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rA1u vou THE MICHIGAN DAILY SUNDAY, NOVEMBE 11,1923
new life and hope to social and relig- Houghton and "'Op-'o-My-Thumb" by
ions workers." The audience with somebody else. The casts, I under-
few exceptions was composed entire- stand, will include Phylis Turnbull,
ly of delinquents, mental, moral, and Mattie Proudfoot, Christine Addison,
--rtphysical, and of course they fervent- Donald Snyder, Rhea Shlak, Vera
ly grasped "with hope and faith the Katz. 0. L. Palmiter et cetera, et
alfAithe preachment for good, for health, for cetera.
etter people, and for a better ---
world." GENirS
tut why should I grow cynical over (Continued from Page Three)
the stuff? I might attempt to be bitter Once matured that flower cannot be
. ROBERT . and satirical, but it speaks so much crushed, but in the bud they are de-
BARTR,"I"OIN' ' *" better for itself. This sort of thing, d.
after all, is only a single case of the stroyed in great nmbe. Genius
HENDERSON appaling decadence of our present' seeks erudition as a means, not as an
theatre, and worse yet, barely a tenth end. He is wary of absorbing vast
As have said so often before, a conventional than the average rNpTr- as bad as the majority. "The Passing eudition, lest his views be narrowed.
production by the Ypsilanti Players is tor eton the programs of the organia- S ,o" thrives while "Te God of Ven- He is cautious of accepting the opin-
always much more interesting and tion. It rather ranks v:it"Nettie".- geance' is rsn out of court, Abies ons of others iest he be unable to
alaop ouc mresnerstng ndtist.I.rtierrakshit "elie, eritsRoe"plas hitytwi wektfrt-opninsofhieonksi i n
satisfyingog than most of the work pro- let us say, and "Finders-Keepers", and in Pitburg.s, ahile Walter Hanmpdeenformopinions of he is a. tge From
eet tsre to Antsn Ahot. Te begin so-calied relined vaudeville. 'The act- mna pne ei ie.Fo
with. they have a beautiful theatre-- ing in the piece, however, was quite barn storms over the county. . . ' first to last he jealously cherishes one
just as artistic as ever this year withiexceptional. Although it is against A pretty picure, I assure you, that thing-the ability to think. To schools
a dozen or so exotic masks thrown in the rules to mention namesJ Joseph peaks and speaois and speaks for and educational systems is given the
for additional atmsosphero--one of 'Thompson deserves particular refer- ttself' man of talent. His is the ability of
the best lighting equipments in the ence. I doubt if he is really much delightful but studied reproduction.
country, and if you will pardon the of an actor, but by the grace of the ADVEROISEMENT He is a student in the school of syste-
taste, an admirable director. gods he bas been given as tough a In case you may not know, I have matized mystery. His works will be
The ilan for the proett season c.haracter sace as I have ever seen. In been asked to remind you of the bill supports, not vehicles. His efforts
tend to get away from the one-act the role of world-wise roue he is per- of one-act plays to be presented by will clothe the structure of society
forms, and if possible to present feet.- the Comedy Club this Wednesday eve- with complacent beauties, but will not
longer plays never before produced. In a way, this same characteristic ning in Sarah Caswell Angell Hall. stir that society to action. All great
Obviously after eight years of exist- applies to all the players. One can The program is to consist of "Fancy things have been done by men who
ence, with five programs of three or' hardly say that they act. Instead, Free",a Wildeish comedy by Stanley j would not conform.
