TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1940.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Name Cast for Hill's Next Dramatic Show
Women Dominate Play Cast For 'Cradle Song'
Women will dominate the cast of the new Dramatic Club's production of "Cradle Song" when that play takes to the stage of Fraser theater the first week in December for four performances.
The program will carry the names of eleven women and three men as cast members.
Under the direction of James Barton, instructor in the speech department, the production of Martinez Sierra's gentle and romantic play has an all-student cast, with one exception. Robert Calderwood, associate professor of the speech department, will take the role of the doctor.
Strictly speaking there are no "leads" in the play. When it was first brought to New York in 1927 by Eva Le Gallienne and her Civic Repertory group, Miss Le Gallienne herself play a comparatively minor part. Each character is a distinct personality who reacts differently to the one set of circumstances of the plot.
The story of "Cradle Song" is simplicity itself. It depicts the cloistered life of a group of nuns, how they adopted and reared a baby girl left on their doorstep, and how they reacted as the girl grew to womanhood and had to leave them on the eve of her wedding.
The comedy arises from characterization: The tart vicares of the convent, the twiting novices, the wise
priores, and the worldly-wise friend of all the nuns, the old doctor who comes to visit them every day. It is the gentle and refined sort of comedy found in Barry's "Quality Street" which enjoyed such success last year.
In the role of Prioress of the convent will be Shirley Jane Ruble; the vicaras will be played by Jean Brown; Ilsa Nesbitt as Mistress of the Novices; the young girl Teresa who has been raised from childhood by the nuns is the role taken by Reola Durand; the other nuns will be played by Bernice Malm, Jean Beal, Jean McFarland, Greta Gibson, Mary Robelene Scott, Sylvia Steeper, and Mary O'Neill. Barton is also using the services of two student directors: Marjorie Neuman and Jane Beal.
Joe Nelson and Spencer Bayles along with Mr. Calderwood are the male members of the cast.
"Cradle Song" is in two long acts. In the first, the nuns take into their collective arms, a baby; in the next act, they must part with that baby. The poignant story of the sheltered life, the comedy of naivete, as it might be called, is the ground works for "Cradle Song."
Hay's Mother-in-Law Dies Sunday Night
The mother-in-law of Prof. Earl D. Hay of the mechanical engineering department, Mrs. Flavia L. Whip, died Sunday evening in the home at 1653 Indiana street.
Mrs. Whip was 89 years old and is survived by her three daughters, Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Leslie Daniels, Ft. Collins, Colo., and Mrs. Clyde Pearce, Duluth, Minn.
Mrs. Whip had made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Hay for a number of years.
TORRID? You Said It!
Take a tip . . . don't miss the "top"
musiciedom of the screen . . . it's
full of gags and gals (my! my!!)
it's stars read like a "Whose Who"
of stage and radio!
TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW
"HIT PARADE OF 1941"
Kenny Baker - Frances Langford Hugh Herbert - Mary Boland Ann Miller - 6 Hits and a Miss Patsy Kelly - S. Holloway Borrah Minevitch and his Harmonica Rascals
THURSDAY
KENNETH ROBERT'S, Author of "N'wost Passage"
CAPTAIN CAUTION
Plus
FRIENDLY NEIGHBORS With Weaver Bros. and Elviry
GRANADA
Recognition To Local SDX Chapter
SUNDAY, M. Dietrich "SEVEN SINNERS"
The University chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalism fraternity, distinguished itself at the national convention held in Des Moines last weekend, according to Prof. Siegfried Nickelson of the journalism department.
The local chapter was ranked among the top eight of the chapters having the highest percentage of graduates now active in some field of journalism.
Also, as a complete surprise, came the announcement that an editorial appearing in the University Daily Kansan at the time Reginald Buxton was editor-in-chief had won second place in an editorial writing contest. Both author and subject of the editorial are unknown since last year's chapter adviser now is in Chicago.
Mickelson and Larry Winn represented the local chapter in their respective capacities as adviser and president. Mickelson served actively on the finance committee.
Lawson Speaks In Leavenworth
Dean Paul B. Lawson will speak at a joint meeting of the Leavenworth, Troy and Atchison Kiwanis clubs tonight at Leavenworth.
