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Vol. XXXII
Chapel Hill, N. C, April 1, 1924
No. 45
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THREE COMEDIES
COMPOSE SERIES
OF FOLK PLAYS
Will Be Presented at Playhouse
Next Friday and Saturday
Nights
IS THE THIRTEENTH SERIES
The Thirteenth Series of Carolina
Folk-Plays will be presented by the
Carolina Flaymakers in the Chapel
Hill High School auditorium on Fri
day and Saturday nights, Ajiril 4
and 5. The Thirteenth Series, or the
"Unlucky for Gloom," is an all com
edy program consisting of three new
comedies which should be very pop
ular with the students.
The three comedies to be presented
are: "The Younger," a comedy of
the flapper, by Sue Byrd Thompson.
The part of the flapper is very skill
fully portrayed by Miss Miriam Sauls,
of Savannah, Ga., who may be re
membered as the shop girl in "The
Beaded Buckle." The members of
the cast are, George Denny, Kitty
Lee Frazier, Sue Byrd Thompson,
Miriam Sauls, Al Smith, and Vance
Rollins. "Nancy's Commencement
Dress," a comedy of the farm folk,
by Pearl Setzer. In this play will be
seen the charming Mrs. Anne Ma
jette Grant as the leading lady, "Nan
cy." Mrs. Grant is well remembered
for her clever woik in "The Beaded
Buckle." G. Y. Ragsdale will also
"be seen in this play. Mr. Ragsdale
is doing the difficult thing of appear
ing in two important roles in the
forthcoming program. In addition
to his part in "Nancy's Commence
ment Dress" he plays the part of the
father jn Ernest Thompson's comedy,
""The Wheel." When Pritchett be
came ineligible for his part in "Fix
ings" on the Eighth State Tour, Aub
Tey Shackell was cast for his part,
who in turn was succeeded by George
Ragsdale in the role of Jim Cooper.
Other members of the cast are, Er
na Greene, author of "Fixin's," Hen
ry Wheeler, Dick Battle, Catherine
Walker, and Pearl Setzer, who has
an important part. "The Wheel," is
a, comedy of the evolution of the col
lege boy, by Ernest Thompson. Mr.
Thompson takes the college boy
through his whole career, from the
time he leaves his mother's arms
with vows to never smoke, drink, or
go to dances, through the usual chang
es that take place in his freshman,
sophomore, and junior years, to his
return home where he takes a position
in the bank. He. joins the Civitan
Club and the Cherokee Club and set
tles down to his high school sweet
heart. Mr. Thompson plays the lead
ing role. The members of the cast
are, Sue Byrd Thompson, Ralph
Siewers, EJ Shaw,' George Ragsdale,
Norma Connell, and Margaret Jones.
Another Carolina
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Slightly more than twelve months
off the pros s, the second edition of
"Carolina Folk-Plays," written by un-
lergraduate students of the Univer
sity, is nearly exhausted. The pub
lisher, Henry Holt and Co., of New
York, has accepted a second volume
of these plays to be released next
Fall, and has signed a contract with
Paul Greene, one of the Playmakers
most distinguished playwrights, for a
volume of his own plays. Mr. Greene
is now writing for The Atlantic Moth
ly, Poet Lore, and others. A recent
report from the publisher read as fol
lows: "Up to March Cth we have sold
2299 copies. Our first printing No
vember 16th, 1922, was 1500 copies;
our second printing March 22, 1923,
was also 1500 copies. As for a third
printing, we have 571 bound copies
on hand (March 1) and at the rate
the book has been going this stock
should last about three months.
"In addition to the above, we are
so pleased with the success of this
volume that we have already accept
ed for early publication a second vol
ume of these Carolina Folk-Plays en
tirely by Paul Greene, one of the best
playwrights of the group. This book
. has received fullre and more numer
ous notices than any drama book I
can remember in the thirty years, and
its success is not by any means con
fined to the Carolinas, w here we
have sold over half of these.
