REDDIE CALLS HAMPDEN LEADINC SHAKESPEAREAN Appearance of Noted Player Attracts Much Interest “Walter Hampden is unquestionably the greatest American Shakespearean actor of today,” said Professor Fergus Reddie in an interview anent the com ing production of Othello and Hamlet at the Eugene theater on May 1 and 2 respectively, “and probably the great est Shakespearean actor of any coun try since Booth.” Mr. Hampden holds the record for a straight run of “Hamlet” in this coun try, according to Professor Reddie. This record is 59 consecutive perform ances, and altogether Mr. Hampden has played “Hamlet” 400 times. Great interest attaches to the act that Mt. Hampden is a friend of Mr. Larrimore, formerly a professor on the Oregon campus. There has been heavy buying of seats by mail, said Professor Reddie, and rec ord crowds for the two performances are expected. Several persons on the campus have seen Hampden in performances in other cities and speak very highly of his merits. Mrs. Arma Smythe, who is now editing Old Oregon, saw him in “The Merchant of Venice” in New York last year when he received curtain call af ter curtain call and the audience fin ally applauded for ten minutes and until Hampden had changed into his street clothes and again appeared be fore the andience. The appearance of Hampden in Eugene is undoubtedly the greatest thing in the dramatic line this year and it is being looked forward to by many of the faculty members and the stu dents. GIRLS' TENNIS CONTEST HAS ONE SERIES TO GO Adah Harkness Flays Augusta DeWitt; Winner to Meet Marianne Dunham for Championship All games except one have been played off in the second series of the women’s varsity tennis contests, leav ing Adah Harkness to meet Augusta De Witt and the winner of the unplayed Bet to meet Marianne Dunham. The victors in these two games will then be the final contestants for the cham pionship. In the first round the victors were: Marianne Dunham over Wave Leslie, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2; Inez Fairchild over Helen McCormick, 6-2, 6-1; Mildred Brown over Marjorie Baird, 6-4, 6-4; Augusta DeWitt over Leah Greenbaum, 6-0, 6-1; Adah Harkness over Dorkas Conklin, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. In the second round Marianne Dun ham defeated May Lindley who had no opponent in the first series, and Augusta DeWitt won with two 6-4 sets against Mildred Brown, both of these girls 'having won in the first series. Inez Fairchild is scheduled to play the winner in a first round game between Gertrude Andrae and Florence Riddle. The latter players will probably forfeit as the game should have been played before Thursday. Adah Harkness, hav ing no opponent scheduled for the sec ond round, will meet Augusta DeWitt in the third series. All games in the third brackets are to be played off by Friday and the final games will be completed by May first. CAMPUS TONG STRUGGLE ENDS IN FRIENDLY HOP Sigma Delta Chi and Alpha Phi Sign Peace Pact, then Enjoy Dance in Downtown Resort Oregon’s own little “tong war” has finally been settled. It started away last fall at the Y. M.-Y. W. mix when the Sigma Delta Chi men published the “Fizz Bang” in which there was a flippant item about it being rumored that “members of the Sigma Delta Chi were to be entertained at dinner by the Alpha Phi tong in the near future.” The rumsr proved bet ter founded than the writer had antici pated and not long after they were given a dinner that far surpassed any thing that had been dreamt of by the irresponsible journalists. Reference to back files of the Emerald will show that. But the scribes felt that the score was all one-sided, the first team at bat having clouted out a home run, and they wanted a turn at the offensive fin a military sense) game themselves. And time passed—and kept on passing —until last week it was decided to try in a small way to return the compli ment. Hence the notice in Wednesday’S( Emerald, the one which led to each and all members of Alpha Phi to spend the day in answering questions as to j whether thev had to resort to news paper publicity in order to get all the | girls together for a house meeting, or if it was a sinister political move. Hence the gathering of the clan at the Delt house Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock. Hence the single file parade down Eleventh to ill-carried tunes and the devions approach to the Alpha Phi domicile. Hence the 11 girls lined up on the front porch of said domicile for 15 min utes at the approximate hour of 8. Hence the two-by-each parade down town, down the center of Willamette street and to a well-known place of Wednesday night terpsiehorean amuse ment. And hence