v "Cutest Play I Ever Saw,” Says Critic Reviewing "Steadfast Tin Soldier,” Last Guild Theatre Drama
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‘Knave of Hearts’ Added
Attraction on
Program
Matinee of Tin Soldier Is
Set for Today
By CAROL HURLBURT
It was the cutest, funniest, the
noisiest play I ever saw! It was
a “humdinger” of a play, this
“Steadfast Tin Soldier,” which
was presented by the class in dra
matic interpretation last night at
Guild theatre, under the direction
of Cecil Matson, on a double bill
with “The Knave of Hearts."
The characters had fun, and the
audience laughed uproariously.
“The Steadfast Tin Soldier” will
be given again tomorrow after
noon at 4:15.
This is not slighting “The
Knave of Hearts,” which was also
given this afternoon. It has a
graceful charm of its own, and a
picturesqueness, tout it doesn’t
give the actors the material to
work with which the other play
does. I
Characterization Good
Every character in “The Stead- !
fast Tin Soldier” got into his part.
Jane Stange, as Peter, the little
boy, who didn’t believe in toys, was
all youthful enthusiasm and dis
couragement. Eleanor Lewis, as
Nellie, the nicest nurse you ever
knew, acted her part superbly, not
only from a standpoint of inter
pretation and speech, but by the
way she handled her hands and
feet, the way she moved and
Walked.
Louise Marvin was graceful and
quite “the loveliest crisp-paper
lady in the land” as Lysa, the
heroine. Dorothy Jean Murphy
played opposite her as Montie Mac.
the toy soldier with the wooden
leg and only one arm. Miss Mur
phy gave a sympathetic interpre
tation. She took over the role at
the last minute anu deserves great
credit- for “coming through” so
nobly.
Smith Received Well
Popeyes, Elizabeth Skyles, and
Pidgeon Toes, Eleanor Wood, were
clumsy, riotous, lovable teddy
bears.
Tye Smith had green eyes, made
terrible faces, and had a raucous
voice as Garoo, the wicked golli
wog. She was dreadful, but dread
fully good.
Gretchen Wintermier, as Rag
gedy Ann, flopped all over the
place. She laughed and danced
and screamed with the best of
them.
Other characters, all of whom
were excellent, are: Mrs. Peter,
Erma Duvall; Captain of the Tin
Soldiers, Lucille Kraus; Soldiers,
Louise Webber, Dorothy Foss.
Change of Cast
Tomorrow Elva Baker will take
the part of Jane Stange as Peter;
Jewel Ellis of Lovely Lysa instead
of Louise Marvin; Marian Camp
will be Popeyes instead of Eliza
beth Skyles; Minnie Herald will be
Pidgeon Toes instead of Eleanor
Wood; and Miles Shaw, Garoo,
the wicked golliwog, instead of
Tye Smith.
“The Knave of Hearts” lacked
the humor and the fun, but it
Company Attention!
The captain, Lucille Kraus, and her company, left to right: Dorothy Foss, Dorothy Jean Murphy
and Louise Webber. Scene from “The Steadfast Tin Soldier,” presented last night at Guild theatre.
moved along delightfully in its
own quiet way. Katherine Quit
meyer as Violetta, the princess
who made the tarts, was coaxing,
vain, charming, and scheming all
in one breath.
In the afternoon Zora Beaman
took the part of the Chancellor
and sustained her part excellently
all through the play. Dorothy
Esch gave it a spoiled, whimper
ing quality that suited it admir
ably.
Others Listed
Burdette Nicklaus, as Pompde
bile, King of Hearts, roared with
rage, let his eyebrows go up and
down, was puffed with pride . . .
and everything as only a crowned
monarch in a fairy play may be.
He was extremely fine. Joy Her
bert, as Ursula, was charming.
Special mention should be made
of Jacquelyn Warner and Margaret
Hunt as Yellow Hose and Blue
Hose, the chief pastry cooks of
the kingdom. In their ugliness,
their pastiness, their fatness, they
were the best things of their kind
we have seen for a long time.
The Knave of Hearts, Ethan
Newman, was handsome, devilish,
and knavish.
Other characters in the play
were: First and Second Heralds:
Audrey Forstrum and Virginia
Baker: the Ingredients: Wilma
Eike, Genevieve Gresham, Bonnie
Spence, Helen Hutchinson, Harvey
Welch, and Virginia Richmond.
Both plays went off smoothly
and showed sensible, intelligent
directing. The scenery was simple
but effective.
Aspirants for Rhodes
Scholarships Invited
Dr. George Rebec, dean of the
graduate school, urges that all
students interested in Rhodes
scholarships for next fall to see
him before school closes.
“I would be glad to advise any
one interested in trying for these
scholarships. The reading that is
done during the summer months
often has a decided influence on
the success of the student's appli
cation,” said Dr. Rebec.
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And Why Not?
Student Recitals
For Spring Will
End Next Week
Juilliard Scholar To Have
Vocal Appearance on
Thursday Night
With a recital tonight in which
six well known campus music stu
dents will appear, and programs
next Monday, Tuesday, and Thurs
day, the spring term recital series
at the music auditorium will come
to an end.
Those who appear tonight are
Joyce Maddox, pianist, student of
George Hopkins; Helen Voelker,
mezzo soprano, student of Roy
Bryson; Geraldine Thompson, vio
linist, student of Rex Underwood;
Robert Gould, organist, student of
John Stark Evans; John McMul
len, baritone, student of Mr. Bry
son; Edith Grim, pianist, student
of Mr. Hopkins. Their program
will be a varied one and is expect
ed to draw a large crowd.
