University Daily Kansan Thursday, December 16. 1954
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Words of 1954 Have Produced Notable Books
By GEORGIA WALLACE
The words of 1954, despite the pessimism of the critics, have produced a variety of notable works. Here is a breakdown of some of the outstanding books of the year.
First, a prediction that "The Dollmaker," by Harriette Arnow, will win the Pulitzer prize for fiction. It is a novel of a mountain family transplanted to wartime Detroit.
Other interesting fiction of the year: "Not As a Stranger," by Morton Thompson, a boxoffice success now headed for Hollywood; "The Bad Seed," by William March, a horror story of a monstrous child (this one is now a Broadway hit); "The Night of the Hunter," by Davis Grubb; "The Fall of a Titan," by Igor Gouzenko, of Soviet spy ring fame; "Sweet Thursday," by John Steinbeck, an encore of "Cannery Row;" "Mary Anne," by Daphne du Maurier, more light reading and an obvious Hollywood candidate.
And of course there was William Faulkner's controversial "A Fable," a philosophical novel that neither crrites nor readers are quite sure about.
Among biographies and auto-biographies there were several worthy offerings. "Atoms in the Family," by Laura Fermi, wife of the distinguished physicist who died recently, is one of these. Others are "The Memoirs of Aga Khan," "General Dean's Story," "The Roosevelt Family of Sagamore Hill," Elsa Maxwell's "R.S.V.P." "The Taft Story," more of the diaries of Harold Ickes, Ben Hecht's "A Child of the Century."
There also was the final volume on Washington by Douglas Southall Freeman, and Carl Sandburg trimmed to one-volume size his classic series on Lincoln.
Under history, Arnold Toynbee came out with the concluding volume of his massive analysis of civilization and its patterns, "A Study of History." "The Reason Why," by Cecil Woodham-Smith, detailing the charge of the Light Brigade, and "The White and the
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Episcopal morning prayer, 6:45 a.m.
Holy Communion, 7 p.m., Danforth.
Baptist Student Union prayer and devotions, 12:30-13:00 p.m. Danforth
Museum of Art concert, noon and 4 p.m. Gershwin: An American In Paris; Copland: Ballet Suite from Billy the Kid
The Poetry Hour, 4 p.m. Music room,
Union. Arvid Shulenberger. Reader:
Arvid Shulenberger and other Midwestern
poets.
Episcopal Caroling party, 7 p.m. Parish house.
DSF Worship, 7 p.m., Myers hall chanel.
Museum of Art Films on Art, 7:30 and 9 p.m., Lecture room. Equilibre, Van Meeergen's Faked Vermeers, Life of Christ by Durer.
Sigma Xi, 7:30 p.m., room 122, Mallet hall. Prof. C. Weinaug. "Research in Petroleum Engineering." *Election of New Members*.
YWCA Comparative Religious Commission. 8:30 p.m., Henley house. Don Stewart: "Catholic Christmas." Everyone welcome.
AWS House of Representatives, 4 p.m.
Javahawk room. Memorial Union.
Red Peppers, 5 p.m., Ballroom. Memorial Union. Attendance required.
TOMORROW
Episcolop morning prayer, 6:45 a.m.
Hospital, Communion, 7 a.m., Dantorff
Chair
p.m. Museum of Art concert, noon and 4
p.m. Paleyfest "Sate Confessor"
7 p.m. Nominea
KU Christian fellowship, 7:30 p.m.
Mississippi st. Bible study
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SATURDAY
- Museum of Art concert, noon and 4 p.m.*
* Symphony Symphony 21, Pieces String Quartet, Quantum 30, and 22.*
Museum of Art concert, 4 p.m. Mahler
Symphony No. 4.
SUNDAY
Musical Dramas Pace 1954 Theater Season
Rv GENE SHANK
As far as serious drama is concerned, the 1954 Broadway season has not been outstanding. There have been some fine dramatic productions and some fine dramatic performances, but few have yet proved of great theatrical consequence. But what Broadway lacked in serious drama, it more than compensated for with a season of superb musicals—both in quantity and quality.
"Fanny," a musical by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan, with Ezio Pinza and Walter Sleazak, now playing on Broadway, has been described as "warm and sunny", and critics are comparing it with former Rodgers-Hammerstein productions.
Probably the most popular musical to come out of the 1954 season is "The Pajama Game," with its "Hey There" and lyrics and score by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
Shirley Booth triumphed in "By the Beautiful Sea," a frothy little musical that ran on and on because Miss Booth was there to set it sparkling to the music of Arthur Schwartz.
"The Boy Friend," a musical imported from London, successfully satirized musical comedies of he twenties and offered plenty ofazz and Charleston.
"Peter Pan" sent Mary Martin
sold," by Thomas B. Costain, were other historical works.
