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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1939)
The Emerald Readers Page Editor: Glenn Hasselrooth Contributors: Lloyd Tupling Betty Jane Thompson Politico-Musicomedy Development Attributed To Kaufman and Ryskind Chapter Three in the Saga of 'George S.' And How He Became America's Most Successful Playwright Financially By LLOYD TUPLING The year 1932 may not go down in the history of the American theater as a great year, but it will have to go down on some kind of record as the year when Morrie Ryskind and George S. Kaufman gave the stage something native and something independent—a new kind of musical comedy. For their gently lampooning of three-ring circus tactics of politicians in particular and the entire American scene in geuci&i, uwy won tne nuuzei prize for 1932. Up to the time when "Of Thee I Sing” hit Broadway, musical comedies were either adaptations of German and Austrian musicals which when placed on the Ameri. can stage looked like they had hadn’t taken out their first papers yet, or, Critic George Jean Na than observes, were “so-called" ro mantic musical comedies with their proud princesses in love with the humble navy lieutenants or humble slaveys cinderallaed by proud princes, the revues with their peafowl ladies and their vaudeville comedians, and the Continental importations adapted to what has been believed to be the American taste by the inser tion of a sufficient number of fa cetious allusions to congress, Yon kers, and Miss Aimee Semple Mc Pherson. Band Introduced It "It remained for the authors of "Of Thee I Sing” two years ago (1930) to introduce into this swamp, in the show called “Strike Up the Band,” the novel bloom that paved the way for the fuller and more highly perfumed hot house that the present show is. “In ‘Strike Up the Band’, a sound brand of broad satire was applied to the American music stage of our time. That broad satire, smeared generously upon a slap stick, is now applied again, and very much more thwackingly and amusingly, in ‘Of Thee I Sing’.” "Of Thee I Sing” is the sad story of John P. Wintergreen, can didate for president of the United States, and later his plight when elected to that office. That in it self does not explain the hilarious swirl of incongruity and buffoon ery which revolves around the Wintergree regime. Wintergreen is ushered into the play with the sound of a brass band and the echoes of a political rally. The first scene is brevity in the costume. Several players march across the stage carrying signs "Vote for Wintergreen,” “Wintergreen—the Flavor Lasts,” “The Full Dinner Jacket.” They sing: “He's the man the people choose— He loves the Irish and the Jews.” The curtain goes down. (To be continued) giMfijajaMEisiajsi3isj3HsiaEMsiaiaEisiE| MORRIS OPTICAL COMPANY Competent care of your eyes at charges that are reasonable Eyewear repaired on convenient terms 10i2 Willamette tt44.++++++H+i4+t+'M'HH'l'* We ha ve j ust % what you want ? for Valentine’s £ Day. | * We have just vliat you % waut tor Valentine's Day. J J. J. J NEWBERRY t co. $ m j iiixi i.ti fj i fJ*4f • !+ + *--f > New Douglas Novel Held Worthwhile 'Disputed Passage' Offers Sermon in Form of Novel By BETTY JANE THOMPSON Lloyd C. Douglas. Mention of the name of this clergyman who turned from his pulpit to the pen as the medium through which to deliver his sermons, brings two subjects—religion and medicine— in mind simultaneously for I in several of his books he has put I his characters in a hospital envi ronment. “Disputed Passage,” his latest book, is another one of the relig ion-medicine sermons. Taking quo tations from Walt Whitman and Rudyard Kipling as the themes and title for his book, Douglas tells the story of a young medical student and his teacher who al though they have a passionate per sonal hatred for each other, respect each other professionally and work together well for the cause of sci-1 ence. Whitman's passage which furn i^Aes the main theme and the book’s title runs: “Have you learned lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood for you? “Have you not learned gTeat lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and dis puted the passage with you?” Passage From Kipling Kipling’s “The ship is more than the crew" expresses John Wesley Beaven’s idea of the way in which people should live. He observed that he and his instructor, Dr. For rester, put aside their dislike for each other when it came to their work: they pulled together f6r the success of an experiment or an operation. Beaven also found that this was what he objected to in religion. His mother had found it —that something that makes a person forget all personal desires or comforts in his eagerness to serve his “master,” the thing that demands all that one has to give. But the majority were continually fighting among themselves over petty differences. Dedicated to Science Beaven and Forrester had dedi cated their lives to science. Bea ven, because he respected Forres ter so much, soon became like him —disciplining himself rigidly, tak ing interest only his work, re nouncing marriage as an impossi bility in a doctor's career. Science to them was impersonal; there was nothing more. Beaven believed this strongly until he came into contact with Dr. Cunningham. Dr. Forrester and Dr. Cunningham had broken a deep [friendship, because Cunningham believed that one could be a great doctor and help people get well in other ways than physically. Coun- j tcracting the idea that one can! He Sets It the 'Old Fashioned Wav' Dr. John Henry Nash . . . internationally known printer, whose latest volume, “Keligio Medici” by Sir rhomas Browne, was published this week by the University of Oregon for the Limited Editions club, rhe famous typrographer set every line of the book himself, executed borders and decorations. He considers it one of his best works. Dr. Nash is shown above as he worked on “Kcligio Medici” in his vorkshop in McClure hall, where he is permanently established. 