Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
Dailu Hansan
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1952
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
50th Year, No. 58
WILL AND LIZ—Will Shakespeare, played by Wilson O'Connell, chides Queen Elizabeth, portrayed by Bonnie Royer, in a scene from the George Bernard Shaw comedy, "The Dark Lady of the Sonnets," which opens at 8:30 tonight in Fraser theater. Also on the double bill is Christopher Fry's "A Phoenix Too Frequent." Kansas photo by Jerry Knudson
Two One-Act Comedies Open in Fraser Tonight
Fraser theater lights will dim shortly before 8:30 tonight for the second University Theater production of the year, two sparkling one-act English comedies. They are George Bernard Shaw's "The Dark Lady of the Sonnets" and Christopher Fry's "A Phoenix Too Frequent."
"The Dark Lady" first on the bill, has rarely been performed. It was last seen on the stage of the Old Vic theater in London in 1943. Mr. Shaw has a great deal of fun with a fictitious meeting between Will Shapepear and Queen Elizabeth which turns into a verbal bout.
The dark lady, subject of 25 of Shakespeare's sonnets, which are in turn tender and acid, is introduced into the scene as a means of Shavian comment on the bard's character. In England at the turn of the 17th century, brunettes were considered the most unlovely of women.
Wilson O'Connell, assistant instructor of speech, plays the conceived, flattering Shakespeare envisaged by Mr. Shaw. Others in the cast are Bonnie Royer, graduate student, as Queen Elizabeth; Patricia McGehee, fine arts junior, as the dark lady, and Charles May, college freshman, as the Beef-eater, keeper of the queen's watch.
"Phoenix" is the story of a beautiful Roman widow, Dynamene, who attempts to die by fasting in her husband's tomb—because it's more or less the fashion—in order to reunite with him in Hades. She is aided, abetted, and amused by her companion, Doto. The entrance into the crypt of a personable young Roman soldier, Tegeus, somewhat alters the widow's plans.
Cornelia Harrington, college senior, is Dynamene, and Bob Londerholm, college senior, plays Tegeus. Dorothy O'Connell, education junior, will play Doto tonight and Friday, and Mary Beth Moore, college senior, will play the part Thursday and Saturday nights.
Dr. John Newfield, director of University Theater, is directing both plays, helped by Jeanne Aldrich, assistant to University Theater. Stewart Gordon, college senior, has
composed a five-minute overture for two pianos and percussion for "Phoenix."
Pianist to Give Recital in Hoch
Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist, will be presented in a concert 8:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15, in Hoch auditorium by the University Concert course.
Mrs. Bachauer has been a favorite of concert audiences in Europe and the Middle East since she made her debut before World War II in Athens as soloist with an orchestra under the direction of Dimitri Mitropoulos.
Since that time she has toured in France, Italy, Austria, Yugoslavia, and Greece. She returned home, but when the Germans took the country she fled with her husband to Alexandria, Egypt.
Students will be admitted to the concert on presentation of their ID cards.
In October of 1950 Mrs. Bachauer came to the United States to give her first recital in New York's Town Hall. She was engaged by Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor of the New York Philharmonic symphony, as guest soloist for the fall of 1951.
During the war years she gave concerts for the armed forces. In 1946 she resumed her concert tours and embarked and made a debut in England.
This is her third tour this year and she will play more than 80 concerts in six months in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean area.
Ike to Listen To MacArthur's Plan for Peace
Aboard USS Helena —(U.P.) —President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower turned an ear today toward Gen. Douglas MacArthur, saying he is "looking forward" to hearing the former Far Eastern commander's plan to end the Korean war.
Gen. MacArthur announced last Friday night, in a speech before the National Association of Manufacturers in New York, he had conceived a "clear and definite solution." He indicated he wanted to present it to Gen. Eisenhower.
The President-elect's interest in the secret MacArthur strategy pleased Gen. Eisenhower's one-time superior officer and military mentor.
It marked the first time, Gen. MacArthur said, that anyone had shown official interest in his way of thinking since President Harry Truman fired him because of his views on the war in Korea.
Gen. MacArthur had told the manufacturers his plan could be carried out "without either unduly heavy price in friendly casualties or any increased danger of provoking" a third world war.
He said, too, that a "change in conditions" had caused him to revise, in part, the blueprint for ending the war which Mr. Truman dramatically rejected as untenable 20 months ago.
"There has been a material change in conditions from those of 20 months ago when I left the scene of action, and the solution then available and capable of success is not now entirely applicable." Gen. MacArthur told the NAM.
Sub-freezing temperatures came to all of Kansas last night, but the statewide cold snap brought no
Weather
The original plan by Gen. Mac-Arthur which caused President Truman to deprive him of his command, called for economic and military blockade of the Chinese mainland, UN attacks on Manchuria and use of Chiang Kai-shek's National Chinese forces in an invasion of the mainland.
needed moisture for the 1953 wheat crop. In spite of last night's cold, the temperatures have been averaging 5 degrees above normal for the season the past several days. Fair skies will remain over Kansas through
forecast called for temperatures from 20 to 30 tonight and in the 50s Thursday.
