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Letters in the ‘Lantern’
The department of “Letters to the Campus”
means be continued ‘in coming issues of the Lantern.

should by all
They can

throw light, as no other easily obtainable source can, across the
background from which, the other more formal writing in the

magazine comes.

As we see it, their function—and that of most collections of
letters—is to show the characteristic problems, emotions, and

relationships. of a homogeneous

group of people. Whetheror

not they possess distinctive literary value is, particularly in this

case, relatively unimportant.
The. present collection fails

wholly to fulfill this function

because of its diffuseness: each letter has a quite different focus,
but in contrast to a well written story or essay, no one is really

qualified to stand alone.

For instance, the two entitled “Boy to

Girl” might be considered mainly interesting for their ideas on
the peculiarities of the female mind: but the ideas are neither
sufficiently original nor well enough expressed to support the

pieces by and of themselves.
In selecting letters of quite

different types the Lantern has

unnecessarily brought upon itself. criticism of the whole idea.
The lack of homogeneity in the collection hinders the reader
from: fastening attention on the undercurrents in each letter, since
naturally one undercurrent presents very little upon which to

fasten.

Instead, attack is turned to such things as the lack of

literary value in the letters, although this is actually largely irrele-

vant.

The criticism of “sensationalism” and “lack of taste,” while

it is always apt to be brought forward against a group of contem-

porary letters, is also more easily
alone.

aroused when each letter stands

Despite these faults, the-present collection indicates the kind of

illumination which can be found in letters.

It would be far moré

tellingly presented if the letters were selected so that all impinged
on one specific interest, for instance, ideas on women’s minds, rela-
tive naiveté or cynicism, types of sense of humor, and so on. It
is the job of the collector—and one requiring considerable imagi-
nation—to find some such thread of continuity in a group of let-
ters, a thread which is important and interesting to the reader,

and ‘also one which is dealt with

by fair proportion of all the let-

ters. A cross-section is only valued when it, presents many ex-

amples along one line. |









In Philadelphia

Three hundred Persian minia-
tures from all phases of the art of
Iran, the gift of the late Mrs. John
Frederick Lewis, are to be seen



.. dn. the. Free Library of, Philadel-
““phia” ‘on Logan. ‘Square, “open. until!

10 p. m. including Sundays.

Life and Still Life is the name of
the new exhibit at the Art Alliance, |

251 S. 18th Street. Leon Kroll, |

George Biddle, James Chapin and

modern ethan do are showing their
latest work. Chapin’s
Farmer, violently condemned by





agriculturalists, is

- of picture in the showing. But},
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“first rank in}

Soda Fountain, Fourteenth Street
Midinettes.

The Y. M. H. A., Broad and
Pine Streets, has a group of Jos-
erph Grossman’s paintings on view
which showshis development from

etic landscapes. ;

Breughel, Daumier, and: other sa-
tirists of the lawyer’s profession
are shown at Carlen Galleries in

prints and drawingsr——~~—~-— ?

THEATRE |
_ ERLANGER: Roark Bradford's
play John Henry, —— Paul
Robeson. |





early large group pictures to po-}

a small but amusing group of

‘Locust st: -Tonteht We

| Opinion

To the Editor of the News:

On reading over your last week’s
front page review of Time and The
Conways I was moved by its de-
jected tone to scribble a few notes
in the margin of the article:

First’ Paragraph—The play was
not very good, and even if it had
been good, I would not Mave liked
it.

Second Paragraph—Three people
in it were all right and ‘I liked}
them very much.. I liked especially
the youngest Conway. > \ She was
cheerful; but they ieft her out of
the second act (an oversight).

Third Paragraph—The part of
Kay was very well done, most ef-
fective. She was O. K., and set
off the cast.

Fourth Paragraph—The rest of
‘he cast provided at least “sub-
stantial” support. It did its best,
no doubt.

“As in last year’s play, the male
parts were taken by members of
the Haverford Cap and Bells.”
They weren’t bad, either.

Fifth Paragraph—But, the pro-
duction as a whole, “directed by
Carl Rapp,” was rather an un-
fortunate mess, I must say!

O, uhhappy reviewer!

O, so unhappy, harrassed spec-
tators!

