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VOL. XLVIII—NO. 11

ARDMORE and BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1951

Copyright, Trustees of
Bryn Mawr College, 1951

PRICE 20 CENTS



Husain Explains
Basic Problems
Pakistan Faces

Ideological and Social
Issues Divide
Country

On December 4 at 8:30 p. m. in
the Common Room an Alliance lec-
turer, Dr. Imdad Husain. spoke on
“Pakistan Education and Politics”.

n idealogical and political back-
ground is necessary to the under-
standing of the educational prob-
lems facing Pakistan today. In
1947 British India was divided into
two political unions, Bharat and
Pakistan. From the latter’s view-
poini there was ample historical
justification for the partition. One
quarter of the four million people
in India are Moslems who believe
in the brotherhood of man, in the
dignity of person, and in one God.
The podlytheistic Hindus of Bhar.t
worship many gods, engage in el-
aborate ceremonials, and live by

the cast system under which so-
cial status is fixed and predeter-

is the fundamental inequality of
man.

When the Moslems conquered
the area they ruled with tolerance
and enlightenment, but did not
force the Hindus to become con-
verted to Islam. Many Hindu un-
touchables accepted the Moslem
faith to gain personal dignity.

When the British arrived they
found these differences existing,
and‘ during their colonial days,
they used the divide-and-rule pol-

Graduate Students, Turned Mummers,
Present Spirited Pageant in Each Hall

On the evening of December 11,
the Graduate School put on Mum-
mers Plays in the different Halls.
The atmosphere was one of great
freshness, bright color, and en-
ergy. The action was quick and
the words were clear. Because
the plays were performed with as-
suredness and precision, the audi-
ence was relaxed and put into the
gay medieval spirit.

‘Lola Mary Egan, the director,
dressed as a jester, heralded the
arrival of the players by doing a
quick dance step while beating on
a little drum. The cast entered
from outdoors, gayly costumed
and singing impatiently,

“Hold, men, hold,
We are very cold,
If you don’t give us silver
Then give us gold.”
Then the performers announced
themselves individually in poetry:

“IT am King Alfred and this is
my bride...” (the bride was pale
and meek and blushing). And
then came King Cole and King
William, followed by

“IT am John Blunderbull
And this is my little man Jack
l’ll fight King Alfred, I'll fight
King Cole,
I’m willing to fight any mortal
soul.”
And finally,
“I am Saint George of Merry
England E
Bring in our Morris men
Bring in our band.”
The dancers were the highlights
of the show and the step they did
was intricate. They were masked
and wore red and black costumes



The Counterpoint review by
Mr. Berthoff, will appear in
the News of January 16, the



icy to play one group off against
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‘ last issue of the semester.









Penn Players Display Technical Skill,
Lack Depth of Shakespearian Drama

By Betty-Jeanne Yorshis, °52

Amid the rash of Shakespearean
productions which have swept the
neighboring campuses this month,
was Romeo and Juliet given by
the Pennsylvania Players at Ir-
vine Auditorium, December 7 and
8. This play, the first of Shake-
speare’s to achieve the greatness
that was typical of his later plays,
is perhaps best known of all his
works. It has been performed
countless times through the years
by innumerable companies. Be-
cause of the familiarity of the
lines, it is extremely difficult for
a group to give any new or start-
ling interpretation to the produc-
tion of this play. The best that
a modern company can do with
Romeo and Juliet then, is to bring
out the original meaning of the
play by an understanding of the
Shakespearean idiom and the use
of irreproachable diction and sim-
plicity in the delivery of the lines.

That the Penn Players had a
knowledge of the requirements of
a Shakespearian play was clear by
the many interesting effects in
lighting, staging, and-blocking that
were used in the production. The
players entered and exited from
all over; from the wings, from the
audience, from the. sides of the
theatre as well as from all parts:

of the stage. Scenes shifted rapid-
ly and were logated alternately in
different sections of the stage.
Some took place in front of the
curtain to allow for set changes
behind it, without disturbing the
continuity of the play. The ad-
vantages of Irvine Auditorium it-
self were well exploited. The col-
ored walls of the building make a
suitable backdrop for some of the
action which took place outside
the limits of the stage. The sets
and costumes were exceptionally
bright and elaborate. The cur-
tain opened to a beautifully ex-
ecuted background of a street in
Verona. Juliet’s room and the
Capulet’s banquet hall were equal-
ly well done.

Most outstanding in this produc-
tion was the lighting. Spotlights
from the sides and back of the
theatre, as well as overhead stage
lights were used to good effect.
The best example of this was the
ballroom scene in the Capulet’s
house where Romeo sees Juliet for
the first time. As he looks on, all
the other players recede into dim-
ness, and a brilliant light from
above and behind frames Jutiet’s
head and figure and makes her
hair soft around her face. When
Romeo steps into this spot and



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and beat sticks on the ground
rhythmically, In the background
was a woodwind player who at in-
tervals sang the melody of the
dance tune. The dragon entered,
all green and evil. A battle en-
sued in which all the kings were
killed, climaxed by the death blow
administered to Saint George by
the dragon. All were revived by
the stooped, black-robed doctor
who claimed to kill all ill:

“I can kill the itch, the stich,

the palsy and the gout.”

Slowly the King and Queen, in

rich mantles, came to life again.
John Blunderbull, red-bearded, car-
rying his club revived, and a slow
majestic mock-battle ensued. The
jester aided John, and the stout
Saint George in a red tabard de-
fended himself with a wooden
sword. The dragon with his point-,
ed tingernails behaved most furi-
ously.
After this there was great strife
among the Kings until the spirit
of Christmas, wearing a lovely
curling silver beard, pacified them
al.

“Hold men put up your sticks.”
The performers left singing a va-
riation of the opening song and
Father Christmas threw golden
nuts to the audience.

The little drum began to beat
again, and the procession left.

This is the first year that a
mummers play has been given. It
should become as lovely a tradition
as the annual carolling. There
could not have been a nicer Christ-
mas present from the graduate
students to the undergraduates.
We truly appreciate it.

CALENDAR

Until January 9

Wednesday, December 12, 1951
faids’ and Porters’ Carolling
in the evening.

Thursday, December 13, 1951

Christmas Dinners.

Senior Carolling.

Friday, December 14, 1951

12:45 p.m. Christmas Vaca-
tion begins. The last meal serv-
ed in the halls will be Friday
supper. °

* * *
Thursday, January 3, 1952

9:00 a.m. Classes resume. Stu-
dents may return to college the
night before. Wednesday eve-
ning supper will be served on
January 2. _

Friday, January 4, 1952

4:00 p. m. Common Room: the
Art Discussion Group will debate
“By What Criteria Should You
Judge Modern Art?”

Monday, January 7, 1952

Common Room, 4:00 or 8:15
p.m. §.D.A. speaker.

Tuesday, January 8, 1952

8:30 p.m. Science Club.

Open Meeting on Costs and
Fees.

Wednesday, January ‘9, 1952

7:30 p.m. Fencing Meet.

