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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN. LAWRENCE, KANSAS
DECEMBER 9,1946
Faculty Will Repeat Roles Of 1930 In O'Casey's Juno And The Paycock
By JAMES GUNN (Daily Kansan Staff Writer)
At 8:15 tonight the curtain will go up on the 100th play to be presented by the University since the reorganization of the speech and drama department in 1923.
The play is Sean O'Casey's "Juno and the Paycock," the prize-winning production which first brought fame and recognition to the Irish author and has since been generally con- $ \textcircled{8} $ rided his best piece of work.
It is the same play which was given its third production in America here at the University in 1930 and in which four members of the speech and drama department will recreate the leading roles they played then.
Tickets may be obtained for tonight's performance and for the next three nights at the ticket office in the basement of Green hall.
"Juno and the Paycock" deals with the troubled period after the last civil war in Ireland, a period of which Sean O'Casey is qualified to write, for he took an active and adventuresome part in the free state revolution, was seriously wounded, and was rescued at the last moment from a firing squad.
His work is considered the best of the plays ever given here.
For a number of years two dramatic organizations flourished at the University—the Dramatic club, an all-student organization, and the Kansas Players, an organization composed of students, faculty, and townspeople.
During the war years the activi-
lies of these groups were curtailled
and in the instance of the Kansas
Flavors, practically disappeared.
This year the Kansas Players were revived and five members of the speech and drama department faculty will appear in the current production—Mrs. Jessica Crafton, Prof. Allen Crafton, Mrs. Frances Feist, Prof. Robert Calderwood, and Prof. Donald Dixon.
M. DORIS HANKE
Mrs. Crafton (Juno) began her acting career in Chicago, and was associated with Professor Crafton in the Prairie Playhouse of Galesburg, Ill. in 1915 and 1916.
During the war, she was a member of Walter Hampden's company in New York, and since coming to K. U. has played in about 30 roles, ranging from the gin-soaked old harrison in "Three Live Ghosts" to Lady Macbeth.
Professor Crafton (Captain Boyle, The "Paycock") began his dramatic work in George Pierce Baker's famous 47 workshop at Harvard university, helped organize the Prairie Playhouse, and after the war, while in France, wrote, produced, and acted in the Second Army Air Service Show "Happy Landings."
Since coming to K. U, as head of the department, in addition to directing about 70 plays, he has served as utility actor, appearing in small parts and walk-ons, as well as in several leading roles including "Lilim" and "Hamlet."
Mrs. Feist (Mrs. Maisie Madigan) appeared in the first of the 100 productions given by the department, was a member of the Laboratory theater in New York, and returned to K. U. in 1930 as an instructor. While here she created a number of excellent comedy roles, notably the part of Eliza Doolittle in Shaw's "Pygmalion."
Professor Calderwood ("Joxer" Daley) has earned the reputation of being the best character actor ever to appear at the University. His acting career here began with his appearance in Milne's "Dover Road" in 1928. He last appeared as Banquo in the abridged version of "Machee" in 1944.
During his school years Professor Dixon ("Needles" Nugent) took a number of minor character parts in the Kansas Players and Dramatic club plays. Two of his best remembered characterizations are the Hobo in "Winterset" and the grocer in "My Heart's in the Highlands." Professor Dixon is in charge of the staging of the current play.
Mortar Board Plans K.U. Leadership Day
The first "Leadership Day at K.U." is being planned by the members of Mortar Board, Senior women's honorary sorority, to be held on Jan. 18.
Invitations have been extended to 170 graduating seniors of high schools of nine counties surrounding Douglas county.
Welcomes will be given the visiting students from Chancellor Deane W. Malott, Ray Evans, president of the senior class, and Howard Engleman. All Student council president.
After a variety program in the Union at noon forums on student life will be conducted in the afternoon. Topics and leaders are: student government, Lois Thompson and Emily Stacey; pep and athletics, Alberta Cornwell, Virginia Wickert, Maxine Gunsolly and Richard Wintermoat.
School annuals and newspapers Charles Roos and Dean Ostrum Y.M.C.A.-Y.W.C.A.) Mary Breed and Dean Smith; debate and dramatics Hal Freisen; social activities, Joan Woodward and Charles Hall. The movie "Far Above the Golden Valley" and the movie of the Homecoming activities this year will be shown.
