MONDAY, OCT. 30, 1944
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
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Eight Noted Personalities
To
Appear in Oratorical Series
IHambro, Lillian Gish,
Scheduling a full series of eight lectures beginning Thursday, Nov. 16,
the University Oratorical Association will present the Hon. Francis B. Sayre,
the Hon. Carl J. Hambro, Lillian Gish, Osa Johnson, Madame Wei Tao-Ming,
Eliot Janeway, Ruth Draper and Joe Fisher for the 1944-45 program.
The Hill Auditorium box office will be open for the sale of season
tickets beginning today and continuing through Nov. 16. Office hours will
be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily with the exception of
Saturday afternoons and Sundays.
Single admission tickets for the first lecture will not be available until
.Tuesday, Nov. 14.
Francis B. Sayre To Give
First Lecture on Nov. 16
First in the series of eightlecturers
will be the Hon. Francis B. Sayre who
was United States High Commis-
sioner to the Philippines when the
Japanese invasion began. He will
speak before the Oratorical Associa-
tion audience on Thursday, Nov. 16.
Speaking on "Our Relations with
the Philippines," he has served as
assistant secretary of state and was
chairman of the Joint Preparatory
Committee on Philippine Affairs
which studied plans for the Islands'
independence.
He succeeded Paul V. McNutt as
High Commissioner in July, 1939 is
said to have a very open-minded atti-
tude toward Philippine independence.
He has been connected with solving
the problems of Islands since 1934
when he was appointed a member of
a body planning new economic ties
between the United States and the
Philippines. While in Manila he
definitely declared that the Philip-
pines would gain complete indepen-
dence in 1946.
While in Washington, Sayre work-
ed directly with Secretary of State
Cordell Hull and was Hull's "right-
hand man in the making of our
recent reciprocal trade treaties."
Hanbro Will
'How To Win
Discuss
Peace'
On Wednesday, Nov. 22, Carl J.
Hambro, president of the last League
of Nations Assembly in 1939 and also
President of tne Norwegian Parlia-
ment for 16 years before the German
invasion, will come to Ann Arbor to
speak on "How To Win the Peace."
A strong proponent of a more pow-
erful version of the League of Na-
tions after the conclusion. of this
war, Dr. Hambro believes that there
should be an armistice or prelimin-
ary peace that will enable an inter-
national peace conference to have
all the necessary time to construct a
just and lasting peace. He also feels
that the second League of Nations
should be delegated with much wider
powers and that it would not be
effective without participation by the
United States.
Since coming to this country, Dr.
Hambro has written the story of the'
German invasion in his book, "I Saw
It Happen in Norway." He is now
carrying on the affairs of Norway
and working toward the ultimate aim
of world peace in his position as
chairman of the Norwegian Super-
visory Committee for the duration
of the war. His most recent book is
"How To Win the Peace."
Lillian Gish Is Famous
Star of Stage, Screen
Lillian Gish, star of stage and
screen. will speak in Hill Auditorium
Nov. 30, telling the story of how she
made the jump "From Hollywood to
Broadway."
Making her stage debut at the age
of six, she first appeared on the,
screen with Mary Pickford in "The
Unseen Enemy." Her earliest films
included "The Birth of a Nation,"
"Broken Blossoms," and "Orphans
of the Storm." Just recently she
appeared in "The Commandos Strike
at Dawn." She has also appeared in
such recent Broadway stage succes-
ses as "The Star Wagon" and "Life
with Father."
In her Oratorical Association lec-
ture Miss Gish will talk about the
many outstanding personalities of
stage and screen with whom she has
een associated in her long career.
She will also discuss the many chan-
ges she has found in the motion pic-
ture industry since the days of the
silent films.
Osa Johnson To Bring
Tales of Solomon Isles
A graphic picture of the Solomon
Islands will be presented by Osa
Johnson, famed woman explorer, in
her third Ann Arbor appearance on
Dec. 12.
