_ Lessernng of Strain Seen ARTS AND LETTERS: Professor Vews Readigs By STEPHANIE R'UMELL jl ..f U Cuban-U. S. Relations 1 Newspaper Urges Cuba On Raiders Castro's Tone Eases In Television Speech HAVANA ()--Despite a demand that the United States crack down on all anti-Castro activities in Florida it appeared today that strained United States-Cuba rela- tions were headed for better days. The semi - official newspaper "Revolucion" made the crackdown demand after the United States had apologized for a raid by a Florida-based plane on a Cuban canefield. , y But it was Prime Minister Fidel Castro himself who appeared to be softening on his anti-United States tirades. Called Victory "Revolucion" called the apology a "moral victory." "It is clear," "Revolucion" said, "that the question is not resolved in any way with a simple pre- sentation of apologies while an attempt is made to drown dis- semination of (news of) the crime with postponement of the execu- tion of Chessman or the trip to Latin America by (President Dwight D.) Eisenhower." This was a reference to the 60- day reprieve granted by the gov- ernor of California yesterday to Caryl Chessman, condemned as a perverted kidnaper. Gov. Edmund G. Brown acted after the State Department warned that Chess- r man's execution might bring on hostile demonstrations during Ei- senhower's tour. Trials Demanded "Revolucion" demanded that the United States try persons who organize flights against Cuba and prevent any further flights over Cuba. Castro has charged that air at- tacks on Cuban fields were made by United States-based planes and asserted that these were the main reason for rifts in United States- Cuban relations. Washington previously had re- jected Castro's accusations, main- taining there was no evidence the raids were conducted by United States-based planes. But the United States State De- partment yesterday confirmed that the plane involved in Thursday's incident had taken off from an airfield near Miami. Note Afidures Castro The State Department.note as- sured Castro that the United States government "is most anxi- ous to stop such international flights, which are clearly in viola- tion of our laws, and will take whatever steps it can to prevent them and apprehend those per- sons in volved." Castro said in a nation-wide TV address Thursday night that the craft exploded while attempting to bomb a sugar mill 100 miles east of Havana. GERMAN MILITARY PASSES: Soviets Place West in Snare' By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER Associated Press News Analyst WASHINGTON-Russia appears to have caught the Western allies in a damaging trap with its latest move aimed at building up Com- munist East Germany and de- stroying an independent West Ber- lin. The United States, Britain and France reportedly see no way out of the diplomatic snare which does not represent some retreat or sym- bolic weakening of their position in Germany. The choice they have is the choice of the lesser evil. The alternatives the Soviets have given them in practical terms is this: List Alternatives 1. To let some of their military officers in Germany use passes for travel into East Germany which would imply a degree of recogni- tion of the German Communist government; or- 2) To scrap the system of mili- tary mission, now more than a dozen years old, by which the Big Four powers maintain liaison May Offer i More Loans BANDUNG (P)-Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev held out hope of more loans to Indonesia yesterday, declaring he is ready to aid "those who are fighting against colonialism." "You can't kick colonialism out with prayers, no more than you can teach a tiger to eat straw," he told a cheering crowd at the city hall in an arrival speech. While independent, Indonesia still is embroiled with its former Dutch rulers over ownership of West New Guinea. This apparently was what Khrushchev had in mind. A responsible government source said Khrushchev in talks so far has shown concern that Indo- nesia's leaders may desert neutral- ism for an outright pro-Western stand. Indonesia now is on in- creasingly friendly terms with the United States. In this connection, the source said Khrushchev in private talks already has told President Sukar- no he can virtually disregard Red China's complaint about Indo- nesia's rural trade policy. "He told President Sukarno that Indonesia should do what it thinks is right and not to worry about the Chinese," the source said. Peiping has been fuming over Indonesia's ban on alien rural traders, a move many see as the first step toward killing the vast economic powers of the Chinese here. Most rural traders are Chi- nese and some now are leaving for Red China. among their occupation headquar- ters in Germany and keep some check on what is happening in each others, areas. The United States, Britain and France are understood to have agreed at least tentatively in the last few days on what they will do if the Soviets will not abandon the new form of the pass they will abandon their own military mis- sion arrangement with the Soviet headquarters at Potsdam. In turn, they would oust the Soviet missions from United States headquarters at Frankfurt, French headquarters at Baden-Baden and the British center, Bao Salzufien. Issue Passes The new travel passes were is- sued by the Russians Feb. 3. In- stead of authorizing Western mili- tary mission members to travel in the Soviet zone of Germany they referred to the territory of "the German Democratic Republic." The Western military authorities refused to use the passes. Friday three Western powers in similar letters told the Soviet Military commander in East Ger- many, Marshal M. V. Zakharov, that the documents were unac- ceptable. This puts the next play up to the Russians, and there is some hope in Washington