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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
SUNDIAY, DECEMBER 10, 1922
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
S1JDAY~DE~MB~R10, 1922
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THROUGH THE OPERA GLASSES thsibject of an editorial in the
°- HR U G H OPE 1 LA-SE htr~+^s. As a large groiin e beat
L. L N.il adiizers .gathered-.around hi # rt and t
s: i was heard to sigh, "Pubcity t e infaid
~ ~_ _- ;Magazine at last!. Ed, you take the whoean d ab
IN - AND OUT rate; they look new; and they are pewter vanity case." and Babe
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THE NORM OF SANITY LOVE CONQUERS ALL, by Robert
Bencdey, Henry Holt Co.
SIN'S OF SANITY, by Stewart Paton, 1922. $2.00.
1. D. Chas. Scribuer's Sons, $1.50. R
"Does man today possess sufficient obert Benchley, that nonchalant
soundness of mind to exercise intelli- youth who dashes off his parodies oii
gent control over the complicated civ-middle-class American society, has al- #
ilization he has created?" This ques- ady established for himself a large
tion occurs in the second sentence of audience of ticklish enthusiasts, who
Stewart Paton's critical analysis of greet every edition of his tiny essays
modern mentality. It is a question ,in frivolity with renewed shouts. He
which he answers only in part; he is admittedly a young man worth
stateskfurther that only the future will nowing, one of the young irrespons-.
be able toh demonstrate whether the ibles. And, though every man must
he ale o deonsratewheher he select his humor to his taste, the comn-
final answer shall be affirmative or slet fishness o "Love Con-r
negaive nd hen e rceed toplete foolishness of " Love Conquers
negative. And then he proceeds to " Benchley's very latest, should
outline, in a clear, concise, and al-+Al"Bnhe' eyltssol
waysreadilyunderstandable s ttheappeal to those of the population who
attributes which wil be necessary to find in wire-trained gle something
make this answer affirmative. The B rhwhile for its own sake.
first of them all is "a sound body ." enchley, fortunately enough, is not
., a satirist. He is an average Ameri-
The most striking characteristic of a1aiis.H s naeagcmn
the really sou ind l y rsa ntrs mere can, so far as his books indicate, with
thregty sit d is thenfac at there a twist for the ludicrous. Being that,I
strength; it is the fact that the re- he is a great relief from constant!
actions of the body are graded con-thought, a welcome avenue of escape
sistently to the stimulae which produce Iwhen days are dull and the hope for
them, and that they are appropriate 'reform seems vain. No scientific the-
to the occasion. A person with a oIes or political purposes obtrude to
sound body does the right thing at 'muddy the limpid current of natural.
the right time with a minimum expen- graceful foolery
diture of energy. The various parts It is now a truism to state. that the
of his cosmos are adjusted one to the things we find most deeply ludic-
other, so that he "obeys the wheel" rous are the thoughts and attitudes
like a ship under steam, and does not most thoroughly ingrained and ener-
yaw like one which, has lost head- ated. It would require a mudd'ehead
way. to search through our racial humor
The next section of Dr. Paton's book for its hidden fount, and his theory
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given UJ oL Cuacussion o what when propounded, would probably be
lie calls "Man's old and new brain."- wrong. But the do-or-die spirit of
The old brain is that part of man's modern fiction, the jeering instinct of
thinking apparatus which governs the possession that leads a man to holdl
automatic responses to stimuli; the to the bathr xm for an hour and a
new brain is the part which is se- half after having beaten all the otherI
lective; which is capable of choice of boarders to the door, and the rigid
action. And It Is only by keeping this rule of the lady bridge fanatic-all
new brain in the ascendant that ive these, I say can become hopelessly'
are able to act as befits man or this funny because they reflect fundament-
age. If we allow the oWd, automatic, al egoisms and futile human efforts.i
brain to get in its work, "we are driv-.- This.Benchley has a peculiar whim-.
en by the same impulses, ,reJting; scality th-t is his chief claim to not.
atn is se cie clam tototn
r ,aocepting a line of action for ex- ice. He continually thrusts .himself
actly the same reasons ~or' AaclR of into humiliating situations whencel
then that have .'been the cause of there is no escape but by a sorry ges-
man's muddling through most of his ture and a deprecating smile. And the
troubles since the beginniug of his-.!1 situations themselves begin to take onI
tory."~ This casual air, they become a little1
Another force which does much to sad and; by incongruity, extremely
make it difficult for man to keep his funny, as he passes on with melan-.
