THE MICHIGAN DAILY E MICHIGAN DAILY Estdblished 1890 are theoretically true, but "actually impossible because of crooked politics, party machines, and incompetent representatives that characterize our 'democracy.'" The quotation marks around the last word are the writer's. No alternatives are of- fered, except an insinuation that democracy is a failure. j., That is modern criticism. . , ; ; U t "I,' Musical Events 'll Published every morning except Monday during the Unversity year and Summer Session by the Board in Control of Student Publications. Member of the Western Conference Editorial Associa- tiorn a 1 the Big Ten News Service. A -- cGated f1 'ouleits ress MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is exclusivelr 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. 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ER ........... ............ ..... CATHARINE MC HENRY OEPARTMENT 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, Milton Kra- mer, John Ogden, Bernard Roselithal, Joe Rothbard, James Scott, David Winkworth. WOMEN'S BUSINESS STAFF Jane Basett, Virginia Bell, Winifred Bell, Mary Bursley, Peggy Cady, Betty Chapman, Patricia Daly, Jean Dur- ham, Minna Gifen, Doris Gimmy, Billie Griiths, Janet Jackson, Isabelle Kanter, Louise Krause, Margaret Mustard, Nina Pollock,.Elizabeth J. Simonds. FACULTY CONCERT T HE faculty concert, Sunday afternoon, was de- lightful in all respects. Mr. Doty played his three Bach numbers, "Prelude in C-minor," "St. Anne's Fugue," and the Chorale Prelude, "Wir glauben alle in einem Gott," with exactness and verve. Ravel's Septet, which, is in effect, a harp con- certo, demonstrates to the full power of this in- strument. Miss Pfohl's performance was excellent. The long harp cadenza beginning with rich, deep chords, developed into an effective pizzicato in one hand and shimmering sweeps in the other. Mr. Besekirsky and Mr. Hamilton reiterated this contrast in the first and second violins. Mr. Pick, playing cello, and Mr. Whitmire, viola, formed adequate support throughout. Mr. Falcone and Mr. Stein, playing the flute and clarinet, had sev- eral effective duet passages which gave the music a certain starkness. In fact, the whole character of the Septet was strength. It must be added that the performers kept a perfect balance. Mr. Brinkman's piano group was very distinc- tive in quality. He played its technically intricate pieces w i t h a clear-cut interpretation. The Brahms stood out as an innocent voice among the glitter and brilliance of Schumann, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff. Clarity in interpretation so neces- sary for modern impressionistic works, such as is the Notturno of Respighi, was characteristic. Mr. Brinkman gave one of a set of "Diversions" by John Alden Carpenter, as an encore. Vaughn Williams cycle of songs, On Wenlock Edge, was sung expressively by Mr. Hackett. These five songs vary in intensity and character from song to song; from the quaint, half-humor- ots "Oh, When I Was in Love with You" to the dramatic "Bredon Hill" or the bare "Clun." His intimate interpretation suites these folk-songs very well. Mr. Brinkman at the piano, and Messrs. Besekirsky, Hamilton, Whitmire, and Pick forming the string quartet were excellent support for Mr. Hackett. The brief introductions to each song, the "atmosphere-settings," were characteristic of Vaughn Williams distinctive style. This last number through its intimacy and in- formality put the audience in complete harmony with music. In fact so much so, that walking home through the melting snow one still heard a measure of Bach, a chord of Respighi, and a song of Vaughn Williams. TheyTheatr the old idea that really good stage work may be done with the most meagre of equipment pro- vided the artists themselves are eager to make their plays live and to give to them the depths of their emotional feeling. After running through almost a year of traveling from city to city in this country where they were always enthusias- tically received., Mr. Robinson returned to his Dublin Playhouse and while his thespians settled dowr to repair their repetoire he was busy on a new play which opened in London about two months ago, it was so enthusiastically received that he determined to come to New York and produce it but unfortunately he did not bring his own group and though New York papeis say it is one of the most excellent plays they have ever seen as far as witty dialogue and intriging plot is concerned it hasn't the fire of really good acting. Still they say it is far above the average Broadway opening and should remain on the beards for many weeks. Play Production after consideration of a great many plays selected one of Mr. Robinson's for their November offering. On Friday and Saturday of this week in the Lydia Mendelssohn, Ann Arbor, will have the priviledge of seeing the first production of this play in United States. The writer having read the script with a great deal of enjoyment can only describe the play as being a family comedy a great deal above the average. It is screamingly funny reading and should be most effective on the stage with its two sets which will be done in Play Production's excellent style. - John 0. Ilirt, '34 SCreen Reflections As,~f -- - - °-- - -- - --,c . I i '' f f ; : d. r, 4 I -_- - - -- An Ear y "==M Treatmer i Four stars means extraordinary; three stars definitely recommended; two stars, average; one star, inferior; no stars, stay away from it. AT THE MICHIGAN ***PLUS "I'M NO ANGEL" Tira ............................M ae W est Clayton ........................ Cary Grant 1/AE WEST admits that her life ambition is to win the Pulitzer Prize. She could never do it on the merits of "I'm No Angel" unless two things could be certain - that no one else would ever play the title role but she, and that she could be seated on the lap of each judge as he cast his vote. This picture does not have its share of an ele- ment which is necessary to most exceptional pic- tures - a plot. Beside the fact that we see Tira, a trouble making honky-tonk dancer and lion tamer in a circus making a big success in New York, and all the men she meets, the only trace of a plot is in the fact that she is always getting into jams and that she finally falls in love. But what is a plot when Mae's eyes and hips are roll- ing across the screen, and her luscious lips and tantalizing tongue are producing such gems as "Beuhla, peel me a grape," "Am I making myself clear, boys?" and (to one of many love makers) "Ya got me!" "I'm No Angel" is full of cracks like these, and is saturated with Mae West. She is not only the chief character, but she wrote the story and all the dialogue, and seems to have been responsible for every other part of the play. All the other char- acters are mere food for her personality to con- sume. If you don't like Mae West, you won't en- joy the picture. But if your human nature is not dulled by the lack of a sense of humor and an ap- preciation of vulgarity in a form so unique, cap- tivating, and glamorous as this, you will be in- cluded in the long list of Mae West addicts who storm theaters to see her in any sort of produc- tion. -C. B. C. i i i i i j i wv-_ Alte NIGHT EDITOR: GUY M. WHIPPLE, JR. Union's New M ianager.. . T O STANLEY WALTZ and to the Union congratulations are in or- der. Mr. Walz was named acting manager of the men's organization by the finance committee Sat- urday, and it is a choice that should be beneficial to all. Since 1927 "Stan" has been associated with the professional staff, first as purchasing agent, later as assistant manager, and now acting manager. He succeeds Paul Buckley, who died last summer just as he was realizing his ambitions for Mich- igan, particularly in regard to centralized buying. We feel that the Union officials could not have made a wiser choice. Mr. Waltz combines the qual- ities of long experience, great capabilities, dili- gence, and a personality that makes all his friends. The latter is one thing that is extremely essential in an organization of this type, where the manager, is in daily contact with countless personal prob-' lems related to the best management of the Union. There is no doubt but that Mr. Waltz will be highly successful in his new position. Proof of his capabilities has already been given, for since the death of Mr. Buckley he has been carrying on the affairs of the organization, and very creditably. This has been over a period of nearly six months. We congratulate the Union on its choice, and we wish to Mr. Waltz a long and successful career. CRIMINAL AT THE MAJESTIC A Review By GEORGE SPELVIN IN THE concoction of a successful detective thriller there are two big duties to perform: the author must figure out a really good reason for decking the stage with an assortment of shadows, shrieks, and sudden deaths, and the production must make them convincing. These two tough assignments are carried out with distinction by Edgar Wallace, author and first producer of "Criminal-at-Large," Broadway hit which opened at the Majestic Sunday night under the direction of Robert Henderson. Among other impressions, you leave the theatre with the feeling that Mr. Wallace had hit upon a situation whose immense psychological implica- tions are really far too good for a melodrama. You' wish, rather wistfully, that Mr. Sophocles, or Mr. Shakespeare had been allowed to come across it in their day and age. You might hesitate to say that Clytaemnestra and Lady Macbeth would then become a teaparty in comparison to Lady .Le- banon, but you think it would be a rather close decision. However, it was only Mr. Wallace who got the idea. He did his best with it, and the result is naturally a superlative thriller. Just what this gorgeous situation is, we are not permitted to re- veal. We can go only so far as to say that it in- volves a fierce, blood-proud, dominating old lady such as you have seldom seen, busy (for reasons of her own) in ruling her weak son, Lord Lebanon. Two Mysterious Footmen from America follow Lcrd Lebanon wherever he goes, a Frightened Lady shrieks inexplicably, a doctor from India is found to have a criminal record -in fact, the atmosphere is not wholesome at Mark's Priory.