Signed: Roland Holt, Vice-President
Henry Holt and Co., Publishers,
19 West 44th St., New York City."
Besides being produced by The
"Carolina Playmakers, other colleges
Playmaker Reading
By Mrs. Grant Good
The third of the series of dramatic
readings sponsored by the Carolina
Playmakers took place in Gerrard
Hall Sunday evening when two Har
vard plays of 1923 were given by
Anne Majette Grant before a large
audience.
Mrs. Grant is secretary to Pro
fessor Koch and studied at the Amer
ican Dramatic School and also at
Emerson. She has been directing
some of the folk plays since coming
to the University and made a dis
tinct success in the leading role of
The Beaded Buckle, by Frances Gray,
which is one of the plays for the
Spring Playmaker tour. She has late
ly taken the leading role in "Nancy's
Commencement Dress," which will be
given here on April fourth and fifth.
The two plays were selected by Pro
fessor Baker himself as the best of
the one-act pieces, and as representa
tive of the kinds of work done by the
students.
The Torches, a one-act play of the
Italian Renaissance by Kenneth Rais
beck was quite a remarkable piece,
full of dramatic power and atmos
phere. Mrs. Grant gave well defined
characters, her technique being such
as to allow her to suggest the char
acters rather than to enact them.
Particularly striking was her ren
dition of the heroine, Gismonde, a
"Roman" who was in turn impetuous,
vain, spoiled, pampered, deceitful
and wheedling. The character was
difficult, but the rendition perfect in
detail. The lover, Pietro, was human
ly interpreted as a man, longing to
be loyal, yet swayed by his emotions.
Alessandro, the husband, was remark
ably handled in his honest, yet jeal
ous character, distinct from the two
younger people.
The music for The Torches which
was written by Randall Thompson
for the first production of the piece
in Cambridge was ably rendered by
Theodore Fitch of the University Mu
sic Department. ,
The Playroom, a fantasy, by Doris
Halman of Radcliff College did not
allow as much scope as The Torches,
but well-defined characterizations
were maintained in the characters of
the dream child, the aunt who had
imagination and faith and the mere
mortals of the piece.
Mrs. Grant had perfect stage pres
ence and poise. - Her articulation was
extremely clear without giving the
impression of being too exact, and
the pitch of her voice was good. The
performance will long be remember
ed by those who had the pleasure of
hearing her, especially her rendition
of the scintilating coquette, Gis
munde. '
New Pickwick Will
Be Ready By May 1
Chapel Hill will have its brand
newPickwick . Theatre by May first,
according to announcement made
from the offices of Atwood and Nash,
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j ing tile famous movie theatre's "ru-
j construction."
Work began on the new Pick about
j a week after the old structure v as
i burned down in the memorable mid-
night fire of some weeks ago. bnu-e
that time movie fans have had to
crowd in Gerrard Hall; the Univer
sity granting permission to use that
building as a movie theatre until the
Pick is reconstructed. Gerrard H.ill
since then has lost its old name and
is now often referred to as "the
Pick."
The new Pickwick will seat .125
more people than the old shown une
did. It will seat 725 people, in a the
atre 50 by 95 feet in dimension.
The new building, when completed,
will be one of Chapel Hill's hand
somest structures. There will be a
handsome lobby with a concrete
flooi. The entrance will be in e
form of a vestibule, surrounded on
each side by two stores. Over the
stores will be located rooms proper
for fraternity halls, it is stated.
The Pick will also be well venti
lated. There will be 14 roof ventila
tors and two side wall ventilators
and community groups have under
taken productions of Carolina Folk
Plays. All of these plays are pro
tected by United States Copyright,
and there is royalty charge of $2.0C
for each performance in North Caro
lina, and $5.00 for each performance
outside North Carolina. This royal
ty is collected by The Playmakert
and turned over directly to the au
thor. '
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n T7J....-f Virl-I,,,. n,0 prJTO
syilowxHn jn- P!avwriinr has nut
nlo a brilliant crvedy. the evo'u
ion or revolution of a college
youth Ibis one-act p'ay in five
scenes will be produced by the Play-
makers in truly modern fashion with
a neutral gray cyclorama as a back
ground. The changes between scenes
are timed to one minut2 each. Mr.