new brain in the ascendant is the choly shake of the head. He has some
great mass of recollectiois which arc! of that instinct for indirect approach
stored up in the mind and Nhichi may which, coupled with close observatio°,
crop up at inopportune moments, set- makes Ring Lardner so amusing. He
ting us back temporarily, under the can be a complete buffoon, as is Lea-
influence of unexpected emotion, to, cock. Or he can work out the most
the planc o o i- neo'ithic ancestors, hopelessly exaggerated tales of love
One of the be t examples of this tend- or animal life, not so sustained but
eney is the futuristic school of art. eaually foolish with Stewart's "Par-
Tle Futurists, says Paton, "instead of ody Outline of History." He has none
listening to reason, have simply suc- of the belligerence of 'Mencken in his'
cceded in giving expression to very frivolous moods, but he has his own
prmitive tendencies that have been airy- nonchalance that can be project-
successfully inhibited by the real in- ed into the most amusing despair.
tellectuals who have contributed to It won't do, of course, to take the
the: progress of civilization," young man too seriously. He probably
Dr. Paton has something to say, too, has more innocent pleasure in writ-
regarding those people who call ing his silly sallies than have any of
themselves "radicals." The radical, the nublic in reading them. He would
hie .says, "has never succeededl in eith- be the first to disclaim a literary im-
er understanding or controlling hi- portance.sButdhis writing is occas-
self and he has felt that some radical ionally witty and is always complete-
step must be taken, and so, since feel- ly absurd. Those who can enjoy farce
ing is generally projected outward, his without feeling foolish should antici-.
motive force impels him to interfer- pate in Benchley an hilarious evening.
ence with other people's affairs rather N . L. V.
than to any strong effort to put his
own house in order."E CORKERY OF CORK'
Finally, he takes into consideration
the lace which so-cal-led "day-dream- THE HOUNDS OF BNB A, by Daniel
ing" must play in the mind of a sound Corkery. B. W. Huebsch Inc. 1922.
person. And then he sums up all the * '
advantages which sanity gives, and 'Tis a book of Irish short stories,
which are, first,."efficient control of an' the Lord be wid ye!
the primitive mind existing in all hu-- "The Hounds of Banba" consists of
man beings," second, "a well devel- , nine stories, more or less connected,
oped sense of adequacy and independ- all being related by the omnipotent
ence," and last ."a clear appreciation and. mysterious ego. Perhaps 'they
of the truth that life is a process of should not -be called short stories but
adjustment and that activity is its car- rather sketches of the Sinn Felners
Ir mghd shouto "Emey yeuar, isk-ertanyatiu.Techrsiwe*ioso
ers and shout, "Every year, in every jwell trained. The scenery is exceed- Phil Wagner and SammIy Moore,
way, I am becoming bigger and bet-. ingly fine for a road show. Now it offsprings respectively of two well'
ter," and apply it to the "operettas" the producers could only inject a little known professors of the same name-,
staged by Mr. E. M. Shuter for the pep into the organization-as it is the complain jointly that "Donder und
Mimes. "In and Out" .is by far the.. show is dead; dull, and depressing. Blitzen" is not so good, because
best thing the Mimes have presented W.M.R. "donder" is Dutch and "blitzen" Ger-
within the past few years. Since I man. Phil and Sammy will notice
had not abandoned my high-chair - -that it is now "Donner und Blitzen",
when the productions were staged -which is all pretty fair German. To
sans Shuter I cannot say whether he ON I jbe perfectly fair, we are so fluent in
has bettered them or not. But I can 1r ILL1 L:the rich idiom of both-languages that
say, upon comparing "In and Out" I.r TZjit was the most natural thing in the
with some of the better musical come- B world to confuse them-or maybe the
dies that I have seen, that it has an typesetter made a mistake!
unmistakable professional tone, and r The aJnior Girl s-ay is looming
a ,synchronism that is found in every ! On Troubde With the University, on the horizon, and the question
few professionally.- produced shows. is that the student body in gen- t arises. "Well, how about this ye-ar?"