the ‘‘Lost” notice in Thursday's paper which was caused by promiscuous planting of pins on the part of some of the S. D. C. ’s under the in fluence of the hilarity attending the evening’s events. So the “tong war’’ is settled. But the men, at least, are unanimously and diametrically opposed to the establish ment of any league for the insurance of permanent peace. “Who wants to fightf” Campus Cynic (An open letter to one Carny) Dear Carny: Yesterday, under the soaring headline titled “The Crow's Nest,” you addressed a dirty letter to me, filled with a series of words that only God and Noah Webster could un derstand; words which properly belong only to those high strung moments when psychologists go nutty and tack one incoherent syllable to another in a sort of raving melody. It seems, old bean, that I am a “meli phangoid moha” of “paleopsychie in tellect,” given over to “subreptions of pallid veracity.” Well, alright, alright, my dear Carny, quite so. But the more I look at these edifying samples of the dictionary’s worst moments, the more I believe that only Webster knew their meaning; they come much later than the Lord’s era. • • • One thing, in passing, do I wish to call you on: who said that I said the R. O. T. C. was an alleged military or ganization f I am always sure of my facts before stating them, and believe me, my dear Carny, I’d never allege our own little army of Tombstone Guards to have anything in common with military formations or the In fantry Drill Regulations unless I could find some infinitesimal resemblance. Have you seen them go through their wand drill, Carny? You ought to. It’s a pleasant relaxation. The irregularity is so pleasing to an eye long jaded with the monotony of form and symmetry and cadence. • • * How come, Carny, that you suspect me of running for office? True, I did run last year, and got beat. But, you know, unlike many of our contempor aries on the campus, I am not a long distance runner. Hope may spring eternal in the human breast, but the supply of gall and brass is irrevocably fixed in the system. Once you exhaust your supply you have none left. Of course I am aware that some of the boys, Bryan-like and brook-like, run on forever. However, just look what happens to these twain: the brook goes down to the briny brink, and Bryan is now desperately striving to keep him self on that page of the newspaper dedicated to advertisements of “Oxo tone, the Blood Purifier.” and “Men Only, Send for Descriptive Pamphlet.” • • • Under all this verbiage, my dear Carny, I suspect you are trying to get a little preliminary advertising free of charge. Unless I am a political prophet as false as a co-ed’s complexion, some body on Thursday next will slowly and impressively rise from those soft fir assembly hall seats that have been dented by the sitting of bored students these many years, and will proclaim in fresh, original lines, the absolute and unqualified excellence of a certain man they have in mind for a certain job they have in mind. And after working up gradually through the successive period of the birth, teething period, adolescence, and final stage of mental immaturity, he will spring your name in a surprised tone, as if to say, “Here is the creator, the sustainer, and the savior of all our precious institootions and tradi tions, and God be with you if you don’t elect him.” Forty naive nominators will precede this particular nominator, and forty naive nominators will succeed him. And they’ll all sing the same old hymn of glory. Ton’re a paragon, my dear Carny, according to yonr political director. Two weeks before election time you’ve taken a bath in the old family tub and sprouted out as a blooming angel. But do you know how you sprouted f From the sediment of subsoil left in the tub after you got through bathing. In reality, just between us two, about the only thing you’re good for is to lend me eating tobacco in those troublous hours between classes when the spirit Binks low and the echoes of the jimmygilbert guns roar down the valley, and the in fernal smoke of hell and hot air as cends from commerce gun pits. But you are not the only one. Like you, forty others have suddenly ac quired whole toothfuls of Soeratie reas oning, are become giants of the first degree, work like the devil, and have never shirked a committee meeting sinee the snake and Eve held the first one. In short, the report that I am a can didate for office is not true. It is ab solutely false. I wouldn’t have a po litical job thrust on me. They are all the bunkety bunk. I absolutely refuse to serve. Oh, of course, if there was an overwhelming desire on the part of the campus R J. H. MUSIC SCHOOL TO HOLD ‘ TRYOUT SATURDAY MAY 29 All Departments Will Participate in Program in Music Building; New Numbers to Be Added All departments of the school of music will participate in a musical re hearsal on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 in the school of music building. Every student in the school is expected to be present. The program will be as fol lows: Valse Chromatique.Leschetizky Claire Collette Pierette—Air de Ballet.Chaminade Mary Hardy Ballade in A Plat.Chopin Berenice Yeo Flute Solo—The Secret.Gauthier Maxine Moore Etude Melodique .Rogers Lucille Biggs (a) Prelude .Ronald (b) Dawn in the Forest.Ronald Savilla Welk Cello Solo—Slumber Song. .