"The Way I Get It, The New President Plans To Unleash The U. S." MUSKET: Kismet's Arabian Night Boasts Flashing Stars "KISMET," a musical Arabian night, opened amidst a stunning array of oriental bazaars, dancing girls, back alleys in Baghdad, and a highly competent cast. In the case of some of the lead roles, competent is an insufficient adjective. Jack O'Brien, as the beggar-poet Hajj, was excellent; Royce Rosenberg, as Marsinah, his daughter, and Ty McConnell, as the Caliph, UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS t .. . a Yn: lur R iii \ ,t ' 0 1 "'wl ,. rh. \u J i - e fir , . "' L.$ +t...+C tfitsba '7' t cl.+csiti it.IG' 'a+ci Pi* 7-ta were a well-matched pair vocally; Mike McKardle was properly fero- cious and funny as the evil Wazir, and Judy Heric was sufficiently sultry as his bored, diversion-seek- ing wife, Lalume. O'Brien's role, perhaps the "meatiest" in the show gave him talent and comic ability. His voice is quite good, and he has a fine full range to exercise his vocal talent and comic ability. His voice is quite good, and he has a fine deft touch with his comedy mate- rial. * * *, MISS ROSENBERG has a pure soprano voice, which lends itself best to the ballads in the show-- "Strangers in Paradise," "And This Is My Beloved," "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads." In the duets with McConnell, a fine tenor; the two voices merged extremely well. It is unfortunate, however, that the effett of some of the musical numbers was spoiled by inadver- tent dissonance from the orches- tra. Although these mistakes were only occasional, they still jarred the ear, and left one with the im- pression that the "largest orches- tra ever assembled for a Musket production" could have sacrificed quantity for quality. (Perhaps all they needed was more rehearsal.) The scene designs, particularly the interiors, were fitting in mood;, the ceremonial hall of the Caliph, in particular, was right out of Arabian nights. In fact, it boasts the most unbelievable fountain ever seen on the stage of Lydia Mendelssohn-a real geyser. I T H E COSTUME designers, though lavish with bright colors and sparkles and spangles, seem to have skimped on the material for the women's costumes, al- though no one seems to mind. In contrast, the men are dressed to the teeth in their silks and sat- ins; the total effect is dazzling. The supporting players, includ- ing the dancers, were all on the plus side of the production; it is evident that tflis. show was not put together on a mere few hours each week. Many of the musical numbers are familiar through previous re- cordings; perhaps the best per- formed of the ballads was "And This Is My Beloved," although it is difficult to choose. "Kismet" is a rewarding way to spend part of an evening; people like Perry Morton, presi- dent of the Union, would even give up an SOC meeting in the Union ballroom to attend. Don't miss it. --Selma Sawaya' A dverse "ANTHONY ADVERSE" is now playing at the Cinema Guild . . If you are patient and tolerant, and not prone to criticism, you should definitely go and see it. You might change your mind . . , The film was made in 1936, and takes place between 1773 and 1810. Olivia de Havilland plays a ser- vant, and finally ends up singing at the Opera in Paris under the name of Mademoiselle Georges. Every conscientious student of French history, most of all, of the Napoleonic period remembers what she meant to the Great Corsican. But sit still, this is not a his- torical movie . . Far from it, Playing with Miss de Havilland, we recognize Frederic March,. . . a fair and handsome young fellow. His story is a little bit more com- plicated. For you should not forget that the setting, the plot, the characters are terribly romantic. Adventures, intrigues, free love (very discreetly done), travels, exotic countries, everything is there. So we find our young hero not knowing - who daddy and mommy are. And then, because evil is in the world, and because young ptle who are in love and want to get married, and can't get married, and finally elope, (follow?), our hero takes off to Cuba, finds him- self involved in the slave trading business and goes to Africa. There he wants to get money, power, and prestige, and by now everybody is given to understand at full length that the man is sick, morally and physically! He regrets, he has remorses, he wants to go back to Italy. He has now become a very embittered grownup man. He left a wife in Italy, and he has no idea where she is. He goes to Paris to settle some business concerning his grandfather's will . . . But the tragic and brutal truth is revealed to him: Napoleon has taken