Next Monday, June 2, Miriam
Stafford, Roberta Spicer, and Dr.
Mez, ’cellist, Betty Prindle, pian
ist, and Kenneth Roduner, tenor,
will appear together. The ’cellists
will have one number and Miss
Spicer will play with Miss Prindle
in one number. Miss Peggy Swee
ney is to play a violin obligato for
Roduner in one of his groups. He
is to sing “Where’er You Walk"
by Handel as his opening number.
Roduner studies with Madame
Rose McGrew, Miss Stafford with
Dr. Mez, Miss Prindle with George
Hopkins.
On Tuesday evening, June 3,
Hugh Miller, pianist and organist,
will appear in his organ recital,
playing numbers by Bach, Bee
thoven, Guilman, Clokey and fin
ishing with the William Tell over
ture by Rossinni. He is a student
of John Stark Evans.
Agnes Petzold, student of Ar
thur Boardman, will give a recital
on Thursday night. She s one of
nmSShShm
the six selected for the JuilliarcJ
Scholarship. Miss Petzold has a
B. A. degree, received here last
year and is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa and Mu Phi Epsilon. She
has been termed a "young artist’
and is regarded as one of the most
promising musicians on the cam
pus. Her voice is mezzo soprano
Aurora Potter Underwood, faculty
member, will be her accompanist
All programs will begin at t
o’clock.
Women Architecture
Students Plan Picnic
Plans for a picnic to promote
friendship among the girls of the
architecture department of the
school of architecture and alliec
arts are now under way. Girls ir
the department will meet todaj
at 2 o’clock in the lecture roorr
to discuss the plans for the picnic
which will probably be held nex!
week at the home of Katherine
Kjosness, 979 Berry Lane, who ii
in charge of the picnic.
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Folk Dance Festival Proves to Be
Fun for All: St. George Slays Dragon
By BETH SALWAY
Everyone had a good time
who attended the English folk
dance festival last evening,
sponsored by the freshman P.
E. majors, the participants of
which there were many, enjoyed
themselves immensely, and the
spectators thought it was fun
ny. The idea was for everyone
to take part, and nearly every
one did, for the spectators
I were few. Marjorie Forche
meyer was in charge.
To begin with the king was
impolite, he stepped on the
queen's train when they were
about to take their seats. The
cute little jester livened up the
moments between acts, and
even during some of the dances,
and was enjoyed immensely—
especially when she pulled the
horses' tails in* the horse dance,
and then ran away when they
reared on her.
The “High Hatters" put on
a clever clog, and Dorothy Mor
rison and Edna Kerns did some
fine tumbling work. After the
tumbling, the insistent jester
insisted on showing off, and
did a few somesaults, both for
wards and backwards.
A dragon with a lot of legs
came dancing in, though all of
the legs didn’t work together,
and St. George slew him
"dead." After the burial it gal
loped off stage. The "horsey”
dance was very good, gallops
and all, and they staged a run
away at the end, scaring the
jester away.
A little bit of archery feat
ured in the event, and out of
five archers shooting two ar
rows each, one arrow hit the
target.
A May-pole dance Closed the
program, with first the pole
being wound, and then every
one, including the king and
queen, joftiing in and dancing
all around, having a hilarious
time. Then the lights went out.
Gym Equipment Must
Be Removed June 14
Due to the fact that so many
students do not re-register in the
fall term, the physical education
department requests that all stu
dents remove their personal equip
ment from the gymnasium baskets
by June 14.
Tennis racquets, shoes, and
*
clothing are left In the baskets
each year. If the student does not
return to school this ties up the
basket, Rnd since there is no stor
age room responsibility for the
equipment cannot be undertaken.
A $200 scholarship is to be giv
en every year to a sophomore in
journalism at the University of
Indiana by the chapter of Sigma
Delta Chi on that campus.
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We Carry a Full Line of Typing Papers, Manila Folders,
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We Will Remain Open All Summer
University Pharmacy
Smith Completes
Summer’s Plans
Maps Four Months’ Trip
To South America
The four months' South Ameri
can itinerary planned by Dr. bar
ren B. Smith, head of the geology
department, has been completed
excepting for smaller details. Dr.
Smith will spend his leave of ab
sence from his University duties
this fall studying the southern
continent, and will return at the
beginning of the winter term.
He will leave San Francisco on
a Grace Line vessel, probably on
September 2, although the Hawai
ian cruise, on which he will be an
instructor, allows him to return
to the Pacific coast before Aug
ust 23, he will leave then.
Art Exhibition Gets
Foreign Photographs
A collection of photographs as
sembled from the International,
Stuttgart, exhibition of last sea
son, will be added withlh a day or
two to the exhibition of photo
graphs from Mills college now be
ing shown in the little art gallery
of the school of architecture and
allied arts.
This collection of pnotographa
was selected as a group represen
tative of the work of the foremost
photographers in Germany along
modem lines.
Arne Rae Will Return
Saturday From Trip
Word was received yesterday
that Arne G. Rae, field manager
of the Oregon State Editorial as
sociation, has arrived back in
Portland from his trip to the east.
Mr. Rae is expected in Eugene by
Saturday.
While in the east he attended
two conventions at Washington,
D. C., the annual conference of
Newspaper Association Managers
and the convention of the Adver
tising Federation of America.
Starting next semester at Pur
due, the student council will have
complete charge of the automobile
situation, issuing all permits and
licenses for campus travel.
fox McDonald
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