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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Nov. 15, 1956
Acting, Directing Redeem Empty Plays
Superior casting, directing and acting redeemed three empty 1-act plays in Green Auditorium Wednesday. What might have been a boring ordeal was a worthwhile dramatic experience.
boring great way Excellent directing, stemming from the talent and experience of Allen Crafton, professor of speech, was responsible for taking two mediocre plays and pacing and polishing them into a production which was entertaining and which here and there possessed the rare sparkle of excellence.
The three plays were produced by the Studio Theatre and will run through Thursday, Friday and Saturday, beginning at 8 p.m.
Revision of William Inge's work retained the humor and main theme of the original, but removed a lot of bawdy nonsense.
Richard Bailey, Hood River, Ore., graduate student, apparently put himself wholly into the direction of Inge's "Glory in the Flower," and was rewarded with a product of which he could be proud.
A similarity in all three plays is that nearly all the characters were neurotics, which seems to be the trend in contemporary American stage.
Dale Bellerose, Lawrence sophmore, portrayed a drunken salesman with a realism which was sustained throughout the Inge play and which consequently was a high point of the production.
Edra Gandee, Junction City sophomore, gave an adequate interpretation of Connie O'Garrett in "Sex Has No Place Here," written by Bernice Schear, Oberlin graduate student.
The facial expression, enunciation and ease of movement of Tom Sawyer, Topeka junior, added a professional touch and polish to Miss Schear's play.
In "Penh Park Nocturne," by James Robertson, Paul Culp, Overland pary senior, showed promise in his first serious role. Lee Ann Johnson, Topea senior, was fairly successful in portraying a harassed gun moll and capably sustained the characterization.
Vera Stough, Lawrence junior, presented an adequate portraital of the difficult part of the "fallen lady" of Mr. Ince's play.
John Wilson Feist, San Francisco junior did a believable job of portraying a philosophical bartender in "Glory in the Flower."
Alpha Phi Omega Has New Adviser
Keith Lawton, administrative assistant to the chancellor, is the new advisory committee chairman for Alpha Phi Omega, men's service fraternity.
Other faculty advisers chosen are Dick Wintermote, Alumni Assn. field secretary; William Hambleton, associate professor of geology; Carlyle H. Smith, associate professor of design, Lee Sturgeon, instructor of accounting, and Roy Kidman, science librarian.
The advisory committee will meet with the Alpha Phi Omega executive committee to plan the year's program.
Spanish Anecdotes Heard
About 20 persons heard Rodrigo Solera, Wanda Sammons, and A. V. Ebersole, assistant instructors of Spanish tell anecdotes at the meeting Wednesday of El Ateneo, Spanish Club for advanced students.
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Poetry Hour, 4 p.m., Music Room,
Student Union. Dean Barr of the School
of Religion will read Hebrew Poetry of
the Old Testament.
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TODAY
Studio Theatre, 8 p.m., Green Theater. Three original one-act plays.
Chess Club, 7 p.m., Card Room, Student Union. All members please attend. Pershing Rifles, 1900 to 2100 hours at the drill hall. Military Science Building. An Air Force film will be shown. All actives and pledge candidates are required to attend. Class A uniforms will be worn. Refreshments.
Medical Dames, 8 p.m., Spooner-Thayer Art Museum.
Religious Emphasis Week Council, 8-30 p.m. Wesley Foundation Auditorium Methodist Student Center. Discussion; Theme for 1557 Religious Enthusiasts will be set up. Operational Committees and working principles will be adopted.
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Episcopal morning prayer, 6:45 a.m.
Danforth Chapel. Holy Eucharist, 7 a.m.
Christian Science organization meeting,
7:30 p.m., Danforth Chapel. All students, faculty and friends of the University are invited.
*Silence on Art*, 7:30 and 9 p.m. Art Museum, "Medieval Art," The Geese-book," Images Medievale." St. Louis Ange de la Paix," The Searching Heart.
AIEE-IE meeting. 7:30 p.m., 201 EI Lab. Speaker: Mr. Vince DeLong, from Collins Radio Co. "Automatically tuned Transmitters."
SUA bridge lessons, 7:30 p.m., 306-B.
Student conference, trump bidders, scoring.
Refreshems.
| Phil Delta Kappa meeting, 6 p.m., Sunflower Room, Student Union, Dr. E Thayer Gaston will present the program "Artists for People's Sake, Not Art's Sake."
FRIDAY
Episopical morning prayer, 6:45 a.m.
Danforth Chapel. Holy Eucharist, 7 a.m.
Muesen of Art Record Concert, 11 a.m.
Boris Godunov (the complete opera)
Boris Godunov (the complete opera)
Newman Club hayrack ride. 6:45 p.m.
Meet in front of St. John's Church.
A square dance and barn party will follow the hayrack ride. Refreshments.
Studio Theatre. 8 p.m., Green Theater. Three original one-sheet plays.
SATURDAY
Wesley Grad Group, 12:00 noon. Student Center, Luncheon.
International Club presents "American Evenings." 8 p.m., Strong Auditorium Entertainment featuring; Tribal Songs and dances of American Indians; Spirituals of American Negro. Exposition of Modern Ballet, Native American Folk Ballads. Everyone welcome. No admission charge.
Studio Theatre, 8 p.m., Green Theater Three original one-act plays.
Marilyn Mundon, Coffeyville senior, acting Dean-for-a-Day, gave an account of her day's activities at the meeting of the sophomore counselors Wednesday in the Student Union.
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"While I am here in Dean Taylor's place, she is at the Phi Psi buffet with my date," was Miss Mundon's only objection. Otherwise, she seemed to feel that being Dean-for-a-Day was a wonderful experience.
“Getting acquainted” was the main objective of the meeting of the counselors and counseless, according to Becky Swander, San Antonio, Tex., sophomore, president of the sophomore counselors.
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Two members of the Jayhawk Jamboree participated in the entertainment, which was under the direction of Shirley Hand, Kansas City, Mo. sophomore.
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senior, tap danced, showing how to learn to dance in one easy lesson. Bonnie Dinsmore, Oklahoma City, Okla., junior, sang "Talk of the Town" and "It Had to Be You."
A prize-winning speech from last year's speech contest entitled "A Campus Problem, Sand-Bar Picnics" was given by Sandra Kellogg, Paola junior.
"Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better" was sung by a brother-sister combination, Lynn and Linda Miller, Dodge City sophomores.
Geologist Attends Meeting
Dr. Frank C. Foley, director of the State Geological Survey of the University, attended the 36th annual meeting of the American Petroleum Institute in Chicago this week. The meeting was in session from Monday through Thursday.
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