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Dr. Faustus Presented

Those who went to the production
of the Haverford English Club on Fri-
day expecting to see the superman
Faustus cementing a bond. with the
gpowers of darkness, and,in the full-
ness of time reaping his just deserts,
were startled to find Mephistopheles
rather than Faustus the center of the
stage. A most engaging devil, scarlet
from the end. of his horns to the tip
of his tail, he won the audience with
a contagious “Heh, heh,’ which even
Faustus caught by the last scene;
Whether he was panting with rage
until the red buttons down his chest
heaved, jesting cynically with Faustus
on the subject of women, or artfully
tempting him with conjuring, he nat-
urally. slipped into this -interjection,
which was far more eloquent than all
the lofty poetry of Faustus on hell or
heaven. In fact, even a gown with a
fur. hood and an advisory body of
‘angels failed to brighten the study
where Faustus, with a skull, a. Bible
and a Justinian for company, carried
on his soliloquies. But given the same
study with a sullen Mephistopheles
arriving hot from hell and it was full
indeed.

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Perhaps the charms of Mephistoph-
eles lay in his ability to cause inter-
esting events. ‘Enter Mephastophilis
with dieuls” at a tremendous bound,
ed tails flying. “Enter Mephastophilis
with a chafer of coles” which immedi-
ately burst into flame. “Enter Meph-
astophilis” and “Helen passeth over the
stage.” She may require a good deal
of conjuring and “patience,” but she
arrives presently in a white nightgown
with, a royal purple cape and golden
curls which would ptt the real Helen
to shame. The tango bend with which

. Helen draped herself over the arm of
the learned Dr. Faustus was worthy
close study by a body mechanics
class, but it scarcely blended with our
conception of either, of the famous
parsonages involved. |

And-finally,—on-one—great—occasion,
“Enter Mephastophilis” with dark Lu-
¢ifer,, adorned with a bristling red
beard, horns like a crescent moon, and
claws long -eneugh to be a _ serious
handicap. The result of this double
visitation was a pageant of the Seven
Deadly Sins: Pride, cold in white and:
blue; Covetousness, meanly clad in
burlap and wildly clutching a miser’s
bag; Wrath, terrible in a red straw
turban and a purple cape; Envy, green
to his complexion; Gluttony, round-
bellied and red-faced, munching an ap-
ple; Sloth in a white nightshirt; and
Lechery, triumph of triumphs, with
yellow dress, red face an a tempting
eye.

Mephistopheles pervaded the Papal
scene, although the chief credit here
belongs to the friars. The rising cyr-
tain\ disclosed a-spacious room with
two real windows in the background,
-beyond one of which the branches of
a pine tree waved. in the rain. Be-
yond the other, as-Mephistopheles in-
formed., Faustus, was. the “Citie
(which) stands upon “seven hills.”
Under -a ‘largé’ cross and flanked by
two lighted*candelabra stood the dais
of the Pope, where in devilish un-
concern sat Mephistopheles, swinging
one_leg. irreverently.’ The Pope en-
tered—in-lomg~ white flowing (?) robes
—followed by»three worthy friars who
brought him the Sacrament and then
fled in holy terror to the accompani-
ment of Faustus’ mocking voice and
the fire works of . Mephistopheles.
They returned in solemn array, and,
led by a lean brother with a sancti-
monious air, sang a lusty dirge, until
Faustus and ~- Mephistopheles drove
them from the room and _ returned,
shaking with laughter, to echo their
“‘Maledicat dominus.”

The successful .production of, the
supernatural elements to -the
shadowing of Faustus was perhaps un-
avoidable in-an amateur “performance.
Marlowe’s Faustus is a tragic char-
acter and a superman, while Mephis-

“topheles is tempered. with humor and

may be played in a very. human man-
‘ner. The cutting was done, however,
to emphasize the character of Faus-
fis; and the middle part of the play,
which is so poorly written, was
moulded to form a natural develop-
ment from the agreement of Faustus
to-sell his soul,.so the final scene where
the price is exacted. By reducing
Wagner, who was a jolly clown,, and
the disconnected feats of magic to a
minimum, a series of struggles of con-
science remained, brought to a climax
in the misery occasioned Faustus by
the virtuous old man. ~

If we came away. less moved by

_-tragie“truths” than amused at the un-|

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Variety Dramatics

Varsity Dramatics wishes to an-
nounee that it will present “The
Constant Nymph” with Princeton
the tenth and eleventh of April.
Books will be placed on reserve
this Wednesday, and the tryouts,
which will be held at the end of
this week, will be announced in
the halls. A paper will be posted
‘on the bulletin board in Taylor on
Wednesday for all those interested
in working at construction, cos-
tumes, and _ properties to sign.
Signing: up for this technical work
will not prevent one from trying-
out or receiving a part.

Because of the need for ready
cash with which to transact such
business: as is nece$sary before the
play, the Board is urging everyone
who is interested to make them a
loan of one-dollar. This will not
be ‘considered a contribution, but
will be repaid as soon as possible.
There will be a: representative in
each hall to-collect these loans.



gilded neck of the ‘Chorus, neverthe-
less, we owe to Haverford our heart-
iest thanks for an opportunity to ap-
preciate more fully the wonderful color
and drama latent in Marlowe’s Dr.

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Bureau of Recommendations

Recently the Bureau of Recommend-
ations has received a letter from a de-
partment store in Baltimore which
reads, in part, as follows: “For some
years, large department. stores. have
been offering to college students a
course in store background for the
purpose:.of..developing-potential-execti-
tives. I should like to present the pos-
sibilities of future. positions for some
of the members of this year’s graduat-
ing class who may be interested.

