TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1941
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
PAGE SEVEN
ARTEESTS' IN RECITAL
Musician With a Haircut Unveiled 250 Hear Faculty
The School of Fine Arts last night unveiled their two newest staff "arteestes" before a group of Fine Arts students, and "music lovers" numbering in all about 250.
By and large, the two new additions to the beating and groaning departments are competent artists, and gave a pretty good performance in Frank Strong auditorium, laughingly known as Carnegie Hall Annex.
Robert Palmer, who came to the University last fall from a scholarship at the Berkshire Music Center, played in his first group "Prelude and Fugue in F Sharp Minor" (Bach), an interesting finger exercise; "Sonata in E Minor" (Haydn); and two Chopin things which stood out like a donkey in Vermont. Little Audrey could play Chopin while wearing boxing gloves, and we'd still like it. Mr. Palmer was a great
improvement over Little Audrey. Of the two, "Nocturne in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 1" (slight pause for breath), was more neatly and completely delivered. The other, "Polonaise in E Flat Minor, Op. 26, No. 2" (is there a pulmotor in the house?) came off with second honors. Mr. Palmer at the keyboard
gives the impression of an earnest young chap intent on doing a good job. As a matter of fact, he regards the ivory with such serious mien, that we feared the keys were in for an attack via bicuspids. Furthermore, Palmer doesn't look like a musician. He wears his hair short. Imagine a musician with a hair cut, or even a musician with two-bits.
Jeannette Cass, instructor in the School of Fine Arts, contributed two groups of numbers, the first of which contained "Tu Lo Sai" (Torelli); "Nebbie" (Respighi); "La Girometta" (Sibella); and L'insana parola" from "Aida" (Verdi). Of the group, the last two went over best with the assemblage. No matter how cultured people become, they still go for the spectacular.
Mr. Palmer concluded his chore of the evening by playing his own "Sonata." The number is in the "mode moderne," but not so much that it can't be listened to without earmuffs. Most modern music, besides being as gentle on the ears as a tocatcue trio, lets the player get away with murder. Nobody can really tell whether the piece was written that way, or the player just
missed a couple of notes.
It's interesting to note that Mr. Palmer's composition is best in the place where most modern numbers fall down, namely in the slow movement. When the stuff is played fast, listeners can't tell what the trouble is, but when it slows down, they find out (a) that the piano needs tuning, (b) that the composer is nuts, either of which is a distinct possibility.
Mr. Palmer's "lento" movement shows some excellent melody and structure.
Miss Cass re-entered upon the scene to sing "Auf Geheimen Waldespfdase" (Griffes); "Nuit d'Toilees" (Debussy); "The Bird of the Wilderness" (Horsman), which, incidentally, does not refer to the Bronx; "Youth" (Charles); and "Flamenco" (Eakin).
The number by Debussy, that old past master of the weird, stood head and shoulders above the others. Miss Cass is effective on her soft and medium tones, but could be better on her yells. She does put on a show when she sings. Mr. Palmer could use some of her ease and showmanship.
The Latins had a' word for it— "fniis."
Puns vs. Buns--and Mrs. Swarthout from the ranks of the present.
Speakers Exude Humor At Band's Banquet
Puns vied with buns as the main attraction of the University band dinner-dance which drew 180 persons to the Kansas room of the Memorial Union build
The dinner, which started at 6:30, went well enough with band members, band alumni, and guests keeping time to recordings of the band and the London Philharmonic orchestra with jaw and fork. The real trouble started with the after dinner activities.
Bob Hampel, field-general of the band and toastmaster of the occasion, proceeded to start the puns rolling with his introductions. Speakers were Fred Ellsworth, secretary of the Alumni Association; Russell L. Wiley, band director; E. Thayer Gaston, University specialist in brass instrument; and W. M. Swart-hout, dean of the School of Fine Arts.
The death of Mrs. Wiley's father kept her away, and influenza germs dropped Dr. and Mrs. Miessner
Use Kafir to Help Reclaim Dust Bowl
Manhattan, Jan. 21-(UP)-Kansas State College is working to reclaim the "dust bowl" by utilizing kafr in the manufacture of starch.
Kafir is easily grown in the wind-swept, arid land of western Kansas where little else grows successfully. In addition its stubble and root system is so constituted that it ties down the loose soil whose wanderlust caused the dust storms of a few years ago and swept from the area thousands of drouth destitute families.
E. Thayer Gaston, under the "nom-de-tune" of E. Thermosjug Gaspipe, again led his corn-fed crew through a torturous five minutes of "Pork n' Peanuts," again showing that there's so much bad in the best of us.
Honors for the best joke of the evening go to Dean Swarthout, who told of the band that once went on the field to spell out "hello," and got the "o" in the wrong place.
Clayton Harbur's band played for the dance afterward, which lasted until mid-night.
Annonce Engine Classes Feb. 3
No second semester class schedules will be available to students in the School of Engineering until enrollment begins on Feb. 3, Dean J. J. Jakosky announced today.
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Sunday, 4 days: "Bowry Boy" with Dennis OKeefe and Jimmy Lydon Also "All This And Heaven Too" with Bette Davis and Charles Boyer.
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Thursday, 3 days; "Boss Of Bullion City" with Johnny Mack Brown. Also "Two Girls On Broadway" with Joan Blondell.
Sunday, 3 days: "Twenty Mule Team" with Wallace Berry. Adults 15 cents.
Friday and Saturday: "Cowboy From Sundown." Regular 15 cent admission.
Wednesday and Thursday: "On The Spot" with Frankie Daro and Mary Kernman. Bargain Days 10 cents to all.
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