UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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VOLUME XXXIV
The Official Student Paper of the University of Kansas
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NUMBER 94
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Russian Pianist Plays Before a Large Audience
Kachmaninoff Please
Crowd With His
Technique
By John Bondeson, 'cunel Students in the University received a rare treat last night in the person of Sergel Rachmaninoff, celebrated Russian pianist. In a program composed largely of selections in minor moods, the composer-conductor-pianist displayed a virtuosity seldom heard on this campus, and a warmth and feeling for color that explains the reason for his many years of unparalleled popularity.
Selection in Minor Mood
The program began with a slightly illuminated antique, by Haydn. The rest of the first group was devoted to a selection, minor in mood, written by *Melodie*, which was written by Gluck-Sgambati. Here was the first suggestion of the composition, with The With exception of three, the selections chosen by Rachmaninoff for his University program were some what melancholy and sad, suggestive of his aspect throughout the entire rectal. His second piece was similar, with Scarlatti. The first, in D major, was a sprigely, well executed, deft air, suitable for a display of nimble fingers. The second, in E minor, possessed varied tempos, but again in the minor, with a subtle riffle. E Major, a brief display of frills lace, and decoration.
The remainder of the first halt was devoted to Chipin's Sonate, Op. 58. The first movement, marked allegro, gave the impression of magnitude, which was later replayed in the second movement and memorable. The second movement, mastose, was replete with runs, most of the work being executed by the left hand. The large introduced a mood of mournful solemnity, but the finale suggested a real original theme, rythmic and melodic.
Plays Own Manuscript
After the intermission, Bachmannoff returned to play first his own transcription of Bach's "Prelude," from his violin suite. Here was dissection of a melodic work which accentuated the characteristic style of the composer. The next group was devoted to two of his own compositions, "Daisies," and an "Original Sheet Music" in equally moody arrangement was well illustrated by the curious minor strains.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1937
The first selection in the last group, all of which were by the composer Franz Lazi, came as a complete and pleasant surprise to a rapt musician, who played with delft and gentle color, full of feeling and beauty.
He treated it as a rare bit of fragile chima. Following, was the Valse Oubliee, No. 3, which was largely in minor key, as was his last selec-tion; the latter seemed to be suggestive a fantastic gypsy-like motion.
Play the C-Sparrow Minor Prelude
The program, over the piano,
left the stage, but the audience felt
that something was yet lacking. So
upon the persistence of frenzied applause, Rachmaninov returned to his apartment, and played the Treadle Prelude in C-Sparrow Minor.
He attacked it viciously and firmly,
playing it somewhat more slowly
than usual. After a final encore
the pianist was permitted to leave,
and nearly four thousand person
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on the SHIN by Kenneth Morris
Virginia Taylor happily announced to herGamma Phi sisters that she had received a valentine gift from her boy friend in a distant town, and showed them the large box as proof. When the box was opened it was found to contain all of the old letters of affection that he wrote to another than an written letter from the friend telling that he had never loved anyone as much as Virginia, and in the next breath saying that he had a new girl and was going steady The letter closed with this bit of
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Popular Band to Campus
Anson Weeks' Band To Play for Junior Prom
Anson Weeks and his orchestra will provide music for dancers at the Junior Prom, March 5. For several years, Anson Weeks has held the Musical Instruments orchestra in the country, and has been regularly featured over radio chain broadcasts. Weeks will play for the Juniors-Senior Prom at Norman, Okla., on Thursday, March 4; here Friday, March 5, and at the Juniors-Senior Prom at Lincoln Saturday, March 6. Tickets will be on sale Feb. 17 at the Union building of the Memorial Union building and at the Business Office in the Administration building at the regular advance price of $2. The price will be raised to $225 at the door the night of the party. The Junior Prom is the only form University party during the year, and is sponsored by the class of 38. "It is probably the outstanding part of a boy's job is expected," said Bill Crane, manager of the Memorial U building. The hours of the dane 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
