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Jerry Oddo as Proteus and Lauren Farr as Valentine, two merry,
madcap gentlemen of Verona, in William Shakespeare's comedy, "The
Two Gentlemen of Verona," which the world famous Barter Theatre
of Virginia will present Thursday, March 4, at the Duke Memorial
Hall.
Barter Theatre Will Present "The Two
Gentlemen of Verona" March 4
A glittering cast of players will
present William Shakespeare's hi
larious comedy, "The Two Gentle
men of Verona" when the Barter
Theatre of Virginia's production
comes to Guilford Thursday,
March 4. Tickets will be fifty cents,
and may be purchased at the door.
Jerry Oddo, as Proteus, a gentle
man of Verona, lit up the Abing
don skies last summer with his role
of Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee
Williams' "A Streetcar Named De
sire." A sensitive actor, he has been
seen with Robert Porterfield on na
tional tour in "The Virginian,"
playing the role of Trampas. He
has also toured with the Barter
players in Eugene O'Neill's wistful
comedy, "Ah, Wilderness." Turn
ing down lucrative film offers, he
came to the Barter Theatre via the
Detroit Light Opera Company and
the Pasadena Playhouse. He is a
protege of Ruth Garland Metcalf
and is being sponsored at the
Barter Theatre by Howard Lind
say, co-author of Katherine Cor
nell's Broadway hit, "The Prescott
Proposals," and, Dorothy Stickney,
currently on Broadway with Mary
Martin and Charles Boyer in "Kind
Sir."
Resident-director Owen Phillips,
playing the role of Panthino, has
been responsible for more out
standing hits at the Barter Theatre
than any other director in the thea
tre's brilliant history. A dynamo of
atomic energy, he takes time off to
act, having toured with the Barter
players in "Ah, Wilderness!,"
"George and Margaret" and with
Robert Porterfield in "The Virgin
ian." A former native of Cincin
nati, and head of the drama de
partment, Cincinnati Conservatory
of Music, he was a member of the
legendary Stuart Walker Reper
tory Theatre and has appeared in
many Warner Bros, movies.
The glamorous and vivacious
Kay Kendall, Julia in the dazzling
comedy, began her career in the
theatre as a witch in the Syracuse
Children's Theatre and has, at long
last, become a full-fledged in
genue, or "the singing chamber
maid" as the female lead was
known in the days of melodrama.
The QuilforScw
Miss Kendall's trouping itinerary
includes the University of Syra
cuse, where she was a member of
Kappa Alpha Theta, Chain O'-
Lakes Theatre, and the Barter
Theatre of Virginia where she has
been seen to advantage in "A
Streetcar Named Desire," "George
and Margaret," "Street Scene" and
"Ah, Wilderness!"
As Lucetta, Nancy Green is a
veteran of the Carolina Play-mak
ers, the Little Theatre of the
Rockies, and was seen in the out
door drama, "Unto These Hills,"
Cherokee, N. C., before appearing
with the Barter Theatre of Virginia
where she created the role of Beer
in "George and Margaret," the
new maid who did not appear
until the final curtain, managing
to look a little like Queen Victoria,
gone slightly askew and serving
cocktails.
Lauren Farr, Valentine, hails
from Texas, and grabbed the crit
ic's bravos for his performance as
Tubal in the Barter coast-to-coast
tour of "The Merchant of Venice."
Last summer he created the role
of the icy Duke in the world pre
miere of "The 13 Clocks" and has
been seen in many outstanding
Barter productions: "Street Scene,"
"Ten Little Indians," "Born Yester
day," and "A Streetcar Named De
sire."
Scholarship Society
Plans Party
Under the direction of Mabel
Benedict, the Scholarship Society
is now making plans to give a
party March 2, for those members
on the honor roll two semesters.
More details will be given later as
to exactly where and when.
On April 2, there will be an ini
tiation of new members of the
Scholarship Society. The candi
dates are: Seniors Roy Clem
mons, Christine Gidynski, Kaye
Williams; Juniors —'Marie Brewer,
Edward Brooks, Martha Jean Bur
ton, Janice Corneilson, Joyce Pate,
Phyllis Redman and Trilby Tucker.
