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: THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, May 9, 1940
movies
Broadway . . .
Joker brings
war's reality
to fake hero
By Joe Whitley.
A Dartmouth laddie Is In peach
of a dither, as who wouldn't be
under the circumstances.
It seems that a few weeks ago
this man from up Hanover way
tripped into town, called up his
honey child and ended up oh mor
tal decision! by toting her rut to
see "The Fifth Column," fcrnest
Hemingway's two:fisted dirge on
the Spanish revolution.
The lady was very much im
pressed and left the theatre sput
tering about sweet liberty.
"If I were a man," she mur
mured, "I kjiow what I'd do. I'd
join up with the Allies and take a
crack at Hitler."
There was no mistaking her
meaning. She liked her men heroic.
And our Dartmouth man, quick to
take the hint, went into action. He
didn't join up with the Allies. Life
at Hanover is too sweet for that.
What he did do was to traipse
down to the Norwegian consulate
and offer to fight for King Haakon
knowing the Consulate has a
policy of nixing all such offers.
He reported this to his treasure,
received a magnificent kiss and re
turned, aglow, to the campus.
The proud beauty, not one to let
heroism go by the board unnoticed,
passed the good word all over
town. Her man was a hero. He
Volunteered for Norway.
One of the rivals got wind of the
great sacrifice and went into ac
tion. He promptly sent a curt wire
to the make-believe volunteer read
ing: Report at Norwegian Consulate
ready to sail April 25th. He signed
it with the Consul s name.
Artie Shaw, late the sultan of
awing, checked into town the other
day with his spouse, the magmfic
ent sweater girl, Lana Turner, and
was met by at least 300 fans at
the station. We were there just
for the heck of it, although, to be
factual, we're a Turner fan if we're
anything.
Mr. Shnw took a look at the
throng and grinned. Not so the
fans. They fastened a look on the
lost leader filled more with sad
ness than joy.
Not a single autograph hound
Vroke through the police cordon of
one sergeant and twelve patrol
men, all of whom stared at Lana,
missing the sweater.
Mr. Shaw looked very distressed
as he piled Into a taxi, the very
name Mr. Shaw who cut loose with
a fierce outcry not many moons
ago calling Jitterbugs "morons."
Off-hand it seems they didn't
like it.
Three hits In succession, some
thing virtually unheard of these
troublous days, have been chalked
up since we last held the pulse of
Broadway.
Noblest of them nil was Mr.
Ferenc Molnar's "Llliom," with
which you are, of course, familiar.
Presented in a revival, the first
Plnre the Theatre Guild's triumph
with the same opus, the fantasy is
a moving thing and a beautiful
thing, too. At the hands of Burgess
Meredith, the character of Liliom,
the carousel bully who cannot re
deem himself even after the
heavenly Magistrate offers him an
opportunity to square accounts
here on earth Is a feverish, tor
mented and altogether original
contribution to literary vital sta
tistics. Ingrld Bergman as the girl who
finds his storm-tossed soul more
memorable than hla blows con
tributes vastly to the triumph.
The second item was an English
horror play written and presented
with English good taste and re
serve, by name "Ladies in Retire
ment," the story of a grim woman
Flowers
radio
Painter, musician, soda clerk,
comes to demonstrate wares
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Elling
ton painter, musician, and soda
jerker, once just another hack
piano player in his home town,
now the favorite of a million
American dancers will demon
strate his abilities for local dance
fans at the Turnpike, Friday night.
Ellington s fame dates from the
night he opened at Harlem's Cot
ton club in December of 1927.
Since then his music has made
him a star attraction in movie and
vaudeville houses from coast to
coast. His is now rated among
the top few of the most highly
paid orchestras in the nation.
Born In Washington.
Born in Washington, D. C, Ed
ward Kennedy Ellington got his
nickname "Duke" in high school.
He took piano lessons when he
was a boy, but liked to paint bet
ter, and promptly forgot all he
had been taught about music when
he learned he could play better by
ear than note. Winner of an art
scholarship, he turned to music
because of necessity.