Thursday. The for temperatures light and in the
ASCHousingGroup To Go to Regents
The All Student Council housing committee drew up plans last night to meet with the board of regents and the senate ways and means committee.
Revue Script Deadline Friday
They are John Prosser, assistant producer, Beta Theta Pi; Max Murray, stage manager, Phi Kappa Psi; Charles Goldenberg, publicity chairman, Alpha Tau Omega, and Neal Anderson, business manager, Battenford hall.
Deadline for Rock Chalk revue scripts is Friday, Dick Klassen, producer, said today.
The script for the annual show, to be presented March 13 and 14, should be submitted to Klassen or any member of the Rock Chalk revue staff.
Eight scripts, four submitted by men's groups and four by women's groups, will be chosen from entries for the show which is sponsored by the YMCA. They will be judged by Dallas Williams, director of the University theater, University of Nebraska.
First place winners of both men's and women's groups will be awarded trophies which they will keep for one year. Both first and second place winners will receive trophies to keep permanently.
Plaques will be presented to other groups participating in the revue in Hoch auditorium.
Last year an audience of over 3,000 viewed the performance. Klassen said attendance had increased yearly since the show began in 1950.
About 500 students are expected to participate in the revue making it the biggest student production on the Hill.
"With the large number of groups reported to be working on scripts," Klassen said, "the show looks like it will be bigger and better than ever."
Man, 20, Killed In Cycle-Bus Crash
Federal History Emphasized States Neglected Texan Says
A motorcycle rider was killed today when his vehicle struck the rear of a Haskell bus early this morning.
The victim was Robert Eugene Webb, 20, an employee of the Kansas Color Press. Webb was driving his machine eastward on 6th street when it collided with the city bus which was crossing the intersection of 6th and Maine sts.
Webb was killed instantly. He was the son of Mrs. C. E. Williams, Reading, Kan. The driver of the bus was Albert Chandlee, 28 Elm st. No charges were filed against the bus driver.
The development of American history writings with emphasis on federal history and neglect of the history of the states was the central theme of a lecture presented yesterday by Fulmer Mood, professor of history at the University of Texas. His topic was "Some general historians - George Bancroft to Edward Channing."
Prof. Mood briefly sketched the writing of history during the Colonial period to 1824 and centered his lectures on the larger historical works of the period between 1834 and 1825.
This was the first of three lectures to be presented by Prof. Mood on "The structure of American historiography."
He spoke about historians Bancroft, Richard Hildreth, George Tucker, Herman von Hoist, James Schouler and Channing.
The second lecture will be presented at 4 p.m. today in 205 Journalism. His topic will be "Frederick Jackson Turner, sectionalist." "Pluralistic localism," the last lecture, will be presented tomorrow.
Anyone interested is invited to attend the lectures.
Fred Rice, college sophomore, was appointed to find out the date of the board of regents and senate ways and means committee meetings so the committee can present its case.
Members of the committee will spend the rest of the week working on individual reports stating the philosophy behind the housing project—the benefit derived from group living. Winifred Meyer, college sophomore, will talk to a sociology professor to get a professional statement concerning the assets of group living.
Jane Snyder, engineering freshman, who will be working out how the committee can work with the Endowment and Alumni associations in raising funds, suggested a letter be written to various universities asking how they have handled their own housing problems.
The committee is studying the housing report in order to be able to answer any questions the board of regents, senate ways and means, or any students have.
The committee urges students to submit suggestions, questions, or complaints to the group. The housing committee office is in the new south addition to the Union building.
Toy Drive Hits 1,000 Mark
"We now have collected more than 1,000 items, and the girls of the home economics department added them to their Christmas projects," he said.
The March of Toys drive got off to a slow start but has gained momentum the past few days, George Leimmiller, engineering freshman and collection chairman for the drive. said today.
Betty Clinger, education senior, said that several houses have indicated they will turn over toys received at their Christmas present exchange parties to the drive.
The Rev. Dale Turner of the Plymouth Congregational church said that he has asked 200 children in youth groups to give at least one toy. He said that he has asked the Lawrence Cub Scouts to do the same and to aid with door-to-door collections.
The drive, sponsored by the Independent Student association, ends Dec. 17.
7 Feared Drowned In Ship Collision
Rotterdam, The Netherlands,—(U.P.) The Holland-America passenger liner Maasdam collided with a German tanker today and seven persons aboard the tanker were feared drowned.
The 285-ton tanker Ellen turned upside down and the seven persons were believed trapped.
No casualties were reported aboard the 15,015-ton liner which was leaving Rotterdam harbor on a regular passenger run to New York.
The collision occurred in the Nieuwe Waterweg (new waterway) leading from the harbor.
Probation Officer to Speak
George Winter, Lawrence probation officer, and a graduate of the University sociology department, will be the speaker at the meeting of the Sociology club at 7 p. m. today in 11 Strong Annex E. Harry Crockett, Jr., president, will preside. Refreshments will be served.