- A whole series of apparently unrelated facts fit together beautifully in the last act, and Mr. Wal- lace's craftsmanship and the importance of his original idea are thereby proved. What Mr. Wal- lace lacked as an important playwright is partly supplied by the performance of Miss Minna Phil- lips as Lady Lebanon, who gives to the character depths probably unknown to Mr. Wallace. This week's bouquets go also to Frank Compton for his smooth work as Inspector Tanner, to Ains- worth Arnold for his best comedy since "The Ani- mal Kingdom," to Robert Henderson, Alan Hand- ley, George Smith, and Arthur Davidson. An extra, large bouquet likewise to the acting of the thrill- ing last scene when Inspector Tanner and the criminal bandy chit-chat over the point of a gun. "Criminal-at-Large" is too full of hocus-pocus to be art and too good to be melodrama; if you don't see it you're missing something. THE ROUNDTABLE ABOUT three years ago Mr. Lennox Robinson, director of the Abbey Irish Players, came to the Michigan campus at the request of Play Produc- tion to direct for them, a play which he himself wrote and which proved as popular in America as it did in his native country. During his stay here jl i. j I '',;, , F i, i ' l ,, '' I E 'i4 I t ' 1 I' 0 iY yO W! ij a Dey Rentseliie,,r o.1 --0 ' ' 1 by - -~-71 is s in] portant a feature of t e Vars/ y 's launderinig scr v Ce as thorCough1 washing. Ii scnding yUi. ClheSE to the V ir/y YOU aro assured o th Cr ret ur to 11 yo in~ pecrfect C:onld ~oi.. Fhone 2-:3 13 e l t D t. Liberty at Fiftk 4 I i ;., Campus Opinion r yl Are yf CCC ttt ivoin a oe Modern Critieism11. . . Letters published in this column should not be construed as expressing the editorial opinion of The Daily. Anonymous communications will be disre- garded. The names of communicants will, however, be regarded as confidential upon request. Contribu- tors are asked to be brief, confining themselves to less than 300 words if possible. HOW'S FOR SENSIBLE CLOTHES? All dressed up and no place to go. That is the problem of the Michigan man of today. Some silly custom has told him he must be smooth if he goes to Michigan, and up to now he has fallen in with it without a murmur. Michigan, largely through cleaners' and clothers' propaganda, I fear, has become a University for the well dressed man - the Harvard of the West. Perhaps we may feel proud of this - but think what accompanies the title. Are we at heart as blase, sophisticated and formal, as this would indicate? After all we are still of a college age (though heaven forbid we should be caught being collegiate) and have a few years left for being young and gay before we must settle down and be really dignified. But dressing up to the minute makes us unduly stiff and formal - one must preserve that press, you know. Too many people get an exaggerated idea of their advanced age and in an effort to be grown up and dignified, forget that there are some ad- vantages to being young. Dressing up and being dignified while one is in college (I cannot get away from that word) seems to give people about the same joys as the first shaves did a few years ago. But how about shaving after the novelty has worn off? It gets to be rather a gripe -- but its too late now. The same applies to clothes - after we get out of the University we will have to be dignified and dress well, it will be too late then to be young and natural. So take a hint from your whisker experiences and enjoy yourself while you can. But, more important, I think that good clothes are too expensive for the average student to wear every day. Some people make no pretense of keep- ing up with the Joneses and appear on the campus in outfits less expensive to buy and less expensive to maintain. But there are a great many more who reluctantly conform to custom because most of their neighbors do the same. It is my opinion that if some one were to start a movement to wear less formal clothes on the campus, many ~be1', Ianaily Class- idCola - uns cat 1 l With eithe rCdes The baily classified advertisin coluus are tle most econ oim cal inost effieiei e of -ataefng the'St dent body . O NE OF the fundamental theories of this country is that our's is a great homogeneous nation, made up of many types of people living in widely diversified areas, but all fusing to make it a better land in which to live - a land with a loyal and constructive citizenry all pulling the same way. The theory is beautiful - the facts are con- tradictory. As the situation really stands it is not surprising that those who are selected for government have a difficult time of it. All of our citizens should be the ones to sup- port the country -to stand up for it through thick and thin- and to make it, through their examples, a better place in which to live. One way this could be done is through constructive criti- cism, with suggestions as to a better way in which a desired end might be reached. The outstanding characteristic of all the criti- cism those in authority receive on their actions. is that it is made by those who have no right to 4 *~1 li line 0 0 a III d--A-F A -1 Tr T -- I !7 -- - 1