8:30 p.m. Prof. Gordon Craig
of Princeton will speak in Good-
hart under the auspices of the
History Department on the sub-
ject “Military Politics in Prussia
and Germany in the Nineteenth
and Twentieth Centuries”.

Birmingham Canon

Gets Enthusiastic
Student Audience

Especially contributed Ly
Helen Woodward, 52
Chairman, Chapel Committee

The Rev. Canon Bryan Green,
rector of Birmingham, England,
spoke four times last week at
Bryn Mawr. The number of stu-
dents who heard him was phenom-
enal considering the time at which
he spoke and the academic press-
ure at this time of year. There
were approximately 350 at the
Sunday meeting in Goodhart and
200 at each of the others which
were held Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights.

It is probably one of the few
times in the history of the college
that a religious speaker has excilt-
ed the whole campus. The impact
of Canon Green went beyond the
Music Room in which he spoke.
Everyone was discussing Bryan
Green. He was criticized; he was
praised. No one reacted passive-
ly to his words or his personality.

Many people have asked me how
Canon Green happened to come to
Bryn Mawr. The answer is sim-
ple: He wanted to come. The
Bryan Green Mission of the Epis-
copa!” Diocese © of © Pennsylvania
arranged with us to have him
speak here once. The extra meet-
ings and the private interviews
were planned at his request.

No one can help but be impress-
ed with the physical and mental
energy of Canon Green. For three

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Janschka Offers
Drawing Lessons

After a number of Art Discus-
sion Groups, it was found that
there was a demand for a prac-
ical art course in drawing for be-
ginners. Mr, Janschka has an-
nounced that he will give a course
of eighteen lessons on “Drawing
for Beginners”. The classes will
be held in Skinner Workshop from
ten till twelve o’clock on Saturday
mornings, starting on January 5,
and continuing Qn .through the
spring with the exception of Sat-
urdays during exams and holidays.
This course 1s open to anyone in
the college, and since it is mainly
for beginners no one need fear
that they will be uncomfortable no
matter how little they know about
art.

Mr. Janschka has organized his
lessons with the following plan in
mind. The first thrce lessens will
ve on “Sketching”, the next three
on “Composition”, the next three
on the “Human Body’, the next
three on the “Human Face’, the
next two on “The Material as an
Important Creative Factor’, and
the last lesson will be on “Expres-
sion of Ideas Formed by Means-of
Visual Experience without Being
Necessarily a Literal Recording of
that Experience”.

Some of the many plans that
Mr. Janschka has for the classes
are: drawing single objects, gen-
eral forms, still life forms, com-
posing with wire, clay, and wood,
experiments with different mate-
rials, and discussions about prob-
lems as they arise. There will



Combined Choir
Sings. Excellent

Carol Program

Orchestra Aids Chorus
In Traditional
Service

by Frances Shirley, ’53

Program for the Christmas Carol
Service, Sunday, December 9, 1951, in
Goodhart Hall, by the Haverford Glee
Club, Bryn Mawr College Chorus, and
the Bryn Mawr-Haverford Orchestra,
under the direction of Robert L.
Goodale and William H. Reese. In-
vocation, reading, prayer and bene-
diction were by the Reverend Andrew
Mutch.

Golden Sonata ..............cccccce Purcell

Orchestra

Invocation
Magnificat in the Eighth Mode Dufay
Now Leave Your Flocks..French Carol
The Angels and the Shepherds..Kodaly
Bryn Mawr Chorus
The First Noel
To Us is Born Immanuel....Praetorius
Zion Hort Die Wachter Singen
Buxtehude
Mixed Chorus
Pastoral Symphony ........ G. F. Handel
Orchestra
Silent Night
Wo: MIROE: | o.. ckeissiscc J. W. Clokey
Minuit sonne au clocher blanc
French Carol
O Little Town of Bethlehem...... Schein
Haverford Glee Club
Reading of the Christmas Story
The Rev. Dr. Andrew Mutch
Choruses from Magnificat in D
J. 8. Bach

Mixed Chorus
Prayer ) :

O. Come, All Ye Faithful
Cantus Diversi
Two Advent Chorales
Brass Ensemble
Benediction

The criticisms that one could
make of the most recent of the





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traditional carol services would
have to be limited, as a rule, to
‘rivialities.. Taken as_a-whole, and
by individual pieces, the concert
was a_ success. The balance,
rhythms, attacks, and feeling were
superb. The orchestra has im-
proved in tone, and become more
sure of itself. Haverford, too, has
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Craig To Describe
Recent Militarism

Gcrdon Alexander Craig, pro-
fessor of history at Princeton Uni-
versity, will give a Mallory Whit-
ing Webster history lecture in
Goodhart Hall at 8:15 on January
9, 1952, 0n “Military Politics in
Prussia and German in the Nine-
teenth and Twentieth Centuries”.
The Political Science Quarterly
has published a number of Dr.
Craig’s articles on military state-
craft and the influence on militar-
ism on policy-making in Prussia
and Germany.

A native of Scotland, Dr. Craig
received his A. B. at Princeton in
1936. He received the degree of
Bacnelor of Literature from Ox-
ford in 1938. Princeton gave him
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
in 1941. Dr. Craig has taught at
Yale, Princeton, and Columbia.

During the war, he served as a

‘captain in the Marine Corps on

duty in the Far East. He also
worked in the Department of
State and at one time was attach-
ed to the Office of Strategic
Services. ..

Dr. Craig and Felix Gilbert, pro-
fessor of history at Bryn Mawr,
were co-editors of Makers of Mod-
ern Strategy, an evaluation of mi-
itary thought from Machiavelli to
Hitler, published in 1942.














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Mass Meetings on Elections

The present system of college elections will be reviewed
ata mass meeting on Tuesday, January 8. The Undergradu-
ate Council will set forth some aspects wihch it feels need
discussion. It is vitally important that as many students as
possible attend, because the election system must be period-
ically reconsidered, as are the constitutions of the campus
organizations.

It is also the duty of each student to think about the
principles which the election system should exemplify. If
there is to be democracy in campus government, then every-
one must participate. A democratic election system comes
only as a result of hard work. There are no shortcuts.

During the Christmas holidays, one does not usually
spend much time thinking about college matters. But if peo-
ple come back from vacation with ideas, the January 8 meet-
ing would be much more profitable. The function of the nom-
inating committee and of the written reports and the prob-
lem of urging students to find out about candidates are
among the subjects to be discussed. Freshmen as well as up-
perclassmen will be directly affected by the results of the
meeting. Come!!

Opinion

Because the News necessarily reflects the attitude of
only a small group of people; and because reviews, like other
feature articles express the opinion of one person, the News
needs letters to the editor to complete its function as a meet-
ing place of campus opinion.

This week’s letters, which come from faculty, cast, and
individual observers criticize the recent review of Othello;
further they discuss both the production and the direction
of the play itself. They not only reveal to the reader aspects
of. production and direction not touched on by the reviewer
but also approach these problems from many points of view.

