THE DAILY TAR HEEL. SUNDAY. APRIL, 27. 1252
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New Leaves
Life At 80: Author
Reviews Our Gamous
Life At Eighty, J. W. Canada, '
Pub. by J. W. Canada; La Ports, '
l exas; ivoz, $3.va. -
If this book were only pub-
lished in Montreal, its matrix
would be completely Canadian.
J. W. Canada has written a book
and published his book and of
course it is only fitting that the
book be about himself which it
is.
The gentleman author takes us
from a boyhood get-together
around a kitchen table with his
Dutch ancestors to a glance at
the future and a rather trite
hope for what it may bring. Can
ada at times poses as a Thomas
Mann, but he is a kindly grand
father narrating his life's ex
periences to a mildly interested
group of children who would
rathfcr, be placing a homer over
the backyard fence.
Canada is a very exacting
author, explaining that he did
not die after a diptheria attack
occuring in his youth (reference
to the title). Despite his un
easiness as a writer, his book is
an nteresting one. It is interesting
from an historical point of view.
The reader acquainted with fami
liar names on the Carolina cam
pus will probably enjoying learn
ing who gave the campus those
Appeals For
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I nformation
" In book reviewing, the re- '
viewers are often plagued with
Paul Smith
Prints Map
On Village
A friend is a fellow who rea
lizes our weaknesses and trys to
help us out with them.
Paul Smith of the Intimate
Book Shop has -continually been
ur friend. In the past he has
helped us organize our New
Leaves department in The Daily
Tar Heel. He has loaned us books
to review and passed out free
ice cream cones and cups of
coffee (through the cooperation
f the Dairy Bar) for doing busi
ness with him.
Now he has taken another step
of generosity. He has had a map
drawn up (by W. K. Hubbell)
labeled "An Intimate View of
Chapel Hill for the Parents Day
weekend and is giving them to
all lost parents and to students
at his shop if they want them.
It is an up to date drawing of
the present Iay-outof Chapel Hill.
Thanks again to our friend, Paul
Smith.
A new international theatre
movement ;is underway to es
tablish a Poet's Cheater projett
in New York City. The . theatre
will be decided later.
"Christopher Columbus," a play
by Arthur D. Rees, is a full length
drama about the life of the Great
Mariner. It will be produced this
yar' or nearly next year. , ,
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names borne on the dormitories, 1
statues and plaques hereabouts. 1
f rom uanaaa s leaves we- nna
that Francis Preston Venable
would rather have remained int . . r.
... . . . . , ta cast of the Vienna State Opera
his chem. lab or classroom teach-1 .
v,. u v v, w 'fgrPP glves this operetta the life
xng tuaii nave laivcii uic uuj i nuio- t,
t.Uve capacity of bemg president Th ius
Wl m war a'lnck Tro!her!manif6sted ever so vividly in
, . , x i,- " -3 !three acts of gaiety, mistaken
who will need watching, said a ., A v,rt
local preacher remarking upon
the Williams opposition to orth
adoxy and his liberal philosophy.
Wf spp Canada's reffret for never
having a class under Collier Cobb
and his fond memories of "Pres."
Kemp Plummer Battle bearing a
cane and walking briskly through
Battle 'Park. Canada's reminisc-
ence from the ' Di and the Phi 1
right down to his being financially
pinched by spending ten dollars
for a month's board (and he did
it) leaves a pleasant homespun
taste on the readers critical . and
sometimes forked tongue.
Canada has written here . no
"deathless prose," but what the
heck, it's fun to know something
about our campus founders. And
if you don't like it now, pick it
up again when you're eighty; j
you might be poking your face
into the proverbial looking-glass.
J. R.
Interesting
On A. uthors
a lack of interesting informa
tion. Here on campus and in the
New Leaves section of The
Daily Tar Heel we rely on stu
dent reviewers for all articles
carried on this page.' Living
a double duty-one to the class
room and one to the newspaper
leaves little time for the stu
dent reviewer to search for in
teresting literary tid -bits lor
this page.
The student body can be of
some help in this situation. For
instance, the editor of this page
was taking his monthlyhaircut
in a local barber shop and
struck up a conversationwith
the barber about the book he ,
was reviewing for this week
("Life At Eighty', above). It
was true, as always, that the
barber knew all about the
author of the. book and could
even remember where f the
author had lived when he was
in Chapel Hill and where he
taught school when he was here.
He knew the author from the
thickness of his hair right down
to his accustomed stride along
Franklin Street.
This information can make
the reviewer more intimate
with the author and result will
be that you will have more in
teresting and better reviews.
