THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Sunday, February 4, 1934
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Tkflna T,arsnaTT if ia PnfcTIeatioT! Union lata " . w-- .
cf the University cf licrth Carolina at Chapel Hill where J one which involves the very purpose of a stu-
it is printed daily except Hcndays, and the 'llianic2mr, , . flfv a wnoTe we i,ere-
Giri&w-end Spring Holidays. Entered as second class dent paper, ine tacuity, as a wnoie, nave nere
catter at the post See of Chapel Hill, N. C, tender act tof ore had no common organ which would help
cz H&rcn 3, leiy. oacscnpxioa price, iur v;
college year.
Claiborn'M. Carr..
Thomas Walker.
Joe, Webb.,,
Editor
to mould opinion among: tnem, no common
ground on which they would meet; student ideas
smd criticism. It is tn he honed that the Datly
Managing Editor Tar Het serve tHese iurboses.- at least for
...:....Business Manager the twQ months in which subscriptions are being
provided free of charge. " 4
And we are also hopeful, but by no means over-
Editorial Staff
pnTTnRTAT. HOARD Vireril J. Lee. Jr.; chairman, John
P. Alexander, A. T. DflL Vermont C Koyster, . a expectant, that these trial subscriptions or free
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Proctor, ; Jeanne Holt, W. A. Simmon, Jean emixn macih xii ow"JU'aw:
Cantrell, W. R. Eddleman, Don Becker, Nelson Lans- faculty subscriptions in the future, after the
FEATURE BOARD Joe SuBarmani chairman, WalUr P- U. board's provision for them has expired.
Tpttv. Yin GoIdenthaL Jonn Wieeins. . , . I A. x .x-r.
CITY EDITORS Carl Thompson, Phil Hammer, Jack
Jjowe, Bob rage, Irving buss, xsod noerasr. I A Hon. Inn
DEJ?..,P ,aSSr; W4ter; Student Entertatamerrt Committee
SPORTS DEPARTMENT Bill Anderson and Jimmie I
liton
Smith Barrier, Tom Bost,
Congratulations, and we were crlad to see such
Moms, co-assistant editors, Morrie -ixmg, xatpni atPn dance and such snlendid armreeia-
jr., jmiioni e - : .
Gialanella,
Scherer.
tion of the campus flight into the operatic world,
EXCHANGES W. C. Dnrfee, editor, Margaret Gaines, meaning the production of "Princess Ida." This
eSS.S STLratt, Jto DanUls, -s also one of the bfeestroductions .to .hi
Rkm wiiiard. Georffe MacFariand. Edwin Kahn, Emery staffed m Memorial hall. The success of this
fe McCauley' production should predict more and larger enter-
tainments in this place..
, The nature of this entertainment was light
and interesting. . This success should give a good
Business Staff ;
ASST. RTTSTNESS MGR. ( Sales Aenew Bahnson, Jr.
dttrttam representatives P. W. Smith. Henry dication to the student entertainment commit
B. Darling. , Itee of about what type of diversion is appreci-
LOCAL ADVERTISING STAFF Butler French, Esley ated by the campus world.
Anaerson ijuanagers;, nuga rrimruse, f uu cwugci,
fcnhprt Sisnik. Herbert Osterheld. Niles Bond, Eli
Joyner, Oscar Tyree. '
CIRCULATION MGR. Ralto, Farlow. ..
After the ordinary wear and tear of the stu
dent's studious life, light and diverting enter
tainment is more to his liking than heavy,
thoughtful subjects. ,
The appreciation that the audience showed
was well merited by the great amount of work
and effort expended by those who made the pro
duction of "Princess Ida" .possible. J.M.V.H.
Playmakers 9 Production Of Operas
Marked By Brilliance And V? it
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Organization's Art of Fashioning Colorful and Sophisticated Stage
Patterns Carries Spirit of Opera to Audience in First
Moment and Sustains It Throughout Show.
