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Page 18, PHOENIX, May 16,Closing MarathonOf Season UpheldFoss' Fine TraditionMaurtfeSpecializing in Yem enand International CuisineFine Food at Good Prices144 Atlantic Ave.Open Daily 1 1a.m .-11 p.m8 58-7/32A scene from %u201cOliver,%u201d now playing at the Heights Players Theater,26 Willow Place, for one more weekend. Here Is Fagin%u2019s Gang. Left toright are: Franny Fuchs, Alan Blntliff, Eric Steinson, Anna Stookey,Robert Weinstein and Andy Krawetz, who plays Fagin. [Julian Photo]BY MICHAEL ALLENThe music of the 18th Century (that%u2019s the Century of Haydn and Mozart, as well as Rossetti, Boccherini and Gluck) was presented on stage at the Opera House of the Brooklyn Academy of Music on May 11, in one of the most mystifying programs we have ever seen at that hall.Mystifying? Yes, because there were fewer than 1000 people there to hear and partake of the fun of what has to be one of the finest musical traditions that Brooklyn has built over the past few seasons.Lukas Foss and the Brooklyn Philharmonia have built a firstclass orchestra out of the shell of the staid, traditional and not-so-hot group of musicians that the Philharmonia was during the Fifties and the Sixties. What a pity that more people don%u2019t know.The exciting and unique Marathon concept Foss brought to the Philharmonia is simple: put together a program of music ranging over an entire period or the entire work of a composer, and put it on the stage in an evening-long panorama (in this case, from 6 p.m. to 10:30). Load the program with variety-chamber groups, vocalists, choral works, orchestral works, sonatas, concertos-and encourage the audience to move around, to go out for a smoke, a drink or even dinner, then come back for theCity Pours Money Into Public JohnsBorough President Sebastian Leone last week announced Board of Estimate approval of more than $64,000 in design money for the rehabilitation of 22 comfort stations located in parks throughout the borough.NewWbrksNANCy ck I a u ro tAhMAd ANTUNCj SuFiSaid Leone, %u2018%u2018I will be watching the progress of the rehabilitation designs closely to make sure the actual repair work goes forward as expeditiously as possible.%u201dLocal parks and playgrounds to be upgraded here are: the recreaI I ^ _ tion building, Coffey Park, Dwight,M d V 3 * 2 9 Richards and Pioneer Streets, Red Hook; comfort station, P.S. 146 playground, Sixth Avenue and 18th Street, Park Slope; and Taafe Park, Taafe Place between Park and Myrtle Avenues, Clinton Hill.91 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn qAlUvty 9iRenovation of comfort station, playground equipment and Sprinkler system were set to go forward at another Clinton Hill Park - the Underwood Park at the corner of Washington and Lafayette avenues -- as promised by the ParksDepartment last year, but a couple of bureaucratic snags have developed that are threatening the entire project. TheParks Department had agreed to repave the deeply-pocked playground area, to renovate existing play equipment, and to lend machinery and manpower to install new equipment. The entire program was developed by a local group, Friends of Underwood Park, of the Pratt Area Community Council. Now, under the new city administration, the Parks Department has changed its mind.In addition, vandals recently destroyed plumbing at the playground, setting back the group%u2019s plans to reopen the comfort station and fountain facilities on a regular basis.%u2022 %u2022 V *u nH E I G H T SP L A Y E R S tumioutf M M 1 9 S 4 0 ( 3H a t iM ii fiMUT 12&19 2=30M H H UAii%u00ab%u00abU4 b%u00a7 J%u00abhnS%u00bbwn%u00ab'^26 Willow Place %u2022 R eser. 237-2752T H E K A N E S T R E E T N U R S E R Y236 Kane Street between Court- f a\\rrton SteSOME OPENINGS FOR SEPT.7H CHILDREN AGES 3 %u00a34 Transportation Available. 875-3974 %u25a0 2(& -344REvery bankingservice foryou or your hi ictinp<^ anHfree checking n/ Moilfor seniorcitizens at Bank of26 COURT STREETCommerceN ew Y ork'su n d e rsta n d in gPLUS bankFLA I BUSH, SHtfcPSHtAU BAY, & BROWNSVILLEMEMSINFIOCNAl OKNGSlT INSUNANCI CONDONATIONKLYN HEIGHTS Cinem a*Wed.thru Tues.May 8-14 \RIBALD HUMOR\JACKf NICHOLSONT H E. LASTD ETA ILA h 2:20-4:10-6:00-7:50-9:40pm70 HENRY ST a-ORANGE ST........ tel 596 7070 _ _ _W ed.thru Tues.May 8-14\N. Y. Times. %u00abDaily News At: 2:20-4:1 5-6:10-8:05-10pm'finale. That%u2019s what this Marathon was.There was yoeman service from the Boehm Quintette and the Hofstra String Quartet, the former fast making a name for itself in recital circles, the latter an outstanding group drawn from the members of the Philharmonia itself.One of the early highlights of the program was the excellent presentation of the Beethoven Sonata for Flute and Piano in B Major, with Gerardo Levy, flute, and David Abramovitz. Other piano works, a selection of Mozart (both Wolfgang and Xaver), works by Julie Holtzman, and the American prem iere of an Xaver Mozart Concerto, were interesting pieces, played in an admirable fashion. Fortunately for us, Ms. Holtzman%u2019s musical skills were considerably better than her dramatics.One highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Mozart (Wolfgang, this time) %u2018%u2018Im presario,%u201d a fun, frolicsom work that is seldome heard. Tenor David Bender, who sang a number of times throughout the evening, was joined by the Philharmonia%u2019s own \a delightful presentation, with lyrics composed by Lukas Foss. Susan Belling and Gloria Johnson, both sopranos, presented the sharp contrasts that set the scene for action. Miss Belling later gave a sparkling performance in the Haydn Mass.The cap on the evening, the Haydn Mass in D, was along time coming to those who had begun the evening at 6 o%u2019clock, but was well worth waiting for. The Philharm onia%u2019s Choral Society, directed by David Aurelius, was joined by the Collegiate Chorale, directed by Richard Westenburg, for the performance, and brought a rousing close to the evening. Another star performance for the night was that delivered in the Mass by bass Bruce Abel.The evening furnished many surprises for those who may ordinarily be turned off by the post-Baroque, since this period closely overlaps in style and composers with many of the familiar sounds of that period.In the program for the evening, the Philharmonia unveiled its tentative program for 1974-75, which promises to be a good year for music at the Academy. The season will begin in November with another marathon-this one dedicated to the City of Paris, and including music composed in and under the influence of the French Capital. A similar program devoted to Vienna closes the season next April. One highlight of the coming season is a December 22, 1974 performance of H andel%u2019s %u201c The Messiah,%u201d presented by the Orchestra and three combined choruses.AttendPRIMITIVE PAINT INGS May 4-25, 1974Tups Sun 2 00-6 00 P M NOVEMBER 70 HENRY ST GALLERY Br o o k l y n m y_ !%u2022 fWAl.s HrijkU c1'2' 596----JL A ....JL M v e & fii ctri gsiriirioriiFriday %u00a3 Saturday (lights lopm to 2amRalph Kotkobfo iK - r o c K P ia n o v o c a lis tThursday %u00a3 Sunday/ nights 6:50pmto iopmAnya FraK erfolk guitsnstSU PPER S E R V E D 1 TIL I A M136 ATLANTIC A VENU E (6%u00a3T. CLINTON $ tT E N R Y S re) %u2022 CLO SED M ONDAY 8 3 4 -1 9 5 1%u25a0 T ^ T X T IW M T T T I IT iW I T O T T T T T T T W