Salvatore BaccaloniConcert
Artist, Boasts Unusual Record
By JUNE FITZGIBBONS
Salvatore Baccaloni, the first
guest star in the concert series, has
an unusual background. The in
sert of basso buffo which often ap
pears after his name refers to his
voice range; he has the qualities
of both a bass and a tenor.
Baccaloni was born in Rome and
started his musical training at the
age of six. When he entered col
lege however, he was not consider
ing music at all, but turned to the
field of architecture.
Because of the persuasion of a
friend, he later forgot his degree
in architecture and his job to start
singing again. Toscanini heard him
and the story of the talent discov
ery followed.
The first part Baccaloni played
on the New York stage after ar
riving in this country was that of
a lovesick, foolish, old bachelor in
"Don Pasquale." He was such a,
/success and drawing card from;
then an that he always plays the
comic part in the operas now.
Weighing 300 pounds and hav
ing a definite stage personality,
Baccaloni has been quoted as say
ing he likes the ridiculous roles he
plays and that he could never ac
complish the necessary physique
for the hero anyway.
He has played 160 roles in five
different languages and he has
been connected with such organiza
tions as the Chicago Ope^'a com
pany, the Metropolitan opera, and
the leading companies in England
and the continent.
Known as a willing and sincere
artist, Baccaloni is popular with his
workers. If his voice ever fails him,
the legitimate stage would instant
ly utilize his abilities as an actor.
Baccaloni has said that he hopes
to one day combine his knowledge
of the theater and architecture for
the glorification of stage designing.
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Oils Exhibition
Scheduled By
Art School
Beginning today and running
through October 16, the University
of Oregon school of architecture
and allied arts will present an ex
hibition of oils and watercolors by
Nelson Sandgren and Earl Curtis.
Sandgren and Curtis, each of
whom received a master of fine
arts degree this summer from the
University, will show their thesis
material from 1 to 5 p.m. daily
during the exhibition.,
Sandgren, a native of Canada,
attended Washington high school in
Portland, from which he graduated
in 1936. He was awarded a scholar
ship to Linfield, where he studied
during 1937 and 1938. In 1941
Sandgren came to the University
of Oregon where he studied until
his entry into the army in 1943.
Following the war he taught
history of painting at the Philli
pine institute for armed forces in
Manila.
Sandgren’s original interest was
watercolors, but recently he has
also done work in oil. Both media
will be shown in the forthcoming
exhibition.
Earl Curtis is a native of Port
land, and attended the University
receiving his bachelor of science
degree in 1940.
After leaving the University,
Curtis studied at the Cooper Union
in New York City for a year and
a half.
His work there was interrupted
while he served 27 months in the
Marine' corps, after which he re
turned to do free-lance commercial
work.
Curtis, who was a graduate as
sistant in the University of Ore
gon painting and drawing depart
ment last year, specialized in oil
painting.
Air Show of '43
Series Recalled
By KEN METZL.AR
The World Series is over, and al
though the New York Yankees
won, the students will probably
agree that it was a tight series and
the Dodgers kept it interesting by
providing plenty of excitement.
In another world series in 1943,
excitement of another kind was
provided during a few moments as
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army B-17 bombers, one of which
was piloted by Robert Sheets, a
University of Oregon student ma
joring in foreign trade, hedge
hopped over Yankee Stadium and
caused irate city officials to de
mand immediate disciplinary ac
tion by the army. Spectators, how
ever, seemed to enjoy the “air
show.”
For those who don’t recall the
incident, here are hte details as
reported by the press associations.
On October 5 during the series
opener at Yankee stadium, an army
B-17 bomber flew low over the
field, swung back, and five-min
utes later hedge-hopped over the
stadium grand stands. Mayor La
Guardia was highly displeased
about the matter demanding an
immediate reprimand by the army.
Actually, declared Sheets, there
were four planes taking part in the
episode, each making one pass over
the stadium. Sheets said they just
couldn’t resist the temptation. The
planes had been buzzing farmers all
the way from Florida to Maine,
terminating the excitement by the
flight over the stadium.
In the meantime orders had come
through re-routing the planes to
Mitchell field, New York, instead
of Maine, as had been iriginally
planned. “When we turned up at
Maine after all,” mused Sheets,
“They (the army) knew right away
who it was that had done the buzz
ing.”
Sheets interrupted his education
here in 1940 to begin a world cir
cuit jaunt. After traveling to the
Philippines, China, Japan and Sin
gapore, he gave up the trip, came
back and entered the army in Jan
uary, 1942. The 28-year-old veter
an of 36 combat missions over Ger
many declared that he has “kind of
calmed down a bit since that sta
dium flight. You get to realize the
danger as you get older,” he added.
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