While Ellington's orchestra was
playing at the Kentucky club in
Times Square a number of years
ago, a party of Broadwayites,
Pantless scene
is just routine
to actor Kilian
Paramount's new Technicolor
story involving adventure in the
wilds of Sjuth America, "Dr. Cy
clops," no doubt represented a
novel creation to most people, but
to Victor Kilian, an extra in the
production, it is just another in
stance of his being exposed, pant
less, to the public gaze.
In the picture which finished a
run at the Stuart theater, May 7,
a quintet of players are reduced,
rather fantastically, to one-fifth
their normal size by a crazed sci
entist. Kilian, one of the shrinkees,
is reduced from his normal six
feet to a meagre fourteen inches,
thereby making his customary
garments too large. It has always
been thus with Mr. Kilian.
In his latest role, however, the
script writers have allowed him to
seek solace amongst the folds of
an ordinary handkerchief. Others
have not been so kind for he has
been losing his pants intermit
tently ever since he entered the
entertainment world. Even in his
first Important role, which was In
the Theatre Guild production of
"Valley Forge," he represented a
pantless soldier.
It would be Incorrect to state
that Kilian is continually in such
scanty attire, though. Usually an
abundance of normal roles come
his way, but spasmodically
throughout his career, Mr. Kilian
has been required to appear in an
unclothed capacity.
Council
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the Council elect members of the
Student Union board for the next
year. The motion was adopted but
a quorum was not present after
John Cattle and Beth Howley left
the meeting. Prof. E. T. Lantz,
faculty advisor to the Council,
pointed out that if the Council
elected board members by "cheap
politics" and not by merit, selec
tion of the Union board might not
be one of their prerogatives in the
future.
who provides for the weal of her
elderly sisters by eradicating the
mistress of the house wherein they
are receiving hospitality.
Again the films contribute a
star. And this time it is Flora
Robson whom you will remember
as the woman without mercy in
Warner Bros. "We Are Not Alone."
hit parade
among them producer Irving Mills,
dropped into the club to hear the
colored orchestra of five pieces
built around a pianist of unusual
ability.
Before leaving the Kentucky
club that evening, Mills had signed
up Duke Ellington and his or
chestra. From then on the Duke
stepped out and up. Today he is
recognized by even such as Percy
Grainger, noted pianist-composer
conductor, as a gifted composer
and talented arranger, and Ameri
ca's foremost exponent of jazz.
Profs lecture about him.
So Important is Ellington's po-
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DUKE ELLINGTON
Profs lecture about him.
sition in the American field of
music that Grainger, director of
music department of New York
university, devoted a weekly lec
ture to advance students in music
appreciation on the subject of El
lington. Not only this, but he also
arranged to have Ellington and
his complete orchestra appear be
fore the class the next week to
illustrate his points made pre
viously, and to lecture to the class
on composing and arranging.
lulineton. before his success.
worked as a soda clerk and Tilled
Registration-
(Continued from page 1.)
finance secretary not later than
Sept. 4, 1940, otherwise a late
registration fee will be charged
A late fee for graduate students
and Lincoln city teachers will be
charged after noon of Sept. 28
Registration is not complete until
fees are paid.
Statement of fees.
A statement of fees will be
mailed each student before Aug.
12. If a student does not receive
his statement by August 17, he
should notify the finance secre
tary s office at once. If this is not
done the office accepts no respon
sibility if the statement is not re
ceived.
A student's summer address or
any change in this address should
be given to the finance secretary's
office.
New students and former stu
dents not in school at the period
of early registration may register
Sept. 16, 17, and 18. Their order
of registration will be to see the
registrar in the coliseum, see their
adviser and dean, and pay fees.
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MOTHER'S DAY""
Ellington
for local fans
In for the regular piano player
when he was able. Arrangements
of practised pianists to whom he
had found pleasure in listening
were too involved for his untu
tored ear, and the only way he
could learn a tune was to im
provise until he had actually com
posed a melody, then work up his
own arrangement. He called his
first composition the "Soda Foun
tain Rag" and played it where he
worked as soda clerk.
'Break' gets him fired.
