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TUESDAY, DECEMBER , 1927
Night Editor-J. STEWART HOOKER
insurgents who seem determined to
force a vote on farm relief at any
cost. Already their organization, in-
cluding five dyed-in-the-wool pro-
gressives, is in the field with its de-
mands (Senators Frazier, Nye, of
North Dakota, LaFollette, Baline, of
Wisconsin, and Shipstead of Minne-
sota), and if this organization deflects,
and the Republicans fail to seat Vare
and Smith, the hopes of that party in
organizing the Senate are slim indeed.
If the Republicans fail to organize the
Senate their record for construc-
tive legislation at this session
will probably be about as dismal as
the Democratic record between 1919
and 1921, and the Republican presi-
dential stock in 1928 would be at a
low ebb.
Involves Second Consideration J
Then the second consideration,
which gives pause to the natural ten-
dency on the part of the Republicans
1 to seat their senators-elect is the
memory of the Newberry case less
than a decade ago, when the Republi-
cans, obviously moved by party spirit,
seated the besmirched Senator from
Michigan with the result that half of
the Republicans in the Senate were
beaten in the next election, and that
Michigan itself chose a Democratic
Senator for the first time in years at
its earliest opportunity. The idea of
committing political suicide does not
appeal generally to members of the
Senate.
Thus the case lines up. Senator
James Reed of Missouri, the leader of
the opposition to Smith and Vare, will
not reach Washington until the end of
the week. Senator David Reed of
Pennsylvania, a young and apparently
unintelligent scion of the steel-Reeds
of Pittsburgh, has made an appeal for
the seating of Vare (apparently con-
scious of the power of the Vare ma-
chine in Philadelphia). Former Gov-
ernor Pinchot of the same state, in an
open letter to the Republican National
committee, has attacked the Vare ma-
chine as one of the most corrupt or-
ganizations that ever fastened itself
upon American electorate, charging it
with every crime from murder down.
Propose Alternate Plan
A number of Senators, including
the dynamic Borah, would leave Vare
and Smith in for the organization of
the Senate, making use of their two
votes and then throwing them out.
The plan seems excellent on the sur-
face, except that Smith and Vare are
not enthusiastic about it. Other men,
including practically the whole Dem-
ocratic representation, will vote to ex-
clude both Smith and Vare the minute
that they appear at the bar for the
oath.
Whatever the case, it seems almost
certain at this time that neither Smith
nor Vare will ever become regularly
enrolled in the Senate of the United
States, and purging that body of two
such persons will be without a doubt
an excellent thing. Another, thing
certain, too, is the fact that the Senate
is the judge of its own membership-
and the sole judge-and that neither
of the men have a chance of gaining
seats by legal action.
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"THE
Cerney Mooter's latest extravagan-
za, "The Same To Us," was droppeI
down on the stage of a palatial Whit-I
ney theater last night and partially
seeped over the footlights to Ann Ar-
bor's unsophisticated 400. Undaunted
by the boiled shirts and phoney
jewelry, Cerney's boys went through
the motions.
* * *
The curtain rose promptly at 9
o'clock disclosing figures which
would have brought happiness to any
football coach. It took the whole
first act to get the chorus girls going.
It looked like every man for himself
although no casualities of a serious
nature were reported. The last act
atoned for the first-if that is possi-
ble.
Everybody who amounted to any-'
thing on the campus was there. Dis-
sipated first nighters, B. M. 0. C.'s,
Deans, all fifty of the Opera publicitys
boys, including the lowest assistant
to the least important committeeman.,
* * *
We have always wished we could
sing like these boys who stand out
front and let the high ones play in'
and out of the Whitney rafters but
our attempts have met with nothing
but abuse.
Dougall has nothing on us when it
comes to dancing either but nobodyi
ever notices it except those crabs in
the suite below.
* * *
The cynical remark that the Opera
of this year differed from last in that
the jokes were taken from current
shows rather than those of the year
I before seems to be unfounded. We
didn't recognize a one.
The Show is typically college. All
the heroes are bond salesmen. "We
wanted to make it realistic," declared
Co*ch Mooter last night -
It's too bad that Charley the waiter
didn't have a better chance to display
his wares. That first act needs him.