OVER THE HILL
Taggart Returns to China
H. Taggart, associate professor of his el Monday morning after spee some time in Massachusetts.
Steve Piazza, associate Phi Chi, honorary psych fraternity, met at 4 p.m. Henry Baker spoke on "Retro Inhibition"
K. Speak in Topeka
K. K. Landez, professor of ge and assistant state geologist, speak to the Women's club of House Presidents Kat House Presidents Meet
There is to be a meeting on House Presidents' association afternoon in the Fine Room at House Presidents' Club Dramatic Club Meets Today
The Dramatic club will meet afternoon at 4:30 in Little The green hall clubs will be mae interview and seminars. Interview Engineers
Three offeels of the Empire parry, a subsidiary of Doherty Corporation, yesterday morning interviewing mechanics electrical engineering.
Druck Speaks in Emporia
Wm. L. Burdick, dean of
Emporia College.
F before a dinner meeting of
the Associations of Lyon, Chase
Coffee counties. The meeting
of the Broadmeadow hotel in
poria.
Is Religion Creative or Consistive? is the topite which re-introduces religion groups from Missouri to M.C. Lewis this evening at 8 o'clock on home of Mr. and Mrs. John McGleam M.C. receives Appoinn C. Glenn Morris, a former member of the State Attorney assistant to State Attorney Glarence V. Beck, 26, last Mr. Morris, who had just a saintly Butter county, will be rep by Stanley Taylor, 20, of El D
Dr. Lyle Powell, who recent turned from India, will appeal to the Indian government this afternoon on "Medical Pre in India." Doctor Powell, a rence eye, ear, nose, and mouth surgeon, said he past studying in the Orient.
Powell to Speak
Confederate Daughters To Give Baruch Prize
Crafton speak Tonight
speak to a new audience and dramatic art, will speak to children in Stage in Spoiler-Thayer may one of a series of weekly be by prominent men on the earth sign in play production.
Jobs for Chemistry Seniors
George W. Holman, m. 37, and
Cristina C. Cohn, m. 31,
counsider today to begin work 1
Procter and Gamble company,
were chosen for the positive
role of intern in H. CoHill,
H. CoHill, who last week
viewed seniors in the chemic
partment for the company.
Prof. H. J. Chubb, of the spice实验室, will spill words in Reserve Officer association a row night. The officers of his trial will be "America's Foreign Agent" with National Defence week began Feb 12. The talk will bring the Foil Bag Woman Shog public is invited.
WEATHER
Crafton Will Speak Tonight $ ^{1} $
housand Dollars To B Awarded for Essay About South
For the purpose of encouraging research in the history of the South, the United Daughters of the Conferency is awarding, May 1, the Mrs. Simon Baruch university prize of $1,000 for an unpublished monograph or essay of high merit in the field of southern history.
Pharmacy Colloquy Thursday
S. O. Davidon of the McK
D. S. O. Davidon of the McK
City, McK City club colloquy at
the club club colloquy at
11:30. He will disce
the wholesale
house stockist.
The meeting will be
room 205 of the Chemistry
Chubb to Speak
Kansas Generally fair fairs
Wednesday; rising temp
Tuesday; colder in west
Wednesday.
This prize, awarded biennially,
will be given for essays preferably
in or near the period of the Con-
ferency or bearing a research
presentation between the stale
Competition is limited to
graduate and undergraduate students
of university and standard
schools. When questioned in regard
When questioned in regard to
Returns From Oklahoma
'rof. W. W. Davis Attended Big Sib Meeting at Norman
Prof. W. W. Davis returned Sunday from Norman, Oklahoma, where he presided as chairman at a meeting of Big Six representatives last Friday after the conference's rules and regulations of the conference which had been formulated at their meeting last May in Lincoln and ordered that they be
Dr. H. H. King of Kansas State was appointed a member of the executive committee of the N.C.A.A. The representatives were guests at the Kentucky Athletic Council; were invited the members of the Oklahoma Athletic Council; Dr. W. B. Bizzell, President of the University of Oklahoma; Ma) Lawrence Jones, Nehbaka football coach, and Tom Shibara, Oklahoma coach.
