THE MICHIGAN DAILY r'vvav - - 1', THE MICHIGAN DAILY Established 1890 The Theatre MODERNIZING UNCLE TOM 4 11 11 Lp.G1 M. iN N' f N '' p nfo Published every morning except Monday during the University year and Summer Session by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Member of the Western Conference Editorial Associa- tion a-d the Big Ten News Service. xzzodatuI 1oUlate '# re~z 1933 A1 'wCOVERAGE1934 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and the local news published herein. All rights of republication of special dispatches are reserved. Entered at the Post Office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, as second class matter. Special rate of postage granted by Third Assistant Postmaster-General. Subscription during summer byrcarrier, $1.00; by mall. $1.50. During regular school year by carrier. $3.75; by mail, $4.25. Offices:, Student Publications Building, Maynard Street, Ann Arbor,, Michigan. Phone: 2-41l4. Represei,\tatives: College Publications Representatives, Inc., 40 East Thirty-Fourth Street, New York City; 80 Boylston Street, Boston; 612 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago. EDITORIAL STAFF Telephone 4925 MANAGING EDITOR.........THOMAS K. CONNELLAN EDITORIAL DIRECTOR........... ... C. HART SCHAAF CITY EDITOR... ..............BRACKLEY SHAW SPORTS EDITOR...................ALBERT H. NEWMAN WOMEN'S EDITOR.....................CAROL J. HANAN NIGHT EDITORS: A. Ellis Ball, Ralph G. Coulter, Wil- liam G. Ferris, John C. Healey, E. Jerome Pettit, George Van Vleck, Guy M. Whipple, Jr. WOMEN'S ASSISTANTS: Barbara Bates, Eleanor Blum, Lois Jotter, Marie Murphy, Margaret Phalan. SPORTS ASSISTANTS: Charles A. Baird, Donald R. Bird, Arthur W. Carstens, Sidney Frankel, Roland L. Martin, Marjorie Western., REPORTERS: Ogden G. Dwight, Paul J. Elliott, Courtney A. Evans, Ted R. Evans, Bernard H. Fried, Thomas Groehn, Robert D. Guthrie, Joseph L. Karpinski, Thomas H. Kleene, Burnett B. Levick, David G. Mac- Donald, S. Proctor McGeachy, Joel P. Newman, John M. O'Connell,'Kenneth Parker, Paul W. Philips, George I. Quimby, Mitchell Raskin, William R. Reed, Robert S. Ruwitch, Marshall D. Silverman, A. B. Smith, Jr., Arthur M. Taub, Philip T. Van Zile. WOMEN REPORTERS: Dorothy Gies, Jean Hammer, Florence Harper, Marie Hed, Eleanor Johnson, Jose- phine.McLean, Marjorie Morrison, Rosalie Resnick, Mary Robinson, Jane Schneider, Margaret Spencer. By KARL SEIFFERT Uncle Tom, once the personification of senti- mental appeal and for decades ace tear-jerker of Broadway and the road, has gone psychological. The cruelly-whipped old slave and the hard- pressed Eliza with the bloodhounds hot on her trail have come back, but no longer will they serve as mediums for the dissemination of rank hokum and lump-in-the-throat sentimentality. They are genuine characters now, and though once they wailed and heaved mightily to give the gallery a thrill, they and all their fellow martyrs have taken on a new dignity, at least if what Director Valentine B. Windt has tried to do is successful. The Players' production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" is certain, at least, to be different. The George L. Aiken dramatization of the Stowe novel is, in Mr. Windt's mind, very bad. "The only good lines in the Aiken script," he said, "are the ones he lifted bodily from the novel. The rest of them are pretty bad. So, in order to portray as closely as possible what Mrs. Stowe meant to convey in her book, we took the Aiken play and rewrote it for our own purpose. We cut out his sentimentality and preserved the true emo- tion which the Stowe book doubtless has." Are the Players "horsing" Uncle Tom? No! says Director Windt. "Obviously," he says, "there are elements-like Eliza fleeing the bloodhounds over the ice-cakes-that simply cannot be done in com- plete seriousness. A modern audience will not ac- cept the sentimentality that the Mid-Victorians liked so well. If we are to present a really intelli- gent version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" we cannot ignore the humor that certainly exists in some of its passages." But the "genuine emotion" which Mr. Windt declares the Stowe novel contains is being pre- sented, he says, and being presented as completely as limitations of staging, make-up, and amateur acting will permit. EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was written by Mr. Seiffert when the Michigan Repertory Play- ers presented Uncle Tom's Cabin last summer. Valentine B. Windt, director then and now, has assured us that the observations made in this ar- ticle hold for his current production, which opens tonight at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre for a four-days' run. following day she returned to the class. The professor handed