Down to Earth ’ Figaro
Plays in Artist Series
“Figaro for Americans" is a term given Mozart’s comedy
opera, “The Marriage of Figaro," which comes to McArthur
court February 15. The term implies that this next attraction
of the University’s Greater Artist concert series is not a pom
pous production hiding its wit and plot in a foreign tongue,
out is a concentrated, stream
lined version of opera.
Special Bus
The eight young singing-actors
in "The Marriage of Figaro” com
pany travel in a special bus and,
with the assistance of their chauf
fuer, set their own stage, hang
their backdrop curtains, pack and
unpack their few “props,” put on
t’jtr own make-up, and care for
tBn- own wardrobes.
In Albuquerque, New Mexico,
the company played on a stage
set up in a gymnasium. There
were no footlights or “spots” but
only four amber flootlights from
the roof. In order to do the glam
orous night scene in the garden,
they bought six breadpans and
six candles at the dime store. Be
fore the performance the pans
were set up on end in place of tfie
footlights and candles stuck in
them.
Breadpans
When the night scene came, the
narrator walked on a black stage
with a (kindle. He bent down,
lighted up the row of candles in
the breadpans, handed his own to
the pianist, and went on with the
show.
According to the company, “It
one of the best shows and
best lighted stages we have ever
had. It felt just like Mozart, and
it was fun!’’
Down to Earth
This is an example that Figaro
is not the type of opera Americans
would misunderstand and there
fore have cause to make fun of,
but it is a “down to earth” pro
duction which can be easily un
derstood by the average persoft.
150 Years Spanned
Non-essentials in the old-fash
ioned plot of Figaro are eliminat
ed and the story is condensed. The
bridge of 150 years is spanned by
the narrator, Gean Greenweli,
who helps awaken the imagina
tion of the audience to see what
it does not see.
Proving that the Figaro com
IjAy knows how to get laughs
i^^'slickest” Broadway fashion
and at the same time to sing great
music in a way which made New
York critics cheer, are the news
reports from various towns which
the company has toured.
Novel Presentation
Among them, the Buffalo Even
ing News says about the novel
presentation, “Blue-nosed proph
ets who but a short while ago
predicted the death of opera in
this country are being put to scorn
by the Nine O'clock Opera com
pany as it travels up and down the
land staging its novel and engag
ing presentation of “Marriage of
Figaro.” Certainly opera can’t die
as long as audiences have as good
a time as did the capacity attend
ance at the Kleinhans Chamber
■sic hall. Singing and acting
1 a youthful and characteris
tically American zest.”
Besides the narrator, the seven
people making up the case include
athletic John Tyers in the leading
role of Figaro; dramatic soprano
Helen Van Loon, Susanna; Allen
Stewart, who sings the tenor role
of Basilio; George Britton, as the
aristocratic Count Almaviva; Ve
ra Weikel, Cherubino; Lura Sto
ver, Countess Almaviva; and Gean
Greenwell, bass-baritone, as An
tonio, as well as the narrator.
Ensign Dan Clark
Visits Campus
Ensign Dan Clark, public re
lations officer for Mare Island
navy yard, and a former Univer
sity student stopped between
trains Thursday to visit friends
in Eugene and on the campus.
Formerly president of Sigma
Delta Chi, journalism honorary,
Clark later worked on the state
tax commission and took gradu
ate work at Stanford university.
During his stay in California,
Clark became interested in public
relations work and originated the
“front page ballot box,” a census
of public opinion similar to the
Gallup poll. The “ballot box” was
printed in newspapers throughout
the United States.
At present, the former Univer
sity student is stationed at Mare
Island navy yard, near Vallejo,
California. He was returning
from a trip to the navy yard in
Bemerton, Washington when he
visited Eugene.
Clark is the son of Dr. and
Mrs. D. E. Clark. Dr. Clark is
head of the history department.
Anderson Heeds
Uncle Sam’s Call
Dr. Paul E. Anderson, Eugene
physician and associate professor
of physical education at the Uni
versity, will leave next Wednes
day morning for the Seattle na
val base hospital, where he will
serve as a lieutenant senior grade
in the naval reserve.