The review and the letters, taken together, express the
opinion of a large group. Thus they give a fairer criticism
of the Othello production than does the review alone. This
week’s letters are an tial part of the sum of opinion on
Othello; they are an essential part of the News. The Editors
hope that more letters will be written to discuss other phases
of the News.

Bryan Green Tells
Role of Crucifixion

Continuing his talks on Christi-
anity, Canon Bryan Green spoke
on the crucifixion and its meaning
to the twentieth century “hes
last Tuesday evening, December 4,
-n the Music Room in Goodhart.

Christ’s death on the cross is
zentral to the understanding of
Christianity; at times, sentimentai
hymns and over-emotional preach-
ers tend to drive men away from
the cross. However, in the New
Testament, we find no “commotion”
—just. a straight-forward account.
We find also that the conception of
the cross can not be removed from
that of Christian salvation—or the
“integration of personality around
God”.

The crucifixion is integral to the
insight of Christian faith. Baptism
symbolizes man’s death to sin and
his rebirth as a Christian through
the redeeming blood of Christ.

Those who have not experienced
the meaning of the cross in their
own lives, Canon Green terms “de-
fective Christians”. Christ ‘was
crucified for all our sins, for sin
and evil are universal. The pro-
fessional jealousy of the priestly
caste, the moral cowardness of Pi-
late, the bored indifference and
sensuality of Herod, and the ma-
terialistic selfishness of the ordin-
ary man-in-the-street—all have
their counterparts in the twentieth
century and throughout the ages.
Mans sin always makes God suf-
fer, for it is a repudiation of His
love.

The cross can only be explained
in the terms of a good God who
hates sin and who, through Christ,
the “self-disclosure of God in hu-
man form”, fought sin to the bit-
ter end. This concept of God’s
hatred of sin when coupled with
his respect for man’s free will,
ieads one toward an understanding
of the crucifixion.

Bryan Green added that “no
Christian is a self-made man, for
it is only through God’s love tkat
we can gain faith”. The meaning
of the crucifixion is apparent when
we face our own sinfulness,

Canon Affirms Sin
Needs Forgiveness

Canon Bryan Green delivered
his final lecture at Bryn Mawr last
Wednesday night, December 5, on
the subject of forgiveness.

A basic understanding of sin is
needed before sin can be discussed.
If one believes in a personal God,
as a Christian necessarily must,
sinning is being in a bad relation-
ship with that God. From there it
Jollows that “because I be a sinner,
I do sin” or still do what “I know
to be wrong”. So if the sinner’s
will is pitted against that of
30d’s (the natural man is at en-
mity with God), the worst state a
person can be in is to be without
God, to be ungodly and _ this
condition depends only on one’s re-
lationship with God, not on ethical
behavior.

A sinner will suddenly know the
meaning of the word “ungodly”
when the needs God and cannot
reach him; it is then that he wants
to find God’s forgiveness.

If the need of a sinner is to be
put right with God, forgiveness is
the restoration to a relationship
of the sinner with God, not the let-
ting off of punishment and not
turning over a new leaf. God takes
one back into his friendship be-
cause of Christ’s death on the
cross and treats him as if he had
never sinned.

This forgiveness of God’s is giv-
en to men because God loves them,
completely as a gift when they
don’t deserve it. God forgives men



wher they come to Him just as
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LETTERS

Participants Emphasize
Merits In Spite
Of Obstacles

December 6, 1951
To the Editor:

Your review of Othello, while
clearly written, seems to be lack-
ing in the complete understanding
of the production we have pre-
sented. It has suffered from an
overweight of criticism of the di-
rection to the detriment of the
other aspects. It seems that you
have viewed the play from the
point of view of your own person-
al interpretation without consider-
ing that of the- director and: the
cast. In your article there were
questions that might well be an-
swered as they seem to be of gen-
eral interest, as well as a dearth
of credit where credit is most
definitely due.

We should like to clear up ‘the
mystery concerning the choice of
this particular type of staging—
space staging — rather than the
creation of an imitation Eliza-
bethan setting. There were two
major reasons for the final. choice
of a space-staged set: the first
that it is almost physically, and
economically impossible to ap-
proximate an Elizabethan stage
on Goodhart stage with the re-
sources: technical, in time, and
financial, which we have on hand,
and secondly, that to do so would
have been inconsistent with the in-
terpretation of Othello that we
were presenting.

One of the most prominent fea-
tures of the Elizabethan theatre
was the large apron which pro-
jected into the midst of the audi-
ence. It was on this apron that
much of the action of a play oc-
curred. An ‘important result of
this type of design in.the theatre
of any age is that it brngs the
audience into a much closer con-
tact, emotionally as well as phys-
ically, to the actors and to the
heart of the play. The modern
box stage theatre, in removing
the action from proximity to the
audience, quite effectively destroys
this bond. Thus the strongest ef-
fect of creating even. an approx-
imation of an Elizebethan stage
on Goodhart stage would be that
of the creation of a period piece.

But that which makes Shake-
speare so great an artist is pre-
cisely that his plays are not period
pieces but are concerned with those
human emotions which hold true
for any age, This interpretation
of Othello demanded a set that,
while in itself unobstrusive, would
serve to accentuate the action and
emotion of the drama and which
would permit the greatest possible
freedom and fluidity of motion on
the part of the actors. Thus the
choice devolved upon a_ space-
staged set.

In speaking of the minor roles
you refer to the “unfortunate in-
clusion” of Lodovico. We wonder
how many people in the audience
realized that Eric Blanchard took
over the role of Lolovico Wednes-
day night after dress réhearsal so
that the Thursday night perforin-
ance was the first time he rehears-
ed with the cast, and Saturday
night the third. We feel that the
College Theatre owes Eric both a
debt of gratitude and sincere con-
gratulations for doing a remark-
ably fine job on learning his lines
and blocking and generally fitting
himself into the production on
such short notice. :

However, that portion of the
review to which we take the great-
est exception is your devotion of
three pages to almost straight
criticism of the direction. We feel,
and feel sure that the cast would
also agree, that Mr. Thon has done
a superb job. He has had to work
with an almost completely inex-

perienced cast within a ridiculous-.

ly short space of time: - Credit

“Lack of Objectivity”
In Play Review
Censured

To the Editorial Board of the
College News:

Ladies:

W: saw Othello on Saturday
nighi.. We went prepared for the
limitations of an amateur produc-
tion and came away feeling that
we had enjoyed what was, on the
a sustained and moving
performance.

We were shocked, therefore, by
the violence of Miss Augustine’s
attack. What shocked us more,
however, was the injustice of the
review: all the credit for the mer-
its of the production was given to
the student participants,—and to

the author,—and all the blame for
its shortcomings to the director.
We feel that in the interest of
good. journalism the Editorial
Board of the College News is to
be censured for approving for pub-
lication a review so lacking in ob-
jectivity and so biassed in its ap-
proach.

whole,

Elinor A. Nahm
Milton C. Nahm



Play Cast Takes Blame
For Weaknesses,
Absolves Thon

December 9, 1951
To the Editor:

Concerning the review of the
Bryn Mawr - Haverford Othello
(College News, December 5), we
the cast wish to make clear the
credit that Mr. Thon deserves for
his work as director of the produc-
‘ion, which was not given him by
the reviewer.

