Page Two TH E COLLEGE NEWS Wednesday, March 5, 1952 THE COLLEGE NEWS FOUNDED IN 1914 ® Published weekly during the College Year (except during Thanks- giving, Christmas and Easter holidays, and during examination weeks) in the interest of Bryn Mawr College at the Ardmore Printing Company, Ardmore, Pa., and Bryn Mawr College. The College News is fully protected by copyright. Nothing that appears in it may be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission of the Editor-in-Chief. EDITORIAL BOARD Sheila Atkinson, ‘53, Editor-in-Chief Claire Robinson, ‘54, Copy Frances Shirley, ‘53, Makeup Margaret McCabe, ‘54, Managing Editor Judy Thompson, ‘54 Mary Alice Drinkle, ‘53 : EDITORIAL STAFF a Emmy Cadwalader, ‘53 = Nancy Fuhrer, ‘55 A.A. reporter Margaret Page, ‘55 Joyce Annan, ‘53 Barbara Drysdale, ‘55 Ellen Bell, ‘53 Marcia Joseph, ‘55 Ann McGregor, ‘54 Anne Mazick, ‘55 Chris Schavier, ‘54 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Judy Leopold, ‘53 BUSINESS MANAGER M. G. Warren, ‘54 Julia Heimowitz, ‘55, Associate Business Manager BUSINESS STAFF Vicky Kraver, ‘54 SUBSCRIPTION MANAGER Barbara Goldman, ‘53 SUBSCRIPTION BOARD Lee Sedgwick, ‘53 Jo Case, ‘54 Bobbie Olsen, ‘54 Suk: Webb, ‘54 Marilyn Dew, ‘54 Molly Plunkett, ‘54 Liz Simpson, ‘54 Joy Fox, ‘54 Barbara Rasnick, ‘53 Karen Hansen, ‘54 Peggy Hitchcock, ‘54 _ Subscription, $3.50 Mailing price, $4.00 Subscriptions may begin at any time Entered as second class matter at the Ardmore, Pa., Post Office Under the Act of March 3, 1879 NEWS Policy The Editorial Board of the College News would like to make clear to the readers of the News its policy concerning play reviews printed in the publication. There are three main types of productions which are re- viewed in the News. 1) class shows (Bryn Mawr and Haver- ford); 2) College Theatre productions and dramatic enter- tainment on other college campuses; 3) professional efforts. Class shows at Bryn Mawr are regularly reviewed by the editor or the copy-editor of the News or both. They are judged from the point of view that they are concerted efforts of a class to produce entertainment, and, therefore, are not expected to achieve the technical level of a dramatic produc- tion. Class shows should first reflect the spirit of fun and willing cooperation and secondly produce an evening of en- tertainment, although these two qualifications are usually met concurrently. The reviewer keeps in mind the criteria of a Broadway musical hit and realizes that the closer the production meets the criteria the better show it is, but since class efforts are written, staged, and produced by students, they cannot be “panned” when they fail to meet this standard on all ac- counts. They can be “panned” if evidence of class spirit is lacking and the audience is plainly unamused or disappoint- ed. Class productions at Haverford are criticized by a mem- bers of the News board or staff according to the same stan- dards. . College Theatre productions, which are professionally written, directed by experienced persons, and enacted by in- terested students, are not allowed to deviate so much from professional standards. A member of the News board or staff writes a critical analysis using these professional stan- dards as a guide. Acting and stage effects should meet these goals as far as they are able, although the News recognizes the limited amount of time which can be spent on rehearsals and the relative inexperience of many of the participanis. Since the purpose of a College Theatre production is to pre- sent a good play through united effort. the play is judged on whether or not it has fulfilled this aim. Dramatic entertain- ment produced on other college campuses must strive for this same goal and is criticized accordingly. _ Professional efforts produced in city theatres are re- any member of the News board or staff and by its on campus who wish their ideas printed. These | Letter Dr. Sprague Writes About Ancient Present Osburne Hotel Valette February 25, 1952 To The College News: ‘ Our stay in Malta is fast draw- ing towards a close. Yet there are ever new things to see. Yesterday, for instance, we were taken by boat into “The Blue Grotto”, an unbelievable place of great beauty, almcst like a bit of Faerie Queene landscape. And last week we were guests at one of the great houses of the island, where our host’s portrait was marked “2ist Baron. Still Going Strong”. The sense of the nearness of the past is remarkable. Only yester- day, as it seems, the seventeen Italian “E boats” tried gallantly to break into the Grand Harbor, and were shot to pieces by the guns on Fort St. Elmo. But Fort St. Elmo had figured, too, in the Great Siege by the Turks in 1565. And there, we were shown the lit- tle chapel where the last of the garrison, under the Knights of Malta, died fighting. The. other great fort, St. Angelo, held out manfully. But this one is not to be seen at present because of a strike by the dock workers—a rather serious strike. There is much that is picturesque, also, in the street scenes, with groups of bearded sailors and bearded friars, of monks and nuns—the whole population turning out of an eve- ning to walk slowly and talk rap- idly in the streets. As for plays—you were bound to hear about them sooner or lat- er—we have been pretty austere- ly rationed. There were two Christmas pantomimes by ama- teurs from the Services (at least, we got some idea of what this strange survival was like), and a professional Italian company in- cluded Amleto in their repertory here soon after Christmas. Ham- let with five (5) intermissions of almost operatic length and with very little of the text left really (even the first scene was omitted), but with compensation in the act- ing of Signior Annibale Ninchi as the Dane. He was sixty-five, rather clumsily built, and played the part in a mousey blond wig. But one forgot «all these things in the beauty and intelligence of his reading and in the brilliant use he made of