The notice of his appointment to
the base hospital came Monday,
Dr. Anderson revealed, following
an announcement Friday that he
would be called into some form of
active duty.
A practicing physician in Eu
gene for three years, Dr. Ander
son was Lane county health offi
cer for one year, and has been
teaching on the campus since
1940.
Mrs. Anderson and two child
ren will probably remain in Eu
gene until the end of the year, the
physician stated. A qualified
nurse, Mrs. Anderson may teach
general hygiene classes during
her husband’s absence.
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Dads to Choose
Smiles Girl at 4
(Continued from page one)
sistant, Ruth Zurbreck, an
nounced the rules governing' the
contest last night. All candidates
will be in the AWS room of Ger
linger promptly at 4 p.m. to fa
cilitate an early decision.
Girls are advised to wear suits
or wool dresses and heels. The
lucky girl who owns a pair of
nylons won’t necessarily win,
however, because smiles count
too. Beauty and personality will
be the criteria for judging, but
the dads’ wives cautioned them
concerning dating possibilities.
Girls who have been queens of
other affairs can not run for this
honor, Miss Rohrback empha
sized.
Miss Rohrback stated that each
contestant will introduce herself
to the five dads. The winner and
the two runners-up will have
their pictures taken at the news
bureau as soon as possible fol
lowing the judges’ decision. The
winner will be announced in Tues
day’s Emerald and in the Port
land papers.
Ilouse candidates are: Pat
Ward, Alpha Chi Omega; Bar
bara Bentley, Alpha Delta Pi;
Norma Baker, Alpha Gamma
Delta; June Marie Wilson, Al
pha Omicron Pi.
Sally Hplden, Alpha Phi; Flor
ence Cooley, Alpha Xi Delta;
June Johnson, Chi Omega; Betty
MacTavish, Delta Delta Delta;
Virginia Howard, Delta Gammaf
Mary Wright, Gamma Phi Beta;
Betty Lynn Gosnell, Hendricks
hall; Dorothy Jean Carter, High
land house; Berniece Davidson,
Hilyard house.
Dorothy Hayden, Kappa Alpha
Theta; Nannette Holmes, Kappa
Kappa Gamma; Dolores Wheeler,
Orides; Marion Harris, Pi Beta
Phi; Charlotte Older, Sigma Kap
pa ; Roberta Madden, Susan
Campbell; Maxine Hughes, Uni
versity house; and Helen Trask,
Zeta Tau Alpha.
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Art Carlson
Clell Crane
Louise Montag
Edith Newton
Ray Schrick
Norris Yates
John Mathews
Bill Lindley
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Tony Nickachos
Roger Tetlow
Art Carlson
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Office Staff:
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Ann Graham
Edith Moxley
Phyllis Miller
Beaux Arts Bazaar
(Continued from page one)
ary 18. Price will be 25 cents for
those who have paid their Allied
Art league dues. For all others
the price will be 50 cents per per
son. Tickets are to be sold at the
librarian’s office at the art school
and the art school co-op.
The bazaar will be a no-date af
fair.
Taking the place of the usual
annual Beaux Arts ball, the ba
zaar is intended to bring the stu
dents together more than a date
affair like the ball.
Committees are: Don Hoffman,
Edith Onthank, and Don Shirley,
decorations; Miles Mayfield and
Marguerite Campbell, conces
sions; Marijane Eaton and Nancy
Scott, tickets. Faculty members
will help with the concessions.
Music for dancing will be furn
ished by records.
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By BILL MINEHART
In spite of dear Sigma Chi,
your reporter (Winchell style)
made a graphic poll in the cam
pus’ idea of good, alreet stuff on
the air. I say S.C. because they
were the only ones with nerve
enough to hang up on the old
gag of a radio poll.
In this comprehensive survey,
it was proven that Theta Chi Don
Shanahan' was the favorite of
Theta Chi, while ATO Lytle
Young was the first love of Ger
aldine and ATO masters. A co
incidence no doubt! In procuring
this vital war information, both
Greek and independents were
summoned and of course not for
getting the co-ops.
Poll Shows Results
KORE beats the other stations
(no doubt by its many harmon
ics) with an estimated 70 per
cent of the listening audience.