In connection with her lecture on
"The Solomons," she will present her
new moving picture, "The Savage
Solomons."
For 27 years she accompanied her
famous husband, Martin Johnson,
traveling with him to Africa, Borneo,
Australia and the South Sea Islands.
Following an airplane crash which
claimed the life of her husband in
California in 1937, Osa Johnson ded-
icated her life to carrying on their
scientific and film work, and re-
turned in that year to Africa to make
the largest motion picture expedition
ever undertaken, resulting in the
Chinese envoy extraordinary to
France, as a member of the com-
mission for the draft of China's Civil
Code.
She is the author of many books!
including "The Constitutional Move-I
ment in China" and "A Girl froml
China." In addition, she holds a
doctor of laws' degree from the Uni-
versity of Paris.
While on campus, Madame Wei
Tao-Ming will visit with Chinese
students studying here, making a
special trip from Washington in
order to speak before the Oratorical
Association lecture audience.
JOE FISHER
12--OSA
"The
motion picture, Stanley and Livings-
ton.
She has written many books inE
collaboration with her husband and
her "I Married Adventure' was a
Book-of-the-Month Club selection in
June. 1940. A motion picture of the
same title has been released recently.
Both deal with the 27 years of ad-
venture Osa and Martin Johnson
faced in dangerous jungles in all
corners of the world.
Madame Wei Tao-Ming
Will Appear Here jan. 1 1
Wife of China's Ambassador to
Washington, Madame Wei Tao-Ming,
will discuss "China After the War"
in the fifth Oratorical Association
lecture on Jan. 11 in Hill Auditorium.
A favorite of Madame Chiang Kai-
Shek, Madame Wei Tao-Ming was
the first Chinese woman lawyer in
Shanghal. In the '20's she was nomi-
nated as president of the Shanghai
District Court and has een a member
of the provincial government of
Kiangsu. She also has served as
DECEMBER
JOHNSON
Solomons"
LECTURE SCHEDULE
NOVEMBER
16--ON. FRANCIS B. SAYRE
"Our Relations with the
Philippines"
22-HON. CARL J. HAMBRO
"Hdw To Win the Peace"
30-LILLIAN GISH
"From Hollywood to Broad-
way
Eliot Janeway, Ex-Editor
Of Fortune, Life To Talk
Eliot Janeway, one of the editors
of Fortune and Life magazines and
a former business editor of Time
Magazine will address an Oratorical
Association audience on January 23.
A keen student of post-war domes-
tic and foreign problems, he has
recently returned from interviewing
leading industrial, labor and politi-
cal figures throughout the country.
While here in Ann Aror, Janeway
will speak on "New Horizons for
Democracy."
Ruth Draper Will Come
To Ann Arbor for Series
Ruth Draper, recognized as the
foremost mimic of our time, will
come to the stage of Hill Auditorium
with her "Character Sketches" on
Feb. 6.
While on the stage, Miss Draper
presents a series of character sketch-
es that run the gauntlet from stark
tragedy to convulsing humor. All
her sketches are her own creations
and she presents about eight or ten
an evening. They, are given with
intermissions lasting about a minute
and her program lasts approximately
two and a half hours. Miss Draper's
repertoire includes more than two
JANUARY
11-MADAME WEI TAO-MING
"China After the War"
23-ELIOT JANEWAY
"New Horizons for Democ-
racy"
FEBRUARY
6-RUTH DRAPER
"Character Sketches"
MARCH
15-JOE FISHER
"Land of the Maharajahs"
dozen sketches which evoke more
than a hundred characters.
Among her most famous charac-
terizations are "Opening a Bazaar,"
"Three Women and Mr. Clifford,"
"Italian Lessons," "On the Porch in
a Mine Coast Village," "A Church in
Italy," and "Three Generations in
the Court of Domestic Relations."