over. And so Anthony Adverse goes to America with his little son to find peace of mind. So .. . the moral of t;e story is: Advice to all from a Daily subscriber who prefers to remain anonymous. .. better reasl Balzac. -Christiane Angell CINEMA GUILD 'A dverse' LETTERS TO THE EbITOR: Reaction to Goldwater Remarks Affiliate View... To the Editor: IN GLANCING over the Wednes- day edition of The Daily, I no- tice that Steve Hendel has chosen to take issue with a statement is- sued by Jon and myself and has extended it not only to the politi- cal tenets of Senator Barry Gold- water, but also to the entire phil- osophy of the fraternity system and to the effectiveness of the Quadrangle system in combating ideologies which are for the most part. if I may be allowed to use the word, un-American. Now, Steve has every right to express these views, but I think that perhaps he is making a slight bit more of our comment than was really in- tended. If Steve contends that the shoul- dering of the responsibilities of fraternity membership do not in a four year period promote some degree of brotherhood and indi- viduality, then I personally feel he is just a little off the track. Sure- ly we have our problems in areas of membership, selection, scholar- ship, and all facets of student life; a fair examination of fraternity efforts, however, will show that we are as interested and as active in attempting to solve these as is any other group. I WOULD INVITE Steve, or any student who is confused with the practices or aims of affiliate groups, to contact me in person so that we might indulge in a bit more meaningful -discussion than the "Letters" column provides. In closing, might I merely say that fraternities are not intention- ally following a path of unbridled devotion to evil; we are here in Ann Arbor, as is any other stu- dent, for an education and simply happen to prefer affiliate living. Howard C. Mueller,'6iE Executive Vice-President Interfraternity Council Brotherhood?,,,. To the Editor: SENATOR Goldwater's state- ment that strong fraternity systems destroy the Red menace on campus is reminiscent of the equally ridiculous statement of Bill Stern , . . that strong football spirit is the way to keep Com- munism out of the minds of col- lege kids. Obviously Goldwater and Stern are referring to such "hotbeds" as Harvard and Chi- cago Universities which suffer from a lack of fraternities and football spirit. Senator Goldwater, Mr. Trost approving, feels that fraternity qualities such as religion and brotherhood are the elements that combat Communism on cam- pus. I suggest that these gentle- men read a book authored by their Sigma Chi frater (Fraterni- ties Without Brotherhood, A. Mc- Clung Lee, 1955) in which their fraternity is characterized as hav- ing narrow prejudicial ideas about these two virtues. These fraternity practices instead of comhtnttini, LA CREDUF. . . To the Editor: WE WERE deeply moved by loy- al Barry Goldwater's pro- found address to National Inter- fraternity Conference. We feel that it is the responsibility of every loyal American to see that fraternities are instituted in every institution in America where there are the impressionable minds of youth, especially in the growing hub of a disloyal, faith- less and un-American generation that is Harvard University. To do this we have organized LAC- REDUF-Loyal Americans Com- mitted to the Responsibility of Eradicating Disloyalty and Un- Americanism with Fraternities. Our first project is a petition to the president of Harvard beseech- ing him to salvage his institution by instituting the loyal fraternity system. We are asking that great American mentioned above to be the first to-sign. All those students who are interested are asked to watch for notice of an All Cam- pus Mass Meeting. Stuart D, Klipper Charles F. Schmendrick Dynamism.. . To the Editor: CANNOT AGREE 100 per cent with Mr. Stuart's editorial of Nov. 29. In fact, I would probably be able to supply him with only about 30 per cent of the answers he believes correct to his "who else" questions. As a further ob- servation, I would add that if as Mr. Stuart claims, "Washington will seem a little less dynamic" when Ike leaves then the Kennedy administration will be in an awful stupor, Nevertheless, I agree with the saying, "give credit where credit is due." Therefore, for the little dynamism the Eisenhower admin- istration has had I would like to add my thanks to Mr. Stuart's, But not to Ike. Instead to some of the men who have been around him and who have made what energy the 'administration has possessed possible. My thanks to Charles Wilson. Who else but he could have said, "What is good for General Mo- tors is good for the country?' My thanks to Ezra Taft Ben- son, Who else but he could have kept storage costs up apd farm income down?.I My thanks to Sec. of the Treas- ury Anderson and Ike's other eco- nomic advisors. Who else could have had recessions and inflation at the same time? Thanks to V.P. Nixon. Who else but he could have waved his finger in Nikita K.'s face and told him so defiantly, "You may be ahead of us in rocket thrust, but we're ahead in color television?" My thanks to Ike's caddy. .