If you hear somethisg which
has entertained or informed you
and you think it will interest
others, how about donating
your gem to the New Leaves
department? The book review
section will appear in every
Sunday's :edition of The Daily
Tar Heel. . -, .
A Universe Of Nov Releases
'One Night In. Venice3
After haunting Abernethy's all
week, I have discovered a uni-
verse of new releases of both old !
and new melodies.
In the classical realm, I be
lieve "One Night in Venice" pre
sents itself . in an unparalleled
fashion to intrigue the public.
This much neglected operetta
bv .Tohann Strauss is recorded
fnr thp first time in it? entiretv
y Coiumbia records. -
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j hypnotic "City of the Canals."
j If you like abstract art and
) modern archeitecture, you will
adore "Symphonie Fantastique.
Thls boldlv original impassioned
symphonic work was given to the
19th century .by Hector Berhoz.
xt is the musical diary of his
story courtship with an Irish
actress whom he later married.
His varying degrees of emotion
set this work ablaze. It is re
corded on Columbia records by
the Philadelphia Symphony Or
chestra and conducted by Eugene
Ormandy.
Have you seen the fabulous
"Quo Vadis?" If you have, you
already know the majestic splen
dor of its music. MGM has re-
corded directly from the sound
track the incomparable musical
interpretation of Rome in 1 A.D.
Miklos Rozsa, winner of two
Academy Awards, composed this
masterpiece in the United States.
After selecting the seventy-five
musicians and one hundred voices
from England's finest talent, "Quo
Vadis" was recorded there. As
there is little known of the music
of Nero's Rome, Rozsa uses much
of the Greek and Jewish influ
ences of this period. "With the ad
dition of ancient Roman instru
ments, this composition gives the
listener the awe, magnitude, and
authenticity of an historical in
cident set to music.
In the range of popular ballads,
there are many that deserve men
tion. You may take it or leave
it, but there is a new Johnny
Ray album that is sweeping the
country. There are two schools of
thought concerning this contro
versial individual: you are mad
for the lad, or you'd like to see
him shot.
Cry Johnny was born in Rose-
Charlotteans
Prove Show
Can Go On
Community theatre
high school thespians, and any
one, in North - Carolina who . had
an interest in dramatics was wel
come at the recent drama festival
held here at the Playmakers
Theatre.
"The play must go on," was
the time-trodden theme of the
past week and typical of the
grease-paint set was the stunt
performed by . the ' Charlotte
troupe.
They, were scheduled to hit
the boards at 2: 45 Wednesday
afternoon. The Bell Tower clock
struck two and they had not yet
arrived. An announcement was
made that the program may be
delayed, but just as the big hand
smacked nine, the truck rolled
up and right on stage they went.
"Dawn" was the title of the
1 Charlotte group's production.
burg, Ore., in 1Q27, and began
his musical career at the age of
two-and-a-half by picking out
nursery rhymes on the piano.
When he was a worldly .seven
teen, he tried his luck at Holly
wood with the usual results. But
when his big break came, he
topped all-time record sales with
his unforgettable "Cry." Thus the
Johnny Ray myth was originated.
In his new Columbia album,-his
rendition is stylized to say the
least. "All of Me" is one of the
numbers and he really does give
you all of him. The speedy tem
po of "Walkin' My Baby Back
Home" demands that - Johnny
cut down on his double syllables.
I'd hate to pass judgement on
Mr. Ray, so I'll just say that if
you liked "Cry", you'll adore
his new album.
One of the old songs, "You'll
Never Walk Alone," is experienc
ing a tremendous revival. Fred
Waring, his Pennsylvanians, and
his Glee Club render a terrific
version. On the reverse side is
"Tulips and Heather," a light,
springy song that has won much
acclaim on his TV-show.
You've probably heard the
fascinating rhymes" of Harry
James' new record "The Brave
Bulls" from the movie of the
same title.
This instrumental with the dis-
Books Out-
Appointment books for pre
regisiralion wil be out all this
week in the General College of
fice. Room 303 South Building.
Students may make appoint
ments for either the summer or
fall quarters. Dean C. P. Spruill
said yesterday. The actual pre
regisiraiion will be held May
5-14, Dean Spruill said.
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Intriguing
tinctive South of the bolder fla
vor has all the joy and sorrow
of the matadors. If you were of
the opinion that Harry James ha.
lost "some of his spaikle, yu'U
change your mind after hearing
him go wild on thai trumpet.
Wow!
"MoanhY Low is the flip-ovr;
nothing new, nothing exctptiool
just a mediocre bJues number.
"lie's really living since lid1
started drinking Manhattans
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