TELEVISION
Wednesday, September 4 Kraft Mystery Theater (NBC, 9-10 p.m.).* Drama starring Richard Conte and Keir Dullea. When thugs invade his home, a blind man refuses the aid of the son he considers a weakling. Repeat. The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS, 9:30-10 p.m.). Four-eyed visitors from outer space invade Rob Petrie's home. Repeat.
Thursday, September 5 Alcoa Premiere (ABC, 10-11 p.m.). Lee Meriwether, Miss America of 1955, and Carol Lynley star in the story of a runner-up beauty queen's unsuccessful attempts to break into the big time. Repeat.
The Nurses (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). A nurse conceals significant facts about a patient and finds herself threatened with dismissal and the hospital with a lawsuit. Colleen Dewhurst is guest star. Repeat.
Saturday, September 7 Saturday Night at the Movies (NBC, 9-11:10 p.m.). Franc,oise Sagan's novel A Certain Smile, made into a movie starring Rossano Brazzi, Joan Fontaine, Bradford Dillman and Christine Carere. Color.
Miss America Pageant (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). The 43rd Miss America Pageant, live from Atlantic City, N.J. Bert Parks hosts for the ninth consecutive year.
Sunday, September 8
83rd Annual National Singles Tennis Championships (NBC, 2-4:30 p.m.). Men's and women's finals at Forest Hills.
Second Annual World Series of Golf (NBC, 4:30-6 p.m.). The final six holes in the two-day competition at the Firestone Country Club in Akron.
Twentieth Century (CBS, 6-6:30 p.m.). An examination of East Germany's massive espionage system, with films of actual contacts between Communist agents and spy suspects. Repeat.
Du Pont Show of the Week (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). A dark chapter in a Member of Parliament's past prevents him from receiving a Cabinet appointment. Jack Hawkins, Pamela Brown. Repeat.
Crucial Summer: the 1963 Civil Rights Crises (ABC, 10:30-11 p.m.). Last in the series of five programs examining the current race integration struggle.
Monday, September 9
The Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC, 7-7:30 p.m.). Premiere of a new half-hour edition of news and background.
What Ever Happened to Royalty? (ABC, 9-10 p.m.). A portrait of the European royalty that will probably never reign, including Prince Louis Ferdinand of Hohenzollern, Don Juan and Victoria Eugenie of Spain.
RECORDS
Two Hours with Thelonious Monk (Riverside) is time exceptionally well spent with the ranking genius of jazz. On recordings made during his 1961 European tour, Monk runs through the core of his repertory (18 tracks on two LPs), but his message eludes his three breathless sidemen.
Criss-Cross (Columbia) presents Monk in even finer fettle, playing with the same group two years later. The apprenticeship with the master has enriched everyone's technique and understanding, and Monk's reconsiderations of some of his private standards (Crepuscule with Nellie, Rhythm-a-ning) prove the immense vitality of his imagination.
Seven Steps to Heaven (Miles Davis; Columbia) has an ominous ring to it, but the trumpet sounds reassuringly earthy and much better behaved than it has in its owner's recent past. Especially memorable: Basin Street Blues, a poignant narrative of lasting sorrow in Davis' well-known brooding approach.
Americans in Europe, Vols. I and II (Impulse), is a superbly recorded account of the goings-on in Koblenz, Germany, where 25 American jazz expatriates turned up to make music last January. The results (13 tracks on two LPs) are of historical value at the very least. Among those present: Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Don Byas, Jimmy Gourley, Lou Bennett, Champion Jack Dupree.
Other notable jazz records from a bumper summer crop:
April in Paris! (Don Byas; Battle). A master tenorman of the '40s with French string orchestra.
Town Hall Concert (Charlie Mingus; United Artists Jazz). Big-band jazz in Mingus' highly original and often inspired conception.
The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (Charlie Mingus; Impulse). Bassist Mingus working beyond the reach of censure on his own Dadaist compositions.
Today and Now (Coleman Hawkins; Impulse) is the best offering yet from Tenorman Hawkins and his brilliant rhythm section--Tommy Flanagan, piano; Major Holley, bass; Eddie Locke, handling the drums.