O, wretched (no, a few untorn)
members of the cast and produc-
tion crew (mentioned or unmen-
tioned; whole or hysterically going
to pieces by this time) !

O, poor old weary
stage!

Oh, for a breath of fresh air!

M. C. G., ’40.







Goodhart



MUSIC

On December 15 the Mendelssohn
Club, Saint Peter’s Choir and 40
members of the Philadelphia Or-
chestra will present a Christmas
concert in the Academy’ of ‘Music.

The first part of the program will
consist of unaccompanied singing
of traditional carols and the second,
Bach’s famous Christmas Oratorio,
a work with very effective contralto
and soprano solos which will be
sung by Veronica Sweigert and Ed-
mund A. Helveston. The soprano
soloists will be the boys of Saint
Peter’s Choir School and the tenor,
Frederick R. Day.

MOVIES

ALDINE: We Are Not Alone,
James Hilton’s story with Paul
Muni and Jane Bryan.

BOYD: Greta Garbo, Melvyn
Douglas and Ina Claire in Ni-
notchka.

FOX: That’s Right’ — You're
Wrong, a musical ¢omedy with Kay
Kyser and his band.

KARLTON: The Housekeeper’s
Daughter, with Joan Bennett and
Adolphe Menjou.

KEITH’S: -The Secret of Dr.
Kildare, with Lew Aytes and Lio-
nel Barrymore.

NEWS: Fredric Ne and Tal-
lulah Bankhead in My Sin.

.PALACE: Deanna Durbin in
First Love. + —

STANLEY: Another Thin Man,
with William Powell, Myrna Loy
and Asta, the deg. -

STANTON: James Stewart and
Jean Arthur in Mr.
To Washington.

MAIN LINE MOVIES
ARDMORE: Wednesday: Zorina
jin On Your Toes, Thutsday; Fri-
day and Saturday: Marx Brothers
in At the Circus.

SEVILLE: Thursday: -Gary
Cooper and Jean Arthur in The
‘Plainsman. Friday and Saturday:
Fast and Furious, with Ann Soth-
ern and Frarichot Tone.

SUBURBAN: Thursday, Friday
and Saturday: “Baby” Sandy vs.

WAYNE: Thursday: Wells Sos
| go, with Joel McCrea and*Frances
| Dee. "Ssameed and Saturday: Little





Smith Goes|-

School for Social
Research to Found
Dramatic Workshop



An ambitious project for instruc-
tion in the dramatic arts is dis-
closed in the New School for Social
Research announcement of plans
for a Dramatic Workshop.

project will be under the direction
of Erwin Piscator, eminent pro-
ducer and director from Central
Europe.

The first term will begin on Jan-
uary 15, and Piscator will have the
active personal collaboration of
many of the most outstanding
figures in the qautemmporery theatri-
cal’ and music worlds,” including
Stella Adler, Brooks Atkinson,
Bertram Bloch, _Barrett H. Clarke,
Hanns Eisler, John Gassner, The-
resa Helburn, (Bryn Mawr ’08),
Erich Leinsdorf and Louis Weit-
zenkorn who will conduct courses.’
Students will have contact with
current Broadway productions in
rehearsal, and guest speakers are to
include persons active in the thea-
tre throughout the country.

It is designed as a two-year pro-
fessional training course and exper-
imental laboratory leading from
academic to professional work.
Classes, lectures, seminars, musical
and dramatic productions will be
held in the quarters of the New
School, 66 West 12th Street, New
York City, where a fully equipped
stage.and auditorium are available.

Eight major divisions make up
the course of study: directing, act-
ing, dramaturgy, the musical stage,
design, production, general prepar-
atory training and community dra-
ma. In addition, students will have
access to a wide range of related
courses in the general schedule of
the New School, embracing psy-
chology, literature and the fine arts.

The Dramatic Workshop, in spite
of its numerous Broadway connec-
tions, will by no means be restricted
to Broadway. Barrett H. Clarke,
director of Dramatists Play Ser-
vice, is chairman of a course in the
American Drama of Our Times
which includes among -its guest
spéakers Maxwell Anderson, Carl
Carmer, Eddie Dowling, George S.
Kaufman, Sidney. Kingsley and
Brock Pemberton.