K R 4 L R 1 D'
Wm. Beebe's Lecture Indefinitely Postponed
Severe Illness Forces Lecturer To Cancel All Dates
The lecture by William Beebe, naturalist, author, a d. lecturer, scheduled to speak here Thursday night, has had an indoor-delivery of severe illness.
Beebe was forced to postpone his entire series of February dates because of a severe attack of influenza. At present his managers are negotiating with the places where he was scheduled to appear, and are setting new dates. It is likely that he will speak here sometime in March.
The title of Beccie's lecture will be "500 Fathoms Down." It will concern his explorations with the uthaphsea in Bermuda.
James Fenimore Cooper's immortal "The Last of the Mohicans," comes to thrilling life on the prairie as a young man, when the Reliance pictures filmmation of the stirring tale of adventure and romance in a country in the mak-
HUXMAN ASSURES MUSEUM FUNDS
Governor Affixes Signature to $55,000 Grant for Dyche; Vetoes $100,000 Section Providing Corridor Building for University Hospital in Kansas City
Duke Museum To
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Cooper Classic Comes to Varsity For Three Days
Governor Walter A. Huxman yesterday affixed his signature to a provision of the appropriation bill for buildings and improvements at state institutions which will provide $55,000 for completion and restoration of Dyche museum. At the same time he vetoed part of the bill providing for an appropriation of $100,000 which was to provide for a connecting corridor building between the clinic or dispensary building and main hospital for the University School of Medicine at Kennes City.
And did you know that the Patee is one of the oldest theaters in America and the first theater west of the Mississippi—and that's a record for continuous business—well, we'll be seein' you.
S. E. Schwahn, Mgr
provisions amounting to $410,000 of a $1,009,5000 building approval bill. Other than the
Ro Roonanod
Schwahn Sends Message of Patee And Granada
Watch for the dates.
Showed Seven of Best Ten
The Granada presented seven of the 10 best pictures of that year and surpassed this record with eight of its own. "Mutiny on the Bounty," "The Great Zieglie," "San Francisco," "The Story of Louis Pasteur," "A Tale of Two Cities," "Anthony Adverse," "The Green Pastures," "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
We are happy to be able to have a part in wishing the Kansan staff words of success on this their 25th Anniversary.
**Vast or Coming Time.**
It is not necessary to shop for your entertainment for you the outstanding hits of previous years and now offer you the greatest hits for 1937. Here they are—all of them coming soon to the Granada screen: William Powell, Joan Crawford, and Robert Montgomery in "The Last of Mrs. Cheyenne"; "Green Light" with Errol Flynn and Annie Louise; "Maytime" with Nelson Eddy, and Jennette SkalonDearn;"Farnell" with Mary Kay and Mae"Capitan Courageous" with Freddie Bartholomew and Spencer Tracy. The Marx Brothers in "A Day at the Races"; Paul Muni and Louse Rainer in "The Good Earth"; Robert Taylor and Jean Harlow in "Man in the House"; Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in "Stepping Toes"; Berchant of Venice;"Desert Song" with Janet Martinez;"San Quentin"; "Prince and the Pauper"; and "Blossom Time."
We wish to announce in these columns that contrary to various rumors the Granada and Pate theaters are not affiliated in any whatsoever with any other theaters operated in Lawrence.
A List of Coming Hits
Ours is an enviable position because we are a local institution, owned and operated by thirty-five of your Lawrence business friends. Our position is further enhanced by affiliation with the Commonwealth University in Missouri, the strongest independent circuit in the middle West, which enables us to secure exclusive contracts with the world's leading producers: Metro - Goldwinn - Mayer Warner Brothers, First National, R. B. Lowe, and the pick of the pictures which is evident by our press record.
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1937
Stage and Screen
ing, begins a three-day engagement there.