Thompson will play the college youth
in his "evolution."
WT-IMTIATION
BY NEW SYSTEM
Pledges Are Initiated Into Fra
ternities Many Ineligible
Because of Work
By Tom Rowland
Again initiations! The same sto
ry with only a few changes in the
plot and entirely new cast of charac
ters. Disappointment, debates that
would surprise a state house in com
pleteness, or bring back a "Teapot
Dome" cabinet member's reputation,
lots of last minute stuff! There are
those on the campus now who avow
that woman is not the only change
able thing in the world, and that
some would-be fraternity men are
worse than Georgia mule who decided
to spend the afternoon on the rail
road track.
Sixty-four men were initiated into
fraternities since the recent exami
nations. This list is by no means
complete as there has been no report
from several of the established frater
nities and several of the locals have
not initiated their pledges.- The very
high standard set by the Pan-Hel
lenic Council and the faculty regard
ing our much neglected campus ac
tivity studying cut the size of the
initiation almost in half, -i The larg
est reported initiation is that of Sig
ma Alpha Epsilon who initiated nine
men. The scholarship requirements
dealt a heavy hand in other camps.
There were ninety-oix freshmen
r.le.'jid in the fall. The sheep have
been cleansed, the "goats" remain to
wear their little buttons.
Ye ancient shrine has been opened
wide, the little goats are left out
side. The little lambs.-s-ueh sweet lit
tle things have turned to birds and
now wear wings. They go outside;
oh watch them grin, foi- they now
wear a cute little pin. rney iuiu
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?EARL SETZER, author of THE
BLACK ROOSTER and NANCY'S
COMMENCEMENT DRESS, who will
be seen in the role of Mrs. Moore in
ihe latter, April 4th and 5th. Miss
1 Setzer hails from Catawba County,
near Hickory and will long be remem
bered by Chapel Hill audiences and
jthers throughout the State for her
brilliant acting in her first comedy
THE BLACK ROOSTER.
SUE BYRD THOMPSON, nWar
young co-ed, wH known for the Act
ing ability in the past with the Car
olina Playrcakors, will have her first
play produced April 4th and Cth by
the Carolina Playmakers. The title
-f the P'ay is THE YOUNGER, a
broeiy c-.Ticdy of the younger gen
eration. Miss Thompson plays the
rt of Marion Carr, the sophisticated
flapper in a "happy" American home.
EVERYTHING SET
FOR STATE TOUR
Playmakers Make Their Eighth
State Tour Go to Western
Part of State
By Winslow Mclver
All arrangements have been com
pleted for the Carolina Playmakers
Eighth State Tour into Wlstern
North Carolina, April 10th to 17th,
the itinerary including Winston-Salem,
Salisbury, Charlotte, Lincolnton,
Asheville, Candler, Hickory, and High
Point.
Judging from the notices received
by the Playmakers on their two pre
vious tours this year, the organiza
tion has set a new and even higher
standard than the one they displayed
in the plays which they presented
here last Spring. The program in
cludes, "The Beaded Buckle," a com
edy of the modern aristociat, by
Frances Gray; "Fixin's," a tragedy
of the tenant farmer, by Paul and
Erma Greene; and "Gaius and Gaius
Jr." a comedy of old plantation life,
by Lucy M. Cobb. It is stated by the
producing staff of .The Playmakers
that this is hte best balanced bill the
organization has ever presented.
This has been a fruitful year for
The Carolina Playmakers, as , they
have discovered two unusual actors,
and the playwriting class has been
successful in, turning out plays of
such a quality that Henry Holt and
Co., publishers of the first volume of
'Carolina Folk-Plays," have accepted
a second volume to be released early
next Fall. Two charming young wo
men, Anne Majette Grant, a gradu
ate of the American Academy of Dra
matic Art, and Frances Gray, the au
thor of "The Beaded Buckle," will
have leading roles in two of the plays
presented.