* * *
"I regret that I have but one kick
to give for my college" sighed the
sweet chorine last night. All of which
goes to show tkat our best girls are
men.-(Advt.)
As usual the choruses were the
strong part of the show. There were
never a better bunch of assorted
tackles, guards, and fullbacks col-
lected under one roof than cavorted
on the Whitney stage floor for first1
numbers and ensuing scrambles.,
Coach Yost should have a home and
home exchange material arrangement1
with the Mimes mentor.1
Paul "Buck" Samson, as the wealthy1
bond broker, Mr. Rand, gave one of
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TONIGHT: The Elshuco Trio at
Mimes theater at 8 o'clock.
"The Same To You," Michigan
Union Opera at the Whitney theater
at 8:15 o'clock.
* * *
"THE SAME TO YOU"
A Review by Kenneth G. Patrick
Every Opera is heralded long in ad-
vance as surpassing that which pre-
ceded it, a fact attributable to two
things-the passage of at least one
year since the last one, and the half-
formed desire on the part of Michigan
men to see the University turn out
something bigger and better whether
it will or no. The question of com-
parison as to lavishness may be tossed
to the winds, but "The Same To You"
last night showed its audience some-
thing different in the way of Operas;
there was a different swing to the
dances, more of an original swing to
the songs. The lack of finish evident
from a preparation more hasty than
usual somewhat marred the surplus
of genuine entertainment, but no one
can say that it is just another Opera.
It isn't.
Two brilliant individual perform-
ances, original dance routines in
stomp time, and a chorus that had not
the masculine freakishness usually
present, more than made up for the
lack of rehearsals and the more
noticeable lack of any strong voices
to put the songs across. Bud Lewis
and Tom Dougall were the first nam-
ed. In addition the whole cast shows
evidences of poise, and is possessed
of a certain free and easy demeanor
for which the book can be held ac-
countable more than anything else.
Operas have always had an edge on
professional productions, in that when
a stage full of brilliant feminine
costumes suddenly bursts into deep
and throaty song, that melody has a
verve and enthusiasm unequalled by
paid performances. This enthusiasm
in "The Same To You" is heightened
by four very good numbers "Sus-
pend Your Blues", "Indigo Strain",
"Maybe I Will", and "Russian Rose."
The latter number, hailed as a suc-
cessor to the "Lady of the Snows" of
last year, does not compete with it
in actual display, but has been put
across with much better direction and
dancing, and is more effective. "The
1-2-3," a modern stomp novelty in the
first act, also goes over, but is hurt by -
too much crowding on the small Whit-1
ney stage.
There are too many individuals in
an Opera to enable any of them to
stand out more than momentarily, but
Lewis and Dougall truly "smack 'em
between the eyes" in professional par-
lance, with dancing that runs from
toe ballet to night club "hoofing," via
a whirlwind Russian number. Among
the collective selections, a Tiller rou-
tine and an Albertina Rasch ballet
stand out. The second-act gowns
worn by Harbaugh and Ramsay are
terrible, and the rest of the scenery
is striking and effective.
Kemp Keena has greatly improved
the pit orchestra over that used last
year, and this will prove a valuable
factor on the road, despite the fact
that the music--like the costumes-
has been assumed rather hurriedly.
Better music, faster and newer
dancing, good lines that have nothing
to do with the plot, costumes in the
usual Lester manner that leave no
avenues for moral criticism-this is
the 1927 Opera embryonic. And don't
try to connect the title with the action
Or you will spoil your evening.
* * *
THE ELSIIUCO TRIO
Tonight in Mimes theater at 8
o'clock the Elshuco Trio will give a
performance of chamber music under
the auspices of the Matinee Musicale.
Especially.well known in musical cir-
cles for their sympathetic handling of
Brahms' music, this trio has become
famous for their successful blending
>f individual artistry into balanced
trio work. They are not newcomers
to Ann Arbor audiences.
The sponsors of the program are
especially desirous that the public be
prompt in arriving so that the mu-
sicians will not be disturbed in their
endition of the opening number. The
irst movement is one designed to pre-
pare the audience for the following
me and the musical continuity is of
great importance so that interruptions
>etween movements to seat late-com-
rs will be annoying. Those coming
ate will be seated only after the en-
ire first number has been completed.