Do Nothing 'Til You Hear from Me (Johnny Griffin; Riverside). One of the very best saxophonists around having a very good day.
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Howard McGhee; United Artists Jazz). A trumpeter playing the blues with autobiographical seriousness.
Reunion (Benny Golson; Jazzland). A leading saxophonsit in all-star company: Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J. J. Johnson, trombone; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.
CINEMA
The Leopard. Italian Film Director Luchino Visconti (Rocco and His Brothers) has made a remarkable film about the fortunes of a fading princely household in 19th century Sicily. Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon star in this splendid cinematic set piece.
Lord of the Flies. William Golding's widely read novel of human frailty and the force of sin in society has been translated into an adventure story about castaway boys on a desert island. Golding's harrowing allegory has been lost, and all that is left is an ineptly acted movie that will anger the book's partisans, perplex the uninitiated.
The Small World of Sammy Lee. As the M.C. of a Soho strip joint, Anthony Newley oozes innuendo, juggles illicit deals, and runs runs runs. A satisfactory if often sordid film.
The Thrill of It All. Doris Day has done with defending her virtue against the assaults of assorted seducers, has settled down with James Garner, two kids, and a contract to make TV commercials for a soap company. The results are somewhat sudsy but far from squeaky-clean.
Toys in the Attic. Geraldine Page, Wendy Hiller and Dean Martin try to breathe life into Lillian Hellman's play, but the story about Dixie spinsters who indulge in a bit of brother-smothering is about as believable as Southern-fried matzo balls.
BOOKS
Best Reading
Cat and Mouse, by Guenter Grass. Best-selling Novelist Grass (The Tin Drum) relates the torment of a young man whose prominent Adam's apple makes him an outcast to his classmates. He strives for excellence and wins it, but to the "cat"--human conformity--he is still a curiosity.
The Nun of Monza, by Mario Mazzucchelli. Based on archives opened six years ago in Milan, this book retells a lurid story that shocked 17th century Italy. It takes 14 years of solitary penitence before Sister Virginia of Monza is finally forgiven for her passionate, protracted love affair with a reckless nobleman.
They Fought Alone, by John Keats. The story of the American and Philippine guerrillas who stayed on Mindanao in 1942 under the inventive leadership of Colonel Wendell Fertig. A rewarding narrative by the author of The Insolent Chariots.
Night and Silence Who Is Here?, by Pamela Hansford Johnson. A deft satire about a rich New England college (which is curiously like a large industrial foundation) and a charming English scholar who can't get enough of the subsidized way of life.
Ford: Decline and Rebirth, 1933-62, by Allan Nevins and Frank Ernest Hill. Until World War II contracts came through, wayward management and union pressures brought Ford Motor Co. perilously close to bankruptcy. Authors Nevins and Hill recount the story of this period and of the recovery that followed, led by Henry Ford II and such brilliant executives as Ernest R. Breech.
Best Sellers
FICTION
1. The Shoes of the Fisherman, West (1 last week)
2. Elizabeth Appleton, O'Hara (2)
3. The Glass-Blowers, Du Maurier (4)
4. Caravans, Michener (5)
5. City of Night, Rechy (3)
6. Seven Days in May, Knebel and Bailey (7)
7. The Collector, Fowles (8)
8. Grandmother and the Priests, Caldwell (6)
9. The Concubine, Lofts (9)
10. Raise High the Roof Beam, Salinger (10)
NONFICTION
1. My Darling Clementine, Fishman (3)
2. The Fire Next Time, Baldwin (1)
3. The Whole Truth and Nothing But, Hopper (4)
4. I Owe Russia $1,200, Hope (2)
5. The Day They Shook the Plum Tree, Lewis (6)
6. Terrible Swift Sword, Catton (5)
7. The Wine Is Bitter, Eisenhower (7)
8. Travels with Charley, Steinbeck (9)
9. Notebooks 1935-1942, Camus (8)
10. Portrait of Myself, Bourke-White (10)
*All times E.D.T.
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