How Many Pictures Have You Seen That The Motion Picture Trade Calls
a SLEEPER
One That Is Brought Forth Without Fanfare and Unsaddled With Promises of the Sort That Grows As It Goes, Thriving on Customer-to-Customer Comment.
ADDITIONAL SOCIETY-
"Hallabaloo"
WITH
a Sleeper
IS
Frank Morgan
In the Craziest Comedy Role Ever Conceived in a Big Broadcast of Musical, Radio Roars!
Kansas City, Mo., Wray Strawig,
Wayne Ulrickson, Miss Margaret
Loomis, and Mr. and Mrs. E. G.
Loomis of Salina.
(continued from page two)
THURSDAY
JAYHAWKER
SIGMA KAPPA . . .
. . . visitors this weekend were Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Oxley of Mission.
. . . Sunday dinner guests were Mr and Mrs. H. B. Sullivan of Shawnee, Marie Lee and Ann Lee Nelson.
... will entertain the pledges of Sigma Alpha Epsilon with an hour dance tonight.
GAMMA PHI BETA . . .
. . . will be hostess at the W.S.
G.A. tea tomorrow.
TAU KAPPA EPSILON . . .
. guests for Sunday dinner were W. Ralph Jones, Laurence Stable, Tom Wolf, Cliff Hauge, Gary Johnson, Fred Storz, Russ Salsburg, Gordon Bowers, Bill Conroy, Harold Rearick, Oliver Simmons, and John Laughlin, all of Kansas City, Mo.
TEMPLIN HALL . . .
. . . Sunday dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Olin Templin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ellsworth, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Murray, Alice Russell, Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Shimberg of Leavenworth; Mr. W. A. Link and Patricia of Emporia; Fern Meuschke and Betty Meuschke.
PATEE
ALL 15c ANY SHOWS TIME
Continuous Shows from 2
NOW
ENDS
WEDNESDAY
2 Top Hits---in the most famous of all screen roles!
Beery's a Roaring, Rousing "Good Bad Man" Again!
WALLACE
BEERRY
'THE MAN FROM DAKOTA'
JOHN HOWARD
DLOLORES DEL RIO
2nd Hit---
Tops for Thrills, Chills,
Laughs!
'CHARLIE CHAN
WAX MUSEUM"
Sid Toler
WEDNESDAY NITE IS PAY NITE
We Pay You to Attend Our Show!
A Pay Envelope Containing from One Cent to $5.00 CASH
Will Be Given to Everyone Attending the Patee Wednesday nite
DELTA CHI . . .
THURSDAY — 3 Days Richard Arlen - Andy Devine "BLACK DIAMONDS"
Sunday — Gable - Crawford "STRANGE CARGO"
... luncheon guests Friday were Miss Elaine Simpson of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. F. P. Helm of Topeka.
... dinner guests Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. John Murray of Leavenworth, Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Wheeler, Lois Wheeler, Leah Edmonds, Jeanne Myhre, Eleanor Grider, Peggy Benson, and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Brownlee of Lawrence.
PI BETA PHI . . .
... will be hostess tonight to a faculty and alumnae reception in honor of Miss Coleita Aitken, province president.
Today AND WEDNESDAY A MUST SEE PICTURE
JAYHAWKER
A MUST SEE PICTURE
TYRONE POWER
LINDA DARNELL
BASIL RATHONE
The thrilling, romantic story of old California's most daring and colorful masked adventurer.
TONITE ___
K. U. Football Contest FREE
$25 IN Tickets
CASH $50 Theatre
NOTICE
IN ORDER TO GIVE EVERY-
ONE AN EQUAL CHANCE IN
THIS CONTEST WE ARE
SHOWING THE FIRST 3 SE-
RIES OF 18 CONTEST PIC-
TURES TONITE. GET IN
THIS CONTEST TODAY AND
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THURSDAY—3 Days FRANK MORGAN
In the Craziest Comedy Role Ever Conceived
"HULLABALOO"
SUNDAY
KAY KYSER
With His Famous Band in
YOU'LL FIND OUT
PETER LORRE
BELA LUGOSI
BORIS KARLOFF