments/nns ./.
The/at better/jjr part/nn of/in gallantry/nn might/md be/be ,/, perhaps/rb ,/, to/to honor/vb her/pp$ perennial/jj good/jj looks/nns and/cc her/pp$ gorgeous/jj rainbow-hued/jj gown/nn ,/, and/cc to/to chide/vb the/at orchestra/nn for/in not/* playing/vbg in/in the/at same/ap keys/nns in/in which/wdt she/pps had/hvd chosen/vbn to/to sing/vb ./.


	No/at orchestra/nn ,/, however/wrb ,/, could/md be/be expected/vbn to/to follow/vb a/at singer/nn through/in quite/ql as/ql many/ap adventures/nns with/in pitch/nn as/cs Miss/np Pons/np encountered/vbd last/ap night/nn ./.
In/in all/abn fairness/nn ,/, there/ex were/bed flashes/nns of/in the/at great/jj stylist/nn of/in yesteryear/nn ,/, flashes/nns even/rb of/in the/at old/jj consummate/jj vocalism/nn ./.




One/cd such/jj moment/nn came/vbd in/in the/at breathtaking/jj way/nn Miss/np Pons/np sang/vbd the/at cadenza/nn to/in Meyerbeer's/np$ ``/`` Shadow/nn-tl Song/nn-tl ''/'' ./.
The/at years/nns suddenly/rb fell/vbd away/rb at/in this/dt point/nn ./.
On/in the/at whole/jj ,/, however/wrb ,/, one/pn must/md wonder/vb at/in just/rb what/wdt it/pps is/bez that/wps forces/vbz a/at beloved/jj artist/nn to/to besmirch/vb her/pp$ own/jj reputation/nn as/cs time/nn marches/vbz inexorably/rb on/rp ./.


	Sharing/vbg the/at program/nn was/bedz the/at young/jj French-Canadian/jj tenor/nn Richard/np Verreau/np ,/, making/vbg his/pp$ stadium/nn debut/nn on/in this/dt occasion/nn ./.
Mr./np Verreau/np began/vbd shakily/rb ,/, with/in a/at voice/nn that/wps tended/vbd toward/in an/at unpleasant/jj whiteness/nn when/wrb pushed/vbn beyond/in middle/jj volume/nn ./.
Later/rbr on/rp this/dt problem/nn vanished/vbd ,/, and/cc the/at ``/`` Flower/nn-tl Song/nn-tl ''/'' from/in Bizet's/np$ ``/`` Carmen/np-tl ''/'' was/bedz beautifully/rb and/cc intelligently/rb projected/vbn ./.