In charge of directing—technique
and rehearsal—will be the director
of the Dramatic Workshop himself,
Edwin Piscator, former director of
the People’s Theatre and of the
State Theatre of Berlin, and from
1986 to 1938 lecturer on dramatic
art at the German University in
Paris. Theresa Helburn, adminis-
trative director of the Theatre
Guild and director of the Bureau
of New Plays, will conduct a play-
wright’s seminar, with Philip Bar-
ry, Robert Shewood and others.

In the musical division which
stresses the interconnection of mu-
sic and drama, both in the operatic
and in the theatrical field, Erich
Leinsdorf, the young conductor at
the Metropolitan, and Felix Bren-
tano will undertake training for
operatic and other musical produc-
tions. Several innovations for the-
atrical schools have been estab-
lished; they include courses in com-
munity drama, theatrical publicity
and the theatre from the business
stand point.



Choirs. Spend Spare
Time Out of Training



Continued from Page One

from four until. six thirty when the
visisors were dazzled. by. the glories
of supper at Rhoads. Ping-pong
and: dancing followed in the smok-
ing:.room, which had been cleared
of its usual inhabitants, and a gen-
eral atmosphere of gaiety and
glamour prevailed. At the concert
itself, the choirs once more outdid
themselves, “this « time before a
packed and enthusiastic Goodhart.

closed



Sreatre

‘The Ghost Train’ Amuses;
Sound Effects Excel,
‘ Cast Praised

(Especially contributed by Fifi









The| Garbat, ’41.)

As a whole, The Ghost Train by,
Arnold Ridley, presented by Hav-
erford and Bryn Mawr _ Colleges
on December 8 and 9, provided. a
good evening’s entertainment. The
sympathetic audience on Friday
evening seemed to enjoy it thor-
oughly. There’ were the. usual ,
shudders ‘and applause so gratify-
ing to the cast of a mystery melo-
‘rama. Much of the credit for this
should go to the sound-effects de-
partment who created storms and
trains with amazing reality.

The Ghost Train, as/a play, is
trivial and unimpressive. It has
only a few big moments dispersed
among long scenes of mere expo-
sition and waiting. Unfortunately,
the direction did not succeed in
breaking these long lulls; the ac-
tors were seated too methodically,
the big scenes were too obviously
placed in stage center and there
was not enough stress on variety
and changes in tempo.

Richard J. Potter, who played
the part of Saul Hodgkin, the sta-
tion master, was particularly good.
He created a completely convincing
characterization of an old, super-
stitious New Englander. He held
the stage throughout most of the
first act because of his accurate
sense of timing contrast.

Lowell. King, as Teddie bic.
the detective, who hides his iden-
tity in the disguise of a foppish
Englishman gave a perfectly de-
lightful performance. His sense
of humor and of variety kept the
part from becoming unreal or
monotonous.

Rosemary Sprague was outstand-
ing among the women. She was in
large part responsible for the
quicker pace and tenser atmos-
phere of the second act. It is un-
fortunate that her tendency to over-
act caused her to become slightly
melodramatic and at moments even
tiresome. _

Eleanor Fribley did some good
acting as an old maid who drinks
a flask of whiskey. Her drunk
cecene was gradually and suhfly de-
veloped. The rest of the cast gave
uniformly adequate interpretations
and helped to sustain the mood,
though unfortunately there were
moments when they could not be
heard.: In one short ‘scene at the
very end, John Marsh did a stimu-
lating bit as Jackson, a red-blooded
American detective.

Technically all was well, for the
stage set and lighting were both
excellent. The faults in tempo
and lapses in action were due
mostly to the script and direction.
But taken not too seriously, the
result was an evening of fun.. ©



Assembly Plans Panel
On Teaching Methods

Continued from Page One
in meeting this demand, can cover
more material in a lecture system
than by careful discussion on sepa-
rate topics.

The general topics of the assem-°
‘bly will be taken up more specific-
ally in hall meetings, and recom-
mendations may be made to the
faculty Curriculum Committee



sentatives.

‘The Curriculum Cominittee- plans |
later on to study teaching methods
of other colleges, as well as discus-
sion classes which have proved suc-
cessful at Bryn Mawr. The possi-
bility of a music major will be
taken up, “period” majors and the
plan of taking allied courses de-



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