four numbers each, they have present- they all seem to fall naturally into
ed just about all the one-acters pre- their parts, a doctor portrays a doc-
sentable. tar, a judge portraysa judge, an old
Chief among their impending joys ltady portrays an old lady. They have
will be Galsworthy's "The First and sotseho: grasped the idea of the truebe
the Last". I have always been of the amateur: they are themselves. YOU Wl be more
stubborn impression that next to "Thet as i
Silver Box" this was his greatest play, I AM SENT SOME COPY. than saiied
yet like the unappreciated Bottom- It is a common fable that at least
ley no one to this time has had the half of the news we read in the news-'w the food
vision to agree with the idea. Papers originates from the six or sev- *
The opening program presented en business monopolies of the country.a e
this paFt week-each productiop is For example, you will recall the pret-
given a run of six peformances - ty story shot through the land recent- at
consisted of "The Conflict" by Clarice ly by the Standard Oil Company tell-'
McCauley, "Matinata" by Lawrence ing of the tragic cost and appalling Tte un h R~
Langer, and "The Perfect Woman" scarcity of gasoline, and hence the
by Gordon Amend. "The Cnlit" is impending rise in its price per. Un-' 338 Maynard St. South of Mjestic
laid in the kitchen of an old-fashioned fortunately the article appeared on the
farm .ouse-that tells you every- very day that gas dropped from six to
thing:idrb hopes, narrow stubborn- ten en In prIce, and thus its path- -----_-_ -
ness, the girl with genius, the acylla os was rather weakened,
of t city (in this case, a married Bringing the parable closer homie,
maia), and fading flowers. The whole II received the other day some five
thiog, tcourse, ends- all wrong with bountiful pages from the Selwyn of-' WHEN PLANNING A TRIP-
the double 'sagedy of only halt the cSes (229 West 42nd Street, New
characters realizisng it. The Player Y rk City, New York) purporting to' Why not decide to take with you some
always do this sort of realism well; be rare tid-bits of information con-1
real steam cones from the tea ket- crning the .Grand Guignols Players.
tie, two cups of sugar make the ap- and the awfulest play in the English
pe sauce sweet, the" is real 'atr language, "The Fool." You'll find them a convenient security
in the water-pitcheer. . The Selwyns, it seems, were ex-
"Matinata", as you may know, is trerqely. afraid that the comedies in
on of the frank little fantasies that the repertoire of the French players We'll be glad to serve you with them
drove the Washington Square PlayersI might prove too shocking and risque _ __ __ _
Sut of existence; hardly frank, you for Broadway's innocent stomach.
understand, but a trifle suggestive.i "Considerable criticism," the article
. slight references to the bath- says, "has drifted into the Selwyn of- Farmers & M echa ics Bank
room and nighties and other garments flees since the announcement that
women are reported to wear: very ! they would present the bills exactly 101-105 SOUTH MAIN 330 SOUTH STATE
charming if,done in the right key, I as offered in Paris. Such criticism
assure you, the kind of thing the T. B. has come invariably from those una-
M. howls over in the "Follies Her- ware of the high literary quality of
gere" and blushes at in the little the-'the farces, which are, in fact, no more
atre, ismmoral than a nude figure by Rod-
The costuming for this play, faint- in." And you will please note the-
ly reminiscent of Lovat Fraser, was characteristice devotion to high art in Developing and Prit g
delightfu. ColuInme was gowned in the last sentence.
a fluttering crinoline of red and grey Of course, I need not explain the the Amatuer
silk-silk, mind you, real silk-while joke. As it turned out, these naughty or th
Harlequin and Pierrot were contrast- ditties were so tame that even Percy
ed in patches as beautiful. I beg you Hammond set up a howl and demand-
use your imagination, and you too can ed his money back. It was unanim- i Eastman Kodaks and Supplies
picture the daintiness, the charm of ously agreed that a subscription
the whole silhouette. should be raised at once to send the
The last play had never been done o ters en masses to the Provincetown
before. A rich man, two rich men for Playhouse, the Theatre Guild, and;e 0'y Books
that matter, love a girl. She is beau- Avery Hopwood burlesque, and "Art-

tiful, oh so beautiful; she is the per.ists and Models." Then' after a year
feet woman. To find out which of spent in back alleys, it was decided Flashlght and Outside groups
them has won her love they pretend that the company would at least be
to have have shot each other. The ready to show us something.
girl is surprised, of course, at the two The copy concerning "The Fool" is
apparently dead bodies, but she is even more amusing. The City of Chi-
happy as well, for now she can run cago, it appears, recently gave a mat-
away With a third, her real lover, inee of this sterling chronicle of man-
Pause. Number one chokes out,,ly virtue for their charges. This par--
"Well, I'll be. . . ."" Damned'" ticular play was selected because it 719 N. 1niversity
says the other. Quick curtain. Great had worked "a moral miracle in the
joke. cases of many unforuntes, and giver_

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