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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1947)
James Bronson Plays 'de Lawd, Finds Interpretive Role Difficult By JANICE KENT According to Janies Bronson, who will play the lead in "The Green Pastures." Xegro version of the Testaments,'the drama pictures God as a very human being. At the beginning of the play, "de Lawd" is taking part in a typical Southern fish-fry which the angels are giving in Heaven. The custard-maker runs makes a mirackle." Because heavence is flooded with firmament, out of firmament for his custard so "de Lawd rares back an the Lord creates earth and since it is such a beautiful place be creates man to inhabit it. With the creation of man, “de Lawd’s" troubles begin. Un like the angels in heaven, man sins, gambles, brother kills brother, and peace is only a word. Man ignores His commandments. Conditions do not improve with the regeneracy of the human race through Noah and the flood. Finally, God renounces the people of the earth and vows never tb set foot on the outcast fir mament again. However, when God learns cen turies later that there is still good in man and that in Jerusalem His followers are suffering at the hands of the heretics. He knov/s that if His children suffer He must also sacri fice and suffer. He sends His only Son to earth to establish peace there. Bronson, who was last seen on the University stage as Preacher Hag gler in “Dark of the Moon," feels that this role is particularly diffi cult to portray successfully because of the numerous individual inter pretations of God. The Negro of “The Green Pastures” sees the Lord as a kindly gentleman, comparing Him to a good preacher and calling Him the Big Boss. Bronson, senior in drama, has been connected with the Theater Guild as actor and student director. He was assistant director for the recent production, ““I Remember Mama.” Bronson plans to spend the summer months at the Riverside theater in Bridgton, Maine. Follow ing his ten-week’s work in summer stock, he plans to go to New York where he will try his luck on the professional stage. Open House Slated At Y Saturday Night Immediately following the per formance of "Green Pastures” Sat urday night, there is to be an open house at the YWCA bungalow for all visitors to the University. The open house will be sponsored by the sophomore commission, Lucretia Prentiss, commission chairman, has announced. Zeta Sinclair, who will preside, has planned that punch and cookies \\ 11 be served. There will be a small p ogram followed by a community sing of Oregon songs which will be t issed out on mimeographed sheets to the newcomers. FOR SALE- Standard Underwood typewriter. Good condition. Janice Peterson. Phone 3200. LOST Gold-topped Eversharp pen. Bev Bennet. Return to Jour nalism office. LOST Silver identification brace let Stephens Crest, tennis courts Tuesday. Fritzi Beltz. -f^Bs-Alder. JAMES BRONSON . . . Girls Throw Party At Hendricks Hall “Gee!” hardly expressed it, but it was all Janet Rattray, fresh man in liberal arts, could say when she hurried to the Hen dricks living room Tuesday night for a special house meeting. Instead of seeing the custom ary smattering of people as she opened the curtains, ..she ..was greeted by the girls singing “Hap py Birthday” around a huge, three tiered cake glowing with 20 can dles. First of its kind at Hendricks, the surprise party was planned for her by her father through cor respondence with the dean of women from the Hawaiian is land of Maui. Crashing Plaster Misses Studying Target Heat wave? Well, perhaps; at least that's the only explanation of fered so far, when part of the libe's artistic plastic ceiling located in the main second floor study room took a gander last night at 8:15 and barely missed four student imme diately seated below. The most immediate of the con cerned was Lloyd Collins, business administration major, who simply picBed up the unharmed plaster where it had fallen behind his chair. He said later, “Kinda shocking.” The others, Iibby Spiruta, Stuart Ste venson, and Della Martin, blinked, but refused to move after discern ing what had happened to them. Anything can happen on a hot day! Twin Sweater Deal Cable Knit ♦ Ruy (,)ne — Receive the second for $1.00 Mine. Heiye, Green ♦ This week and next A W S Preview Weekend Friday Check in .Gerlinger hall, men’s lounge 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. AWS Preview Weekend Nickel Hop .All women’s living organizations _ 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday Check in .Gerlinger hall, men’s lounge 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Campus Tours .To begin at 9 a.m. Luncheon .Gerlinger hall 12:30 p.m. Courtesy of Oregon Mothers Club Tea .Gerlinger hall 3:00 p.m. Courtesy of Eugene Panhellenic Dinner .Living Organizations 5:30 p.m. “Green Pastures’’ McArthur court 8 p.m. Fireside ..Y.W.C.A. bungalow Immediately following “Green Pastures” . Sunday Church..Eugene churches 11 a.m. Dinner ..Living Organizations 12:30 or 1 p.m. Increased Dorm Rates Effective Summer Term A ,$4 per month increase for board at University dormitories to offset rising' costs of raw food and labor was authorized by the State Board of Higher Education at its meeting in Portland Thursday. The increase, authorized for all in stitutions of the state system, will not go into effect until the sum mer session. A marked increase in he cost of raw food since the old rates were set a year ago would require a $7 per month raise in the rate, the Board explained'. However, it was decided to make the raise $4 only in the hopes that food prices would i. - ■ decline somewhat over the year. The increase was recommended by the Inter-institutional Dormi tory Committee following a study of financial data supplied by the schools. It will bring the monthly board rate to $40 at the University and State College and $39 at the Colleges of Education. The board also approved a change from a monthly to a per term basis for room charges at all institutions. A slight increase in rates, equivalent to about $2 per month, to care for higher labor and maintenance costs was ap proved. ■ — " —?t SMITH'S PRESENT & Slumber Togs in Striped and Plain color Chambrays The cotton sleeping togs you have been waiting tor— Styled for sleeping comfort, smartly tailored, economically priced at $5.95. r^rs. iiNHAriLiNoi v n, oivmiu^noo 23 K. llraodwav Phone 2911 | i •' ! ; - . -- - Methodists to Have Weekend Party Methodist students of Oregon universities will hold their annual conference on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week at the First Methodist church, 1185 Willamette street. “Building a Faith That Endures” will be the theme of the conference. Dr. James Chubb of Nashville, Tenn., a member of the National Board of Evangelism, will be the featured speaker. Other talks will be given by Dr. Lawrence Riggs, Dr. Hoffman and Professor Herman Clark of Wil lamette university, Rev. Thomas Klink of Mt. Tabor church, Rev. Ralph Kleen of Salem, William ^ Genne of Portland, and Dr. E. W. r Warrington of Oregon State col lege. State officials of the Oregon Methodist student movement are: president, Barbara Husbands, Ore gon State college; vice-president, Ruth Walgren, University of Ore gon; secretary, Betty Mae Jack man, Willamette university; and treasurer, Bill Tebeau, Oregon State college. More than two hundred Metho dist students from colleges through out Oregon are expected to attend. “The Green Pastures” was made into a movie by its author, Marc Connelly, in just six weeks. Rex In gram played “de Lawd.” i; - " .",i "STANLEY AND LIVINGSTONE" with SPENCER TRACY and "North of the Border" Emm "The Lone Wolf in Mexico" with JAN MOHR and "Durango Valley Raiders i ... "MAGNIFICENT DOLL" Ginger Rogers David Niven j Burgess Meredith i ★McKENZIE IN SPRINGFIELD PAUL MUNI in "ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER" —plus "DOWN MISSOURI WAY" “I Love a Bandleader” and “Outlaw of the Plains” —i ....... — Ti. i i ~ t ■■