Marie Brewer, with a quality aver
age of 2.86, is to be the new presi
dent.
GUILFORD COLLEGE, N. C. FEBRUARY 26, 1954
"Martin Luther"
Begins Today At
The Victory
By J. Floyd Moore
One of the most significant films
in the realm of historical religious
interpretation to come from any
cinema producer will open at the
Victory Theater in Greensboro to
day under the title "Martin
Luther." Many will be able to get
along without seeing it. Some will
dislike it. But those who care for
good movies, for excellent photog
raphy, for careful character por
trayal, for exciting presentation of
a dramatic scene from the history
of western civilization—will want
to see it and will want to discuss
it with their fellow viewers.
One must not expect to see a
complete life of Luther; only a se
lection of scenes appears from the
numerous events of his career fol
lowing the nailing of the now
famous 95 theses on the church
door in Wittenberg. Students of
history, of religion, of art, of litera
ture, of language will see a pano
rama of distinguished personalities
stepping from the covers of dusty
books out on to the realistic stage
of West German soil, where the
picture was filmed by Rochement
for the Lutheran Church.
Along with Luther are his quiet
companion but indispensable theo
logian of the Reformation, Philip
Melancthon; the radical Karlstadt
whom Luther discredited; the po
litical and personal protector,
Frederick, Elector of Saxony. Then
there are two popes of the early
reform period, Julius II and Leo X;
the able Dominican preacher, John
Tetzel, through whose efforts a
great deal of money was raised by
Leo X for the construction of St.
Peters in Rome; John Eck, the
principal antagonist of Luther in
ecclesiastical and theological de
bate; the emperor, Charles V;
Erasmus and Raphael.
The film seems to this reviewer
to be fair in it presentation of one
dominant note in the Protestant
Reformation, namely, emphasis on
authority of the Bible as interpre
ted through the free study of an
individual Christian, rather than
the authority of church councils,
traditions or the Papacy.
On the other hand, it must be re
membered that a film such as this
by no means gives perspective for
an appreciation of the total histor
ical events of the 16th century. It
gives no indication whatsoever of
the success of the Counter Refor
mation in producing able and sin
cere popes, distinguished scholars,
consecrated priests, through whom
a stronger Catholicism appeared.
While the film is a good basis for
discussion of essential tenets of
Lutheranism and Catholicism in a
backdrop of growing nationalism
in Germany, a more fundamental
question may be asked: is Luther's
answer in 16th century Germany
adequate for the religious seeker
today?
A note about prices: admission
for afternoon showings will he 90c
and for evenings, $1.20. Students
may obtain special tickets from
local pastors, or from this writer on
the campus, allowing a reduction
of 20c in the afternoon and 30c
at night.
Helga Strube Plans Summer
In American Workcamp
Helga Strube has been accepted
by the American Friends Service
Committee for work in an Ameri
can workcamp. Helga, an ex
change student from Germany, is
at Guilford for one year.
Speakers Announced for Graduation and
Baccalaureate
Graduation exercises at Guilford
College for the senior class of 1954
will he held from May 29-31. The
events for Saturday, May 29, in
clude an open meeting of the Guil
ford College Scholarship Society
in the Guilford College Library at
3:00 P.M. and the annual Guilford
College Alumni Association Ban
quet and meeting at 6:00 P.M. in
the College Gymnasium.
Sunday, May 30, at 11:00 A.M.
John Alexander Mackey, the dis
tinguished President of Princeton
Theological Seminary will give the
Baccalaureate address. Dr.
Mackey was educated at the Uni
versity of Aberdeen, Scotland,
Princeton Theological Seminary,
University of Madrid and Univer
sity of Lima, Peru. He has been
outstanding in many positions and
fields, among them: Moderator of
the General Assombly, Presbyter
ian Church in U. S. A.; member of
Central Committee, World Coun
cil of Churches; lecturer in Peru
and Mexico under the South Amer
ican Federation of YWCA's; lec
turer in colleges throughout Nortli
and South America, in Cuba and
Scotland; former Secretary, Pres
byterian Board of Foreign Mis
sions; author of many books; and
editor of the quarterly review,
Theology Today. In the evening at
7:30 there will be a reception for
parents and friends in honor of the
graduating class at the home of
President and Mrs. Clyde A. Mil
ner.