1) Much of the acting came
across because of his repeated ex-
planation and correction of scenes.
Many of the weak points in the
acting came from a failure to fol-
low his direction.

2) Many of the flaws in the pro-
duction for which Mr. Thon was
blamed thad been corrected by him,
only to .be repeated in the next
performance.

3) The failure of the extras to
»omprehend the meaning of their
varts in the play as a whole rests
on their shoulders. Mr. Thon re-
quested everyone in the cast to
read the script several times and
liseussed with the extras the
neanjnhg of their parts in the play.

We hope this makes clear the
rue part which Mr. Thon played
n making Othello come across as
nuch as it did.

Sincerely,
The Cast of Othello







should most definitely be given
where acting talent is present, yet
without Mr. Thon’s knowledge
this talent could not have been
channeled into a consistent and
ofttimes stirring interpretation of
the play.

You have stated that the con-
tinuity of the play was broken be-
cause of a lack of understanding
on the part of the actors: the di-
rect result of inadequate interpre-
tation by the director. This is
simply not true. ,There were long
discussions between Mr. Thon and
the cast, and the crew, concerning
the interpretation of the play.
Many hours were spent in block.
ing and explanation of the block-

‘ing with the cast’s contributing

many ideas of their own. Not
only did Mr. Thon spend the en-
tire summer studying Othello but
he impressed all those working on
the show with his understanding
of all of its fine points. We feel



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THE COLLEGE

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“Intellectual Approach
Of Reviewer
| Praised

Bede Cae December 7, 1951
‘Po the: Editor:
--It -was'‘a* pleasure to read as
honest and thorough a review as
the one of Othello in the College
News last week. Since there are
ifactions on. campus which have
taken and will continue to take
these productions more seriously
than the news of the world, it is
important that a reviewer, in ex-
pressing her personal opinion of
the dramatic effort, he more pains-
taking“than ever. In other words,
as long as college theatre is cap-
able of arousing as much interest,
“both active and passive, as has
been. evidenced here, it is the re-
sponsibility of the student critic
to give as thorough and construc-
tive a criticism as she can, That
a. criticism is always one man’s
opinion must never be forgoten.
This criticism is the first one
for a long time which has sub-
stantiated statements by direct
reference to specific lines and
scenes. This not only helps recall
the instance to the mind of the
casual reader, but also it helps the
actors and other persons connected
with the play in reconsidering

their work with an eye to future
improvement.

‘The reviewer of Othello has
done something else which has
not. been done for a long time. As

Though
;jeast was young and for the
most part inexperienced, the di-
rector was neither young nor in-
experienced. (Mr. Thon is a grad-
uate’ of the Yale Drama School
and at one point was connected
with the Pasadena Playhouse.)
Just as a football coach can pull a
team into passable shape even in
a limited time, so should a profes-
sional director be able to handle
a team of thespians. It is ridicu-
lous. to expect less than a good
job, though it may not be fair to
expect a superlative job under ad-
verse conditions (lack of time,
ete.).

This reviewer had some notion
of the good which could be expect-
ed, and, when the performances
did not seem adequate, she justi-
fiedly criticized them according to
her own standards. Miss Augus-
tine has presented her views in an
intelligent, impersonal way. That
is a difficult thing to do in a com-
munity as small as this. Her crit-
icism was written on a technical
level, which was perhaps the kind-
est approach. Yet wtnemotional
discussion of technique is most
valuable to any member of a pro-
duction.

I believe that Miss Augustine
was sincere in her criticism, und
wish to repeat that it was a pleas-
ure to read this review.

Patricia R. Jamison, ’52
(Mrs. E. M, Jamison, Jr.)





Reader Praises Critic
_ For Seriousness

Of Tone

To the College News:
Miss Augustine’s
Othello is clearly and surprisingly
an attempt to do more than the
usual News trick of greeting
every college performance with a
few indiscriminate hurrahs. The
author is at considerable pains to
assure the reader of the time and
thought devoted to the play, the
performances as well as the re-
view itself. It is just this serious-
ness of purpose that is distress-
ing: it eliminates the possibility
Continued on Page 5, Col. 4



review of.



Observer Re-evaluates
Merits of Cast,
Director

Merion Hall
December 6, 1950

The Editors, The College News
Mesdames:

This reader was greatly interest-
ed by the care‘ul review of “Othel-
lo” presented in the College News
of December 5. If one is to un-
derstand the basis of this letter,
however, it is necessary that all
qualifying circumstances be ex-
plained. We (although we aren't
an editor) thought the production

was mighty good; let us use as a
starting point, then, our consider-
ed opinion that everyone in any
way active in the production (in-
cluding, amazingly enough, its
director) reserves credit for hard
work well done.

We were interested to discover
that “the reason for producing a
play is to bring out all the mean-
ing that the author wrote into it”.
Equally enchanted were we to
learn that “one hopes to find more
meaning in a production than in
a reading, since plays were writ-
ten not to be read but to be wit-
nessed.” How deucedly clever is
our reviewer? And we ask you
merely to envision us and other
eager readers just tingling all
over at our reviewer’s masterful
verdict: “Shakespeare is a good
dramatist.”

In order to analyze clearly this
all-inclusive review, it would seem,
perhaps, a good idea to break it
up into three arbitrary compon-
ents: 1 (one) its evaluation of the
several actors, 2 (two) its discus-
sion of the mechanical merits and
defects of the production, and 38
(three) its treatment of the com-
plex playwright - director - actor -
relationship-enigma. The compon-
ents will be discussed, treated,
evaluated, examined and consider-
ed in that order.

We think that the reviewer's
treatment of the actors was pretty
good. We only wish we’d had
somewhat more comprehensive
evaluations of their individual
performances (we feel sure, for
instance, that the reviewer could
easily have mentioned more about
one long-suffering actor than his
physiognomy).

Part of a reviewer’s job—of Miss
Augustine’s job in this ease—is to
criticize, whether favorably or no,
the mechanics of the production he
or she is considering. We feel that
criticisms of the mechanical (by
which is meant “mechanics” as in
“machine”) facets of Othello
were, for the most part, justified;
but they were technical difficulties,
as distinguished from directorial
failings.

We come now to our third Uni-
verse of Discourse (a phrase used
with great frequency in our phi-
losophy class; we don’t know what
it means). Here we find that the
reviewer has made a praiseworthi-
ly sincere, earnest effort to trace
to their source what she considers
the basic, fundamental faults of
the production of Othello. We feel
that although her motives be
blameless, her methods warrant a
word of criticism.

