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VOL. XIX.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1939.
Number 1 5.
KEMP-ER’S
TEMPERS
A Salemite Interviews
Hal Kemp
Mr. Hal Kemp was in town last
Monday as you know and with his
boys and others, put on quite an
entertainment. Now it, occurred to
me that Mr. Kemp might like to
make a few statements to the press
So I spent the afternoon unsuccess
fully attempting to secure an ap
pointment with him. Finally in dis
gusted desperation, I determined to
crash the stage door of “our fav
orite theatre” and interview Mr.
Kemp if I had to sit on him to get
an audience. My huffy mood was
wasted, however, because I had no
trouble at all in getting back-stage.
In fact, there was no door keeper
so that Miss X, who accompanied
me for moral support (and because
I thought we might get in on her
looks), and I walked right in and
heard about half the program from
backstage, before Mr. Buccinio ap
proached us. Now Mr. Buccinio is
a very insignificant looking gentle-
n)an and his position with Mr. Kemp
never puts his name in lights, but
Mr. Buccinio has the right idea.
You see, he is the truck driver but
wlien we e.xplained what we wanted,
he guided us around to the opposite
side of the stage where he said Mr.
Kemj) would come off. Then Mr. B.
voluntarily went and announced our
presence and object to the new Mrs.
Kemp who was loitering about. Mrs.
Kemp didn’t honor us with her pres
ence just then but she did ask Buc
cinio how he know that was what we
wanted and if we had anything to
prove it. Is slie jealous after less
than a. month of married life? But
then, slie couldn’t know that we
piet'(-r ’em at least under thirty
years. However, when Mr. Kemp
came off the stage, she pointed us
out to him as we hovered among the
shadows and straight over he came.
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KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD SINGS FEBRUARY 1
ijtail Fiioiu
DEAN VARDELL TALKS
ON BEETHOVEN
Mystery of Love Story of
llie Musician
Kirsten I'lag.stad, renowned Xorwegian soprano, regarded as the great
est \\ agnerian soprano in tlie world, will give a concert i>erforraance
in Win^ston-Salem Ratuiday evening, February lltli, at the fourth
Oi-\-i' Music Concert.
SEVEN INVITED TO JOIN
LE CERCLE FRANCAIS
Initiation To Be Held
February 14th
Le Cercle Francais recently ex
tended invitations to seven French
students, who have proved their in
terest and understanding in the
French Department, to become mem
bers of the organization. This in-
BEFORE THE
MARDl GRAS
A Drama In One-Act
Scene; Under the Willow Tree
Time: 8:30 Saturday night, Feb. 18
Characters: Marie Antoinette, Cleo
patra, Josephine College, Poca
hontas, The Gibson Girl and
Queen Elizabeth.
Marie Antainette: Ma foi, it is al
most time for the Mardi Gras to
start. I am so excited I can hard
ly breathe! What an evening!
Josephine College; It’s going to be
great stuff. There has been too
much secrecy among the seniors
to suit me, but I like surprises.
Oh, why, doesn’t Joe come on —
I can’t wait!
Cleopatra: And where is Anthony?
lie is always on time. I want to
look at the attractions before the
crowd starts pouring in — oh,
Anthony, never was a fete on the
Nile as exciting as this will be!
Josephine, tell us more.
Josephine College: Well, there will
be gorgeous decorations — like the
ones at the real Mardi Gras in
New Orleans. There will be bal
loons, confetti, parades, floats and
lots of excitement and frivolity ■—
and swingy music to dance to.
Pocahontas: Swingy music?
Josephine: Yes, you don’t know the
word but you know the kind I
mean, Pocahontas — the makes-
you-want-to-dance kind. And, too,
the Queen of the Carnival will be
crowned tonight.
Queen Elizabeth: Ah!
Josephine: It isn’t necessary to
have on the most beautiful gown
to be Queen, dear Queen Eliza
beth — Joy and Frivolity, not
Beauty, are Patrons of this ball
and their devotees are the favored
ones.
The Gibson Girl: My dress is so
tight around the waist that I fear
I shall faint.
Josephine: All right now, Gibson
Girl, you will have to forget that
or you won’t be allowed to attend
the ball. Any one who brings in
a single worry or care will be
asked to leave. You check your
cares with your wrap as you enter.
■\nd don’t forget!
Cleopatra; Oh, what a glorious eve
ning! I’m afraid I’ll have a time
dancing because my Anthony does
not know the latest steps.
JTarie Antoinette: I heard, ma
cherie, that there will be games to
play and surely you, who are so
clever, (pas de quoi, madame), will
capture the prize in every one.
Now, I — I haven’t danced since
those glorious court balls of my
youth; I will dance the whole night
through and I will show these
people something.
Josephine: Ah, here comes Joe and
Anthony and Captain John Smith.