CITY EDITOR FOR THIS ISSUE; BOB PAGE
Sunday,' February 4, 1934
Talent in
"Princess Ida"
The nerfnrmance eiven bv the large cast in
Gilbert and Sullivan's, charming comic operetta, sPHnS Nearly Here
"Princess Ida." was excellent. The drama and v vvnal
music directors, after seeing the two brilliant Perhaps no more worth-while proposition has
amateur performances on Friday and Saturday been set forth on the campus in recent times
evenings and after observing the neculiar satis- than that which advocates the setting up by the
faction which the audience seemed to experience, ,University of a college placement board. Spring
should . feel comnensated for the enormous is just around the corner, and with it will in-
amount of hard work they have been putting evitably come another crop of graduates, a large
Wh dav and niffht for the nast weeks. The pwrara oi wnom, u leu xo tneir own enorts, wm
directors realized, of course, that a drama of not be successful in obtaining positions, and
that tvr,e would either he a total failure or a hence mstead of functioning m their intended
fairlv Wo-success. With a cast that had to main- capacities, as builders in the social order, they
tain itself in scholastic work at the same time will 'become dead weights on their respective
it was usini? all. its snare time in nraclice. andlamilies
with the double necessity of having performers Xt s.not 10 be expected, however," that such a
who could both act and sing simultaneously, lf set UP would be able to Place the whole
those directors disnlaved an admirable maninu- senior class, or even a large portion of it; the
lation of resource. expense would be too great to be undertaken In
mil i. V ' m ' . " ' such a time as this. A placement board would
The biggest reason for the success of "Prmcess certainly a at aid in securing jobs for
Ida was the cooperation of .cast, directors, gome of those students who otherwise have no
music department costume technician, dance puirv in the business world, though, eren in
director, .scenic technician orchestra and the thig year l9M: And norinal times approach,
T' T I . cameo an tne . m- tne influence of the board could be extended un
puxwuiu , wwwiutf a au mta-tl it might eventually be in position to handle
eai m.lne vmumuwu ainpuiig w the entire placement situation on the campus.
puxtx urateiy ui ugu, dtm0&PnW ui - It is admitted that, an effective placement
B uiawy mn m board coul(j not fee put jn operation without COn-
"f.! ' " saT Niderable expense, but, viewed from all angles,
ureiess atutUae. ine music parimenv snouia it geems that mon gQ g nt WQuld fee fooJ
Tr T ,i , , ishly invested. It might even be possible to
ir. v, uirector wno nas get aid from the National Employment Bureau,
- u, wv uiuoiw uU txic at leagt untn tne hag been pr0perly set up.
University campus, demonstrated that in a short Tf pssarv thpre mnW hp n firY1Qll fno fnT.
time amateur talent can be successfully polished. tration with the board, with a larger fee to be
Oramae Davis worked day and night to create paid by those who were successfully placed by it.
, u v,e a marvw Replacement bureaus are functioning satis--5
cojor-. T1??y were extremely vivid because of factorily at the other large universities and the
v. mi jl it swnS aim intime seems ripe for it to be given a trial here.
uxiuiiiuu ueuigerence oi tne men s. rnoeoe sarrT W.A.3.
formerly with the Dennis-Shawn dance troupe,
added grace to the pantomime and the dance
with instructive hints gathered from her own
, career. The scenery, supervised by Harry Davis,
was. appropriate and well-done. Thor Johnson
With Contemporaries
and his string ensemble pervaded the opera with CWA and the Student
music that created the proper, amusing moods, (Daily Kansan)
and, finally, gave stimulating attention and en- Colleges and universities are actually flounder-
tnUSiasm. liner in new 'fnnnd wenlfh- on A loVkf tVii-nntr'h
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All these were the sources of the sensational civil and public works grants and appropriations
success of "Princess Ida." And they should all -But the students, do not work. Labor that
be given a big hand! J.S.C. would have been possible under old campus im
provement projects has been taken away. In
Istead, there is an influx of unemployed workers
who range from those with no education to
By the P. U. Board
The decision of the P. U. board to join the tn.ose Wlth college degrees. But very few stu
Audit System and to provide free copies of the dents
Daily Tar Heel to faculty members mark two n only one campus, the University of Minne
of the most constructive steps that this body sota can a student, no matter how needy or
has undertaken. struggling he may be, take advantage of govern-
The latter move, since it concerns the Daily ment relief projects through such agencies as
Tar Heel so vitally, is especially gratifying at the CWA
this time. 1 Free subscriptions for facultv mem- Blanket elimination of all students on all other
bers will be given only throughout a period of campuses from constructive public or civil work
two months, but during that time the paper s an. aimed blw at the student who must work
hopes to print its critical comment on possible t0 pa for hls education.
curriculum change, which it has already begun Formerly, state appropriations were made to
and on like subjects involving student-faculty cover construction and repair on university and
relationships. It is obvious that such comment, college grounds throughout tne country. And
reaching only the student body, would be to no students were employed.
avail unless it also reached the facultv who in But; that is gone! State money is combined
PRINCESS IDA, by Gilbert and Sulli
van. Presented by the Carolina Play
makers in Memorial hall on Friday
and Saturday, February 2 and 3, at
8:30 o'clock in the evening.