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THE SMITH. AND VARE CASE
In all the 1ong history of American
politics, rarely has a more perplexing
problem of political propriety been ex
pounded, and never before has a party
been faced with the dilemma which
confronts the Republican party at the
present time regarding Frank L
Smith of Illinois and William S. Vare
of Pennsylvania., With the Senate about
to convene, the Republican leaders are
torn asunder on the question of seating
the two men in that body, and what
ordinarily would be merely. a problem
of ethics has become a problem involv-
ing the most extreme political necessity
due to the fact that without the votes of
Smith and Vare, the bare Republican
majority may fall short of organizing
the Senate.
The battle over Smith and Vare will
not be without its background, dating
back at least as far as the fall of 1926,
when the Senate convenes. It was in
the fall elections of last year that both
men were returned to the Senate pre-
sumably by " the will of their elec-
torates, and it was also in the fall of
that year that the elections of both
were challenged as corrupt by their
opponents. Vare was accused, ac-
curately, of being inextricably linked
with the Vare Philadelphia machin,
which former Governor Pinchot open-
ly accuses of the vilest political cor-
ruption. Smith, -from Illinois, was
connected with a similar disreputable
organization, accused of spending vast
sums' in his behalf, and Smith's pre-
vious political record was not beyond
ireproach.
Committees Investigated
Immediately following their elec-
tion, the Senate committee appointed
for such cades, headed by the fiery
Senator Janwi A. Reed of Missouri,
commenced pn investigation into both:
elections, and after making consider-
able progress and revealing several
startling incidents, the Senate com-
mittee was bilked by lack of funds
and a refusalto cooperate on the part
of several Senate officers, thus throw-
ing the issue directly up to the present
session of that body.
Now the question hasreahed its'
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The situation is tremendously com- his usual scintillating performances
plicated-complicated by the bare Re- for which he is known in campus
publican majority, complicated by the natoramics. One could just see that
memories of Newberry, complicated he was the greatest intercollegiate
t by the Independent Republicans from swimmer in the country last year.
the West. Whether or not Smith and
Vare are seated and then expelled, or
whether or not they are never seated As usual, the singing ill Mr. Mooter's
f at all, the case will be one of the most pantonmine was so entrancing. As the
interesting in the annals of American lady at our right remarked, one could
congressional records-and one of the tell just what they wlalited lto say by
most tremendously significant to the looking at their lips.
future purity of American politics.
One of the singing principals in
PROSPERITY AND PROGRESS the first act was heard beyond the
More convincing evidence of recent third row. However, our resourceful
progress and indication of prosperity young-actor showed the advantages
than is contained in Secretary Herbert of a University education. When the
Hoover's report for the fiscal year members of the audience began to sit
1927 would be hard to uncover; it up in Row D, lie directed his vocal
shows that the rate of real wages in power toward the wings so that the
the United States during that period members of the great radio audience
remained higher than anywhere else might better hear Ann Arbor's new
in the world or than at any other time whispering baritone.
in world history; it gives every rea- * * *
son to believe that such conditions Just to vary the novelty of Opera
will continue for some time to come, authors in annually outdoing Chica-
that prosperity is even more certain go in a great water steal, the chorus-
than progress, which is more condi- es were not allowed a single song
tional. in the first act. This certainly seem-
ed a mistake to the Rolls dramatic
Coming at this time, at the height board, though outside of killing all
of a period during which observers enthusiasm and promoting a 'danc-
of business and financial activities in ing school for undertakers it was not
the United Sta'tes have been awaiting serious. However, the song number
with interest, Secretary Hoover's re- by the dancing beauties in the second
port and viewpoint on the matter, it act also convinced Rolls representa-
practically insures an upward turn tives that discietion is the better part
in the business cycle. The sitnation o; valor.
has been such, it was said, that it was * *
not certain whether the recent slow- At a late hour last night the publicity
ing down in some lines of industry in- agent for the atest exageransa was
dicated a downward turn which might seen heading for the general direc-
result in a depression of some conse- tion of Chelsea. On first thought, it
quence during 1928, or whether it was was felt that shame had: at last over-
come that dictionary (levourer; but
merely a lull which would be followed i e l be that ewar r t
by a definite stimulation of business it is equally prcbable that he was cart-
in 1928. ing away the remains of the first act,
while the intelligence of the Mimes
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