Again and again the reviewer
intimates that brickbats are in
order for Mr, Thon, who directed
“Othello”. We feel that although
she has indubitably attempted an
honest and thorough criticism,
Miss Augustine has insulted both
her ow and Mr. Thon’s intelli-
gence. We were not in any way
connected with the production; we
speak without prejudice and with-
out authority. Nevertheless we
feel sure that “Othello’s” director
not only “thought out the play in

Continued on Page 4, Col. 2





Senior Calls Reviewer
Victim of Self-
Indulgence
To the Editor of the College News:

The review of Othello in | last
weel’s News was an excessively

‘long exercise in self-indulgence. If

a review has a “basis”, it also has
a constructive purpose. The basis
of this review was fidelity to the
“author’s meaning”, reiterated ten
times, not once justifiably, since
the reviewer is in no position to
expound Shakespeare’s intent.
The effect was destructive, dis-
torted, and the tone inexcusable.

Sincerely,
Joanna Semel, ’5?

Criticism Shows Lack
Of Appropriate /
Emphasis
To the Editor:

The last issue of the College
News included a review of the
Bryn Mawr-Haverford production
of “Othello” about which I would
like to say one or two things.

First, I found the review very
long indeed for something which
only slightly affected the college
as a whole, and which is, I sup-
pose, still simply entertainment,
not a reflection on the entire mod-
ern appreciation of Shakespeare
or a technical chef-d’oeuvre for

specialized technicians.

As a piece of entertainment,
Othello was quite adequate.

Second, I think that the director
ought to be congraulated for hav-
ing given us, in the very short
time permitted by college rules on
rehearsals, and with the acting
material at his disposal, a mature
and well-finished play. Several of
the newer actors were given
chances to develop parts, and may
prove to be the “stars” of future
college plays. And I think that it
should not be forgotten that Col-
lege Theatre tries to give theatri-
cal training and opportunities to
its members as well as worthwhile
Plays to its audiences.

Third, I believe that the failings
in “Othello” came, not from the
individual faults of the different
teams that made up the produc-
tion, but from a lack of unity of
design and purpose between them.
For example, the Elizabethan cos-
tumes in a Gordon Craig sort of
set, and the ingenious lighting
which seemed to play hide and
seek with the actors. To answer
technically to a very technical re-
view, I was disappointed by both
costumes and make-up, which
were hardly mentioned in the ar-
ticle. The costumes, perhaps with
the exception of Othello’s and the
Duke’s, did not add to the play
through the meaning of line and
color. All their significance—
which is one of the Theatre’s most
effective tricks for helping ideas
across—was lost and I felt that
all the possible Elizabethan cos-
tumes had been pulled out of the
costume room and simply distrib-
uted according to size. The make-
up’s more subtle meanings may
have been lost in the intensity of
the lighting, but it was largely in-
effective and sometimes incongru-
ous, such as the violent rouging
and painting of Desdemona’s face,
especially in the first part.

I feel, in short, that the review’s
length, intensity of feeling, and
stress on techniques was dispre-
portionate and not quite fair to
the Bryn-Mawr-Haverford presen-
tation of Othello,

Claireve Grandjouan, ’50

Student In Production
Applauds Thon
For Work

December 7, 1951

To the Editorial« Board of the
College News: °

As one who was close to the re-
cent production of Othello, may 1
offer my criticism of the lengthy
review which appeared last week.
On the whole, your reviewer’s
work seemed intelligent and
thoughtful. Many of her criticisms
were justified, and sne might have
made others had she veen so in-
clined. But that she tried to im-

pute every shortcoming to one per-
son only, at the same time taling
to give him credit most assuredly
nis due, appears to me a gross in-
justice. A dramatic production
does not often achieve its entire
success in spite of its director, and
a critic wno nas not been present
from first to last during its devel-
opment should exercise caution in
saying so. Having watched the

fairly closely, let me record an
opinion whicn 1 know to be sharea
py others as well; namely, that the
performances ot Uthello were as
successful as they were largely be-
eause of mr. ‘non’s direction and
in spite or the aistressingly large
number of obstacles he was called
upon to hurdle. 10 name a ew:

1) Dramawuec activity at haver-
ford in the Fall necessiiatea a lac-
er casting date than originauy
planned.

2) Goodhart presented produc-

tion provlems, with its size, its
poor acoustics, and a total lack vi
any properly-lighted apron.
8) Number of rehearsals wa.
limited, and an 11:30 curiew
clamped on most. Work couldn.
start before 7:30, so that, renears-
ing a three-hour show in four
hours each night, director and act-
ors alike were constantly conscious
of the limitations on their time.
The decision not to cut, I might
add, rested with all those most
concerned, and was made unani-
mously.

4) Last-minute lectures schedul-
ed in Goodhart cut grievously into
rehearsal time.

5) It was only through the ef-
forts of one or two of the Haver-
ford boys concerned that enough
players were found to fill minor
roles. ‘ihe amount of rehearsai
time spent fitting these extras into
the framework of the play was
more than your reviewer seems to
realize, and the detail of Mr.
Thon’s explanations to them was
truly amazing, as pressed for time
as he was.

I don’t pretend to have exhaust-
ed the list of difficulties encounter-
ed. You will, however, get some
idea of the circumstances from ali
this, and realize that Shakespeare
could never have been brought to
the Bryn Mawr stage without a
Mr. Thon to face the problems in-
volved. To my mind, he deserves
a vote of thanks for accomplishing
so much so quickly, and for mak-
ing possible the only production of
Shakespeare we have had here
during our college years.

You might say that, identified
with the production as I was, my
evaluation of it could not help be-
ing a favorably prejudiced one. I
believe this is true. But may I add
that, as thoroughly familiar, liter-
arily speaking, with Othello as
your reviewer so evidently was,
she could not have been expected
to see her first actual production of
it free from the vivid influence of
a personal, previously-developed
interpretation. Perhaps, then, she
is as unsuited as I to make the fin-



2

development of this production}

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Objections of Reader
Include “‘Stress”’
Of Critic
Dec. 8, 1951

The Graduate Center
To the Editor of the College News:

In view of the length of the re-
view of the Bryn Mawr-Haverford
production of Othello, altogether
disproportionate to the importance
of the performance in relation to
he college, I am sorry that cer-

ain’ unfortunate differences © in

pinion make furiher discussion
mperyative. That Othello was not

reaily a successful production I
igrec, but it seems to me that your
easons for this are not the ones
shat should be stressed.

You mention the play’s meaning
many times, and the understand-
ing of it that a reviewer and a di-
rector are able and expected to
have, but at no time do you state
Nhat you believe this meaning to

e. I also was among those who

ok Professor Sprague’s course,

nd am also a reader of the play,
vut I am yet to be certain in my
mind of what this meaning is. The
ack of any consistent interpreta-
tion or passion throughout the play
seems to me to be the greatest
reascn for its failure and to be t
fault of three things: first, the pe-
ulis:ly outmoded social system
n which the subject of the play
s set—thereby demanding excep-
ional brilliance in the actors to
make it interesting to a modern
audience, an underiaking further
somplicated by the length of the
play; second, the lack of both
stage experience and emotional
aatirity on the part of talented
. tors but no more than that; and
hist, the lack of harmony between
he .ctors, the make-up and cos-
umcs, the lighting, and the set.