Cther members of the personnel
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are: Mrs. 11. V. -nase, ui w.:?
Hill, Miss Margaret Jones, of Char
lotte, Miss Miriam Sauls, of Savan
nah, Ga., Miss Lucy Lay, of iieaulort,
Professor Frederick II. Koch and
George Denny, of Chapel Hill, Aubrey
Shackell, of Edenton, Charles or
fleet, of Winston-Salem, P. L. El
more, of Dover, Erskine Duff, of Eli-
zabetn t-ity, ueorgu -......"-
field, George Mattison, Greenville, S.
C, T. M. Dixon, of Winston-balem,
William Pt'ohl, Winston-Salem, John
Cotton, Asheville, N. C.
PRUNELLA POSTPONED
The play "Prunella," which was to
be presented in the Forest Theatre
as a studio production by George
Denny's class in playwriting and
play production, has baen postponed
to the 30th of May.
This production will be the first
studio production ever presented at
the University, and the first work of
its kind by the class. This play gives
ample room for illustrations of the
latest lighting effects for outdoor
performances. It will be the first
play to be produced in the lorest
Theatre at night.
Tryouts for parts in this play will
be held immediately after the East
er Holidays.
THE BASEBALL SEASON OPENS
THURSDAY WITH THE GUILFORD
TEAM FURNISHING OPPOSITION
Playmaking By Auto
Is Playmaker Vogue
Hail to Frank Page and the North
Carolina State Highway Commission!
The Carolina Tlaymakers are start
ing out on their Western Tour, April
9th, in one of the big white, twenty
passenger Faegol busses of the Safe
ty Coach Line, now operating between
Raleigh and Durham. Henry Ford
has provided a truck for the c jm
pany scenery, and with this caravan
the party of eighteen Playmakers will
visit the following towns in Western
North Carolina: Winston-Salem,
April 9, Salisbury, April 10, Charlotte,
April 11, Lincolnton, April 12, Ashe
ville, April 14, Candler, April 15,
Hickory, April 16, and High Point,
April 17.
The practicability of such a trip
was questioned for some time by the
management, but when it was found
possible to secure one of the spacious
busses of The Safety Coach Line, it
was decided to make the trip through
the country. The bus will seat twen
ty people comfortably arid is equip
ped with a smoker and a special com
partment to carry the hand baggage.
It is 20 feet long and has a 213 inch
wheel base. The particular bus to
be used on this trip is a new one
just received by Mr. Robinson, the
manager, who has christened it "The
Playmaker Special" for this trip.
This will be painted on the destination
plate at the front of the bus. The
car will otherwise be decorated with
Playmaker masques and banners. The
Ford truck will also be decorated and
will be in charge of Mr. Mattison,
the Stage Manager of the Carolina
Playmakers.
The jumps will be made during the
mornings with the exception of a trip
from Lincolnton to Asheville, which
will probably take all day Sunday.
The troupe is anticipating a wonder
ful time driving up through Hickory
Nut Gap and by Chimney Rock,
where they will stop by for a brief
rest. Mrs. H. W. Chase, wife of
President Chase, will accompany the
party as official chaperone and direc
tor of stage settings.
Vocational Bureau
Does Useful Work
In freshman chapel last week an
nouncement was made in regard to
the University's purpose and plan in
establishing a Bureau of Vocational
Information in connection with the
office of the Dean of Students. It
was stated that with the tremendous
increase in the number of professions
open to college graduates in the coun
try as a whole, and in this State, the
problem of choice of a field of work
had become so complicated that many
men were unable, on the basis of the
limited information in their posses
sion, to decide what field to enter.
During the two quarters past, a Fa
culty Committee on Vocational In
formation has organized a bureau at
114 Alumni Bulking. Mr. T. A.
Whitener, a graduate student, School
of Education, has given half-time to
accumulating information which
would be of assistance to the students.
