The- Michigan Daily A1- ARBOR, \MTCIG\N, TIILRSDAY, MAY 7, 108 N'o. srfi, VTOL. XVIII. i CCC NOVICE RACE OCCURS NEXT WEEK Many New Pen Will Enter- Frosh fedics Win all Gam ---0alrd ack. \ICIITGAN VS. \directory. 1, LEVI PREFACES PLAY BY LECTURE ersons to See ",L'Avar," to Ap- preciate Moliere's Humor-A Few Tickets Are Left. Pruo. lsriuc Lei, fed of theFeench epiunat, swill deier a lecture this fternsoonsact 4 o'cok in Tappan Hall cuecroomss, oi "LAsare," te play to eapesentecd by 'the Cerce Damatique 'nais tomuorrowsevens'inig. The lee-- c, swhihs is o le gienint English, is 'cc to sll seho smay desire o attend Ilii treatissg this sbject Prof Levi will ay- particular atentiona to giving ai salysis of te titua, its characters, plot, such the cestral idea of avarice At the ne ivhensMliere urotcuuL'Avare"i the shjedt of avarice ivas msuct discussed ry the gesneral public ad such writers is oileausausd Lu Fontaine. "LAs-are," "haute comedie," is one of oire's foure famous masterpieces, the oher threce beitg "Tutuffe," "Le Mis- ssnctscp," candsi"Iss Fms'iaSavantes," ubhincustuesntesd itsprl at the ee- -e's soirted'its Deccmber'. Moliere epe- ents as pecutliuar ssvrce its the leading carace, tarpagon, whlo s a miser mouves is fashiotablue society 1-Harpa-' osn's fallisng so loc.sdeepesa all the morec tic traits of Iis aarice and ads tileest to the pay. Moiliere' haduto pintsu a vits's as hateful Iin recaliaas it sisutageecabl iin cig ictured ontheucstage, andsie asusceeed inits hus ~ths,swhilcesltseitag may s-eescwiull thecaidh of fustnty characters andus risicculsuus inaisetts Moliere knew well frost his osn expeiitnce s an actocr stdash prcodciuern of plays sial in coedusy laughter insst prevail, that the hight side of tinuugs assst always ap- pcar, usc master hiwsrsntgy the sadder aisevts of life sasy urge their claims uposn the uctuhor.n 'rue o this concep- tios, he raised 'every scete that might othrwseschavc fitted isto a tragedy with te gay regions of ith and laughter Fresnchaonempoaneos socety fur- uishecu theucomsic pot with splndid op- -portsuniies fr te display of his humor sash thelexcicse, of kens observation 'The recsult is that Moliere's comedies presentutois uscliong procession of the variedh1typscut the mcii of the "grand steled" At thec same time it is to his great smerit tsve is-csepicted bols unive- sat ans iitu ualhu traits its so skilful a smannier s Etonmake hisi'sthe comic seriter parn exccllence ot only of France and Utrese',venteenthscntry, but of all ages andsu of all natonss "'Avune" is frequently produced at thur Comedic rncise in Paris, Itwas first payedh in 168 at the Palais Royal, Molire hinmslf taking the leading role s Harpugos. During the last years of Moliere's life it was performed forty- sevec tis.a TIhe play has proved so popular that it has been translated into m any lasnguages and often imitated Several English dranmatists have o-- rowed fronm "I'Avssn" Many of the vlasses in the French departmaent have read "LAvare" Ths fuel should cause much interest to be nanifested in the play and the lecture which is given s preliminary to it Ticket, for the play will bec on sale today rons 4 to 6 o'clock and tomorrow afternoots at Wuhr's book store Within the past fewc clays there has been a gool sale of tkts, ut because of the ex-- celletnt seatinga rrangetment of the Ma- jestic theter, good seats are still re- naining. .._ Vgvrs&Ity Hall ~Leather Law sBidl '0 IIIIUOI Il $2.25 Fxslneerlng Bldg. ON SLE T DAY 1.5 Medical B~ilding O A ETD Y 1s