By Robert Barnett
As has been the experience of
the Carolina Playmakers before,
in the presentation of "Princess
Ida" they successfully rose
above mediocrity in one depart
ment of their production to of
fer a total impression marked
by an extraordinary measure
of brilliance and wit.
"Princess Ida" is one of the
less known of the perennially
popular Gilbert and Sullivan
light operas. Based upon a
comic theme strongly resem
bling Aristophanes' satiric
comedy, its effect is heightened
by the charming musical score
of Mr. Sullivan.
The Carolina Playmaker's
production of "Princess Ida" of
fers further substantiation of a
view that this department has
long -held. The organization's
real forte is that of fashioning
colorful and sophisticated stage
patterns that appeal immedi
ately to the eye. When the stage
was opened to the eyes oIl the
audience on Friday night it
contained a dazzling arrange
ment of costumes set against a
soft pastel background. The ef
fect upon the audience was im
mediate. The crowd broke out
n enthusiastic applause. The
spirit of the opera was caught
in this initial moment and was
sustained throughout the rest
Of the evening in spite of
periods of inferior vocalizations,
unintelligible line giving, and
awkward stage business.
Credit to Mrs. Davis
Credit for tne costumes must
be given to Mrs. Oramae Davis,
who, I am told, has been work-
ins- on them until four and five
o'clock in the morning during)
the past week. At nine o clock
on Thursday night she was
short a dozen costumes or so. It
was . thought that nothing less
than a miracle could produce,
the garments for the members
of some of the choruses. Ap
parently the miracle occurred
for on Friday night the chorus
was quite properly attired, giv
ing not the slightest evidence
of nudist propensities. The fact
is that Mrs. Davis is quite a
miraculous individual. The deT
signs of the costumes were hers.
Further, theactual execution of
them was hers as well. The
helments were made from glue
and paper towels. Leather boots
were made from oil cloth; the
silver and gold and velvet and
silk all came to be by the wave
of her magic wand. .
"Princess Ida' however, was
far from a costume pageant.
Mr. Davis' direction of the
comic business was evident
throughout the performance.
Particularly good was Mr.
Fitz-Simons' work as King
Gama. His buckling knee, hook
ed nose, shred of beard, and
gleaming teeth, gave his voice
a physical setting of which he
made good use. Charles Tem
pleton and Alfred Barrett as
Cyril and Florian performed
their roles with admirable grace
and subtlety. Mr. Barrett's
exaggerated feminine manner
isms brought howls of amuse
ment from the audience. Jesse
Parker as Hilarion showed him
self to be ill at ease by his self
conscious wringing and waving
of hands. Miss Cortese, as
Princess Ida, showed herself to
be an accomplished actress as
well as a pleasing singer. She
quite dominated the stage With
her beauty and dignity and the
crisp authority of her voice.
Oakley, Guernay Brfggs, and
Raymond Brietz as the three
sons of King Gama introduced
a broad, farcical element into
the business of the stage that
was quite irresistible. Through
out the play it was possible to
see Mr. . Davis' hand moulding
his actors into visible comic
patterns and sequences.
Fail to Exploit Music
That the Carolina Playmakers
failed to exploit the musical pos
sibilities of this light opera may
be explained by the rather evi
dent fact that there is a start
ling paucity of good singers on
the campus. The "Princess Ida"
failed to uncover a single voice
of more than passing talent.
Miss Cortese's work as Princess
Ida was at intervals quite im
pressive. Mr. Fitz-Simons'
singing as King Gama possess
ed at least .'one desirable char
acteristic. His articulation was
almost perfect. Mr. Parker's
singing as Prince Hilarion was,
perhaps, the best of the male
singing, although the audience
continually felt that he was
straining for his notes. This was
due, in all likelihood, to Mr.
Parker's inexperience as an ac
tor and the nervous tension
which resulted from his divided
attention, divided between act
ing and singing. Miss Freder
ick, Miss McCauley's, Miss
Bradley's singing was sweet
but lacking in power. The chor
uses were moderately effective,
but lacked the thrilling power,
and the tender harmony that
one comes to expect from the
best choruses No one could
possibly become esctatic over
the musical effects produced by
the Playmaker cast on Friday
night. On the other hand, at no
time did the music become of
fensive, an agony, as is so often
the case in amateur musicals.
As soon as one reconciled him
self v to the fact that he wasn't
going to hear the very best, it
was even possible to get real
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