He has assembled in the Library a
shelf of about 200 books, descriptive
of 100 or so professions of interest to
college men. He has obtained state
ments from the heads of the different
departments of the University, re
garding the opportunities which await
students specializing in those respec
tive departments: has assembled
statements regarding the qualifica
tions demanded and opportunities
offered by the different professions
from leading professional men; has
obtained all the literature on the sub
ject of vocations and vocational
choice published in other institutions
in the country; has made a study of
vocational opportunity in North Car
olina, as compared to the country as
a whole, using the records of the last
Federal Census. He has begun to
s-iscuss with the seniors their plans
for next year, on the basis of a ques
tionnaire sent out to all members of
the graduating class.
In connection with the work of the
Bureau, the Department of Psychol
ogy is prepared to make a study of
vocational aptitudes in the individual
and to use such vocational tests as
have been devised in various institu
tions of the country for that purpose
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Tar Heels Will Probably Be
Stronger This Year Than
Last Season
OTHER TEAMS ARE STRONG
Wake Forest and Trinity Will
Give Carolina a Hard Race
for Honors
Tly Hank Parker
With the onening game
against
Univer-
Guilford next Thursday, the
sity baseball team swings into a sea
son that promises far stiffer oppo
sition from other North Carolina
teams than lias bvon met with for
many past years. The Tar Heels will,
without doubt, be much stronger than
the team that last year closed its
season with a garrison finish and tied
with Trinity for State honors. But
Wake Forest, Trinity and State have
changed their coaching staffs and
have rounded up many high school
stars that will strengthen them and
counterbalance greatly the improve
ments in the Carolina nine.
Trinity starts her season with the
rosiest prospects of any of the state
colleges. Her team of 1923 which
made such a splendid showing until
its late seuson crash is back practi
cally intact, and under the coaching
of Howard Jones, formerly of the Uni
versity of Iowa, the Methodists are
looking forward to a successful sea
son. Against the University and N. C.
State College, Wake Forest will not
be able to exert her full force as she
will be able to against Trinity and
the other colleges. The Baptists have
collected a crowd of stars from all
over the state and will use them'
against all her opponents with the
exception of Carolina and State. Most
prominent of these are Simmons,
prominent pitcher in the Blue Ridge
League last summer, Sorrell, form
er Cary High School boy who has
several no-hit contests to his credit,
and Daniels from Weldon, N. C, a
three letter man who is to be used
in the infield,
The prospects at N.. C. State are
still beneath the horrizon. Tho
(wolf-pack was a failure last year and
Coach Doak finds himself without
an abundance of material. He has
only one varsity pitcher, Captain Al
len. Curtis graduated last year and
Hill is too busy with his work to bo
with the team. In addition to this
weakness in his pitching staff, Doak
is having to make use of a rookia
catcher to take the place of Faulkner
ho left school several months ago.
Redfern, 1923 captain has finished at
State and has already reported to the
New York Yankees, leaving a hard
hole at shortstop to be filled.
Coach Bill has been putting bU
quad through strenuous practice
dui irig the last several weeks and
has been devoting much time to his
infield. The outfield has caused but
little worry, the three jobs being ap
parently assigned to the care of Bor
ner, Carmiehael and Gibson. Jones
nd Coffee have been having it out
at first, McDonald and McCall, tne
only two Macs out, are working at sec
ond. Johnson and Hill at short and
Starling and Thomas at third, make
up the remainder of the eight men
who are trying for the four jobs.
Captain Bryson is slated to bear
the pitching burden. Monday Coac.fi
Bill had ten aspiring hurlers gather
ed about him and if numbers mean
a good staff, there is little else to
be desired. Ferebee is expected to
make even a better showing than he
did last year and Moore, Coltrana,
Poyner und Finch are being counted
on to serve as relief hurlers.
Last year an attempt was made
to turn the Guilford game into a
pitcher's practice with the result that
Guilford tied Carolina 8-8 in a fif
teen inning affair. A little mere
caution will probably be usoj this
year in order to prevent a like rec
currence. Probable line-up:
McDonald 2b.
Starling 3b.
Bonner 1. f.
Gibson r. f.
Coffey lb.
Morris c.
Carmiehael c.
Johnson s. s.
Bryson p.