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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Oct. 29. 1957
Play Drives Military Parody Into Ground
By JERRY THOMAS (Of The Daily Kansas Staff)
"No Time for Sergeants," presented in Hoch last night, strikes the last blow in driving military parody far too far into the ground.
But the play has all the freshness of an apple which was first bitten into when George M. Cohan was in short pants. It is the same old story—that of a man, usually a mountain man, who could never understand how a private should act in the Army (this time it is the Air Force).
It was well acted and presented.
Charles Hohman was excellent as Will Stockdale, the honest man who almost ruins the Air Force. Rex Everhart was equally excellent as Sgt. King, the butt of Stockdale's innocent honesty. Together, they made this show funny.
Hohman did a great deal for this role. He is not an unlikable fumbling hillbilly. He gave the role charm and enough understanding to create a real comic hero. It was almost a one-man show and Hohman was that man.
The private, in the course of the play, converts at least the part of the Air Force he comes in contact with and eventually had it thinking his way. In the process he wins a medal for some type of unwitted gallantry.
The only thing remotely original, includes the jokes and the minor routines, is the cast. Two members made it worth while watching this rather tired horse.
Hohman is Good
FHA Adviser Talks To Class
But at times he was matched by rotund Rex Everhart, who as Sgt. King has the philosophy that every rank in the Air Force is in its individual canoe in a lake and the object of life is not to let anyone make waves.
The pace made the show entertaining. Sets were changed rapidly. None of the loosely-tied series of incidents that made up the play were too long.
Action continued in front of the curtain when backstage changes were necessary. At these times the play was often at its best. It gave Hohman an occasional opportunity to work alone and produces some funny moments.
Lighting and special effects were handled well and the actors could be heard fairly well all over Hoch.
-(Daily Kansan photo)
TO LIGHTER FLUID—Charles Hohman, as Will Stockdale, finally finds something that puts life into his drink in a scene from "No Time for Sergeants" presented at Hoch last night. Two
air force buddies who are trying to get Stock-dale drunk look on in disbelief as Will starts on a second glass of bourbon, gin and lighter fluid.
Miss Mildred Reel, assistant national adviser of the Future Homemakers of America, spoke to the organization and teaching of home economics class Monday.
MADE-TO-MEASURE CLOTHING
Why not let us make your next suit, sport coat or topcoat?
Short Classes Thursday For County Meetings
Classes will be shortened Thursday morning for meetings of all students by counties and out-of-state districts.
The county club meetings, sponsored by Statewide Activities will be at 9:20 a.m. Posters have been put up throughout the campus telling where each county group will meet.
All out-of-state students will meet on the main floor of Hoch Auditorium.
Students in each group will elect a permanent chairman for the year and set up a system of correspondence with newspapers in their home county. The county correspondents send news of KU students back to their home papers.
A temporary chairman will explain the purposes of Statewide Activities. Each group will discuss how it can promote KU in the high schools of its county and make plans for the year.
The first faculty of KU consisted of Frank H. Snow, Elial J. Rice, David H. Robinson.
It's HALLOWEEN TIME at DIXON'S—Come out for some cider and donuts and a special Halloween Sundae!
SERVED ON SPECIAL EXTRA-SOLID INSIDE TRAYS
OUCH!
I have to wince any time I think of anybody sending his fur to anyone except Independent