THE MICHIGAN DAILY,__ O f >ertory Group To Offer Seven Plays For Summer Seas 17 1 rns And A Teachers Wield Mean Hammer As Students Construct Play Sets ?torI Anued from] try,' Milne s Summer Vednesday Page 1) ich makes a the forces of and injustice e personal lib- e today, forms be given Aug. f Gilbert and Sul- I comic operas, to a close. This dnesday, Aug. 9 Aug. 12 and also day, Aug. 14 and th the Players in will be the School University Sym- n here in the 1939 s the Canon Matt Thite Steed" and bered for his part oting the part of Rich in "Excur- in October, 1937. entine B. Windt, roduction and in rtory Players. few years, Kane Mercury Theatre rk under Orson hicago Fine Arts director of the n Chicago and has ion" and "Shoe- both of which he Arbor after the New York runs; c," "Yellow Jack" ion." For the past with the Maurice nd has been seen amlet," "Richard er as well as an of drama and has :vrsities of Syra- >rk and Washing- dichigan. of the directing ric O. Crandall of rent and Claribel instructor in the onnected with the seasons. aff includes Prof. ,nd W. Oren Park- eech department, distinguished cos- , and avisiting eech faculty. iresented for par- >art of this theatre in the dramatic the speech de- By MALCOLM LONG Twenty to thirty school teach- ers and dramatic students, all armed with hammers, nails, saws, hatchets and other tools, will descend on the Laboratory Theatre this week and begin construction of the sets for the plays to be given during the summer by the Michigan Repertory Players. Accidents, smashed fingers and the like, are at a minimum, too, ac- cording to W. Oren Parker of the speech department and art director of the summer season, although a band saw and several other power tools are in constant use. These teachers wield a mean hammer and make good carpenters Parker said. Students in two of the speech classes, intermediate and advanced stagecraft, take over the construc- tion of the sets, lighting, technical equipment and properties of the plays. These classes, composed large- ly of persons who in the winter are teachers of dramatics, speech and English, are under the direction of Parker and Prof. William Halstead, also of the speech department and technical director of the Players. Primary consideration in set con- struction must be lightness of weight so that they can be easily and quick- ly moved on and off the stage; sec- ondly, they are made for function, so that the actors can move through them easily; and then is considered period detail, locale and creation of background and atmosphere. The hardest job has been making the four sets for the first play, "Michael and Mary." These had to be completed even before the stu- dents arrived, so Parker with his staff of assistants, Nancy Schaeffer, Robert Mellencamp and Robert Cor- rigan and one student who arrived early for the Summer Session have successfully completed a corner of the British Museum, a third floor room of a Victorian rooming house, another of a second floor apartment in 1919 and a modern house interior. However, the number of sets usually constructed for a summer have been reduced to 14 to 16 this year since one play, "Our Town," requires no scenery but a few props and another, "Two Gentlemen of Verona," which has been given before during the past year and, whose sets are al- ready prepared. One thing to be seen in "Michael and Mary" is a long radiator under a window. Although it looks like a real one, it is constructed out of wood and then painted. The reason an actual radiator is not used, Park- er explained, is that it would weigh over a ton and require three men to move it at a time when neither the men nor time could be spared. So a model is made. The whole Lab Theatre is full of scenery used in former plays. Some of it is used over and over; it is re- done each time to make it fit the period and also to make its appear- ance different for each play. The basement is full of trunks with cos- tumes and' also of bins containing properties, all sorted out, as one which has weapons and contains beaverboardcopies of two blunder- busses, several ponairds, lances, scimitars, swords and anumber of rifles. and pistols; another contains china, dishes, cups, kerosine lamps, glass chimineys and the like. Parker is returning to the players after a year of study at the Yale Drama School as Rockefeller Foun- dation Fellow. He first came to Michigan in the days of the Union Operas. When this activity col- lapsed, he joined Play Production with whom he worked for six years. He intends to reenter Yale next year after which he hopes to obtain a job on the professional stage or teaching stage design. Dr. C. A. Fisher Chosen N.E.A. Vice-President Dr. C. A. Fisher, director of the University Extension Service, was elected vice-president of tho Na- tional University Extension Associa- tion at the concluding session of the three-day, parley Saturday in Berke- ley, Calif. B. C. Riley of the University of Florida was chosen president of the organization. Mystery Of 21,480 Play Tickets Solved Authoritative Daily sources dis- closed last night the whereabouts of the 21,480 tickets for the series of plays to be given by the Repertory Players this summer. Despite cur- rent rumor, the tickets were not stored in a five room suite on the upper floors of the League. All tickets are contained in a small cabinet, two feet by three feet, kept at the right hand of the man in the box office window. With seven plays, six of four per- formances and one of six perform- ances, and the theatre containing 716 persons each time, the grand total reaches the amazing figure of 21,480 small yellow, blue, pink, white, and purple cardboards. Seven Plays Listed "Michael And Mary" by A. A. Mil- ne; Wednesday, June 28 to Saturday, July 1. "The Good Hope" by Herman Heijermans; Wednesday, July 5 to Saturday, July 