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i i i e i i i i i H iu ii iii iiu i iii iii iii iii iii im i iii ii iiH N iii iii iti iii iii iii iii iii iim iii m im iin i iii iim iiu m iii u ii15 PHOENIX March 14,1974Let UsHear About. I' .Local Park%u25a0%u25a0Oo .~oc<1:o .c3o>CNjThe boathouse was saved and is in use.V andals Destroy Prospect Park'sO rie n ta l Pavillion TeahouseProspect Park has again been the victim of vandalism. Early Saturday morning the-Oriental Pavillion, which stands between the Wollman iceskating rink adjacent to the Music Grove, was seriously gutted by fire. Its flared, pagoda-like roof was badly damaged. Although the structure still stands, the interior was thoroughly decimated.\saying.The Pavillion, which is sometimes referred to as the Teahouse, has been used as a refreshment stand in recent years. The building is one of a small number of the original Calvert Vaux designs remaining in the park. The graceful Oriental lines of the structure are similar to the roof design of the Music Pagoda near the Nethermead, which was almost completed destroyed by vandals four years ago.Ms. Evelyn Ortner, member of the Friends of Prospect Park , visited the site Monday with Donald Simon, Curator of Prospect Park. Ms. Owner's reaction was that \saved.\\reconstruct it.\Mr. Simon, was made four years ago concerning the Music Pagoda whose original roof has never been rebuilt.So many restoration plans are afoot in Prospect Park. The Tennis House overlooking the Long Meadow, detail work on various bridges and overpasses, the \Lilypond, as well as the final repair of the Music rdguud iidve dii been mentioned as prospects fur renewal in the coming year. But what%u2019s to become of all this with vandals still at large? Will everything decent have to be fenced off and guarded as the Boathouse is?A depressing thought, but let%u2019s not end with hopeless despair. Let%u2019s hope that as the park continues to rebloom, its visitors will increasingly enjoy and appreciate its finest features and encourage successive generations to do the same.Residents toB r i t t e n ' s O p e r aNoy s Fiudde\Benjamin Britten, will be performed at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday March 23rd at 5 p.m., and twice on Sunday March 24th, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.First performed at Oxford Church, England, in 1957, \medieval Miracle Play from the Chester cycle. These rich plays, following closely the biblical stories, were presented by the craftsmen and their families, each trade providing a play in the cycle. Everyone sang the chorales: and Britten has three hymns for cast and audience.Noye will be George P. Leighton; Mrs. Noy will be Heights resident Janet Wagner Stinson; and God will be played by Donald E. Moore, of Park Slope %u2014 President of the Downtown Brooklyn Development Association. The gossips will include Marilyn Beck, of the Heights Players, Virginia Bitar Lindle, soloist withthe Brooklyn Philharmonia in January, and Valerie SaintRossy, all Heights residents.The children soloists, and the animal chorus of no less than 80 children, will be drawn from the middle school choir at St. Ann%u2019s School, directed by Ronald Banyay, and the children%u2019s choir of First Presbyterian directed by Dolly Moon.The orchestra will comprise Heights residents; Daniel Waitzman as solo recorder piayer; and a brass quartet from the Hammarskjold Players. They are joined by the recorder choir of St. Ann%u2019s School and the Westminster Handbell Choir of First Presbyterian Church, Staten Island. Judith Parker Taylor will be music coordinator.The contribution will be $3 for adults, $1.50 for children. For reservations, call 643 0416 (evening) or 624 3770 (day). Tickets can also be purchased at the door......................................................................::............................. .........................ii m ii iii im m iiu i iu u ii is ig ii m i iiContinued from Page 13and from other Brooklyn courts.By limiting features such' astennis courts, skating rinks and thelike, you force us out of the neighborhood to seek amusements andindirectly cheat the neighborhoodout of a portion of our weekendbusiness.I would add that we keep a carprimarily to travel to tennis courts.We don%u2019t use it to go to work or forany ordinary errands. We have twoteenaged children who also playtennis and to use public transit forthis purpose has not provedeconomical.Sincerely,Ann Rosenthal311 Hicks St.Courts areA NecessityTo the Editor:Contrary to what was stated inyour paper regarding a need fortennis courts, I have been interested in tennis courts inDowntown Brooklyn for the past 20years. The Heights always hadmany courts available until theywere replaced some 15 years agoby the construction of a few highrise apartment houses.Cadman Plaza courts are anecessity, as there are no athletictacinues in tne area at all for thehundreds who wish to play tennis.Eugene I. Schwartz.Progress,Not PoetryDear Phoenix:For over one dozen years I havebeen a resident of this area and forthese many years I have hearddiscussion on the subject of tenniscourts for Cadman Park. Therehave been committees and talk andfeedback. So let us know that thesubject, albeit a prominent currentsubject, is not new!Upon moving into CadmanTowers, real close to the park, somuch so, that I can observe it at alltimes besides making use. Thosewho speak of %u201cthe untrammelednatural setting%u201d and go on inlyrical poetic expressions %u2014 aredreaming. Making a head-count, Iwonder how often they actually dogo into the park? For, the place isbleak during the colder months,except for pot smoking teen agers,a handful of senior citizens sittingon the outer fringe benches only,and a forceful multitude of ParkDepartment employees chasingthe flying, scattering bits of paper.Each, is armed with a stick thathas an attached nail, and a bag forevery employee could be filled atthe finish of the working day %u2014hopefully!In my imagery, I see any one ofthese workers administratingtoward-any sport that would be selfsupporting in revenue production.And, as in Central Park in NewYork or Cunningham Park inQueens, the sporting grounds havesurely not removed the benchesand trees. The area that is beingsuggested %u2014 is the center %u201cfallow%u201dground in the park, as well as thepart behind the IRS Building.The people who frequent thepark during the warm months, andthose adults who play touchfootball with their kids on Sundays%u2014 well, in a measured consensusthey claimed that the activity wasonly a substitute for organizedplay, yes tennis or whatever. Thepark too, in the dim darkness ofevening, is great mugging ground,and is assuredly empty. Personally, I %u2019m for a jogging track butabove anything else %u2014 I'm forprogress.Marvin Duke10 Clinton St