her note back with a signed declaration, "Yes, I do!" Co-eds at Rollins College, a small western school, recently took part in a Little International Live- stock Show. However, only four girls entered the milking contest while the rest were satisfied to enter the riding event. "You silly co-eds come here for a sorority so that you can marry something in a frater- nity", an English professor told a mass meet- ing of co-eds at Stanford University. A thief with a celestial outlook on life stole a set of keys for a harp from a Minnesota sorority house. Students at Southwestern University voted on their favorite magazines recently. Cosmopolitan led, with Good Housekeeping running a close sec- ond. Others with high ratings were: The New Yorker, College Humor, Current Events and De- tective Stories. We note that magazines such as Harper's and Atlantic Monthly didn't rate at all. Well, neither did True Story. A professor at Manchester College will give an "A" to anyone in his American Poetry class who when drunk can write as good poetry as Poe did. Tut! Tut! Such motivation. The University of Dayton News has dug up these rules that existed (and were enforced) at Salem College in 1732. 1. Baths can be taken only by special permis- sion and at times indicated by the professor. 2. Sleeping quarters are not to be visited by students during the day. 3. The strictest order is to be ovserved in the embroidery room. 4. Pupils are never to go out of sight or hear- ing of the instructor or professor when walking. Beer and football must not mix, is the opinion of the University of Minnesota's offi- cials, who refused to sanction radio broadcasts of Minnesota football games if sponsored by brewing companies. When a student at St. Bonaventure was asked who Karl Marx was, he calmly and dutifully replied, "I think he's the one that plays the harp." And are Russia's ears pink? Conversational ability is the most important factor in dating is the report coming from a sur- vey held at The University of Delaware. Few men would admit that appearances were not important, and all men require that their dates be good dancers. Blind dates are not common, especially among the women, and "pick up" dates are rare, according to reports, Dances, movies and auto rides are the most popular forms of entertainment. And here is how Oxford students look at it: "Drinking is considered a recreation here, and if it is performed in a degree of moder- ation, nothing is ever said about it." Many strange things are to be found on college campuses but the queerest of them all has at last come to light at Louisiana State College. There is a toad farm! Believe it or not there is a lovely collection of toads, although opinions may differ as to their individual beauty. II II BUSINESS STAFF Telephone 2-1214 BUSINESS MANAGER...........W. GRAFTON SHARP CREDIT MANAGER..........BERNARD E. SCHNACKE WOMEN'S BUSINESS MANAGER.......... .................CATHERINE MC HENRY DEPARTMENT MANAGERS: Local Advertising, Fred Her- trick; Classified Advertising, Russell Read; Advertising Contracts, Jack Bellamy; Advertising Service, Robert Ward; Accounts, Allen Knuusi; Circulation, Jack Ef- roymson. ASSISTANTS: Meigs Bartmess, Van Dunakin, Carl Fib- iger, Milton Kramer, John Ogden, Bernard Rosenthal, Joe Rothbard, James Scott, Norman Smith, David Wink- worth. WOMEN'S BUSINESS STAFF Jane Bassett, Virginia Bell, WinifredrBell, Mary Bursley, Peggy Cady, Betty Chapman, Patricia Daly, Jean Dur- ham, Minna Giffen, Doris Gimmy, Billie Griffiths, Janet Jackson, Isabelle Kanter, Louise Krause,' Margaret Mustard, Nina Pollock, Elizabeth J. Simonds. NIGHT EDITOR: JOHN C. HEALEY Roosevelt Opposed From Left, Not Right . . T HE ROOSEVELT administration is now facing its first great crisis, critical not only to the administration but also to the future of the country. The present situation is not one worked up by crafty opposition leaders. It is real and -what is more, more dangerous to the future of the Republican party than the Democratic. Labor, organized under section 7a of the National Industrial Recovery Act, is asserting itself and has been joined by the hitherto silent but suffering farmer class. In the present strike movement in industry and agriculture lie the foundations of what may be a new party. When the R6osevelt administration took office, it was considered extremely liberal. Unquestionably, its policies have been much more liberal than those of the Republican administrations which preceded it. But the liberal trend has gone ahead, beyond the administrations control and desire. Leaders like Milo Reno have come into the foreground of the new movement.1 Sunday, the voice of the Rev. Fr,. Charles E. Coughlin was added to the new movement. Last fall and this spring, the 'radio priest' was one of the