8. "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" by William Shakespeare; Wednes- day, July 12 to Saturday, July 15. "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder; Wednesday, July 19 to Saturday, July 22. "Androcles and the Lion" by George Bernard Shaw; Wednesday, July 26 to Saturday, July 29. "Judgment Day" by Elmer Rice; Wednesday, Aug. 2 to Saturday, Aug. 5. , "lolanthe" by Gilbert and .Sulli- van; Wednesday, Aug. 9 to Saturday, Aug. 12; also Monday, Aug. 14 and Tuesday, Aug. 15. Safety Course To Be Offered' Education School To Give New Graduate Subject An eight week graduate course in safety education is being offered by the School of Education during the Summer Session to aid in framing more effective programs for safety education. The course is designed for ad- vanced students who are prepared to make intensive studies of the aims, content and methods of safety education. Enrollment has been lim- ited to approximately 40 students, with preference given to those who have some responsibility for pro- grams of safety education or' are preparing for such duties. The whole field of safety will be considered. An extensive collection of recent textbooks, courses of study, teach- ing units, community programs, re- ports of 'special investigations and similar materials have been made available in the Transportation Library in the East Engineering building. Courses will be conducted by Prof. Thomas Diamond of the vocational education department and other faculty members. Scott Nears Track Title CLEVELAND, June 25. - P- Bronzed Joe Scott of Western Re- serve University cut another notch in his bid for Olympic recognition by winning . his second consecutive National Decathlon Championship today from a field of ten other all- around athletes. First Summer Drama Is Domestic Comedy "Michael and Mary," the first of- fering of the Michigan Repertory Players, will probably prove the sea- son's closest approach to high comedy. The play traces the domestic ad- ventures of two young people who marry despite the fact that one of them is already married. Michael and Mary rear their son under these un- conventional circumstances and in face of a threat of danger that may at any moment bring disaster upon them and their home. This play was first produced in t. - New York at the Charles He Theatre on Dec. 10, 1929, an for 232 performances. Alan Alexander Milne, the a is a Scotch dramatist and es: well known to American audi Produced here have been his "1 da," which Ethel Barrymore i ed in her repertoire "The Road;" "Mr. Pim Passes," and Ivory Door," both of which act a year's run in New York. Playing the leads will be Klauser and Mary Jordan. I i1 '3 NN --- l 0.0D. MORL Since 1908 Phone 6615 314 South State Street (Opposite Kresge's) TYPEWRITERS OFFICE MACHINES ADDING MACHINES Office and Portable Mimeographs, Manual and Electric Models of 'All Makes Duplicators, Portable and Heavy Duty L. C. Smith, Corona Checkwriters, Barrett, Royal, Underwood Calculators, Corona, Burroughs, Remington, Noiseless Supplies Remington, Sunstrand. The u that Cools! In the Allenel taproom you will find the "cooling-est" drink you ever tasted - fine beer with that full flavor. We'll ex- pect you any day in the good old-summer time! Large Stationery All makes, Bought, Sold, Rented, Exchanged, Cleaned, Repaired Special Rental Rates to Summer Students Stock New and Reconditioned Convenient Terms if desired Student and Office Supplies Fountain Pens Greeting Cards "If You Write, We Have It" ALLENEL HE Downtown on Huron I N I HE MICHIGAN REPERTORY PLAYERS 0 DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Present Their Eleventh Season June 28 through August 15 MICHAEL AND MARY OUR TOWN ANDROCLES AND THE LION a O This play is typically Milne in its delicate and under- standing treatment of a man and woman whose great, and unusual love is lived in the shadow of fear. THE TWO GENTLEMEN OP VERONA * For most audiences this play is a new experience. Though rarely done, it is most actable and entertaining. The Chamber Orchestra of the School of Music will ac- 'company this production throughout with selections from Mozart. THE GOOD HOPE O With masterly strokes the Dutch dramatists Heijer- mans paints his tragic picture of the lives of the humble fisher folk in this modern classic of the world theatre. It is marked by superb charatterization and a profound insight into social values. The Good Hope * Our Town was both the Pulitzer Prize play and a popular sensation of the New York season of 1938. Through its gentle, sensitively told story one experiences a whole epoch of American life Seven Outstanding Plays OPENING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 8:30 P.M. 1st Week MICHAEL AND MARY . I In this buoyant comedy the satirical George Bernard Shaw deals with the problems of the early Christian mar- tyrs and those of their persecutors. He uses these two groups as symbols of their kind in all ages. It is Shaw in his gayest and wittiest mood. IOLANTHE 0 Because of- the charm of its book and the sheer beauty of its score, lolanthe occupies a high place in the affection of those who love Gilbert and Sullivan operas. t is presented as the Grande Finale of the Eleventh Summer Season in association with the School of Music and the University Symphony Orchestra. JUDGMENT DAY 0 This exciting melodrama is a powerful protest against the forces of tyranny, intolerance and injustice that are destroying the personal liberties of so many nations in our world today: 2nd Week THE GOOD HOPE . Milne Heijermans Shakespeare 3rd Week THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA 4th Week OUR TOWN 5th Week ANDROCLES AND THE LION Wilder Shaw Rice The Two Gentlemen of Verona 6th Week JUDGMENT DAY 7th and 8th Weeks Gilbert and Sullivan IOLANTHE SEASON TICKETS . . . . $3.75 $3.25 - $2.50 - SINGLE ADMISSIONS . . . . . 75c - 50c - 35c m aimf.y