14, 1933 THE MICHIGAN DAILY r , ..... r +. v...i .i, .. i Y r. . . a .R/ A. A i " .. J. Initial Play Of Theatre Group To Open Today Back To Broadway Children's Production 'Hansel And Gretel' Group's First Drama Plan Christmas Party Tonight At Martha Cook Board Of Governors Will B Guests Of Honor At Christmas Celebration Seventy-five mothers of residents will be entertained by Martha Cook Of Is The last week of school is being crowded with Christmas parties and last-minute rushing. Several houses are entertaining poor children at holiday dinners., Alpha Omicron Pi Stella A. Glass, '35, is in charge cf a rushing dinner tonight. Deco- rations will consist of red roses and tnnr A h ri t~mcnrvwt Christmas Parties Are Planned By Fraternities And Sororities Blome, '34L, Detroit; Ralph Zahm,' '34L, Rockton, Ill.; John Thomas, '36L, Detroit; William Ordish, '35L, Farrell, Penn.; Robert Sawyer, '36L, Monroe; Pat Quealy, '36L, Kemmer- er, Wy.: Charles Nisen, '35L, Milwau- kee. "Hansel and Gretel," the initial production of the newly-formed Chil- dren's theatre of Ann Arbor, will be presented this afternoon and tomor- row night at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre. The play is an adaptation of the old German legend, and the musical score by Humperdinck will be used The entire production is being stage by Kenneth Marantette of the Tap- pan Junior High School, with a cast and choruses composed of students under his direction at Tappan. Although the entire cast for "Han- sel and Gretel" will be made up of children, such will not be the case for the other productions to be given this season by the Children's Thea- tre. "In "Jack and the Beanstalk" and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin Town," which will be given in Janu- ary and March under the direction of Russell McCracken, children will play only parts appropriate to their ages. "This in the main is the policy of the Children's Theatre," said Mist: Ethel McCormick, general manager, "but we feel that there is a definite place in our organization .for an all- children's production such as Mr. Marantette's, and we are happy to include it in our season of plays for this year."~ Speaking of the production of "Hansel and Gretel," Mr. McCracken. who has seen it in rehearsal said. "The all-children's cast brings a freshness and charm to the old leg- end which is particularly appealing now at christmas time. Just as chil- dren put on bright crimson robes and go about caroling at Christmas time in Europe, so often troupes of child actors go about during the sea- son performing old legendary or Christmas plays." "Hensel and Gretel" is produced in many parts of Germany each year at Christmas time, as in the United Kingdom Christmas pantomines are done every year. "Everyone," Mr. McCracken said, "will enjoy the light and imaginative music which Hum- perdinck has written for "Hansel and Gretel hIts rendering by the Tap- pan School choir throughout the production of the play is full of un- derstanding and feeling for the spirit o the score. Holiday Hop To Be Dee. 23 At League The third annual Holiday Hop will be held Saturday, Dec. 23, in the League from 9 to 2 under the direc- tion of Gilbert Bursley and Max Gail. The Hop is intended primarily for University students in Ann Arbor during the holidays, but it is open to the general public. For the past two years it has been one of the most colorful events of the Christmas ac- tivities Max Gail's orchestra will furnish the music and the second floor of the League will be reserved for the occasion. Tickets at $1.25 may be obtained at the Union, the League, Hut, Slaters, Van Boven's. A floor show is being planned. I ~ Whee TGoI -Associated Press Photo Hope Williams, social registerite .and. operator of a Wyoming' dude andi,. has returned to the Broadway 3tage in a new show. Carl Guthe Tells Of' Museum Research Work And Writing Several research projects now un- der study in the Museum of Anthro- oology were discussed by Dr. Carl Guthe, director of the Museum and )ne of the foremost anthropologists .n the country, yesterday noon at the ,veekly meeting of the Graduate Juncheon Club. Ethna-botany, the history of Mich- igan