chief heralds of the "New Deal." Apparently, his liberalism has also gone beyond that of the administration. The administration has got into the bad graces of the liberals because it has not put teeth in the NRA, has not taken any steps in the direction of the currency inflation demanded by the unem- ployed and farmer classes, has not been stern enough with the industrialists in the drafting of the NRA codes, has retained William Woodin in the position of secretary of the treasury despite the revelation of his dealings with the house of Morgan, and has made unrealized promises of six million men at work by Labor Day. and the like. It is significant that the first real opposition to the administration's policies comes not from the right but from the left. The Roosevelt administra- tion is in the position of the liberal chamber gov- ernment which undertook a legislative revolt against Louis XVI, just previous to the French Revolution. This group stirred the fires of discon- tent and then was unable to quench them when they went out of control. The latent discontent of both labor and agriculture was stirred by the ad- ministration during the campaign and since the inauguration. The new administrtaion therefore proceeded in a liberal direction. But, they may have started something which they cannot stop Musical Events BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Koussevitsky! Director of a great orchestra! Koussevitsky, before he settled down to the per- formance, seemed happy to be back at Hill Audi- torium. The audience, certainly, was glad to see him at this first concert. The small string orchestra gave the Mozart "Eine Kleine Nachtmusick" a vigorous, bright in- terpretation, true to the Mozart tradition of clar- ity and graciousness. There was an astringent quality to it, with the top violin-voices singing out over the others in the fashion of the time of the piece. There was no yielding to tempting lyric spots, but a swing and zest that at once es- tablished a bond between the performers and lis- teners. Then came the Stravinsky! Either Americans are becoming inured to dissonances and outspoken tonal- statements, or else they are not as sure of their likes and dislikes as Italians and French, for instance for the Rites of Spring was accepted en- thusiastically, yet with private reservations. It appreciated the barbarous spirit of the work, though some, perhaps most, of the Rites remained harsh and startling in its clash and its queer little fragments. Koussevitsky urged it on, and on, with whirls of rhythm and dissonance and spurts of color. This last, particularly, was an outstanding characteristic, that of differentiation of tone qualities, even in full orchestra passages. (A full orchestra it was, too). Contrasts of mood were emphasized, the "spontaneous" bursts of en- ergy, the anticipatory fragments of melody, the movement into strong pulses from disjointedness, each were given their moments. The Brahms, under Koussevitsky, took on a drive and direction, that in others' readings be- comes lost in its length. The second movement, played at a slower speed than was expected, held together. Again, the color, the quality of instru- mental individualities was brought out, and gave an arresting point to otherwise hidden spots. The basses, a renowned section of this orchestra, deep- ened and gave a foundation to the Brahms, es- pecially satisfying. The concert had more significance than a con- cert, a series of pieces, played on an October eve- ning. Koussevitsky gave it a unifying basis of human interest. A summary of varieties of hu- manity lay there. The social aspect, the cream of life, having no problems, appeared in the Mo- zart. The atavistic temperament raged through the Rites of Spring, and the humane individual with ideals, and hopes, finally realized, underlay the Brahms. The point is, that, sure enough man is a gay, witty, social and altogether delight ful creature, without cares, without struggles, and sure enough, man is an animal, a natural being but, beyond that, man is a rationalizing grow ing, striving organism, with a pattern of life tha must expand, and be realized. That one mar could with a single program bring together thes aspects and then demonstrate the was th achievement of last night's concert. It was rare It was thrilling. -Sally Place. t 3 r l I I I i 10th October, 1933. Messrs. Calkins-Fletcher Drug Co. 324 South State Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. Dear Sirs:- Thank you for your recent order and beg to advise that there is a TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT increase in labor and mate- BEN WADE an uf acu rers of Fine Pipes LEEDS, ENGLAND ial costs. Please forward your approval, etc... 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