'Religio Medici Latest Volume Printed by John Henry Nash Sir Thomas Browne’s “Religio Medici,” the first volume of major importance to be printed since he istablished his press here, was published this week, it was announced Friday by John Henry Nash, nternationally famed printer. A printing of 1500 signed and. numbered copies will be delivered to members of the Limited Editions tub, for which it was specially printed. The book, which is expected to take its place with the foremost ixamples of modern printing, is the first volume by the former San Francisco master printer to bear the designation, "uugene: university of Oregon,” thus making this in stitution one of the centers of the world’s finest book printing, it was pointed out by Dean Eric W. Al len of the school of journalism. Every line of type in the book was set by hand by Dr. Nash, who designed' and executed borders and decorations for what he considers one of his best works. The paper is a light India tone of Broadcast er Text, one of the best made by Strathmore, and the type is beau tiful light face Cloister. The cover stock in mottled dark India, blue, and cream tones, came from Ger many. Included in the book as a special feature is the title page of the original edition of 1612, originally engraved by William Marshall and re-engraved in copper fer this printing by Dolph Henry Murnlk. It depicts a man about to fall into an abyss at the base of a cliff, while a hand, presumably that of a physician, reaches down from heaven to rescue him. The frontis piece is a picture of Sir Thomas Browne, beneath which is a fac simile of his signature. The volume is a faithful repro duction of Browne’s first author ed manuscript, first printed in not be a doctor and have a home is Beaven's discovery of Audrey Hilton, an American raised in a Chinese home and steeped in Chi nese culture and beliefs. First Half Slow Reviews have criticized justly, but a little too harshly, the tech nical detail and the slowness of the first part of the book. The slowness is due chiefly to the great length to which Douglas goes in the presentation of the philosophy and characters of the young doc tor and his teacher. However, none of this part is hard to read, and the technical terms though not ex plained in detail arc not objection able. Faster reading is the second half of the book in which John Bcaven meets Dr. Cunningham and Au drey, and becomes interested in healing wounded spirits as well as bodies, and in doing so involves himself in a robbery case which almost costs him his life. The UNIVERSITY FLORIST for Valentine gifts of distinction. F lowers leave nothing unsaid. WWBHSiSI F h 6 o 5 n 4 e I'' . Open • Evenings land ■ Sundays “Flowers Telegraphed Anywhere’’ 13th & Patterson U*»»USi<S*eS,<*S.&!aia.rS!*i<=*’ Literary Life Said Not All Roses The Victorian age in England is not yet dead, according to Whit Burnett, editor of Story. He calls his latest book, the first in four years, “The Literary Life an the Hell With It,” an “explanation of the literary life and not a maledic tion.” One London publisher, on con sidering the English edition, sug gested that the British change the title to “The Literary Life and Deuce Take It.” Says Mr. Burnett: “It’s skillful, but beside the point.” 1645. It also contains the fore word which the author made the printer insert, in which the printer is soundly reproached for publish ing, without the author’s consent, an edition a year earlier. In an introduction, written in a charming and understanding style, the writing of “Religio Meuici” by the beloved doctor of the early sev enteenth century is described by Geoffrey Keynes, London physi cian. The manuscript was written when Browne was quite young, Dr. Kenyes points out, and for a number of years circulated among the physician’s friends in manu script form. Brown apparently had no thought of having it printed until the unauthorized edition was called to his attention. He then edited the manuscript for publica tion. Dr. John Henry Nash, who is also a member of the faculty of the journalism school at the Univer sity, will do his work in his shop here henceforth. This is his fourth volume for the Limited Editions club. A number of other volumes arc planned for the near future. ABOUT A REPORTER Neglcy Farson, author of "The Way of a Transgressor,” has writ ten a novel, whose central figure is a famous America newspaper man, called <‘Thc Story of a Lake." It will be published February 22 by Harcourt Brace. SERVANTS AND EMPLOYERS "A Good Home With Nice Peo ple" is the title of a new novel bj Josephine Lawrence, who alsi | wrote "If I Have Four Apples.’ i It deals with overworked servants i and their inconsiderate employers I t^fc!IS12ISiSrSlSI21SlSJ21£lSI!SI21ElSlSJ£iSfclF ■ [a Valent inn's Day for {5 (I the girl you love best. [| SMART— Leather goods is a thoughtful gift for e E r? v if ra E G HALES ia r? G Story of Liberal Told by Villard Journalist's Life Told in 'Fighting Years' Memoirs Oswald Garrison Villard’s "Fighting: Years, Memoirs of a Liberal Editor,” is now going through the press and will be pub lished on March 23. The career of this foremost American journalist has touched the lives of leading men and women in the United States and abroad. One of the outstanding features of "Fighting Years” is Mr. Vil lard’s detailed story of his great and tragic friendship for Woodrow Wilson. It was Villard who sug gested to Wilson the famous phrase “too proud to fight,” which brought down so much abuse upon that president’s head in 1915. It was Villard who published the sensational Secret Treaties early in 1917 against the wishes of the Allies, which pacts were keys to allied policy. These were the treaties of which Mr. Wilson de nied having any knowledge until he reached Paris. Mr. Villard throws new and probably conclu sive light upon the correctness of this statement, over which bitter controversy raged. THE STORY OF AN ACTRESS Kathrine Cornell’s autobiogra phy, "I Wanted to Be an Actress,” will include the complete cast of every play in which she has ap peared, significant reviews of her ; plays, a chapter on Miss Cornell’s i countrywide tour in 1935, and' many pictures of the actress as a >oung girl in Buffalo and in her more famous 'roles. DANCE jl to the new 1 ARTIE SHAW RECORDS They are “Tops'* We have them WILSON MUSIC HOUSE 39 E. loth Phone 727 •See u:, for Reed;'. Strings, Sheet Music Betty Jane Thompson Gains Recognition With Scientific Article The Willamette Meteor in History' Read at Annual Meeting of Astronomical Society in Richmond, Virginia Betty Jane Thompson, prominent junior in journalism at the Uni- ■ versity, broke into national scientific circles recently with an article, | "The Willamette Meteorite in History,” it was announced Friday by J. Hugh Pruett, astronomer in the general extension division. A story in the February issue of Popular Astronomy brought to the attention of Mr. Pruett the fact that the paper was presented ami read betore delegates to the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Meteorites at Rich mond, Virginia, December 29-30, 1938. Denver Man Reader Miss Thompson was not present at the meeting, but her paper was read by Dr. H. H. Nininger of Denver, president of the society and a world authority on meteor ites. The paper was illustrated by lantern slides sent from Eugene. Probably no one has done as much work on the history of this famous meteorite as has Miss Thompson. It will be recalled that the 16-ton object, found in 1902 cn a hillside across the river from Oregon City, is the largest of its kind ever found in the United States and Canada, and the fifth in size in the entire world. The finder of the Willamette, Ellis Hughes, secretly moved it to his own land and thus provoked a lawsuit which finally ended in the state supreme court, where he was deprived of his find on the grounds that “a meteorite is real estate and belongs to the owner of the land where found.” Model on Campus The Willamette, a life-size mod el of which stands on the porch of McClure hall, was bought in 1906 for $20,600 and moved it to the American Museum of Natural His tory in New York City. There it has since remained. A beautifully etched slab of this meteorite was presented by this museum to the University of Oregon in June 1938. It is now on display at the mu seum in Condon hall. Last July, Miss Thompson, Da vid Hunter, and Orin Wechsler, all University students, went—-as rep resentatives of the American Me teor society—to Clackamas county and studied original settings at first hand. They visited the de pression in the hillside from which the huge metallic mass was moved early in the century. They found particles of the nickel and iron ox ide which formed under the me teorite as it lay in the damp ground for an undetermined length of i time. They interviewed many people who were connected with the early . history of Willamette. Among these were H. S. Crookor, a for-! mer University student who now conducts a fox farm on the land where it was found, Harold John-1 son, whose father guarded the ob ject while the law suit was on, and Ellis Hughes now 77—who is still quite bitter over the court decision. After her return from the Wil lamette vicinity, Miss Thompson j plunged at once into study of the historical side of the subject. Not the slightest reference was over looked. Records in the University library were thoroughly searched Correspondence with the Oregon Historical society brought more in formation. By late autumn, such a mass of information was collected that a book could have been writ ten on the subject. Miss Thompson did such an ex cellent pob of finally condensing the story into 4,000 words that, when her paper was sent to Dr. R. W. Webb of UCLA, secretary j of the Society for Research on Me teorites he at once recognized its: merit, and announced that it would j be given a place on the printed j program for'the Richmond meet-j ing the last week in December. A short form of Miss Thomp- | son's paper will be published in the March issue of Popular As tronomy. giarajajsjaisia^aiajaisfsisisiaisEfaisisii 1 CHILI .... 10c Host in town! Sandwiches, 5c and 10c Drinks BLUE BELL SANDWICH SHOP 966 Oak Between 9llt and 1 Ot li §IBM3]3iafSfSIS/S®3r2ISI3]SISIBJSISI3iSEll' WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15 AT 8:30 HURRY! SEAT SALE NOW! S.HUROK AteAesifo de. MONTE CARLO LEONIDE MASSINE, Artistic Director Lavish New Ballets—Symphony Orchestra COMPANY OF 150 McDonald School work is hard on the eye sight hut they can he protected by using . . . SOFT-LIGHT LENSES COMPETENT SERVICE Dr. Ella C. Meade OPTOMETRIST I h Pi Phone :>ju 14 Wect 8th. LAST TIMES TODAY Robt. 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