For instance, Bianca’s movements
vere humorously modern, Desde-
nona’s_ stylized, Othello’s very
learly non-existent, Iago’s merely
ctive. The Twentieth Century
choo] of lighting and staging,
semi-Elizabethan costuming which
paid no attention to Elizabethan or
iny color psychology, added to the
:onfusion that destroyed any con-
sistency of interpretation. The
‘auit for this last lies upon every
yerscn connected with the play.

The choice of a play, the most
difficult of Shakespeare’s plays on
she counts of both subject and con-
struction, to be acted by amateurs
oth young and limited by short re-
earsals and outside requirements,

.eems to me a poc one, and I
jhink that the College Theatre
should consider these necessary

limitation as well as their financial
ones while choosing. I see no rea-
son to discourage the choice of
good plays summarily because of
their requirements; but that there
are many kinds of good plays,
good for many. reasons, should not
be forgotten. Othello is a difficult
play, having little action and a cu-
rious construction, and Shakes-
peare’s name does not make it
more or less difficult.

Those who saw the 1947 produc-
tion of King Lear may remember
that, although Lear himselt was
finely acted, it was not Lear, but
the villains, Edmund, Goneril, and
Regan, who dominated the play,
thus throwing it off balance. So
here, Flannery, despite the beauty
of his voice and his acting ability,
was unable to reach the stature of
a tragic hero and to dominate the
play, as the play demands. Unfor-
Contnued on Page 4, Col. 3



al impartial analysis of the Col-
lege Theatre’s Othello.



Sincerely,
Nancy C, Pearre, ’52






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HE COLLEGE

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Wednesday, December 12, 1951



Religion Seen as One
Problem in Pakistan

Continued from Page 1

the other. The result was that the
nearer the country came to free-
dom from the British rule, the
greater the Hindu-Moslem rift be-

came.
Assured that the British would
organize a democratic frame of

government before they left, the
mosiems teared domination by the
majority of Hindus. In 1947 a
unan‘mous decision was reached
by Hindus, Moslems and the Brit-
ish to partition the country.

in August, when the division
took place, elements opposed to
the participation precipitated riots
and massacres, while mass migra-
uions to and from both countries
wook place. “Pakistan was con-
fronted with a deluge of seven mil-
hon people who had lost their
hearts and homes”. The will of
the people, their determination and
sacrifice, as well as the devotion
of their leaders was responsible
tor the country’s survival.

These are the ideological and so-
cial problems confronting the ed-
ucators of today. They are also
faced with a lack of educational
facilities. The school buildings
were all given over to refugees for
shelter and can not be returned un-
til alternative housing is found for
the refugees.

Pakistan inherited the British
educational system which was suc-
cessful in teaching cultural and
technological facts. Pakistan’s
ideal, however, is to develop a Na-
tional and Islamic sense to serve
as a basis for intercultural under-
standing which is especially im-
portant to citizens of the Middle
East.

The new Pakistan inherited three
universities, that of Punjab at La-
hor, that of Sinn, and that of Dac-
ca Universities that are not only
teachings institutions, but also
affiliated colleges. After ten years
of school, a student is given a ma-
triculation degree. He then enters
college where he receives an inter-
mediate degree after two years, a
BA or BS after two more years,
and after another two years he is
given his Master’s degree. Only
about 13.8 per cent of Pakistani-

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Director’s Negligence
Not Proved in Review
Continued from Page 3

detail many times”, but freely
‘communicated his thoughts to his

zast.” We've sat in the back of
zoodhart during rehearsals of
‘Othello” and heard those

/houghts ably and aptly communi-
rated. We feel that our reviewer
has not proved her point.

As noted above, we think that
failure to elucidate upon this mat-
ser constitutes not only an insult
to Miss Augustine’s intelligence
(a minor matter; she, after all, is
Guardian of her Soul) but also a
profound insult to Mr. Thon, We
hope that our views will appear
in print.
Very truly yours,
Gray Struthers, ’64



ans, however, are literate,
Because most students are from
middle-class families their stand-
ard of living is far above the or-
dinary.
Few people can afford to travel
to a foreign country, so competi-
tion for foreign scholarships is
keen. Economic necessity, not
idealism, provides the students
with teachers whose quality is,
then, poor.
Few business positions are open
to women university graduates,
who seek jobs mostly as nurses or
teachers.
keep women’s career scope limited.
They would rather see women seek
education as an intellectual basiz’
for providing companionship and||
leadership as a wife and mother in}
the home.







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tunately, there is far less action in
this,
and the villain Iago is also static,

Othello to compensate for

in a part of unusual length and ex-

acting nature. W

The performance given by Stern
was amazing, considering the
part; but inadequate, considering
the play. So with the other actors,
hardiy able to cope with the diffi-
culties of their individual parts,
they could not consider the play as
a whole. No director can make up
for deficiencies of age and under-
Standing in an actor. Whatever
interpretation he tries to give to

‘|the play cannot come across, ex-

cept haltingly. Co-ordinated cos-
tuming and lighting would have

-of Othello and accomplished it with |



helped to conceal the actors’ defic-
iencics, but could not have given
what was not there. The casting
was the best that try-outs afford-

ed, but in the cases of Roderigo



The Class of 1955 takes great
pleasure in announcing the
election of Mimi Mackall as
Second A. A. Representative.





and Emilia and Cassio, the inter-
pretation of the parts was nar-
rowed to fit the material at hand.

The little attention given to -the

actors, who faced the difficult task



the labor and thought of three |
weeks seems to me a sad omission. |

Shakespeare’s ‘‘Othello’’ Imposes Many Technical, Artistic Difficulties ;
College Students Must Face Problems Of Interpretation and Production

The judgments, based on such
shaky standards of _ criticism.
against a capable and experienced
director, hobbled by circumstances
beyond his altering ‘in ,this case,
appear to me to slight his rea!
achievement and set a dubious pol-
icy for the College News.

Sincerely,
Lolah Mary Egan, ’51



The entire NEWS board and
staff take this opportunity to
wish everyone a Merry Christ-
mas and Happy New Year, and
HAPPY VACATION!













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It’s the sensible test .
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day-aftenday basis. No snap judgments. Once:
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he suddenly realized that cigarette mildness
just can’t be judged by a mere puff or one single
sniff. Smokers everywhere have reached this
conclusion—there’s just one real way to prove the
flavor and mildness of a cigarette.

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Wednesday, December 12, 1951

THE COLLEGE

NEWS

Page Five



What to Do

Jobs Now Open
Piease see Mrs. Sullivan in
Room H.
ON CAMPUS:

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afternoons from 2 to 6. Applicant
must have had at least one year
of Chemistry. 60c an hour.

CHRISTMAS VACATION: Any
student planning to be in this area



during vacation and ‘who would
like odd jobs, please sign in Room
H.

American Philosophical Society
is meeting on’ the campus from
December 27 to Dec. 30. Students
needed for registration, campus
guiding, etc. Paid.