The department sfore “special train-
ing course” trains the college student
in all branches of the organization
Over a period of-six moriths to one
year. During that time special abili-
ties reveal themselves and preferences
are expressed, due to contacts with
every phase. of the business...In our
present organization, executive posi-
tions in Personnel, Advertising, Com-
parison Shopping, Tea Room work,
Office work, Buying and Merchandis-
ing have been filled from the college
training group. :

I feel that the opportunities. for
women in the business field have not
been presented to the college graduate
up until _recent-years.

I am‘ interested in this not only from
the point of view of the~store~but
from the point of view of the splendid
opportunities in business for a college
graduate.

In. this connection, one might’ also
mention the New York University
School of Retailing, which offers schol-
arships and fellowships to college grad-
uates interested. in
work as a career.

Another organization in which stu-
‘dents may be interested is’ the Child
Education Foundation at 66-70- East
92d Street, New York City. . This
Foundation, a pioneer in the field of
child education in this country, was
the first organization to. prepare teach-
ers for work with children of nursery
age. It-has three departments and a
training school for teachers, ‘a Chil-
dren’ Home School,..and an Advisory
Service, A recent. letter from. .the
Foundation says, “Among the most
worth while of the professions, the
nursery school field holds forth almost
unlimited possibilities. The demand
for our teachers is far greater than
our supply and is constantly growing.
We are, theerfore, always on the look-
out for the right type of young woman
to prepare for this vital work.

“If any of your teachers or students
would like to visit the children’s
schools’ affiliated with us and see the
actual work being done with the chil-
dren of this age, we should*be glad
to make appointments for them. As
these schools include children of all
nationalities, creeds and colors in day
nurseries, missions and settlements as
well‘as the private school, we should



like to know each visitor’s preference |,

when: making arrangements.”

The Charity Organization Society in
New. York City has vacancies for visit-
or-in-training positions,’ and for hold-
ers of fellowships in the New York
School of Social Work; in both cases
a small salary is paid while the individ-
ual; is receiving special training. —~

Students who are-interested in any
of these types of work may get more
detailed information. from Miss ‘Crane,

department store.

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Mrs. Sloss Suggests

Mrs. Margaret Fleisher Sloss will give
her second talk on Contemporary Litera-
ture in the Commons Room, on Wednes-
day, March 19, The subject’ of the lec-
ture will be “The Sophisticates.” Mrs.
Sloss has given the News a list of the
books she plans to discuss, For those
who have the time at least to look over
these novels, the talk will be increased

of the first of the series, The novels on
the list are as follows:

That Capri Air—Douglas.

I Thought of Daisy—Wilson.

Inyocent Voyage—Hughes.

Harriet Hume—West.

The Man. Who Lost Himself—Sitwell.

Forty-second Parallel—Dos Passos.

As before the first talk -of this series,
given under the auspices of the Speakers’
Committee, tea will be served in the.

which Mrs. Sloss will speak.



Radio Program *
Our radio news for this week includes
a varied and interesting series of pro-
grams: y;

Thursday, March 13, 7:15 P. M.—Rep-
resentative Ruth Hanna McCormick,
speaking. on “Women’s Influence on
Community Life,” over WJZ.

7:30 P. M.—Richard Washburn Child,
speaking on “America’s: Need of
Staunch Nationalism,” over WEAF.

8:00 P. M.—Vallee Orchestra, over
WEAF.

8:15 P. M.—Reports from the London
Naval Conference, rebroadcast from
London, over WABC.

Friday, .March 14, 6:45 P.
Gibbons on “Prohibition
News,” over WJZ.

Saturday,- March 15, 1:45 P. M.—For-
eign Policy Association discussion on
“What Is. Happening in London?”
Speakers to be Edward P. Warnek,
James T. Shotwell, and Henry Cabot

__ Lodge; over. WEAF. See :
7:00 PB. M.—Puccini’s “Turandot,” |

with Chamlee, Alda, and ‘others, over

WEAF.

M.—Floyd
Poll , and

Monday,. March 17,-7:15 P. M.—“Suc-
cess or Failure at London’; over’
WEAF.

in| value and interest even beyond that |.

Commons. Room, at four-fifteen, after ;

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A Sample

“Preen. (communing with, him-
self). I feel I am not my old
bright self. -(Sips.) ‘I can’t be-
lieve for a moment that it was my
wife. (Sips.) - And yet—(sips)—
that fainting, you know. (Sips.)
I should go.away for a bit until
it blew over. (Sips.) I don't
think I should. ever marry again.
(Sips_and sips, and becomes per-
haps a little more like his old
bright self.)”

Just an amusing interlude in the:
rather harrowing mystery play,
“Shall We Join the Ladies?” to
be given by the Graduate Club,
Monday evening, March .17, at
eight-twenty o'clock. Tickets may
be charged on Pay Day.



-. Economic Conference

The, Conference on “Changes in Our
Economic Order” will ‘take place on
Saturday, March 22, beginning at 9:30
in the morning, and lasting until tea
time. All those who wish to attend
the conference must have paid a fee -
of $1, and registered with a member of
the Liberal Club by March 15. Reg-
istratian will take place in each hall
all this week. Checks may be put on
pay day, or made out now to Annamae
Grant. Tentative arrangements are as
follows:

Radnor—R:=Shatticross-—

Merion—J. Barber.

Rockefeller—F. Robinson.

Pembroke. West—V. Butterworth.

Pembroke East—H. Seligman.

Non-resident—A. Grant.







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