j THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDIAY, DECEMBER 10, 1922 THE MICHIGAN DAILY S1JDAY~DE~MB~R10, 1922 ,.. 1 t 'BO NTELLIGENT ANDINTERESTEDl - -- SIUEIIUI#ffUIUSBRBIP4; The Editor of This Magazine was "COLLE4 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 f Yr ght lput on Emile Coues whisk-! certainly beautiful.- The chorus is-'; * j idols of t 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 s .gvann to dn 'MM1ain'n x}h Your bank should be sound, accurate and efficient. Bgt -that is not enough. Banking, service to be of the most use 'to you should. be also intelligent and interested. - That is what this bank tries to be. FARMERS & MECHANICS BANK 101-105 So. MAIN 330 SO. STATE ST. . - Get The Habit Eat a "Good" Steak Diner at least once a week. The way to acquire the habit is to eat one .of the real stak dinners that we serve. Once having started you'll come again, often. The very excellence of our meals gains us steady customers. WEST HURON STREET Across from the Interurban Station 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 Saturday was what was missing: anGy what was missing, was, to put it brier- I- t SOT ON) NK LED 186 IN ANN BANK I common p of the mo patronage, shavingse, from these produces < and if mo aristocracy from ther. rived at i ment artist paid, shall found a st already se tele to "c holding th die tyears this kind I Toa Pen CI Cof 1 1 s ,_ Hea 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-' II c w L JL t1t Cx~a ap1 11An S O 1t Christmas giving. They make quick and easy work of household duties; they afford more time for rest and pleasure. Too, they are inexpen- sive and economical to operate. Iron. Toa Lan +Wake. it an electrical Christmas! Leave Orders Now for Christmas Delh- er % Y are6 . or essenger The Detroit Edison Cur i i dinal fact." whom the author has selected, not William 1h[. Randall. U rom the proletariat, but froin uniic L' - mE pRdlaces i the ol strata ""lusC A~ LKINSFLETC H ER DRUG CO Joseph Hergesheimer left las Wed- and subtle in themselves, these stud. 324 So, STATE STREET nesday for Cuba preparatory to the ies make up a book of which the pur- filming {of "The Bright Shawl", in pose is no less designing than props E. AND S. UNIVERSITY AVEs. STATE AND PACA___STREETS which Richard Bartheliness is to be ganda. To win sympathy for an up- starred. popular cause is no facile task, yet. 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