After encouragement he studied
piano again. After considerable
practice he received work in the
Sunday jazz concert at Washing
ton theater but with strict instruc
tions to play legitimate piano,
every note was written. He played
almost to the end of the first con
cert without a slip. Then he saw
a beautiful spot for an Elling
ton piano break which he played,
and which got him fired.
He studied more, tho, got a job
directing an orchestra. Two years
later he came to New York with
an orchestra of five men of his
own selection. Then came his
opening at the Cotton club and his
rise.
Even the experts
can't write gags
in the daytime
According to the funmasters of
radio and screen, gags can't be
both good, and originated In the
morning. Experts at comedy rou
tines seem to agree that night Is
the time for all good gags to come
into being.
Jack Benny, who Is kept busy
during the day by rehearsal and
airing of his weekly radio show,
and his activities at Paramount
studios plus occasional benefit per
formances, blames his failure to
make jokes while the sun shines
upon this extensive diuval sched
ule.
"Besides," he added, "try being
real funny early in the morning
sometime.
Nocturnal gag huddles among
the gag men can not be described
as a set precedure. They may end
anywhere between 11 and the
smaller hours of the next morning.
Once finished, quips which went
over with a bang in rehearsal will
just lay there when delivered.
Bob Hope is another screen
radio comedian who follows the
night-laborers technique. Hope
keeps one day a week free and
starts the night before, frequently
working 'til 8 in the morning.
Bob Burns, the Arkansas phil
osopher, also puts off the prepar
ing of his screen dialogue until
after the evening meal.
Contest-
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and 307 of Mechanical Arts by Mu
Phi Epsilon, honorary mathe
matics fraternity. The examina
tions for the prizes will be written.
Last years winners were Roland
Fricke, calculus division; Merle
Andrew, analytics winner. This
year's winners will be announced
at the annual initiation picnic of
the organization May 24.
Further details about the con
test may be obtained from any
member of the mathematics de
partment. &B5
SELECT YOUR CARDS TODAY
A large assortment from which to choose. Many
special titles for other members of your family For
your Friend's Mother Sweetheart's Mother or
Sweetheart.
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Movies . . .
Bring western
thrills to local
theatre goers
By Hubert Ogden.
O. Henry's famed Cisco Kid
rides to new movie thrills at the
Nebraska theater, while Charlie
Chan visits Panama for the bene
fit of screen fans this week. Gone
western, also, is the Lincoln. Ed
die Cantor comes to the Stuart
with "The Story of Forty Little
Moiners." wun this group of pic
tures as a starter, students are as
sured of entertainment the rest of
this year.
The smilinfr desnerndn nf tho m
southwest, the Cisco Kid finris t.Pi
adventures in Arizona and deadly
aangcr in a Dcauutui senorita s
eyes in "The Cisco Kid and the
Lady" at the Nebraska, starting
a.
oaiuruay.
An Arizona stflp-ppnnnVi la
robbed, a gold mine plundered and
Daci men uie or nuuets m this pic
tureall of which puts the Cisco
Kid in the mood for love. Cesar
Romero is the rnw f!lHon nnrl ctura
with Marjorie Weaver.
Second feature is "Charlie Chan
In Panama" with Sidney Toler.
Eddie Cantor comes back on the
screen for the first time in two
years in "The Story of Forty Lit
tle Mothers" at the Stuart today.
Cantor changes his technique in
this picture and emerges as an
actor. Heretofore he was Identified
with choruses, ensembles, gags,
gais, anu rnytnm.
The story is based on a French
comedy and Is the story of a timid
professor who inherits a baby and
a lot of problems.
"Buck Benny Rides Again" at
the Lincoln Theater starting Sun
day. All is chaos on the western
plains as two-fisted Jack Benny,
phantom rider of Fred Allen and
lone ranger of the Seven Delicious
Flavors, bites off more than he can
chew and rues it.
Jack goes West in the show to
prove himself worthy of love, and
before he s thru it s the deer and
the antelope who are looking for
new homes.
The show Is enlivened with com
edy and dancing by Rochester,
song by Virginia Dale and Lillian
Cornell, and swing by Phil Harris.
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