Second is KGW with 20 per cent
and KOIN with 10 per cent. Re
member that this means people
who expressed a perference, not
those who said, “oh anyone, it’s
against my religion to listen to
the radio.”
Favorite dramatic show got a
three-way tie—75 per cent were
divided between “Inner Sanc
tum,” “First Nighter,” and “Lux
Radio Theater,” the gals, by the
way, preferring the Sanctum
hookup spook show more than
the boys. Gang Busters and the
Lone Ranger (of “He hit me in
the hand” fame) also were sug
gested by the females.
Bands Rate High
The “Hour of Charm” would be
good for a cosmetic sponsor for
the gals (45 per cent of them)
have it down, way down, on their
top list. Altogether, the Hit Pa
rade, Spotlight bands, and Harry
James are marked up with the
aforementioned “Charm” and
“Hit Parade” for the best music
show. Girls were almost unani
mous in their choice of Don Wil
son as best plugger. Various and
assorted were “de boys” idears
with such as Charlie Arlington,
Bill Stearn, and Jimmy Walling
ton. . . Pulton Lewis Jr. leads far
in advance in the news analyst
field; four lengths ahead of W.
Winchell, second.
Jack (Paranoia) Benny leads
the list for variety productions,
or in his case, flops, with Skel
ton righ behind (in flops too).
Hope also registered, but his low
position “just goes to show you
how dumb people are.”
Case History
According to a magazine poll,
the favorite of all little girls be
tween 12 and 16 years of age is
none other than “Red Skelton.”
Also in this infantile grouping
were Shirley Temple, Jack Ben
ny, and Ezra Stone—which is as
it should be. . . . Bob Hope will
have all this on his Tuesday
broadie—Dottie Lamour, Paul
ette Goddard and Veronica Lake.
La Langford will sing “That Old
Black Magic” and Ennis’ band
will play "Hit the Road to
Dreamland” (different times of
course). . . .
“Information Please” will be
presented over NBC-KGW at
7:30 starting a week from Mon
day . . . “Gilmore Furlough Fun”
starring Spike Jones will have
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ENJOY
Delicious meals prepared
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EUGENE
HOTEL
CONDUCTOR . . .
. . . Dr. Serge Koussevitzky, ot
the Boston Symphony orchestra.
their last Monday shew after to
morrow when they’ll move to
Friday’s at 9:00 p.m. . . . SOME
THING TO AVOID. Richard
Crooks’ voice (?) on the “Voice
of Firestone,” Monday’s . . . Hans
V. Kaltenborn, German-born
American news analyst is taking
the lead of the Roosevelts and is
planning a trip into the wilds of
the Latin American republics. . .
More About Bands
“The Friendly Tavern,” remote
show from Clingman's every
Tuesday and Thursday night
comes at 10:45, will be the best
local production even if it stays
at the present level, after Thurs
day night’s performance. Featur
ing the tunes of Bernie Kyllo,
bandmaster and drummer, the
trio reaches out for the esteem
that Milt Herth an,d the boys now
possess . . . more of bands . . .
Mr. Kyser's hour still boasts of
“the best tunes of all move to
Carnegie Hall, YES, the best
tunes of all move to —” . . . Al
fredo Anton has a good’ show
over Mutual 7:30 Thursdays . . .
Spotlight Bands will feature B.G.
tonight on KEX from Camp Up
ton . . . Col. Stoopnagle is run
ning for mayor of Radio City (in
which we break our rule never
to mention campus politicals, ex
cept Beckwith who pays and
pays . . . Gang Busters have
started their eighth year on the
radio . . . Drama students . . .
“Horror, Inc.” starting Tuesday
at 4:15 will star Eva La Galli
enne in a blood filled 15 minute
series of scripts.
Long Hairs . . . The Metropoli
tan Opera, over BLUE-KEX will
sling “Tristan and Isolde,” with
Lauritz Melchior and Helen Trau
bel chasing each other about 11
a.m. today, while the "Standard
Symphony” at 8:30 on Sunday
gives out with ... a lotta smaltz,
if you’re dumb enough to read
this far, you’re dumb enough to
listen to the Standard Symphony,
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