Richard Farina’s “Been Down So Long”

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Fifth Estate # 15, October 1-15, 1966

A few days before recording artist Richard Farina died in a motorcycle accident last May, Random House released his first novel, “Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me.” The book, a story of the escapades of one …

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Theatre

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Fifth Estate # 14, September 15, 1966

On September 2, 3 and 4 the Lafayette Park Players presented their production of “A Thurber Carnival” at the Chrysler School Auditorium. The cast has worked together only once before last fall in “Monique”; and, although the program notes show …

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Folk Festival Here—Newport

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Fifth Estate # 12, August 15, 1966

Newport, Rhode Island is an old, almost dingy New England town whose saving graces are a beautiful Atlantic beach and the music festivals held every year there. The weather is hot in the day and cold in the night, but …

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