Indians, and pottery from the Mississippi valley, are subjects of some of the major and most impor- tant research labors, in the museum itself. The first project mentioned, ethna- botany, is the study of the probable uses which the American Indian made of the plants familiar to him in his civilization. A large collection of materials has been built up for this work. Another job, said Dr. Guthe, is the study of the history of Michigan In- dians, which has been going on for, 10 or 11 years. Prof. W. B. Hinsdale of the Medical School, who engaged in research in that field, has pub- lished several books on the subject, among them an atlas of Indian life in this state. There is a large and constantly increasing collection of materials in this field, Dr. Guthe stated. Pottery from the Mississippi valley is extensively studied by special re- search workers, as well as materials Blomn other parts of the world. The workers seeking information on the changes which have occurred in Chi- na, Japan, Siam and other Oriental countries, are analyzing and studying porcelains and ceramics collected by the University in the Philippines 10 years ago, in addition to exhibits from other parts of the Far East. All of these projects, emphasized Dr. Guthe, are confined to physical e v i d e n c e s, material things, dead things. The men in charge of the teaching department, he said, are working on living peoples, studying and observing their social organiza- tion, religion, and so forth. Prof. Leslie A. White, chairman of the teaching department, is studying the social structure of American Indians in New Mexico. He has printed his findings in several articles. Art is merely the refuge the ingen- ious have invented when they are supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life -W. Somerset Maugham. ,aers. A urs mas party with a dormitory tonight and tomorrow at tree for members and pledges is be- its annual Christmas party and ing planned for Thursday under the breakfast. The guests of honor in- direction of Ruth E. Hess, '36. dude Mrs. Delos Parker Heath and Alpha Phi Mrs. Stuart G. Baits, Detroit; and Alpha Phi sorority is entertaining Mrs. James D. Bruce, Ann Arbor its pledges and four poor children who make up the Board of Gover- tonight at a Christmas party in the nors, and Miss Kathleen Hamm, di- house. After dinner the alumnae rector of Mosher Jordan. and mothers of the girls in the so- rority will assemble around the An inteiesting program has been Christmas tree in the living room. arranged for the party which will be Presents with amusing verses at- given at 10:30 p. m. in the Blue tached will be distributed among the Room. Barbara Casper, '34, is in members and guests. charge, with Marion Bertsch, '35,AlhCiOmg leading the carols, and Lucy Cope, Alpha Chi Omega '35, chairman of decorations. Dor- Pledges and actives of Alpha Chi othy Smith, '34, Polly Solosth, '34 Omega exchanged gifts and comic June Warsaw, '34, Calla Jean Wilson, verses at their annual Christmas par- '34, and Mary Jane Clark, '35, will ty last night. A pledge dinner cele- make up a string quintet which is brating the occasion was held under to play several selections. There will the direction of Ileene Peters, '34, be group singing of carols, a magic social chairman. exhibition by Miss Wairsaw and dog Delta Alpha Epsilon tricks by Ruth Arnold, '35, and her i The members of Delta Alpha Epsi- pet Scottie. lon fraternity held a smoker last Two plays will also be presented: night. Entertainment was furnished "The Silver Swan" and "So You're by both active members and pledges. Going to Paris," under the direction Christmas presents were exchanged of Marion Stockdale, '34, and Dor- among all the members. othy Ford, '34. The casts include Delta Theta Phi [Martha Runyan, '34, Violette Shipp, Delta Theta Phi held initiationi '34, Barbara Hovey, '34, Sybil Spen- ceremonies recently at the Union for ter, '34, Ruth Cox, '34, Florence the following men, Leo Showalter, Shaw, '34, Julia Mary Hackett, '35, '36L, Mt. Pleasant; Harry Haley, I Madelyn Hadcock, '35, Gertrude '36L, and Walter Weber, '36L, Find- Schutz, '35, Eleanor Blodgett, '35, ley, Ohio; James Nestroff, '36L, To- Katherine Stoll, '35, and Eleanor ledo; Maurice Tripp, '36L, and Robert Anderson, '35. Miss Cope is chairman Tripp, '37L, Hudson, Mich.; William of properties. 