-. Stephen Heller Fredericka Teshner Rider’s Song .Shumann Josephine Burnett Other numbers will be added to the program. SALVATION ARMY DRIVE NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL Campaign Support on Campus Only Voluntary; $25 Highest Receipts Received in One Day The drive which the Salvation Army has been carrying on this week to raise money for the ensuing year has not been as successful on the campus as it has been in previous years. Canvassing of the city of Eugene has been more fruitful, however, and hopes for raising the quota are high. Last year the support of the indi vidual organizations on the campus was asked and good results were obtained. The Army has decided to only erect a booth on the campus and rely upon the students to make voluntary subscrip tions. As high as $25 have been re ceived in one day, but Friday’s re Noted Shakespearian Walter Hampden as Hamlet ceipts were almost nothing. No spe cific sum has been set as a quota for the University, but it is hoped that the spirit of giving will take a more firm hold before the end of the campaign. Friday was the last day that the booth was on the campus. Students who wish to contribute may now place their mon ey in the hands of the town solicitors. The money which the Salvation Army is raising is promised to be used solely for the benefit of Lane county except for a small portion which is sent to the Salvation Rescue Home in Port land. This home has done some worthy work and some contributors have ex pressed the desire that their money should go to such protection of young girls. Today is the final day of the. drive. HALL EMPLOYEE BURNS ABM C. O. Brown, an employee in the Friendly hall kitchen, has a badly scolded right arm as a result of the accidental overturning of a pan of hot milk he was removing from one of the j ovens. The accident happened Tuesday and he has now returned to work. The burn is being treated at the dispensary. REX Soiled, muddy shoes! That’s where you lose, appearances i will tell. Here in this chair I’ll put a glare upon them something swell. I’ll also fix those yellow kicks and make them black as night; No acids used, no shoes abused, with black I treat you white! Each pair I shine is right in line with patent - leathers, pard! Selected stock that none can knock, so keep this little j card— It points the way to the only kinds: They are the Right way Real. Peter Sarecos John Papas Rex Theatre Building JUST IN! BRAND NEW! Moderately priced! You’ll need one of them this Spring. We excell in— General Repair Work Smith-McKern CYCLE CO. VARSITY BARBER SHOP Service Our Aim. Next to Oregana I EugeneTheatre 2 Eon °* t uEssMay 1-2 “Easily the Unique Event of the Dramatic Year.” N. Y. World SEATS NOW ON SALE AT BOX OFFICE “Greatest of His Day”—“Best Since Irving and Booth”— “Best of the Generation”—“Finest Since Edwin Booth”— “Spirited, Thrilling Performances.”—N. Y. Press Comment. ffltST TRANSCONTINENTAL TOUR Of THI / ,1 A Cl Oh: "NO OOUNTERPABT ON ANY STAGE.” — N. Y. Globe. “OTHELLO*—Monday Evening at 8 o’Clock (With Mr. Hampden in the Role of Othello) “Cries of ‘Bravo’ Greet Hampden After Othello.” “HAMLET”—Tuesday Evening at 8 o’Clock “Greatest living Hamlet.”—N. Y. Post, Globe, Tribune, et. al. 68 consecutive times on Broadway—best record since Booth “No one has succeeded in making a Shakespearean play so palpitate and quiver with vitality and l*fe.”— N. Y. Times. New York Post—“He is definitely and incontestably at the head of all American tradegians.” Boston Transcript—“Ablest actor in Shakespeare now on the American stage.” Chicago American—“Acting of the highest order.” Philadelphia North American—“Most distinguished dra matic event of the year.” Baltimore Evening Sun—“His acting is unparalleled.” Floor—10 rows $2.50; last 8 rows $2.00. Balcony—2 rows $2.50; 2 rows $2.00; 2 rows $1.50 (Plus 10 per cent tax.) i i i Vassar IT is useless to look for a more comfortable uniou suit than the Vassar. Especially for sum mer wear. 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