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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1963)
Hayes, Evans Two Stars Thrill Huge Audience Helen Hayes and Maurice Evans demonstrated the “eternal vitali ty of Shakespeare” to an E-UCMA audience of better than 6,000 per sons in McArthur Court Saturday night—and the aatisfaction was mutual and unanimous. Arthur Hailey, CMA president, told the Emerald Sunday that both Mis* Hayes and Evans said they were “extremely pleased" with their audience. COMMENTING on the work of the two stars, Professor Frank S Hlack of the English department said ' it was beautifully done," "Miss Hayes said it was a love ly audience” Hailey said He said both actors commented that the audience responded to humorous parts in the selections which oth er audiences missed. Hailey estimated that at least 2500 members of the audience were University students, who are admitted on their student body cards. Helen Hayes made her Broad wa> sta;to debut in !‘J0ff in a musi cal She won the Academy Award in 1921, was one of the fust stars to work in radio and television MAURICE EVANS has both produced and acted in Broadway productions since 1937, when he successfully did both in "Richard II ‘ He has since produced and acted in many Shakespearean plavs, and is credited with reviv ing theatrical ro.d tours with his production of “No Time for Ser geants." CMA president Bailey said nei ther Miss Hayes nor Evans eriti cr/ed the acoustics of Mac Court Other CMA performers have been critical of the building in the past Working from a > pi it stage with the usual curtained back drop, the two performers brought alive such diverse selections as the seduction scene from Itichard III and the obedience lecture in the Taming of the Shrew." A Program for Two Players", 24 selections from Shakespeare, with Miss Hayes and Evans the only performers, drew unanimous praise from several members of the University's English faculty. Professor Black commented that Miss Hayes, as Rosalind in the selection from “As You Like It” "gave life to many passages which I've never seen presented so convincingly.” Professor Robert D. Horn said he was "delighted" with the per formance, which he said present ed a very nice variety in “a su perbly organized production " PROFESSOR John C. McClos key found the program a very instructive and interesting per formance." r.ngusn instructor noovri noos es thought the work of Evans “uniformly good’’ and stated that while Miss Hayes tended to he “melodramatic" she was good in the comedy selections Hodges commented that the four lovemaking scenes presented, from “Henry V,” "Richard III,” “Taming of the Shrew,” and "As You Like It,” gave the audience a chance to compare the variety of Shakespeare’s approach to the topic. Eugene Register-Guard review er Kenneth Payne stated "Miss Hayes and Evans were magnifi cent.” Horace W Robinson, acting head of the Speech department, told the Emerald that Miss Hayes gave her performance despite a bad cold which had reduced her voice to a whisper in the after noon proceeding the performance. Robinson, a friend of both Miss Hayes and Evans, said both were conscious of the size of the audi torium. He said that for a per former, it is "not a happy circum stance to be faced with Mac Court." Radiators Cleanec Radiators Repaired Sales and Service ICOAK'S 162 East 6th DI 4-0253 For a Quarter Century TURKIC University graduates. Jerome Alden, Don Shirley and Alan Foster are part of the “Per formance for Two Players” pro duction Alden did the adaptation of Shakespeare for the "Perform ance” format, which required sel ection of passages and the writing of the transition speeches be tween the scenes. SHIKLKY designed the sets and costumes, and Foster was the stage manager. One member of the booking agency stafT described a produc tion meeting which the three at tended as a “college reunion.” Robinson described Alden's ad aptation as a "good cross-section of Shakespeare material.” Hiroshima Exhibit Display in Library Seattle’s Peace Information Center is presenting the ‘‘The Hiroshima Exhibit" in the news paper room of the University li brary through January 12. The exhibit consists of pictures taken of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped and miscellaneous articles showing the effect of the explosion Only about two-thirds of the exhibit was set up because of the lack of space. THE EXHIBIT originally came from the Hiroshima Peace Muse um in Peace Park, Hiroshima, which was opened August 24, 1955 It was built by the City of Hiroshima with a subsidy from the Japanese government Last year the exhibit was sent to Seat tle and made a permanent gift to the Seattle Peace Center. After a tour of the United States, the collection will be placed on permanent display in Seattle. Classical, Folk Concert Tonight a special concert of classical and ethnic folk music will he pre sented at 8 pm today in Gerling er Hall The concert, organized and sponsored by the Recorded Class ics Committee, will have a pro gram centered around three main performers Jan Wai Lee, a Uni versity student from Hawaii, will he interpretin',' «on"s uncommer cialized and authentic. Miss Lee, who is a self-taught guitarist, has been playing for two years ALSO ON the program is Frank Bird, a former Oregon student now living in Portland Bird spe cializes in authentic American folk music, "Leadbelly style”. He will be playing folk and blues music on an unusual 12-string guitar. South American folk music will be interpreted by Janet Cauhoun, ? freshman from Eug'rne, when she plays "Danza Negra” and "La Comparsa”, two movements from Lecuona’s ' Afro-Cuban Dances”. The Dances, both based on Latin American folk music, will be the final presentation of the concert. There will be no admission charge to the concert Want to really get results?— Use Emerald Classified Ads— Phone DI 2-1411. Ext 1818 Skinners Butte "O" Gone A well executed prank during the Christmas holidays caused the University to lose its “O” from Skinners Butte. The four 650 pound sections of the 20 by 30 i foot steel letter were burned off supporting posts with an acetyl I ene torch by unidentified persons. The “O” was taken sometime dur ing Friday night, December 21, or I early Saturday morning. The only thing remaining at the scene of the disappearance was an orange and black sign on which was printed ‘‘Terry Baker 1 Was Here.” However, Baker’s chances of being there were very slim since he played with the I OSU basketball team Friday night in Lexington, Ky. RAY HAWK, Dean of Men, said Sunday night that no information has been received as to the where abouts of the “O”. He added that he has had no reports from Ore Children Feted At Greek Party Chi Psi fraternity and Alpha Phi sorority played Santa for 22 underpriviledged children from the Eugene-Springfield area at an annual party Sunday at the Chi Psi Lodge. Presents were given to the chil dren, who were also treated to games and singing. The children received favors and refreshments. Larry Wymetalek and Sally Taylor, chairmen for the event, termed the party gratifying for all those who attended. "ROOM 13" downstairs OSBURN HOTEL olcc required Light and Dark on Tap gon State officials. Hawk felt that something will show up eventual ly since it would be difficult to keep the sections of the letter hid den indefinitely. The “O” was placed on iron posts which were imbedded in concrete in May, 1958 at a cost of $500. Its disappearance was made known about 8 a m. Saturday, De cember 22, by an unidentified per son. CHAMONIX FROSH SNO - BALL JANUARY 12 9:00-12:00 SU BALLROOM WHAT I§ UP FRONT ? 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