114rs. Diekema To i osher-Jolran Entertain Friends alsy Celebrate Mrs. Leona B. Diekema is enter- . "" taining Ann Arbor friends before her i 1 .Va r t e S departure for the holidays at a tea this afternoon at Betsy Barbour iHouse. The Christmas season was cele- The Christmas atmospere for the brated last night in both Mosher and tea will be carried out in thedeco- Jordan Halls.' Jordan entertained rations. Those who will pour are with a dance which lasted from 7Mrs. F. R. Holmes, Mrs H. G. Wink- to 9 p. mr. A huge Christmas tree, 1cr., Mrs. C. S. Yoakum, Mrs John decorated with candy canes for all Sundwal, Mrs Winter, Mrs. E. F. the dancers, was placed in the corner Adams, and Miss Kathleen Hamm. of the drawing room. Martha Bowen,W '34, social chairman, was in charge of Women from Betsy Barbour House '34 the idan c harae. nch reo assisting at the tea table will be the dance. Dorothy Batchelor, '34, Jane Nerach- M o s h e r entertained at their er, '34SM, Sue Wood, '35L, Lucille Christmas dinner five small child- Root, '34, Olive Webb, '35, Helen dren to whom they gave gifts of Clark, '34SM, Nancy Cook, '36M, toys, candy, and clothing. The dining Roberta Thompson, '34, Mary Potter, rooms were decorated with Christ-~ '37, and Eleanor Johnson, '36. mas trees, holly, and red candles. At 3,an musi nstnw. b 10:30 p. m. the residents were given Piano music during the tea will be a party at which diverse entertain furnished by Jane Reed, '36, Dorothy a panty t wasofr diBarba etera a n - Vale, '37, Ruth Boomhower, '36, El- ent was offered. Barbara Van D len Eastwood, '37, and Mary Kiest, Vort, '34, directed a play called "The '34SM.n Chimes," and Elizabeth Griffith, '34, Kathleen Paterson, '36, Dorothy Hall, '34, and Betty Talcott, '35, gave a TFRE is a gift that is moret pantomime. Lenore Le Gendre, '34, 1.1 freedom-freedom to sp and Dorothy Howard, '37, recited a emtire day) doing the things y poem; Marian Case, '37, and Ger ing over a hot stove, freedom trude Leve, '37, each gave a piano spent in cleaning a greasy stov solo: and Betty Parrish, '37, played the violin. Lenore LeGendre, '34, so- Ireedom from cleaning soile cial chairman, was in charge of the These are only a few of the party. reasons why an electric range means so much FREEDOM to the modern Home Manager.The A new half-million dollar library new fully automatic electric is to be built by Temple University. range gives her hours of added Phi Sigma Delta Phi Sigma Delta is entertaining twenty small children at a Christmas dinner tonight. Each child will be given some Christmas favor. Sigma Kappa Barbara A. Robinson, '34, and Ce- cily H. Sellars, '35, were in charge of a closed, informal Christmas dance Saturday. Dorothy E. Shapland, '34, planned a rushing dinner with ever- green trees, and carols before the fire. A Christmas party is being giv- en tomorrow for pledges'and actives under the direction of Jacqueline Sanborn, '35. Sigma Nu Sigma Nu entertained last night with an informal dinner at which gifts of a frivolous nature were ex- changed between members. A pledge play depicting the eccentricities of the various members present was in- cluded in the evening's program. BetsyB arbour Gives Dinner For Children{ Fourteen Ann Arbor girls, varyingi in age from four to fourteen, and I the Board of Directors were enter- tained last night by members of Bet- sy Barbour House at the annual Christmas dinner. Before dinner, the yule-log service was given, with seniors in the house lighting candles by the yule-log while' the rest of the girls sang Christmas carols. Following this ceremony, the children took part in a present hunt, and games for all the girls followed. The house was decorated in Christ- mas fashion, with a large tree form- ing the center of attraction. Following the dinner, Collin Wil- sey, '35, gave an interpretive dance to "Joy To The World" sung by mem- bers of the house. Winifred Moffet, '35, entertained the group with a number of selections played on the mouth-organ. Members of the Board of Gover- nors attending the party were Dr. and. Mrs. G. E. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Earhart and Mrs. Schlotter- beck. The party was planned by Sue Mahler, '35, social chairman, who was assisted by Marian Heckathorn, '35, and Lavinia Creighton, '35. Gifts from the girls of the house and the, Christmas tree used in decorations will go to people in the Hospital. Newberry Formal ini F eaturing I The guests at the Helen N formal Christmas dinner la; were entertained wif1li7 a tre play presented by members dormitory. Joyce MacDonald, '34, was chairman for the play. Assis were Helen Knight, '34, chairman; Helen Clark, '36 and Vivian Young, '36, danc man. Betty Quarton, '37, was Claus, and Mae Herndon, '3 Frederick, '37, Jeane Gib Elsie Galewitz, '37, Dorothy '37, and Helen Diefendorf, the principals in the cast, asE Joy Snyder, '37, Kay Choate, Voltairine Hirsh, '37. The singerswere Edith Z Mary Louise Willoughby, '3 Schwarz, '35, Helen Shapl Bernice Carmichael, '37, an Clark, '36. Members of the Morri group were Edith Zerbe, '37, Carmichael, '37, Dorothy Sp Mary Louise Willoughby, '3 Quarton, '37, and Ruth Tay W.A.A. TO hOLD PAR W.A.A. is sponsoring a get- party at 6 p. m. today fo members in the lounge oft men's Field House. It will , formal supper party. Mis Hartwig and Miss Mary St the physical education dep will assist. han a new stove. It is a gift of Fend long afternoons (even the Iu like. Freedorn from stand- from the drudgery of hours ve and soot-blackened utensils. d kitchen walls and curtains. age in Roasts, (3) Accurate Oven Control, (4) Healthful Cooking, (5) Speed and Safety, (6) Modern Cooking, (7) Cleanliness, (8) Cool Cooking. At a cost of less than a cent a meal a person, now is the time to give HER,your family and yourself the enjoyment of electric cooking! A fine electric range is priced as low as $89.50 (with a small initial payment)- completely installed. and ready to cook. See the ncw models to- day, at your Hardware Store, Department Store, or Electrical Dealer. lay Newberry st night aditional sof the general sting her costume , music; ce chair- s Santa. 7, Edith bbs, '37, Briscoe, 37, were sisted by '36, and erbe, '37, 7, Helen ad, '37, d Helen s dance Bernice 'rau, '35, 7, Betty ylor, '36. TY together r board the Wo- e an in- s Marie ewart of partment Women To Debate With Albion Today Members of the women's varsity debate squad will meet Alb~ion col- lege at 4 p. m. this afternoon in Room 4203 Angell Hall. The local af- firmative team will debate the Albion negative, on the same subject on which the university negative met the visitors in Albion yesterday. Both debates, as well as recent meets with Michigan State Normal College, are non-decision debates which occur annually. The qlues tion of federal subsidies for public u - cation is one of the squad's major projects this season. The university's affirmative -team includes: M. Elizabeth Smith, '35Ed. Frances Drake, '36, and Catherine Coffield, '34: Floyd K. Riley of the speech department is coach of the squad. SSPECIAL oHOLIDAY0 SALE Thursday, Friday, Saturday CORDUROY PAJAMAS and ROBES Just the thing to lounge around in during the. holidays. For- merly $5.95- Now $4.50 VELVET PAJAMAS and ROBES ti Formerly .$795, Now $5.95 ,. HOSIERY GIFTS 79c to $1".35 I .,THE RUBL EY SHOPPE 8 Nickel's Arcade *)"'":>0<-'">(<==?C#<:="'<--:> fnter fraternity'Ball' Tickets No w On Sale Tickets for the Interfraternity Ball, to be held Jan. 5 at the League are on sale in the lobby of Angell Hall and at Van Boven's. They may also be obtained from try-outs and members of the council Judiciary Committee. Res- ervations may be made by calling the Interfraternity Council offices at the Union between 3:30 and 5 p. m. . - - CADISPIE CANDIES PIPESj LAST-MINUTE CHRISTMAS IDEAS Concert: Maria Olszewska, Hill Auditorium, 8:15. Motion Pictures: Michigan, "Should Ladies Behave"; Majestic, "Little Women"; Whitney, "Her Forgotten Past" and "The Whirlwind." Dancing: League Grill Room, Hut, Dixie Inn, Joe Parker's, Preketes. DELTA GAMMA Delta Gamma announces the pledging of Betty Crist, '37, of De- troit. Christmas Special . 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