Randolph Scott heads the imposing cast as Hawkeye, the handsome and daring Colonial scout hero of the story, while appearing in important featured roles are Blinc Barnes, Henry Cowell, and Philip Reed. Philip Reed, Robert Barret, Hugh Buckler and Willard Robertson.
Dramatics Group To Present Comedy Next Week
Thrilling high lights of the picture include the defense of Fort William Henry against the onslaught of the French legions; and barbaric war dances of Indian tribes on the same program with Justin "Toron" supported by Leon Ray, Anthony Martin and El Brendel.
The production of "This Thing Called Love," by Edwin Burke, marks the high point in comedy of the theater season at the University. The play, which is about marriage, moves swiftly, without a dill period. It is a presentation which even at the beginning of the opening Monday, Feb 22, is greatly superior to most of the dramatic club plays of the past.
Eather Hollecker, who was perhaps the sensation of "Bury the Dead," as the wife of the beer-drinking garage man, is even more effective as the jealous wife in "This Thing Called Love."
The department of speech and dramatic art is proud to sponsor this production. It is the second locally produced work by Carlyle, and it will go on sale Thursday, the 18th.
Locille Wagner, drafted from the School of Fine Arts, to play the role of Dolly, the hair-brained little wife who goes to the encyclopedia for her lessons, and to work as a manner which will furnish many laughs for the audience.
Betty Ruth Smith, who started her stage career at Olympia, in Molnar's play of that name last spring, is cast as Ann, the girl who has ideas about marriage in the coming production. She also plays the role of Miss Siney Smith handles her role with great cleverness and carries the hard part of the show with grace.
Glen Dickinson Now Operates 22 Theaters
This achievement marks another step in the progress which Glen W. Dickinson, a local man, has made in the theater business since he first took over the old Bowersock theater and opera house about fifteen years ago. Starting with that house, who began at the Greenwich avenue, and with one in Manhattan, he has expanded until now he operates 22 theaters in three states.
The management of the Dickinson
Theaters has recently completed suc-
cessful arrangements with the leading
motion picture producers giving
their best pictures and their best
pictures now in production. The
companies included under these
contracts are: 20th Century Fox, United
Artists, Paramount, Universal,
Columbia, Majestic, Grand National,
the largest English company,
A Mile of Neon Lighting
The Dickinson building at Seventh and Massachusetts was completely remodeled two years ago, and is conspicuous in the fact that it has nearly a mile of new sign decoration than any other building in the state.
One of the pictures to come under the new contracts is "On the Avenue," with Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, Alice Faye, and the Ritz Brothers, the current production at the Dickinson. This year's best musicals are years best musicals is playing here one week ahead of Kansas City.
Outstanding Films Coming
Outstanding Films Coming
It will be followed by such out-
standing films as Only Live Ouse,
"Maid Sylvia Dinkey and
Henry Fonda," "Maid of Salem",
starring Claudette Colbert and Fred
MacMurray; "Beloved Enemy"
with Morle Oberon and Brian Aberre;
"Moore in 'When You're in
Love'."
Other pictures coming soon to the Dickinson include "Lost Horizon"; "Garden of Allah," an all technicolor production with Marlene Dietrich; "Seventh Heaven," "Souls at Sea," with Gary Cooper and George Raft; and "Top of the Town" a new musical now in production by Universal.
AT THE VARSITY
Henry Wilcoxon, Randolph Scott and Binnie Barnes in "The Last of the Mohican; Business Plan Elimination of the James Fenner Cooper Group" (1965).
AT THE GRANADA
"Emerson Mountainers" appearing at the Granada on Thursday only. A six people hill-billy band, who have been featured over the radio for the past few years, are to appear in person at the Granada.
AT THE GRANADA
Kay Francis who stars in "Solen Holiday" which starts today. Ian Hunter and Claude Rains have the leading male roles.
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AT THE DICKINSON
Definitely "On the Avenue" for Irving Berlin's Twentieth Century-Fox musical of that title are Alice Faye (left), Dick Powell and Madeleine Carroll . . . opening today at the Dickinson Theatre.