June Peterson is the general chairman in charge of all the arrangements.
SSO's Oread Hall Chapter To Hold Smoker Wednesday
Oread hall chapter of the Sunflower Students organization will hold a smoker for men at McCook hall in the Pine room of the Memorial Union, at 7 p.m., Wednesday. Buell Schilts, SSO senior councilman, said today.
Men residents of unorganized houses are invited to the smoker at which organizational plans and programs for a McCook chapter will be discussed, according to Schilts. The smoker will be over in time for the basketball game, he said.
Columbia, S. C. (UP)—Bob Neely,
fireman, hopped on the truck to answer
a call and was chagged when it raced to his own home. His wife
had gone off and left an electric iron
plugged in.
Red Hot, Red Face
Coal Starts To Flow; Industry Resumes
BULLETIN
Pittsburgh (UP)—Coal began to flow again today from the nation's bituminous pits as most of John L Lewis' 400,000 United Mine Workers heeded their chief's order and ended their 17-day walkout.
Washington. (UP) The supreme court in an extraordinary legal step agreed today to speed a final decision on the contempt of court conviction of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers.
The Court set an early date Jan.14 - for argument on the case.
Some steel producers reported pre-strike rates could be reached within a few days, but those harder hit said it would take 10 days to two weeks to reach capacity.
The solid fuels administration reported that only a dozen of the larger mines in the Pittsburgh district failed to open.
railroads estimated it would take five days to clear up the strike-caused shipping backlog.
UN Nears Clash Over Franco Spain
Lake Success (UP) — United Nations diplomats headed for a climactic clash over Franco Spain today as they plunged into a final week of international debate and decision-making.
Ine issue was whether the UN should order a general diplomatic isolation of Spain in an effort to oust Generalissimo Francisco Franco, a move desired by Russian and a large bloc of supporters.
Franco Won't Tolerate UN Interference In Spain
Madrid (UP) — Generalissimo Francisco Franco, speaking to a mass meeting of 100,000 persons, said today that Spain would not tolerate foreign interference in Spain's internal affairs.
The meeting was summoned as a national day of protest against United Nations deliberations on the Spanish question.
Government supporters warned that the present menace to Spain's sovereignty parallels the threat of 1808 when Napoleon invaded Spain. They revived the cry "Spain is in danger" which was used to rally the people against Napoleonic invasion.
Hint for CHRISTMAS Decorators
P. S. You may want to color some puffs red. Dip
1. Buy a can of TNT popcorn.
lightly into a cup of red coloring and allow to dry.
2. Heat it 'til it pops.
3. String it on a strong thread, and hang on tree or mantle.
Even If They Sometimes Disturb The Peace
At least, that's what the nation's law-enforcing agencies say. After 15 months of careful study they've concluded that our returning heroes aren't so bloodthirsty after all. In fact, statistics reveal that ex-GI's commit fewer crimes—in proportion—than other people.
Veterans Make Safe Escorts, Police Discover
Girls, it's perfectly safe to go out with veterans.
Timid souls with fat wallets who had fears of being assaulted by an ex-jungle fighter who would strangle them from behind, jab knee spikes into their spines, and slit their throats with a commando knife found they could walk down dark alleys with as much safety as ever.
The only thing the vets appear to remember from their service life is the wonderful feeling of going "on the town" on leave or liberty. Ex-GI's lead the pack in arrests for such things as auto thefts, drunkenness, disturbing the peace, and disorderly conduct.
Aside from being rambunctious, veterans in general are pretty normal people. Totaling up all arrests for 15 months, Detroit police found that there was one vet arrested for ten non-vets, or exactly the same proportion as vets to non-vets in the city of Detroit.
So there's little to fear, girls, that your escort's mind will snap in the middle of a tender Potter lake embrace that turns it into a Guadalcanal strangle.
Exhibit Littlefield Scenes
An exhibit of paintings of William H. Littlefield is being shown in the north gallery of Spooner-Thayer this month. The 21 paints are mostly of New England scenes.
Travel Club Visits Campus
Twenty - five members of the Travel club of Shawnee Mission high school were guests of the University Saturday. The club was conducted on a tour of the campus.
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