his hands. Finally, we have had our own Hamlet at the University, carried out, with some help from me, by a group of freshmen. We were ter- ribly short-handed, and even with a good deal of doubling had no one left for Fortinbras—a fanfare of trumpets (not from records eith- er) helped out at the end. The gravedigger prompted till it was time for him to go on, when Pol- onius took over. The Prologue to the play-within-the-play served as Call-Boy. I saw the King toiling at the wind-machine with, I think, Rosencrantz! All we could hope for was simplicity and speed, but these just at the last we seemed to achieve, and we had an ex- travagantly cordial review from an old critic on The Times of Mal- ta who had seen Forbes-Robertson and a great many other famous Hamlets of other days. A fourth performance, bespoken by a Jesuit college, comes tomorrow, a week L. to R.: Shoemaker, Picard, Bronsweig, (missing) : Dieter Bronsweig, Picard, Shoemaker, Deiter Chosen To Run For League Presidency RUTH BRONSWEIG Ruth, who is first in preferential order on the ballot, is League Chairman of the 4 Teen Group and of the Blind School. She also belongs to the Outing Club and is Sales Manager of WBMC. Her Sophomore year she was the head of the Blind School, worked on the Maids and Porters Show and at the Radio Station. ‘ In her Freshman year she was Non-Res. Representative to the League and to the Alliance and was in the Hall Plays. During the summers she has worked with the Red Cross, led a scout group, and collected for the Infantile Paralysis Group. LITA PICARD Second in preferential order, Lita is Co-chairman of the Coates- ville Group, is President of the Dance Club, and was co-chairman of the Merion Open House after Freshman Show. She is also a permission giver, is an A.A. Council member, was on _ the Freshman Week Committee, and belongs to the Spanish Club. She was in the Coatesville Little Theatre Group during her Soph- omore year, was the USF hall representative, and was chair- man of the Merion Open House after Junior Prom. She was also in the Spanish and Dance Clubs. Her Freshman year she belonged to the Coatesville Veterans Little Theatre Group, was a USF Repre- sentative, .was in the Freshman Show and Freshman Hall plays and belonged to the Spanish Club. SALLY SHOEMAKER Third on the slate for President of the League, Sally was chair- man of the Script Committee for Junior Show, was on the Under- grad Dance Committee, is on the Maids’ and Porters’ Committee and belongs to the College Thea- tre. Her Sophomore year she was after what we supposed to be the closing one. England, and Cambridge, ia about five weeks, And those of you who are thinking of coming to England this summer will have plenty to see on the stage: Corio- lanus and Volpone and Macbeth (Ralph Richardson) at Stratford; a new Rattigan play with Peggy Ashcroft; Comus, and later Cym- beline at Regent’s Park, Gielgud’s Much Ado About Noth- ing (a vast success) may have closed at The Phoenix Theatre, but it is to be followed there by Rich- ard II with Paul Seofield. And if you are very prompt, Tis on of Athens, beginning the Old Vic. June EN cordingly. Last Nighters are printed because we think t students are interested in reading about current productions. All play reviews are the opinion of the writer and not of the entire editorial board. They are always signed. The News appreciates letters commenting on all reviews, for this is the only channel it has to print opposing or coinciding opin- ion and therefore evidence a more realistic picture of campus on the Chapel Committee, was a Counsellor at the BMC Summer Camp, and‘ worked on the Maids’ and Porters’ Show. . She was also in the Chorus, belonged to the BMC Theatre, and was co-chairman of the Rock Hall Dance. Her Freshman year she was a counsellor at the BMC Camp and worked at the Soda Fountain. She was president of the Russian Club, belonged to the BMC Theatre, was in the Freshman Show and in the Chorus, BOBBIE DIETER The fourth candidate for the League, Bobbie is chairman of Blind School Recording, works in the Soda Fountain, and was Busi- ness Manager of the ’55 Hand- book. She was on the Script Com- mittee and was in the cast of Junior Show, is on the Nominat- ing Committee, is the hall ,rep- resentative and a _ permission giver. Current Events Economic and Political Instability Kills Cabinet The instability and unsettled state of the French Government seems to be one of the chief prob- lems in France today. Miss [Witte, who spoke at the Current Events meeting on Monday’ evening, March 8, said that the economic and political issues in connection with the fall of the French cabi- net, constitute the main questions and gave the immediate causes and background for these prob- lems as well as suggestions for improving the situation. The immediate question on which the Cabinet fell was the budget, which is divided into twen- ty sections, each a question of con- fidehce. Only one question on ap- ‘propriations was passed; the oth- ers were defeated by large major- ities. One opinion was that it seemed like a reshuffling within the departments of the government, and that this reshuffing makes France less able to participate in the North Atlantic armies. Miss Witte, however, believes that the problem is more serious than that. It brings up the fundamental problems, which are the economic and political ones. The first question concerning economy is that the amount France has to spend for defense has in- creased. It is twice the amount that it was last year, which cre- ates great difficulty in the budget. Also, this increase has been accom- plished by a terrific inflation in the French economy since the out- break of the Korean war. In ad- dition, the French government is no longer able to borrow from the Bank of France unless it becomes more stable and able to pay back the loans. ‘ Besides these difficul- ties, the Marshall Plan is also ter- minsting, which means that Continued on Page 5, Col. 1