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Daily hansan
51st Year, No. 45
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Tuesday, Nov.17, 1953
BROADWAY COMES TO KU—Henry Fonda, John Hodiak, and Lloyd Nolan are stars of Herman Wouk's "The Caine Mutiny Courtmartial," the author's stage adaptation of his best-selling novel, to be presented at 8:20 p.m. tomorrow in Hoch auditorium
'Caine Mutiny' Appears In Hoch at 8 Tomorrow
Herman Wouk's "The Caine Mutiny Courtmartial," starring Henry Fonda, John Hodiak, and Lloyd Nolan, comes to Lawrence for a single performance at 8:20 p.m. tomorrow in Hoch auditorium.
The performance here will be presented as a special attraction in the Concert. Course series. ID cards will not admit students. The Fine Arts office reported this morning that about 3,000 tickets have been sold and that there are about 700 remaining tickets.
Paul Gregory and Charles Laughton are producers of the play. Immediately after finishing preliminary plans for last year's "John Brown's Body," one of the hits of the season, they decided to bring "The Caine Mutiny" to the stage. The novel has been at or near the top of all best-seller lists since its publication nearly three years ago.
After a number of conferences with Mr. Wouk, the author agreed to adapt the courtmartial section of the book for stage presentation. After compiling the final draft, Powell was signed to direct the play, and the three stars were signed for the three major roles.
Mr. Fonda has become one of the leading stage actors of today with his recent starring roles in "Mister Roberts" and "Point of No Return." Mr. Hodlak is now have five years, and Mr. Powell made his debut as a director with the recent film, "Split Second."
"The Caine Mutiny Courtmartial" had its premiere engagement in San Francisco in late September. It is now playing 67 single performances as it works its way toward Broadway, where it is scheduled to open at the Plymouth theater Jan. 20.
Advance men who have been in Lawrence to make final preparations for the performance here have reported that the play has had capacity audiences in every presentation so far.
Weather
Temperatures rose 15 to 20 degrees above normal, a member of Kangda again today.
the weatherman
warned the end
of Indian summer
is in sight. A cold
front which moved
in from the Pacific
coast was
advancing o n
Kansas with pro-
spects it will begin
to tumble temperatures on the high northwest plains by tomorrow morning. Colder air, with snow or rain may be expected. Kansas likely will have strong southerly winds, warm temperatures and increasing cloudiness. The weatherman asserted that extreme eastern Kansas will not feel the cold or have any precipitation until late tomorrow.
Cary Explains Great Books'
Joyce Cary, British, writer, said all great books deal with a few, simple human emotions in his lecture "From a Novelist's Notebook," yesterday afternoon in Fraser theater.
General experience is valuable to a writer, he said, but the ability to express sympathy, feeling, and imagination is more important. And imagination is essential to writing who had that ability, although she lacked wide experience.
"Great books are not written about superficial things," Mr. Cary said. He explained that a writer must interpret the inequality and instability of life, giving meaning to human experience.
To put his experiences into a novel. Mary usually jotted down happenings and the peculiarities of life under later include them in his writings.
Originally Mr. Cary said he had the idea it was necessary to see much of life before it was possible to write about it. Following this theory, he traveled much and studied little, finding it easy to write, but after he had written millions of words and created many characters and scenes, he was still unable to finish one book.
Mr. Cary's most recent novel is "Except the Lord," which was re-released Nov. 15. its issue of Time magazine. He is the author of about 20 writings.
To show how a plot is developed, Mr. Cary traced the progress of our stories, relating the problem faced by her wife who did not love her husband.
McAlester, Okla. (U.P.)—Cop-killer Carl Austin DeWolf, whose 15 stays of execution kept him in the Oklahoma death row longer than any other man in history, died in the electric chair today for the 1946 murder of Tulsa detective Jerry St. Clair.
Death Penalty Ends Long Prison Stay
DeWolf proclaimed his innocence until the end and, in a final statement, accused Oklahoma Gov. Johnston Murray of letting him down.
Queen's Race Narrowed to 10
Ten semi-finalists last night were chosen from a field of 24 Homecoming queen candidates.
They are Retta Lou Jones, fine arts sophomore, Sigma Kappa; Jane Armstrong, college junior, by petition; Dianne Miller, education junior; Alpha Omicron Pi; Ruby Schauillus; Alpha Hammond Jr.; Joan Phillips, junior in nursing; Alpha Phi; Sandra Puliver, education junior; Kappa Kappa Gamma.
"The governor had told me that they would never pull the switch as long as there was a doubt in his mind. And believe me, there was a doubt in his mind," DeWolf told the newsmen and official witnesses shortly before he was strapped into the chair.
Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
A queen and two attendants will be selected at a dinner with the judges and the Queen committee at 130 p.m. Thursday in the Faculty club.
At the preliminary judging last night three anonymous judges met all candidates. The women students wore numbered tags as their only means of identification. Introductions of candidates were not allowed.
Mary Gayle Siebert, junior in nursing, Delta Delta Delta; Mary Ellen Stewart, college junior, Hopper sophomore, Chi Omega, and Barbara Korn, fine arts sophomore, Delta Gamma.
The candidates broke up into groups of three or four to meet the judges. Other faculty members were present so candidates were unaware of identity. The candidates were judged on appearance and personality.