that perhaps they will back down. This optim- ism is derived from administration belief that Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev does not want to inflame East-West relations yet to a point that would assure the failure of the summit conference in May. Estimates Vary Estimates of the importance of the military missions vary. Some officials here said they are useful to both sides in keeping check on military activities throughout Ger- many. >- - What is more important, how- ever, is that if the Western powers do abandon the military mission system the action will be the result not of free choice but of Soviet pressure. They would rather give up a going operation of some value than take any action which could be construed as increasing the prestige of the German Commun- ist regime. If there is any other line of response open to the West, Wash- ington officials are keeping it well hidden. They have, in fact, mini- mized the dangers in the latest Soviet maneuver for the last two weeks in the hope that with West- ern denunciation of the new passes the Soviet government would drop the matter. Authorities in the administra- tion here are inclined to view the Russian move as a pre-summit probing operation to find out whether the Western powers are prepared to withdraw from their strong non-recognition policy in a series of little steps. Senate lans Interm0ission WASHINGTON oP)--Democratic leaders indicated today the Senate will be asked to break off its civil rights battle from time to time to pass appropriations bills and possibly other measures. "I think it's generally under- stood that procedure will be fol- lowed," Sen. Mike Mansfield (D- Mont.), the assistant majority leader, told newsmen. The Senate struggle over civil rights "legislation,. which got un- derway last Monday, is expected to go on for several weeks. About a week ago, Prof. William Halstead of the speech department tacked up a notice outside of his office announcing tryouts for Wilm liam Congreve's "Way of the World," the next Playbill produc- tion. For three nights that week, prospective players came to an empty classroom in the. Frieze Building, with scripts in hand, to read for parts in the Restoration comedy. No one had to sign up before coming, although Prof. Halstead, who is directing the play running April 6 through 9, passed around a sheet of paper at the readings for everyone to sign, Open to Anyone Anyone from any school or col- lege on campus can stroll into the tryouts and read for a part. A certain amount of priority is given to speech students, however. An- other student, Prof. Halstead said, would have to read a good deal better than a specch student to win a part over him. Prof. Halstead also requested everyone to put down his height, weight, and color and length of hair on the paper. The last item is more important for men than for women. "You can't cast someone with a crew cut in a Shakespearean role," he pointed out, "and wigs look so awful." "For 'Way of the World' though, all the men wear wigs, because of the period. Usually once a can is cast he is told-not to get a haircut until the production is over. But for this play we don't care if they shave their heads." Enact Scene On the platform at the far side of the room, several students grouped together and enacted a ,cene with their eyes on their scripts. They appeard not unlike a group of carolers, for there is a minimum of movement as compared to the actual production when the char- acters are fully developed. Prof. Halstead sat at a desk at the opposite end of the room. He watched carefully, and from time to time he wrote in a note- book. The 'notes' he took during the readings were actually letter grades " because," he said, "I am used to interpreting them and I make use of plusses and minuses." "I always hope to bring someone up to a straight A grade before I cast him in a part. Sometimes someone reads well enough for a straight A on the first reading, but this is rare. More often, if it is a good reading, it gets a B plus or a A minus, at first. One reason for the readings, then, is to develop characteriza- tion.- "The people who get the parts are the ones who go home and practice' during the reading per- iod," Prof. Halstead said. You could see the improvement in characterization, especially in the women, each night of the 'Way of the World' readings." At the first reading, Prof. Hal- stead went straight through the play scene by scene. "They should know the plot," he said, "but often they haven't read the play all the way through yet." "To begin with, I cast them where I think they would be good. Then I ask who wants to do what." "Often I let someone read to And Prof. Halstead briefed him in. The scene began. "Make Sir Wilfull older, fatter- really a muscleman," Prof. Hal- stead called to a student at one point. "That's still light-weight. Get it down. Putt a firm base on it," he told him as the scene began again. "Now, who would like to do Marabel?" Prof. Halstead ad- dressed the students sitting casu- ally around his desk as the group from the platform came down. RESTORATION COMEDY--"The Rivals" presented last summer, was the last Restoration comedy presented by the speech department. Auditions are now being held for another Restoration play, "Okay. Who want to be next? the director asked, and two mor hopefuls walked to the platfort and enacted the scene. Then tw more and again two more. Finally, "Let's switch to the fop: Could you do Petulant?" Pro: Halstead asked someone, concen trating now on selecting this par of the cast. "I was pretty sure of who wanted for what at about 9 o'cloc on the last night of the reading, Prof. Halstead revealed. "I didn actually commit my own mind t it and I did some rechecking t make sure." 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