Final Commencement Day Ex
ercises will begin at 10:30 A.M.
Monday, May 31. The address will
be presented by Edwin McNeill
Poteat, Minister of Pullen Memor
ial Baptist Church, Releigh, N. C.
Dr. Poteat was educated at Fur
man University, Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Wake For
est College and Duke University.
He has held numerous positions of
importance, among them: mission
ary to China and professor at the
University of Shanghai; minister in
Raleigh, N. C. and Cleveland,
Ohio; Lyman Beecher Lecturer at
Yale, 1940; former President of
Colgate-Rochester Divinity School;
and composer of hymns and author
of several books.
Two S.C.A. Presidents to
Work With AFSC This
Summer
Hardy Carroll is returning to
Europe again this summer. He has
been selected as a leader in the
Overseas Workcamp Program of
the A.F.S.C. Hardy will graduate
from the Hartford Theological
Seminary this May, where he is
president of the student govern
ment for the entire Seminary
Foundation.
Triby Tucker, president of the
Student Christian Association, has
been accepted for work abroad
this summer by the American
Friends Service Committee. She is
tentatively scheduled to work in
Finland. Trilby is the second presi
dent of the S.C.A. in the last five
years to work with the AFSC
abroad. In 1952, Hardy Carroll,
president in 1950 worked in Cer
many.
Trilby, a junior this year, is at
present, social chairman of the
W.A.A., member of the Committee
on Convocations, junior represent
ative to W.S.G., cheerleader, mem
ber of the choir, and a college mar
shal.
Trilby will leave for Finland the
latter part of June, and hopes to
visit other European countries be
fore returning here in September.
CALENDAR
February 26-27—North State
Tournament
March 2 —Scholarship Society
party
March 3 —Miss Benita Biswas,
Pakestani national, student volun
teer, speaks in chapel. ,
March 4—Barter theater pre
sents "Two Gentlemen from Ver
ona"
March 6 —Guilfordian Staff Din
ner, 5:30; Square Dance, 8:30 in
Gymnasium
March 10—Harvey Ljung speaks
in chapel
March 12—Miss Blanch Haley,
secretary of the North Carolina
P.-T.A. speaks in chapel
March 12-13 YWCA confer
ence
March 17—Russell Reese speaks
in chapel
March 19—Dr. Victorius' Brahms
Piano Quartet plays in chapel;
Junior Class Minstrel Show
Valentine Party Brings
Two Dorms Together
The boys were a little late the
other night in getting out to see
the girls do the bunny hop from
Founders walk to Mary Hobbs
after the girls' Valentine Party.
All rivalry was forgotten when
the girls gathered in the dining
hall of Founders for a fellowship
of singing and light refreshments.
Bev Smith, Anne Newton, and
Buster Money switched a "euk" be
tween them and furnished some
entertaining music. Anne Timber
lake sang some songs that had
been requested by the boys—"l
Know You're Not An Angel," from
Bob Maust to Evelyn Gline; "Al
ways," from Charlie Austin to Bev;
"You're My Everything" from Mac
Privot to Emily Warrick. For the
benefit of the freshmen Betty
Humble recited her famous "Lil
Ollie."
To climax the evening Miss
Marlette started around the din
ing room with a cup on her head,
but didn't quite make it.
The unifying spirit created by
such a fellowship is an indication
that we should have such gather
ings more often.
Spring Elections To
Be Held March 16
The 1954 spring elections will be
held this year on March 16th. All
nominations must be turned in to
the elections committee by March
Ist. Nominations received later
than this date will not be accepted
for there must be time allowed for
checking the points of the nomi
nees.
As a new feature this year it is
planned that a chapel program be
set aside for campaign speeches.
The date for the speeches will be
announced in the near future.
Les Warrick is chairman of the
elections committee and those
seeking to file a petition for a
nominee can do so by seeing Les
Warrick or other members of the
committee Buster Money and
Christina Gidynski.
The elections committee encour
age that this year's election be as
spirited as the ones in the immedi
ate past, and urge that at least one
poster be put up for each candi
date running for a student office.
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