Politics and world affairs brought highly rated books, such as "But We Were Born Free," by Elmer Davis; "Freedom, Loyalty, and Dissent," by Henry Steele Commager, and "Ideas and Opinions," by Albert Einstein. The latter is a collection of some of Einstein's important general writings, some new and some previously published.
Also in this category is Adlai Stevenson's "A Call to Greatness," his eloquent and timely plea for American political maturity, William O. Douglas' "Almanac of Liberty" is proving a popular Christmas gift this year.
In the science classification, "Song of the Sky," Guy Murchie Jr., expounds on the miracle of flight.
The critics pretty well agree that the best short story collections were "More Stories," by Frank O'Connor; "The Eternal Smile and Other Stories," by Par Lagerkert, and "The Saturday Evening Post Treasury," edited by Roger Butterfield.
As usual, the best-seller list was topped by the Bible, including both the King James and Standard Revised Versions. But other books of spiritual content—books of 1953 and earlier—continued high on the list:"The Power of Positive Thinking," by Norman Vincent Peale; "A Man Called Peter," by Catherine Marshall; "Life Is Worth Living," by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, and "T.N.T. the Power Within You."
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singing, dancing, and flying in the air in the Barrie play set to music. Broadway imported "Jeanmaire from France to star in"The Girl in the Pink Tights" early this year, and the very popular "Comedy in Music," a one-man show with Victor Borge clowning at the piano, received an early start and a long run.
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Some rather dreary and morbid dramas were for the most part panned by critics and shunned by audiences.
"All Summer Long" didn't last all summer long. The play, by Robert Anderson, was too reminiscent of his "Tea and Sympathy," still playing its long run and dealing with the same subjects, a sensitive boy and homosexuality.
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"The Immoralist," a play adapted from the Andre Gide novel, played rather unsuccessfully in the spring, also with homosexuality as its theme.
One play the critics like but audiences do not is "The Living Room" starring Barbara Bel Geddes and written by Graham Greene. The rather subconscious study of Catholic philosophy proved to be too cheerless for playgoers.
Eartha Kitt now is convincing critics that she can act as well as sing in the drama, "Mrs. Patterson."
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"The Fragile Fox," a play by Norman Brook with Dane Clark, Don Taylor, and an all-male cast, presented an adequate picture of men at war, but nothing more.
A Maxwell Anderson play, "The Bad Seed," opened recently with the critics calling it slow and dragging, but nevertheless, distinguished theater. It concerns itself with a child possessed with the passion to kill.
Judith Anderson played her usual wicked role in the unsuccessful play, "In the Summer House," by Jane Bowles. Miss Anderson's version of the morbid results of mental stress and neurosis didn't save the play.
Comedies had great fun with a number of things, particularly sex. "The Confidential Clerk," a long-winded drawing room comedy all about everything from piety to ilegitimacy, was written in poetry by T. S. Eliot and imported from England.
Though "Quadrille," a new play by Noel Coward, is far from his best, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaene gave it their usual expert performance.
Tallulah Bankhead threw herself into a French comedy, "Dear Charles," in her own promiscuous way and kept the mediocre play running.
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"The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker" with Martha Scott and Burgess Meredith was quite successful.
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Roe, Cox Are Orioles' Hope
Baltimore — (U,R)— General Manager Paul Richards said today he expected veterans Billy Cox and Preacher Roe to provide immediate improvement in the Baltimore Orioles "while we're waiting for our farm system to take care of the future."
Cox, 35, and Roe, 36, again this year, were acquired from the Brooklyn Dodgers yesterday for an estimated $60,000 and minor leaguers John Janese and Harry Schwegman. Jancse, a pitcher, and Schwegman, an infielder, were assigned to Brooklyn's Fort Worth affiliate in the Texas league.
Richards, who now has swung three big winter deals, said Cox will be Baltimore's regular third-baseman and that Roe will be a "starter at intervals and a spot
pitcher." Both saw limited service last season and have reputations of being relatively frail athletes.
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Fraternity "C" Division
8:30 SAE vs. Lambda Chi, Rob.
8:30 Beta vs. Kappa Sig, Rob.
9:15 TKE vs. Phi Gamb, Rob.
Make-up Gam Sasnak vs. Liahona
Women's Volleyball Schedule
Women's Volleyball Schedule
7:00 Alpha O. Pi-North College
7:00 Jayettes-Sellards
7:45 Locksley hall-Douthart
7:45 Hawkettes-Alpha C. Omega
8:30 Alpha D. Pi-Corbin Hawks
8:30 Sigma appa-Monchonain
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For your special girl we have musical compacts, powder boxes, and jewel boxes. How about a musical sewing kit or teapot for mother? 3.95 to $35
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