UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1947
PAGE EIGHT
Leads Chosen For Second Play, 'Blithe Spirit'
Bee Brady, Herk Harvey, and Sarah Heil will take the leads in the next University play, "Blithe Spirit" to be presented for three days beginning Dec. 8.
While these three head the cast of seven characters, other important parts went to Joan Woodward, College senior; Tom Rea, College junior; and Marilyn Magner, Education junior.
Herk Harvey, education senior,
will take the part of Charles Condine,
an author. Miss Brady,
College sophomore, will portray
Charles' first wife, Elvira, who returns from the dead to haunt Charles. Miss Heil, College senior,
will play Ruth, Charles' second wife.
Sparling Will Direct
Ivan Sparling, assistant professor of speech, will direct the University version of the play. He said that work has already begun since the characterizations are difficult. It isn't every day that a player is called upon to portray a ghost, especially the ghost of a beautiful woman who is determined to interrupt the lives of her still-living husband and his new wife.
The plot of "Blithe Spirit" in brief is this. Lots of improbable things happening to a cast of probable people.
It is the story of an author, Charles Condomine, who has a yen to write about the mystic world of spirits. To do this, he employs the aid of a medium.
Seance Brings First Wife
Instead of being helpful, Madame Arcati promptly goes into a seance and brings back the spirit of Charles' first wife, Elvira.
The fun really begins then as Charles' second wife fails to appreciate the humorous side brought about by Elvira's ghostly competition. Together they make life miserable for Charles who, in final desperation, demands that Madame Arcati get rid of Elvira. This proves to be easier said than done and leads to plenty of uproarious happenings.
K.U. Bands To Begin Union Jam Session
The planned programs will include musicians from the Wayne Ruppenthal, Charlie O'Connor, Joe Langworthy, Kass Kassinger, and other University bands.
7 Soloists In Next Recital
University jazz addicts will be treated to an irregular series of Sunday afternoon jam sessions in the Union soon.
The School of Fine Arts weekly student recital will present six vocal soloists and one violin soloist. The recital will be given in Frank Strong auditorium at 3 p.m. tomorrow.
The program and soloists are: "O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me" (Handel) and "When I was Seventeen" (Swedish folk song), by Joyce Rohrer, voice; "As We Part" (Ilgenfritz) and "American Lullaby (Gladys Rich), by Betty Hayward, voice; "Oh. Do Not Grieve" (Rachmaninoff), by Pearl Campbell, voice.
Kappa Phi Has Suppers To Acquaint Members
"La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin"
(Debusy-Hartmann), and "Zapateado" (Sarasate) by Dale Bryan, violin; "O Cease Thy Singing" (Rachmaninoff) and "Floods of Spring" (Rachmaninoff, by D. H. Brown, Jr., voice; "Sprache der Liebe" (Schubert) and "The Spanish Lady" (arranged by Herbert Hughes), by Louis Cunningham, voice; "Zweingnung" (Richard Strauss) and "Ecestasy" (Rummel), by Nancy Messenger, voice.
"The jam sessions will be strictly improvised with no dancing-allowed," Frank Rotman, union activities publicity chairman, said.
Kappa Phi is giving a series of suppers at the home of Dr. Edwin F, Price, 1209 Tennessee, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights this week. Kappa Phi is a Methodist young people's group.
The purpose of these meetings is to acquaint the actives with the pledges. Corresponding committees of the actives and pledges meet on the same evening from 5 to 7 p.m. After supper the group divides into committees to plan for the year.
Official Bulletin
Nov. 5. 1947
Russian club. 4 p.m. today, Fraser hall, 402. Everyone welcome.
Spur club, 5 p.m. today, 202 Robinson. Eligibles for junior membership invited.
Fencing club, 5:15 p.m. today, 102 Robinson gym.
General Semantics club, 7:30 tonight. 111 Frank Strong.
Delta Phi Delta, 7 tonight, projection room, design department, Frank Strong.
A. S. M. E. memberships and banquet tickets on sale in center lobby of Marvin today.
Sachem, 4 p.m. today in 12, Frank Strong, Annex E, to work on election of new members. All present and past members.
K. U. Dames, 7:30 tonight, Pine room, Memorial Union. Bridge, sewing, knitting.
Ku Ku club, 7:30 tonight, recreation room, Memorial Union.
Jay Janes. 5 p.m. today. Dyche museum. Wear uniforms.
Student Religious Council, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Myers hall.
Alpha Delta Sigma informal pledging, 7 p.m. tomorrow, English room, Memorial Union
Bitter Bird subscribers may pick up copies at the desk, top floor of Union tomorrow.
Freshman Pep club organizational meeting, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, 103 Frank Strong. Independents invited.
Le Cercle français se reuimra jeudi le 6 novembre a sept heures et demie dans la salle 113 de Frank Strong hall. On representera quelques scenes de deux comedies de Moliere.
