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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1942)
Draper, Adler Perform at Igloo November 16 on National Tour Opening the University's 1942-43 Greater Artist concert series is the forthcoming appearance of Draper and Adler, nov elty tap and harmonica team, who will appear Monday night, November 16, in McArthur court. A glance at their program is sufficiently convincing of the varied orogram that they will present—Adler playing the first movement of the Bach double violin concerto on the harmonica, a Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody, and a Vivaldi violin concerto; while Draper includes in his perform ance the rhythmic tap-a-tap-tap of a Toccata by Paradies, a Brahms Intermezzo, and a move ment from the Beethoven Opus 49, No. 1 sonata, to mention a " v of the team's selections. First Transcontinental Tour This season marKs the first transcontinental tour of the two young artists who are appearing in their second season together. Paul Draper, who is noted for his tapping of the classics as a master instrumentalist might do, builds his tap dancing on the firm foundation of the classic ballet. In fact, some critics have styled him the “Nijinsky of taps," for his leaps are just as spectacu lar, with grace pervading every movement. Included in his pro gram of ballet, Draper also com bines his own interpretative art With a demonstration of modern technique. Unexpected Importance Larry Adler, whose Hohner harmonica is called a super-chro jj^itica, is known to produce a ffcder range of color and dynam ics than is possible in any other Wind instrument. He has given to his lowly mouthorgan, which has a range of three octaves and is scaled to half-tones, an im portance hitherto unsuspected. Paul Draper, who comes from a well-to-do family, had all the early advantages of private John S. Alpine For fine quality Cheese t PUBLIC MARKET EUGENE schooling, but the discovery of a, decided allergy to Latin and mathematics led him to strike out on his own. Province Tours When his aunt, the theater's Ruth Draper, discovered her nephew digging ditches, he was taken home and sent to the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. Then Draper was off again—this time to London. There he found a job touring the British provinces as a dancer, managed to take a few lessons in tap, and then went over to Paris to continue his dancing. About this time he went broke and was forced to return home to America, where he gradually began his rise to fame by starring in night club shows and vaude ville. The other half of this team Larry Adler, was on his own from the time he was fourteen. At that age, in his home town, Bal timore, he won a contest as the best harmonica player out of some three hundred boys, and started trouping in vaudeville. It took him six years of stage work before he was allowed to dis card the newsboy make-up in his act. He, too, went to London, where he was a success from the start. Adler has played for Edward Windsor, when he was king; for George VI, for King Haakon of Norway and King Gustavus of Sweden, as well as being solo ist with the London philharmonic, touring Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, playing for President Roosevelt at the White House, and appearing as soloist with several leading American orchestras. Reserved seat tickets priced at $1.85, $1.50, $1.25 and general admission tickets for 85 cents, are on sale at the educational activities office in McArthur court, Richard C. Williams, edu cational activities manager, an nounced Thursday. Welcome Grads We have served you for many years with unfailing loyalty and will continue to do so for as long as present conditions let us. Though the war has affected us as it has others we will do our best to supply you with the things you want. McDaniel Lumber Co. 131 W. 8th Phone 572 DRAPER AND ADLER . . . . . . Harmonica-Dance team who appear at the Igloo Monday night, November 16. Among members of the fresh man class of Saint Mary-of-the Woods college are seven daugh ters of alumnae of the school. REED’S MILLINERY “Famous for Hats” 985 Willamette Street Eugene, Oregon Welcome Alums ^ • Wdl, and its sure 0 pood to be a seem’ you all back again at the gold old U ... and wc know you'll remember the hub of college life when you drop in at the Side for a coke or a cuppa coffee. "OX THK CAMPUS" HOWS YOUR LUGGAGE? We have fine quality leather goods of all sorts. Come in , to see our luggage, leather note books, bill folds, ladies’ purses. j Welcome Grads Preston 8c Hales Phone 665 857 Willamette L A DIES R E A DY-T O - WE A R Will we see you tonight at Tommy Dorsey? Go looking your best in a now short silk from HADLEY'S. Dressy, side-swept bodice with soft drapery on a full, gored skirt. Sleeves and skirt in con trasting color. This is just the dress for you, alum or student, to wear to the big dance. i $12.95 to $16.95 $19.95 to $24.95 Welcome Alums