Tuesday, February 10, 1953 University Daily Kansar Page 3
By EILEEN FOLEY
First-Night Audience Enjoys 'Merry Widow'
"The Merry Widow" will be presenfed again tonight, Wednesday and Friday. A special performance will be given Thursday afternoon for high school students.
From the unorthodox entrance of the orchestra to the final curtain call, a large audience at last night's performance of "The Mow Widow" enjoyed itself thoroughly.
Miss Aldridge's bright entrance was in keeping with the color of her hair. Perhaps her most beautiful solo was the lovely "Velia," in the second act.
Jeanne Aldridge, assistant to the University Theater, as Sonia, the merry widow, and Dale Moore, fine arts junior, as the debonaire Danilo, both gave polished performances.
The orchestra members, dressed in black and white with huge, old-fashioned ties—red and black plaid for the women and black for the men—entered Fraser theater nibbling apples, crackers, and other tidbits, and began to "tune up."
After Gerald M. Carney, associate professor of music education, rapped for attention, choas ended and the spell was woven. The orchestra provided just the right setting and proper accompaniment to the songs and action.
Moore made the most of his romantic role. Both his singing and acting were done well.
Barbara Blount, fine arts freshman, as Natalie, the "dutiful wife."
The "girls at Maxim's" splashy costumes, superb staging, and a melodic chorus, under the direction of Clayton Krehbiel, assistant professor of music education, all added much to the success of the operetta.
played the part with vivacity and poise. William Oldham, education senior, was equally good as Camille de Jolidon, her romantic interest.
Comedy roles were done especially well. Robert Parke, as Nish, with his Groucho Marx eyebrows and timid shuffle, brought many laughs. Robert Allen, KLWN announcer, did splendid acting in the role of Baron Popoff, the "diplomatic" ambassador.
The words "revolution,""reform" and "change" all have been used in describing the transformation of The Denver Post by Palmer Hoyt, who will deliver the fourth annual William Allen White Memorial lecture in Strong auditorium 4 p.m. Wednesday.
The audience liked the ballet group, directed by Shirley Hughes, instructor of physical education. The group presented two dances—a folk dance and a can-can.
Dr. John Newfield, director of the University Theater, may well be proud of the performance, Gretta Reetz, fine art sophomore, will play the role of the merry widow Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday nights. Tickets may still be obtained for the Tuesday and Wednesday performances.
Hoyt Transformation of Post Described as 'Revolutionary'
Mr. Hoyt, who had risen through reportorial and editorial positions to become editor and publisher of The Portland Oregonian, was named editor and publisher of The Denver Post in 1946. Within a few months he had wrought such startling changes in that traditionally flamboyant newspaper that national attention was attracted and a number of articles were written about the developments.
Mr. Waldrop describes the changes on the Post as comparable to the Chinook wind, a warm and dry wind that flows down from the continental divide following snowfalls and lifts the spirits of the people "as they see the land grow green in spring-like sunshine and warmth."
One article, "A Chinook Blows on Champa Street," was written by A. Gayle Waldrop, director of the College of Journalism at the University of Colorado, and appeared in Journalism Quarterly of June, 1947.
"Traditions and routines that have fallen or been fastened on the Post during more than 50 years have melted away as the Chinook that is Palmer Hoyt has changed its climate." Mr. Waldrop wrote. "New policies and practices are flourishing . . . the spirits of the staff, and of the people of Colorado, have risen. For it is no small thing for a newspaper whose daily circulation is around 200,000 and whose Sunday circulation is more than 300,000 to be revitalized typographically and editorially in 10 months."
Mr. Waldrop wrote of the Post's "lowering its voice typographically, . . . divorcing opinion from news stories, . . . starting an editorial page whose voice is not strident, which is not merely content with attitude-taking."
and before. Before Mr. Hoyt's selection as editor and publisher of the Post, that newspaper had had no editorial page, Mr. Hoyt instituted such a page, and for the last seven years the Post has been known as a public forum, a newspaper in which issues are weighed pro and con.
Hoover's Condition Improved
Hoover's Condition Improved Miami Beach,FL.—(U.A.) Physicians will decide today whether former President Herbert Hoover is able to leave the hospital here which he entered last Saturday with a mild attack of influenza. Officials of St. Francis hospital reported Mr. Hoover's condition was "very good" after spending a comfortable night.
Luxembourg —(U.P)-Six Western European nations took a long step toward a federated Europe.
Under the Schuman plan, they handed over control of their national coal and iron to a central authority representing all six nations.
European Nations Pool Coal, Iron
Trying to break the bounds of protective tariffs, private cartels, price fixing, customs duties and import-export controls, they joined together to pool their coal, iron and steel.
Today France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg dropped all tariffs on coal and scrap iron among their six nations. It was the first step in the plan under the international government the six countries have formed.
Next April 10 customs duties on steel will end in the six nations. The Schuman plan is the first of a series of joint West European operations which internationally-minded planners — including President Eisenhower and U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles—hope will lead to a European parliament.
One Killed In Koje Riot
Tokyo —(U.P.)— One North Korean Communist was killed and 38 others were injured yesterday in a prisoner of war. riot on Koje island, the Far East command announced today.
"This was a deliberate attempt by the Communist prisoners," said Col. C. C. Cadwell, commander of the UN prisoner of war command, "to test our strength and create another incident, a continuation of the plan to constantly harass the UN command."
No UN troops who entered the compound to break up the demonstration were hurt, although 13 of the prisoners were seriously injured.
Gen. Mark Clark recently accused Red armistice delegates Gen. Nam II and Gen. Lee Sang Cho of "masterminding" such prisoner incidents in allied stockades.
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