Let’s go! Look at the people hur-^
rying down to the Mardi Gras!
Let’s not miss a minute and don’t
forget to thank the Seniors for
giving you a chance to come out
of those stuffy old library books
and have fun for a night.
vitatiou was received by Nancy Suit
er, Evelyn McGee, Betsy O’Brien,
Katherine Harrell, Dorothy Mullins,
Katlierine King an Louise Bralower.
The new members will be initia
ted at an evening meeting on Feb
ruary 14. As part of the initiation
they are to be prepared to teil a
very brief but amusing story. The
old members will further test their
Freneli by asking them questions.
This part of the initiation is not to
be feared by the new members, how
ever, for as the invitation says —
the professors will not be there.
Light refreshments will be served.
In expanded chajxil Wednesday
moining, Dean Vardell spoke on the
love story as well as the detective
story in the life of Ludwig Bee
thoven who lived in the exciting per
iod which led up to the French l?evo-
lution and .Napoleonic war.s. Bee
thoven’s music interprets the fever
ish and romantic spirit of that time.
Dean Vardell started by saying that
Curiously enough the mystery story
of Beethoven’s love affair with his
Imortal Heloved’ begins with the
day he died.” He added, “The nij'S-
tery ha.s not been conclusively solved
but it is not impossible today to lind
further evidence.”
On the day of Beethoven’s death,
since he had no heirs, liis friend
decided to search liis home to find
some bank sliares he was known to
have. Tu looking through an old
secretary, the friend found a love
letter and a portrait of a countess.
The letter was written in pencil
and dated July sixth with no place
of writing or year indicated. There
was no name on the letter for whom
it \vas intended. From this letter
many theories have evolved about
the “Immortal Beloved.”
The most logical theory accepted
now by authorities is that the let
ter was written July G, 1812 while
Beethoven was at a watering place
in Bohemia, for his health. The one
to whom it was written was Bettina
Brentano, a very romantic lady of
the time, who enjoyed knowing ar
tistic eelebraties of the day. All
tliese facts have been pieced togeth
er from studying the details re
corded in the letter and used as clues.
PIERREHES TO
PRESENT THREE-
ACT PUY
Rehearsals Under Way For
March Production
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mary Lee Salley will be fea
ture editor of the Salemite for
the rest of the year, because of
the resignation of Tillie Hines.
]{ehearsa!s for “I Have Kve
Daughters” which is to be presented
late in Marcli by the Pierrette play
ers and the Freshman Dramatic Club,
started this week. The play is a
morning-room comedy of manners in
three acts, which is based upon Jane
Austen’s well-known “Pride and
Prejudice. ’ ’
The scene is laid in the Englisli
country house of the Bennets and tlie
time is about 1797. The Pierrette
Club has chosen this period for
dramatization because it is one
whicli has been neglected in this
vicinity in amateur play production.
The club intends to be extremely ac
curate as to details of manners,
dre.ss, speecli and local color so that
the play will be authentic as well as
amusing. Every girl in both clubs
will have some part in this final pro
duction, either on the stage or be
hind it working with the technical
details, costumes or make-up. Fur
ther announcements -vvill follow as
to the east and committees,
MARDI GRAS
SPRING FASHIONS
SHOWN THURSDAY
Models Sponsored By
Montaldo’s
Wo have that “spring-is-here ”
feeling, of course, when the little
green leaves begin to pop out, and
the days get warm enough to go
without coats. But the thing that
tells all women that winter is a thing
of the past is the sight of new spring
clothe.s.
And we all look forward especial-
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NEW MEMBERS OF ORDER OF SCORPION
Tho tpn new memhpr5 nf flia js m. o • staff photo through courtesy of journal and sentinel
liie ten ot the Order of The Scorpions are, left to right, back row: Geraldine Bavnes.
Fiances Kluttz, Emily McCoy, Esther Alexander, Carol Cherry; front row, left to right Louise Norris
Betty Sanford, Elizabeth Hendrick, Katherine King, and Eleanor Carr. '
SCORPION STINGS
TEN
Ten students from the sophomore
and junior classes were stung Wed
nesday morning in chapel by the
Order of the Scorpions.
The Order of the Scorpions was
founded in 19'26 by a group of stu
dents who realized the need of such
an organization at Salem. In order
that the ideals and purposes of the
group might be more effectively at
tained, it was decided that it should
be a secret society; secret with re
gard to officers and constitution,
but more so with regard to work
undertaken and accomplished for the
betterment of Salem. Unfortunate
ly the- idea is prevalent that the
Order of the Scorpion is an honor
ary fraternity; it is not.
The girla taken in were: Emily
McCoy, Caroline Cherry, Esther
Alexander, Katherine King, Eliza
beth Hendrick, Geraldine Baynes,
Betty Sanford, Louise Norris, Elea
nor Carr, Prances Klutz.