Waitresses for Christmas dinner
at Shipley School Tuesday, Decem-
ber 18. 5:30 to 8:30. 75c an hour.

Waitress and cook for private
home. Dec. 22 and Dec. 23. Also
most Saturdays during the year.
75c an hour. Woman will teach
willing applicant.



Rector’s Dynamic Talks ,

Incite Student Comment
Continued from Page 1

nights he spoke here after his
meeting in Convention Hall, where
he had audiences of 6 to 16 thou-
sand. During the day he had at
least six engagements in churches,
schovls, prisons, etc. Still he stay-
ed at Bryn Mawr as late as 12:30
to answer the questions of Bryn
Mawr and Haverford studentts.

With a speaker as dynamic as
Bryen Green it is impossible that
members of his audience will not
differ about his personality. I
think that much of the criticism
of him that I have heard would be
dispziled if the critic could meet
him. His faith is the guiding prin-
eple of his life. As he says, he
wishes to give to others the best he
has and the best he has is Jesus
Christ. By stating his own faith
with no apologies he hopes to help
other people find their faith. He
is keenly perceptive as those who
have had personal interviews with
him will attest.

It is interesting to note that
Canon Green did not take his re-
ception at Bryn Mawr for grant-
ed. He was deeply and openly
pleased. He had many reasons
why students came to hear him
and the last of these was that they
wished to believe.

Time magazine in its article on
“The Younger Generation” gives
us 2 clue to the impact of Bryan
Green on Bryn Mawr students.
“The younger generation is look-
ing for a faith. The fact that it
has not found one—that it isn’t
even sure where to look—is less
significant than the fact the need
to believe.” The Chapel Commit-
tee hopes that in bringing Bryan
Green to Bryn Mawr some stu-
dents ‘have found “where to look’.







Canon Green Clarifies
Cross’ Modern Meaning

Continued from Page 2

they are, without promising, and
He pays for this forgiveness in ef-
fort and in willingness to be hurt
again.

When a man is forgiven he will
be certain of it by three criteria:
1) an inner conviction; 2) a'’new
element in his life that completely
changes it—the element of spirit-
ual guidance; and 3) the promise
of Christ based on the character of
God. The character of God the
apostles discovered in Christ; the
:ove of God is demorstrated in the
cross.

Canon Green ended the lecture
by saying that if Christians be-
lieve God to be a loving ‘God, they
must believe the forgiveness of
God is a gift for any who honestly
seeks it, no matter what his relig-
ion. The Christian, however, haz
the certainty of this forgiveness
in an act of ‘history, the cruci-
fixion of Jesus on the Cross.

OBSERVER

They say on moonless nights a
spirit walks the path between the
iibrary and Taylor. They say it’s
Carey Thomas. They are wrong.

The spirit walks on moonless
nign*ts and moonlit, hovering be-
tween her day and nighttime
homes, a shapeless thing, with
books beneath her arms. Mole-like
she blinks behind the blinding
blaze of match light as she kin-
dles her evening nourishment,
puffs, coughs and stumbles on. On
to the catacombs of knowledge, the
cloistered cubicle with the swivel
chair ,repository of the tangled
threads of honors paper, residence
of “recommended” reading:

Glory they told her, honor, em-
inence. The homage that befits
Jhis highest state...

Shz cannot consider it tomorrow,
it was due a month ago. Silent has
she sat as others spoke, discussed,
crashed onward toward the heights
of genius. Reading, writing, all
the basic attributes of learning are
enemies to cope with, conquer. Oh,
the spirit’s willing .. .

Silently she stumbles onward.
Gaul’s divided, Caesar said it...
Someone told me, did I read it...
Don’t believe it ... Hearsay, rum-
ORG.

Her mind is like an ancient cat,
rheumatic, tired. It lifts a paw to
catch a mouse of knowledge, a sin-
gle fact that scampers near it. But
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PERSONAL

Dear Former Friends of the Class
of 1952:

Do you remember your Friend
Desiree (“Dezzy”) Sansepoir?
Who struggled bravely with you
for two years as a Sophomore? I
went away the summer that the
Dean told me I could look forward
to my third year as a Sophomore.
Now I’m writing to you all in case
some of you were worried because
of my Despondency over some of
the things that happened during
my stay at Bryn Mawr. I mean,
it really wasn’t so bad that They
wouldn’t let me major in Fresh-
man Comp after I took it for two
years. It wasn’t that They
wouldn’t let me take an Oral in

Cockney, but it hit me hard when
Self-Gov campused me for pasting
Bryn Mawr seals on beer mugs.
Then Somebody stole my tank
suit. It was the End.

So I packed my Haverford ban-
ner and my double socket in my
duffle-bag and sailed for a Hap-
pier Land.

You will be happy to know that
I have found at last my Place. At
Michaelmas I entered the Univer-
sity of the Virgin Islands. I am

ager of the Non-guided Missile
Division of the Anti-Radiation
Branch of the Unatomic Labora-
tory. My major subject is the De-
cline of the Ethical Mores of the
Esquimaux. (Such field trips!) I
am minoring in Simulated Pearl
Culture,

Last year I was honored by the
Virgin Islands Chamber of Com-
merce who made me Miss Muci-
lage of the Half Century.

But it isn’t all a bed of roses in
this land of milk and Honey. I
am going through my Sophomore
year for the third time. But it’s
all right, really, this time, because
I’m getting my Third Degree.

Love to the Gym Department—
I will send back the arrows...

Your Friend,
Desiree
(“Dezzy’’)



the eyes no longer focus, the re-
flexes are dulled, and with a bound
the mouse is gone.

She finds the steps. She knows
now that the door swings inward.
No, it is not Carey Thomas.



Critic Applauds Tone
But Opposes Judgment

Continued from Page 3

that the author intended a savire
on the most contemptible perver-
sion of the meaning of education
—the perversion that makes an in-
tellectual approach seem incom-
patible with a generous one, or
worse, makes intellectual preten-
sions a camouflage for a niggardly
spirit.

Nothing could be further from
my mind than a desire to conduct
a public inquiry into the state of
anybody’s soul. I would simply
like to state clearly some of the
issues that the Othello review
raises by implication. Is it ad-
mirably objective to treat a col-
lege Shakespearian production as
something to be judged right or
wrong, or is it more than a little
conceited and narrow-minded? Is
cold-blooded and flat-footed frank-
ness the mark of an honest opin-
ion sincerely expressed, or an at-
tempt to bamboozle when the
author lacks an “intelligent”? com-
ment? Does grudging recognition
of merit indicate high ideals dis-
appointed, or selfishness?

Miss Augustine’s delusions
about the value and the purpose
of the intellect are her own busi-
ness, and she is entitled to any
she chooses. They are, however,
repellent. What is apalling is not
that they have been paraded
across the pages of the News per
se, but that anyone should be de-
ceived by the “intellectual” cam-
ouflage. Certainly it should yive
us pause to remember that char-
latans dare operate only among
the spineless and easily duped.