* . BUT MOST of all my thanks to the present Assistant to the Pres- ident William Persons and more especially to his predecessor Sher- Bicycles.. . To the Editor: IT SEEMS that the University is intent upon denying the student's rights in its dealings concerning the picking up of bi- cycles on campus. They have pur- sued this policy of picking up bicycles which are blocking en- trances and are unlicensed with an unfortunate lack of courtesy. Recently, my bicycle was picked up from a rack between Mason and Natural Science because it was unlicensed. When I called ,to find out about getting it back, it was intimated that I was dis- honest and had probably stolen it, It was an attitude of my being guilty until proven innocent. My case was not the only one like this because the majority of the stu- dents who came in .while I was there were subjected to similar' charges. This seems like a totally unnecessary way to be treated when there is no proof whatso- ever that the charges are war- ranted. Although we were wrong about not having licenses, the ma- jority of us were politely asking for what was rightfully ours. * * I THEN LEARNED that the in- tention was to keep my bicycle if they didn't feel like turning it back to me. This seems like an outland- ish infringement on our rights. I feel that the burden of proof lies with the University that the bi- cycle is stolen especially when there is no concrete reason for believing it is not legally the claimants. I had made a legiti- mate claim for my property and had been told that they might keep it. They turn back licensed bicycles which might just as well. have been stolen when they weren't registered and then reg- istered by the thief. This seems like it is either high handed tac- tics unbecoming the University or it is a simple case of misuse of power and fair play. Also, it is a shame that the University feels the need to utilize needed space, personnel and mon- ey for something which is not an aspect of either the academic or central business aspect of the Uni-, versity. To conclude, it seems that the University should have better uses for their personnel and equip- ment, have shown an unfortunate high handed attitude uncalled for in the situation and unfortunately continue with. this unnecessary policy of retaining property right- fully belonging to the claimant. I object to being called dishonest and object to the unbecoming tactics which I have encountered in this affair. -Roger B. Burt, '61 Skeptic .. To The Editor: IN REFERENCE to the Twenty- four Hour System of Enjoying Life Without Clocks by Jean Spencer apd Pat Golden, I would DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN The Daily Official Bulletin Is an official publication of The Univer- sity of Michigan for which The Michigan Daily assumes no editoriali responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3519 Adninistration Building, before 2 p.m. two days preceding publication. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 General Notices Students who expect to receive Edu. cational and Training Alowance under Public Law 550 or 634 must sign Monthly Certification, VA Form VB 7-6553, in the Office of Veterans' Af!- fairs, 142 Admin. Bldg. before 5 p.m., Tues., Dec. 6. Office hours are: 8:00- 12:00 a.m. 1:00-5:00 p.m. , University Lecture: "Educational Re- search in the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A.," by Dr. Roy M. Hall, Assistant Com- missioner for Research, U.S. Office of Education, on Fri., Dec. 2, at 4:00 p.m., in the University Club Dining Room, Michgian Union. Leonard Nelson Foundation and Philosophy Department Lecture: Prof. Stephan 'Korner, "On Applyin~g Mathe- matics," Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Rackham Am- phitheater. Astronomical Colloquium. Fri., Dec. 2, 4;00 p.mn., The Observatory. Dr. D. G. Wentzel will speak on "Hydromagnetic Waves and the Trapped Radiation." Chemical and Metallurgical Seminar: Prof. H. W. Paxton, Department of Metallurgy, Carnegie Institute of Tech- nology on "Diffiusion in B.C.C. Metals." Frid., Dec. 2 at 4:00 p.m. in 3201, East Engineering Bldg.