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EarlyAmericanComedy Draws Small Audience
By BILL DICKINSON
A few friends of American theater watched the unveiling in Fraser theater last night of "The Contrast," a two-act 18th century comedy that will represent the University before some 5,000 theater-goers in two states when it takes to the road in April.
An opening-night audience of 150 in the 660-seat theater saw a masterfully directed show with excellent acting throughout. A string quartet on stage, stylized setting, brilliant costuming, and frantic attempts by the actors to keep the action rapid and light promoted audience interest in this first American comedy, produced initially in 1787.
But deficiencies in writing and form seriously limit the production.
The drawing room type comedy, which reflects the customs and spirit of post-Revolutionary America, was written by Royall Tyler.
Tom Rey, instructor of speech, and director of the play, drastically revised, re-arranged, and supplemented the original script in an effort to increase the tempo. Yet, it was with difficulty that an hour and twenty minute first act provoked really substantial laughs or held any but visual appeal.
The satire of giddy-witted 18th century situations, however American they may be, have become badly dated in the 166 years since the first production. There is no universal theme or situation to which this reviewer tie an
Acting was the most proficient of the season. Finesse, born of necessity, was noted from William Sollner, assistant instructor of English, who played with well-timed cleverness the difficult comedy role of Jonathan; Mary Beth Moore, college senior, commanded early scenes as the flirtatious Charlotte Manly, and Barbara Donavan, flitted pleasantly about the stage in the role of Letitia.
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emotional or intellectual string. The lack of efficiency in dialogue, and the stereotype quality in the characters is evident.
Three teachers and 25 seniors from the School of Pharmacy attended the convention of the Kansas Pharmaceutical association in Wichita Monday and Tuesday.
The faculty members were Dean J. Allen Reese, Dr. R. E. Hoponen, and Dr. C. F. Peterson.
KU Pharmacy alumni held their dinner meeting and 95 attended
'Contrast' Tickets Available in Green
Tickets to "The Contrast" are available at the ticket office in the basement of Green hall from 10-12 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. today through Friday, and 10-12 a.m. Saturday. Students will be given reserved seat tickets free on presentation of ID cards.
--the legislature hoped to windup its activities by April 4.
Quiet Funeral Set for Queen
The dowager queen will be buried in St. George's chapel, Windsor, next Tuesday in a private ceremony.
London—(U.P).The royal family planned today to give Queen Mary the quiet family funeral she personally requested.
Her body will be placed in the tomb where her husband, King George V is buried. When George died in 1936 she asked that the tomb be built with a space for her beside him.
Mary's request for simplicity was part of the wish she conveyed to her family before she died last Tuesday night.
The chapel at Windsor will be closed to the public for the simple family burial Tuesday.
On Sunday the royal coffin will be carried in procession from Queen's chapel at Marlborough house, her London home, to Westminster hall, less than half a mile away. She will lie in state at Westminster hall until Monday evening.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Thursday, March 26, 1953 University Daily Kansan
Versammlung des Deutschen Vereins;
5. buhr 39. Fraser, Kaffee klatsch
KuKu meeting: 7:15 p.m. 205 Union.
Quack club: 7:30 p.m. singing and
drumming. Attendance is limited.
attend
Table Tennis club: 7:30 p.m., Trophy room, Union. Business meeting and singles tournament. All interested invited.
Christian fellowship: 7:30 p.m.
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Slang. Speaker: Leo Paland. All攻。
Episcopal Communion: 7 a.m. Danforth Christian fellowship meeting meet- nary meeting
FRIDAY
AFROTC Rifle team: National Collegiate postal match must be completed prior to moon today. Members notcomplaining will not be eligible for El Paso trip.
Engineerettes: wives of engineering students, 7:30 p.m., 305 Union. Don Alexander, speaker on interior decorating.
Danforth chapel service; 8:30 a.m.
sponsored by Lutheran Gamma Delta.
SUNDAY
Newman club: Palm Sunday Retreat,
10 a.m., St. John's church. Spaghetti
supper, 5:30 p.m. $1 a plate. Proceeds to
needy college students.
Gamma Delta: Lutheran student group will be host to 80 Walder Leaguers of Kansae City, 3 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Student Group II and 14 and Vermont. Cost supper, 5.45 p.m.
Mathematical colloquium: 5 p.m., 203
Strong
MONDAY
Solons Await Fee Report; Plan to End Session April 4
Topeka—(U.P.)—The Kansas legislature today headed into what it hoped would be its semi-final wind-up, with attention centered mostly on investigations.
The law makers awaited tomorrow's report from a joint House-Senate investigating committee on the C. Wesley Roberts fee incident, while two House committees were questioning Atty Gee Roberts in his office expenditures and support which he solicited for an anti-gambling bill.
what it would include. He had previously said it would contain a recommendation either that the life of the committee be extended or that the legislature request Mr. Fatzter to investigate other matters in relation to Mr. Roberts.
The Roberts report was of number one interest, and a spokesman for the investigating committee, Sen. Lawrence Gibson, said there was a "lot of give and take" in writing it. Sen. Gibson said he had no idea
He said he was referring to the $3,750 fee Mr. Roberts told the committee he received for reporting to the Cities Service Gas company on the status of oil and gas bills during the 1951 session.
Sen. Gibson said he had no idea how long the report would be and
Kurenko Recital Today at 3
Miss Marie Kurenko, soprano, will present a recital at 3 p.m. today in Strong auditorium. Miss Kurenko, a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory of Music, will present songs of Glinka, Dargomijisky, Rimskey-Korsakoff, Tschaikowsky, Stravinsky, Cui, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff.
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