Sincerely yours,
Emily Taylor, 754

Mr. Janschka Announce

‘Drawing for Beginners’
Continued from Page 1

also be a number of chance: to
draw from a model, and many
talks about the creation of works
of art, and any other subjects one
might wish to discuss.

The dates for the eighteen les-
sons have been arranged as fol-
lows: January 5, 12, 19, February
9, 16, 25, March 1, 8, 15, 22, April
12, 19, 26, and May 838, 10, 17, 24,
31. Mr. Janschka also will wel-
come anyone who wishes to go
down on Wednesdays from 8-10
p. m., and Thursdays from 3-6
p. m. to work. If you are inter-
ested go down to Skinner on Sat-
urday, Jan. 5.



Combined Chorus Gives
Excellent Yule Service

Continued from Page 1
eae and Bryn Mawr sang
beautifully.

The Magnificat
smooth and clear, beautifully »al-

Dufay was
anced, and above all, never lag-
ging in tempo. It was, in fact, a
spirit for each of the
pieces that helped make the serv-
The Angels and
the Shep’ erds shone for another
At times

several vcices sounded as one per-

perfect
ice so enjoyable.
reason:—pcrfect unity.

son. The counterpoint was bal-
snced, and the surprising volume
at the end was ceitainly climactic.

The three

zhorus. were also balanced; neither

numbers for mixed

zroup was allowed to overshadow
the other, and there was no pull-
ing in different directions. Rather,
the attacks were sharp, the tone
good, and the spirit one of sheer
triumph, especially in the “Sicut
locutus est” from the Magnificat
of Bach.

Haverford’s work showed supe-
rior control of volume, and a
clearness remarkable in the pian-
issimo passages. The group of
songs was marred only at the
start by poor intonation of the
trombones in Two Kings, and the
two other selections were sure and
polished.

With the exception of the Bux-
tehude and Bach, the singing was
a capella, though the orchest:a
accompanied the hymns, The or-
chestra played well, too, especially
in the Purcell, though the tone
might have been better in the
dandel and tie rhythm more in-
3pired. The Brass Ensemble was
the most disapointing, and the
trouble seemei to stem mainly
from faulty ~ intonation. Some
notes were beautiful, as the final
rote of the Latin Hymn, and the
second selection, Sleepers Wake,
showed improvement. It is only un-
fortunate that the Ensemble was
placed in an anticlimactic position
on the program.

Obviouslya— great. amount_ of
hard work went into the service,
and the results were certaimy
worth it. Mr. Goodale and Mr.
Reese directed exeellently, and
the choirs again proved their abil-
ity. It would seem that the Carol
Service is not only a tradition, but
is becoming traditionally well-
sung.





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THE

COLLEGE NEws

Wednesday, December 12, 1951



‘Romeo and Juliet’ Displays Skill with Lighting;
Penn Players Weak in Major Characterizations

Continued from Page i

the two exchange kisses, a mag-
ical atmosphere plays over the
lovers and the rest of the company
is forgotten.

Another good effect was achiev-
ed when Romeo and his friends
approach the Capulet huuse with
masks and torches from the side
of the stage. The theatre is in
darkness except for the redness
of the lamps the players carry and
an occasional light that flickers
over the actor’s faces as they
speak, Pleasing too were the
varied colors employed in different
scenes; soft pastels for Juliet’s
chamber, bright lights for day-
time and dark blue for night.
However, the balcony scene was
unfortunate. Only Juliet was vis-
ible; the rest of the stage where
Romeo stood was completely dark,
and it rather disconcerted the
audience to hear Romeo and to see
his shadow, but never he himself.
This was more realistic than ar-
tistic.

‘The Penn Player’s Romeo and
Juliet presented a colorful, con-
vincing set of tableaux to the au-
dience, This visual peak however,
was in no way equalled by the
other aspects of the production.
Whether the poor acoustics of Ir-
vine Auditorium were wholly to



blame is not known, but the play-
ers were barely audible through-
out the evening. Moreover, when
they could be heard, the actors,
were, for the most part, incapable
of bringing out the poetry that
belongs to the lines. In action and
in voice they moved stiffly and
spoke without inflection or pas-
sion. The lines are simple, but
not lifeless, something which the
players did not realize.
either declaimed the lines swiftly,
whereby they could not be heard,
or said them slowly so that, al-
though audible, they were mean-
ingless,

Mercutio, played by Jay K. Sil-
verberg, ‘was the one exception
to this. Throughout, he was viva-
cious and in complete command of
his role. . He moved forcefully
about the stage in contrast to
Romeo’s..less manly pose as the
distracted lover, and in the death
scene brought out the rancor that
belongs to the lines, and gives the
key to play, “A plague on beth
your houses”. On the other hand,
Romeo, Frederick W. Sauers, al-
though poised and free in his
movements, lacked the depth to
priject the beauty of his lines to

‘the audience. Juliet, Dale Hamil-

ton, in spite of the physical uttri-

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to convey the sweetness and sim-
plicity inherent in the character.
As Juliet, she unfortunately re-
mained throughout very much the
twentieth century co-ed.

| The rest of the cast, with the
exception of a few who lent dash
to the dueling scenes, tried but
failed to achieve credibility. It
requires more than costumes,
lighting, and staging to put across
| & play; something which the Penn
Players have realized but did not
accomplish with their presentation

butes she brought to the part, failed of Romeo and Juliet.



Rehearsal Time Proves
Inadequate for Polish

Continued from Page 2

that he have learned a great deal
through working with Mr. Thon
on this show and no more can
really be expected from any col-
lege production.

We do feel that the major por-
tion of the review should have
been directed, as a discussion, to
the acting and to the impresson
that the play as a whole left on
the observer. However, since you
have been mainly concerned with
a criticism of the show it seems

to us that you have overlooked
the handicaps under which we
have all worked, The real reason
for the faults that did occur is pre-
dominantly the lack. of that time
which is necessary to present a
polished production.

Sincerely,

Bobbie Lese, ’52

Mary Klein, ’52

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$.D.A. Plans Week
For Free Thought

Free - Thought” 1,
the name that has Leen given by

“Operation

-he Students for Democratic Ac-
ion to the week concerning Civii
siberties. This week will begin the
Monday following our return from

Christmas vacation. During those

sever days the S. D. A. will at-

tempt to make = students more

aware of what is happening con-
cerning civil liberties.

The schedule for the week now
consists of a student debate on
Civil Liberties following the cur-
rent events lecture on the firs:
Monday night, and an address on
Thursday by Mr. Peter Bachrach,
Assistant Professor of Politica!
Science at Bryn Mawr, now on a
Ford Foundation Fellowship a!
Harvard. a

S. D. A. is generally concerned
about the loss of civil liberties,
‘oss of academic freedom, and sub-
fection to loyalty oaths. Every
student will find here points di-
ectly related to herself and will

profit from attending the activities

of the week. Literature from the
American Civil Liberties Union
will be available for all those in-
terested in increasing their knowl-
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