Tout le monde est invite.
Home Economics club picture, 5 p.m. tomorrow, dining room. 25c per person.
American College Quill club, 9 p.m.
tomorrow. Watkins hall.
Der Deutsche Verein wird sich Donnerstag um 4:30 in 402 Fraser versammlen. Herr Casper Brochman, der aus Norwegen kommt, wird uber "The Norwegian Press" sprechen.
Christian Fellowship, 7 p.m. to-
morrow, Barlow chapel, myers hall.
Christian Science organization, 7:30
p.m. at Amnesia, Dorsford school.
A. I.E.E., 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, 101 Snow hall. Speaker, W. H. Ruese of Kansas Electric Power. Refreshments.
K. U. Amateur Radio club, 5 p.m. tomorrow, 205 Electrical Engineering lab.
Sigma Tau, 7 p.m. tomorrow, Hydraulics lab.
Four-No club business meeting and duplicate bridge tournament. 6:30 p.m. tomorrow, Memorial Union game room.
Christian Science organization, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, Danforth chapel.
Pre-Nursing club, 4 p.m. tomorrow, Fraser dining room. Miss Rineback, R.N., will speak on industrial nursing. All students in pre-nursing.
Tau Beta Pi members wishing to attend initiation banquet sign roster in Engineering office before 5 p.m. tomorrow.
Watkins hall hour dance, 7:30-9 p.m. Friday.
With an ending that makes one wonder if Louis XIV maintained a 17th century version of the Johnston office, the National Repertory players last night charmed a Fraser audience with a delightful performance of "Tartuffe". Moliere's satiric comedy about a hypocrite.
University Women's club all faculty reception honoring new faculty members and wives, 5-7 p.m. Sunday. Union building
Satiric Comedy Wins Audience At 'Tartuffe'
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Last night's appearance was the first at the University for the Repertory theater. The cast showed a reverence for the famous Frenchman that should satisfy his most ardent admirers. University theater fans will probably agree that the performance calls for a quick return visit from the group.
By Jim Robinson
Mollere's Brillant Dialogue Shown
Although Moliere's deft attack on religious hypocrisy and public gullibility has lost some of its usefulness since 1670, his sharp humor and brilliant dialogue still carries its original sparkle. The story centers around the efforts of a persuasive faker to swindle a wealthy Parisian with an assumed air of religious zeal.
The crafty hypocrite succeeds in gaining control of the wealth he is after only to lose it all in the end. A passion for beautiful women exposes him. The final scene satisfies everyone including the king's censor who must have been looking the other way to let such pointed satire slip through.
She Didn't Have To Act
William Browder, as Tartuffe, made a nice impression as the imposter who had wealth and success in his hand until he succumbed to the temptations of the flesh in the person of his victim's wife. One look at Tanagra Kanellos, as wife Elmire, makes is easy to understand Tartuffe's ardor.
Miss Kanellos displayed considerable talent as the shrewd and charming wife who finally succeeded in convincing her husband that hypocrites can also be wolves. Like Tartuffe the audience paid more attention to her beauty than her talents.
The comically gullible and sometimes tragic husband, Orgon, was played by Rockwell Kent. He did a good job of putting across Moliere's impression of the follies of man.
Isabella Ward showed ample "cleavage" and admirable restraint as Dorine, the wordly serving maid. The maid was the "common touch" in a stuffy group of French aristocrats. In keeping with the best traditions of mails she possessed the usual earthy wisdom to give Moliere a chance to get in some of his sharpest thrusts.
Barbara Belden, Richard Gillaspy, Mary Lewis, Dean Nelson, Michael Cook, and Michael Murphy rounded out the cast. As supporting players they did a good job with what they had to work with.
One diesel engine and one spark ignition type engine have been granted to the mechanical engineering department by the International Harvest company, Harry L. Daasch, professor of mechanical engineering, said today.
Company Gives KU Two New Engines
Because they are duplicates in physical size, they are mounted on opposite ends of a dynamotor, he said. This is done to set up a test program for the students to compare the two engines.
The dynamotor is set on a rotating turn table which was designed within the department. As many as six engines can be placed around the table to get a variety of test results on one piece of equipment.
Culture Conference To Be Sponsored By AWS
Fight candidates for freshman representative to the Associated Women's Club introduced to AU St. house and Senate members at a meeting Tuesday afternoon.
The A.W.S. conference committee set Feb. 25, 26, and 27 as the date for the culture conference.
Laurence Warns Of A-Bomb In Talk With Journalists
In the atomic bomb, man has devised the means of destroying himself, and the chances are only 50-50 that he will become enlightened in time to save himself from that destruction, William L. Laurence, science editor of the New York Times, said last night at a dinner meeting of journalism faculty and students.
"The next five years will determine the future of civilization. Only through the collective wisdom of the people will the world eventually find a way to solve the problem of atomic controls." he said.