Great credit is due Messrs. Shuter 'al hepoutrihis yupee
and Hoyer when it is considered th ral, the proletariat, if you please,
they had to work with a cart and does not have enough authentic know-
chorus the greater r I- c'nt of which ledge of what is being done officially.
was green material. As a result rumors arise, suspicions
It was my misfo- i ve to are formed, and campus "leaders", FIR
view the play on. t: oper-nq night, rightly or wrongly, loss the confidence
which, while styled a r-'o- mance is, of the student body. Our senescent
naught more than a dre- rehearsal. j!synod shrouds its activities in mystery,AT
The "girls" seemed :n cu-red to giving off the aroma of extreme im-
the shoes they had to wear; some portance, without actually justifying B A I
members of the choruses were strick- I its existence. Students pay class dues
en with stage -fright; and others year after year, see no use made of oR GAN s z
seemed to be wishing that the Creator them, and are turned away, with x
had neglected to give them hands and laugh if they make bold to inquire. A
arms. The first act lagged sadly, and little publicity on the part of those
some members of the cast mouthed in authority would result in one of
their words, believing that the audi- two things: either for some swift
ence was composed of mind readers. changes in personnel would be ef-
However, these are only minor faults, fected, or the students at large would;
and will be corrected if they haven't, abandon their distrustful attitude.
been already. * * * -
In a short article printed in the pro- Thornton W. Sargent, King-Maker -
gram the author - lyricist - composer, and Breaker, committed "less majesty" j
Edwin R. - Meiss, states that. "the in the current issue of Chimes with i OLDEST BANK
Mimes have resisted the temptation to his one-act play, "Is This the Student OLDEST NATIONALI
sacrifice plot and dramatic construe- Council?" Mr. Sargent's play has
tion to the demands of theatrical ef- proved .of unusual interest on the
fect. But this fact does. not detract campus.
from the value of "In and Out". Just
enough dialogue in mincedIn -with the
songs, dances, and pageantry to make
"In and Out" a well-balanced produc-
tion.
The music is average, being no bet-
ter and no worse than that heard in .
the Mimes' productions within the past
few years. "Michigan Nights" is sung
by Thomas Underwood during the I
entre-act. Whether this song will be
placed in the Michigan songbook or,
not only time can tell. And I am!
afraid that time will not tell very -
much. "Ann Arbor Strut" seems to
be the outstanding song of the show.
"Love 'Em and Leave 'Em" and "Gee
It Must Be Wonderful" might receive
honorable mention.
Thatd "Incas d on t"e wadi s notma e d
cided success on the road is not to be
denied. The show has more class,
pep, and color than a good many of -s t T a s
the current musical comedies,- and the
feature, "our most handsome ladies
are men," will add much to its sue-h o
cess. T emost-thoughtful of all
CHI. "CIN CHOW T ,
Probably the most outstanding f -- HEN Ou go mefor the hoi
ture of the production of Chu Ch:ni
Chow a.t the Whitney last Friday an dv
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AN ADVENTURE IN CHOCOLATES-
Dear old Robert Louis Stevenson never imagined anything more
picturesque in all his stories of treasure trove than this dashing box
of chocolates. In it Whitman's have packed a new assortment of
unequaled quality with some entirely novel inventions in choco'
lates. When next you buy candies for a gift think of
PLEASURE ISLAND
Iv and succinctly, pep. Now Chu Chxim
Chow is a good show. There is 'o
denying that. But even the best
of shows need something better than
automatons to put them across the
foot-lights, Mr. Gordon Craig to the
contrary notwithstanding.- And most
of all a show of the type of Chu Chin
Chow,, which is a musical fantasis. A
show of this type needs to be played
at full speed, enthusiastically, happily,
breezily, or it falls flat and becomesi
frothing more than a meaningless suc-
cession of childish and puerile epis-
odes. The audience must be kidded
into dropping off twenty to forty years
from their -ages to enjoy the nonsense
of:, Ali Baba..- The part played hs it
should be played is funny, delight-
ful, and pleasing. Played as it wasI
played Friday night, throtigh the mo-et
of the show, by a man either dead
tired or exceedingly careless, it be- I
comes, merely the spectacle of a fat
person making a consumate ass of?
himself.
There is nothing the matter with
tWs production of the show, so far as
that goes. The costumes are elabo-'
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they afford more time for rest and
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