Miss Draper's recent activities have
been divided between her appear-
ances in North and South America
and the trips she undertook for the
benefit of the Red Cross. In Janu-
ary, 1940 she spent 28 days giving 26
shows in Canada during which she
raised $18,400.26 for the British Red
Cross.
Testimony of her hold on the
audience was her annual season for
twenty consecutive rs in London
s eatres for four to tweive weeks.
ahe nlso has toured the English
provinces on a number of occasions
and has, in fact, pl hed e whole
world with the excepl ion of Russia,
Ciiina and Japan.
Only once in her long carer has
she appeared in a play with other
actors. She has specialized in pre-
senting characterizations of all the
various types of people, their moods
and personalities. Her method large-
ly consists of facial and vocal chan-
ges and the expert use of character-
istic shawls.
Joe Fisher Will Discuss
Famous Persondities
The Oratorical Association audi-
ence will be taken to "The Land of
the Maharajahs" when Joe Fisher,
who lived for years in the Orient will
present his lecture and colored mo-
tion picture on March 15.
This will be the last lecture of the
1944-45 Oratorical Association sea-
son.
Joe Fisher has an intimate ac-
quaintanceship with most of the
great names of the world. His roof
has covered a host of celebrities
including, Pavlowa, Bob Ripley, Hei-
fetz, Wheeler and Woolsey, Lowell
Thomas. Noel Coward wrote "Private
Lives" while theretand itdwas at his
home that Paulette Goddard and
Charlie Chaplin spent their honey-
moon.
He owned a series of movie thea-
tres while in the Orient, varying in
size from the famous Capitol Theatre
in Singapore to others in tents with
benches and mud floors. He was
executive manager of Fisher, Ltd.,
which dealt in rubber, tin and live
animals.
With his lectures, Mr. Fisher shows
the motion pictures he recorded, as
a hobby, of every interesting place
or unusual event that came his way.
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ASSOCIA TION
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HILL AUDITORIUM
HON. FRANCIS B. SAYRE LILLIAN GISH beloved star of
United States High Commissioner to
the Philippines when Japan invaded,
was recently returned in an exchange
of diplomatic personnel. A noted
lawyer and diplomat, he has been
assistant Secretary of State and
chairman of the Joint Preparatory
Committee on Philippine Affairs for
the study of the Islands' indepen-
dence.
stage and screen, is one of America's
greatest actresses. Her earliest films
included "The Birth Qf a Nation,"
"Broken Blossoms," and "Orphans
of the Storm"; her latest film is "The
Commandos Strike at Dawn." She
has appeared in such recent Broad-
way stage successes as "The Star
Wagon" and "Life with Father."
ELIOT JANEWAY is a dynamic
and eloquent young journalist who is
a keen student of post-war domestic
and foreign problems. An editor of
Fortune and Life magazines and for-
mer Business Editor of Time Maga-
zine, he has written many interesting
articles; He has recently interviewed
leading industrial, labor and political
figures throughout the country.
MADAME WEI TAO-MING wife
of China's Ambassador to Washing-
ton, has been described as 'lively,
high-strung, chic, and ambitious."
A doctor of laws from the University
of Paris, she has held such* distin-
guished positions as president of the
Shanghai District Court, member of
the Ececutive Yuan, and Chinese en-
voy extraordinary-to France.
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RUTH DRAPER is an actress in the grand
tradition. Recognized as the foremost mimic of
our time, she brings an amazing variety of char-
acters to tingling life in the course of her per-
formance. Internationally famous, her original
sketches have delighted audiences in all the
great theatres of the world. Her current coast-
to-coast tour will bring her to Ann Arbor for the
first time in several years.
OSA JOHNSON richly deserves her title of
"First Lady of Exploration." Her thrilling new
motion picture, "The Savage Solomons," follows
such successes as "Simba," "Congorilla," and
"Baboona." Although she is described as a bril-
liant explorer, motion picture producer, author
and lecturer, she is distinctly feminine and has
been acclaimed as one of America's best-dressed
women.
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