Laurence emphasized the need for trained journalists to interpret the scientific developments of the modern world.
Must Warn World
"It is up to journalists to forewarm the world of what is coming. Just as road signs at night tell the driver where to slow down for a curve, the newspaper man can prepare the world for changes that are coming."
The graying, stocky science editor attributed Marxism, socialism, and the resultant Fascism, to the unheralded Industrial revolution.
"The Industrial age and all other ages, save the atomic age, arrived imperceptably. But man was warned of the coming of the atomic age. He knew the exact date and hour of its arrival" he said.
in outlining his requirements for science reporting, Laurence included a broad, general background of knowledge and a good imagination.
These are necessary for an understanding of the implications of scientific developments. Digestive Atomic Forces
Discuss Atomic Energy
Following his talk, Laurence answered questions and led a discussion of all phases of atomic energy.
Asked if the atomic bomb can be outlawed by agreement among the nations as was poison gas, Laurence pointed out that poison gases were actually inefficient weapons.
It is impossible to occupy a position after it has been gassed, and the enemy has time to re-form his lines. However, 50 atomic bombs will cripple 50 cities and render a nation incapable of defending itself. Persons who think the atomic bomb will be outlawed are not facing facts," he said.
McKissick Is Acquitted In KC Election Case
Peacetime uses of atomic knowledge were stressed by the Times editor, especially in medicine. He saw the possibility of a shift from a young to an old population as a result of conquering such diseases as cancer, high blood pressure, and diabetes through atomic research.
Kansas City, Mo.-(UP)-Henry McKissick, second ward Democratic leader, was acquitted by a jury in federal district court on a charge of attempting to tamper with a federal grand jury. The jury studied the case a total of four hours and five minutes and reported at 11:40 a.m.
To Tryout For 'Mikado'
Tryouts for parts in "The Mikado" will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in Frank Strong auditorium The Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is being sponsored by the University Operetta association, and will feature an all-student cast.
The operetta will be held Feb. 9, 10. and 13, 1948, in Fraser theater.
"In order to avoid favoritism, leading players will be selected by judges not connected in any way with the University," Charles O'Connor, operetta association publicity chairman, said today. "The proceeds from ticket sales will go toward the purchase of a record inorary complete with turntables and earphones to insure ideal listening conditions." O'Connor said the records would be for all students.
The United States Public Health service has granted $4,505 to the University physiology department for a second year of research on the human circulatory system.
Government Gives University $4,505
Prof. Kenneth Jochim, chairman of the physiology department, is conducting the study through the analogy between the behavior of electrical currents and the circulatory system.
Byron T. Eberle, graduate student, and John Roth, medical student, are research assistants on the project.
10 Quartets Enter Barbershop Contest
Ten groups have sent in entries for the Barbershop Quartet contest to be held in Fraser theater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Norma Kennedy, chairman of the contest committee said
Quartets which will compete in the YWCA-sponsored program are Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Nu, Phi Delta Theta, Delta Upsilon, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, the Moonmisters, the Eudora Boys and the Liberty Memorial High school quartet.
Reiff also was elected chairman of the membership committee. Members of the committee include Ed Stollenwerck, Kent Shearer, James Selig, and Allan Brown.
Other new officers are Lee Reiff, vice-president; Melvin Clingan, secretary; Pat Thiessen, treasurer; and Jack Gossett corresponding secretary.
Swarthout Is KFKU Guest
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D. M. Swarthout, who is celebrating his 25th year as dean of the School of Fine Arts, was guest star on "Calling the Deans on the Carpet" over KFKU Tuesday night. He was interviewed by Tom Yoe, director of the K.U. News bureau.
"There will be very few of our students who attain the higher levels of professional success. We are simply trying to send a bit of appreciation of fine music and art back to the communities from which the students come," the dean said.
Dean Swarthout said that because of the influence of public schools there have always been more students enrolled in music in art. This year, however, art enrollment has almost doubled music enrollment, 348 to 197. Mr. Swarthout said the growing interest in occupational therapy might account for the increase in enrollments in the art department.
Ernest C. Friesen, College sophomore, was elected president of the Boys' State alumni Statesmen's club Tuesday in the Union.
Boys' State Alumni Elect Friesen Head
The next meeting will be held Dec. 1.
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Business Club Will Show
Weekly Movie In Fraser
The next Business association movies will be presented in Fraser theater at 3:15 p.m. tomorrow. The main features will be "Great Expectations" and "Football Parade of 1945 and 1946." Two educational films, "Distributing America's Goods" and "The Story of Oil," will also be shown.
Admission will be free to members of the B.S.A., with a slight charge to non-members. A member of the professional committee said these weekly films will be shown regularly by the B.S.A.
Jewish Students Union Has First Meeting
"Problems Encountered by the individual Jew in Modern Society," was the topic of the Jewish Student's union first forum this semester. Sherman Steinzig, chairman, was moderator.
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