Student Undergoes Surgery
William Howard Hoffman, pharmacy junior, underwent emergency care after his discharge from Memorial hospital. His condition was reported as good this morning.
Kidnap Jury Gets Hall's Story Today
Kansas City — (U.P.)— Carl Austin Hall's own version of the Bobby Greenlease kidnap-murder was to be given today to the jury that will decide whether he must die for the crime.
The government planned to introduce Hall's 36-page confession when the trial of Hall and his 41-year-old accomplice, Bonnie Beck, resumes at 10 a.m. before a jury of 12 men in U.S. District court.
Both Hall and Mrs. Heady have admitted their guilt; the jury's only task is to decide from the evidence that the couple should be sentenced to death.
The jury yesterday heard a ver-
sion of a murder-map as told
by Mrs. Heard.
Her 6,000-word confession disclosed many details that never had been made public. Hall's confession, said to be longer than hers, was expected to enlarge on more undisclosed aspects of the crime.
One of these was that about two weeks before Bobby was kidnapped and murdered, Hall and Mrs. Heady made an attempt to kidnap Bobby's 11-year-old sister, Virginia Sue. Mrs. Heady said in her confession that Hall was on the point of abducting the girl from her father's apartment. Clare grabbed her changed mind at the last minute because he was afraid she might have "created a scene and disturbance."
Mrs. Heady's confession told how she entered into a casual affair with Hall last May and how they plotted the crime.
Before Mrs. Heady's confession was introduced late yesterday, the jury heard Robert Greenlease Sr., Bobby's 11-year-old father, testify that he had been deprived eneded to kill him and his entire family if he tried to trap them.
Mr. Greenlease told how he had paid $400,000 ransom in hope of recovery from a fire that scared him again. He did not once look squarely into the faces of the defendants.
To Attend Underwriters' Talks
John W. Hall, instructor in business, Thursday and Friday will be in St. Louis attending a 2-day College of Life Underwriters educational conference.
Party Lines Split On Truman Talk
Washington —(U.P.) Democrats and Republicans split sharply along party lines today in commenting on former President Truman's report to the nation on the Harry Dexter White case.
Republicans used such words as "contradictory" and "puzzling" to describe Mr. Truman's radio and television speech.
Democrats insisted Mr. Truman had made an excellent case for his action in leaving White in a high government post while the FBI checked into charges that he was a Red spy.
Mr. Brownell declined to comment on the speech, in which he was termed a liar. President Eisenhower, FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover, South Carolina, Gov. James F. Byrnes, and Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark also remained silent.
Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall said, however, that although Mr. Truman was "effecive," Communism is still "the big issue" and will win votes for Republicans.
Other comment:
Sen. Homer E. Ferguson (R-
Mich.) was "puzzled" why the
former President never told Congress
of his decision to keep White
in government.
Adlai E. Stevenson—"It is infamous that the man who has done more to organize and fortify the free world against Communism should be subjected to such malicious political attack."
Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Ak).—The speech has shifted the “burden” to Brownell to “substantiate . . . this grave charge.”
Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (R-Ill.)— "I failed to perceive any documentation in the matter."
Student-Faculty Work Good In Studio Theatre Fantasies
By ELIZABETH WOHLGEMUTH
Three well-acted one-act fantasies, directed by James Wright, instructor of speech and drama, and Bonnie Royer, graduate, were presented last night by the Studio Theatre in the Little theater in Green hall.
A man is stopped by a girl just as he is about to commit his first crime in 28 years in "The Finger of God," by Percival Wilde. Terry Strong, third year architecture, played the part of a very emotional man. Strickland, who served a year in jail at 18 and was about to embezzle funds after 28 years of being honest. The girl who stops him was played realistically by Barbara Goering, college sophomore. The
—Kansan photo by Frank Jenning
THE LOVELY MIRACLE—Shown in their roles in one of three Studio Theatre productions now being presented are Marjorie Smith, college senior, as a daughter, and Mary Nan Steel, graduate, as a neighbor, in the play "The Lovely Miracle."
part of Benson, Strickland's dis-
tinction. Franklin, education, humor.
"The Lovely Miracle," by Phillip Johnson, tells of a young girl in love who is afraid her love will fade because of the failure of the marriage of a neighbor woman. Marjorie Smith, college senior, is convincing as the sweet, unrealistic girl in love. The disillusioned neighbor was Mary Nan Steel, graduate. The most realistic character in this unrealistic play was Jo Anna March, the mother. Jerry Scott, college junior, as a young man, was able to convey a sense of unreality into the situation, and bring back the feeling of love in the girl.
"Corridors of the Soul," by N. N. Evreinov is a confusing story about the conflicts of the intellect, the emotions, and the soul of an ordinary human being. Outstanding were Allen Crafton, professor of speech, as the professor explaining the workings of the soul, and Dee Ann Price, fine arts junior, as Mr. Emotional Self.
Other characters portraying the workings of the soul were John Pearson, college senior; Kenneth Vaughn, engineering freshman; Carolyn Craft, fine arts freshman; Patricia McGillis, nursing junior; Caitlin Beetz, fine arts junior; Jo Anna March, college senior, and Joe Nixon, college junior.
Technical supervision was under the direction of the University Players and Tri-O fraternity. Box office and house management were managed by Sandra Bentz, college freshman.