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For the first time in the histoiy
of the legitimnte theatre, an all
Negro produc'ion of Shakespeare's
immortal "MacBeth" is touring the
United States.
With an itinery of national scope
this startling vers on of the classic,
set against a crescendo of color
nd voodooism. is being toured by
the WPA Federal Theatre Project
because of a flood of requests from
II sections of the land.
It is not to be understood that
this is a "voodoo version" of
Shakespeare. The text has not
been changed to any extent, altho
the locale, originally that of an
cient Scotland, his been changed
to that of a jungle, reminiscent
Of Haiti. Really, the scenes are
laid in an imaginary island in the
Caribbean which might well be
Haiti.
This locale lends itself admir
ably to the witch sc enes in "Mac
beth." All "Macbeth" producers
have had troubles with their wit
ches. The public never believes in ithe elimination ot the word "Scot-
the common variety of witch such
as old men with beards or trans
mogrified masks under baby spots.
Under the guise of Haitian mama
loy cr priesl esses, as portrayed by
the Negro players, the MacbVthean
witches take on an almost believ
able aspect. These ladies actually
sr-em to have the power to fore
tell coming events and to work
their spells. The hags of the Scot
tish heath have been replaced with
jungle witches.
The characters wear the uni
forms and gowns of Napoleon's
time as a contrast to the doublet
and hose of Shakespeare's mimes.
The heath of the witches is trans
formed from a desolate hillside to
a tropical jungle. Birnham wood
is no longer a dozen maple
branches born aloft by supernu
meraries, but the dank jungle it
self bearing down upon the castle.
But Shakespeare's play stands.
It suffers no other change, save
land." The names of the characters
remain exactly as in the quarto
And Shakespeare's verse remains
as winged and as eloquent as a
cast comprising some of our ablest
Negro actors can make it.
"Macbeth'' has been bringing
the most sophisticated theater
goers to their feet with enthusias
tic huzzahs on its tour of the
country and has attracted many
college students to its perform
ances. In New York City classes
attended en masse.
The Shakespearean production
In Haitian garb, following a 10
week run in New York, was pres
ented at the Texas Centennial ex
position in Dallas and in the past
month has been seen in Indian
apolis and Chicago. It is scheduled
to play in Detroit and Cleveland,
following which the company,
probably the largest in history ever
to make train jumps, will return
to New York by Oct. 1
TEN UNIVERSITY
EVENTS PLACED
ON CLOSED LIST
Faculty Group Releases
Calendar of Events
For 1936-37.
Schedule of events for the year
1936-37 as lasued this week by the
university shows ten nighU during
the year will be closed to a single
university function. Dates of the
closed nights are:
Sept. 18; University reception,
Morrill hall.
Sept. 25: All university church
night.
Oct. 17: Barb council party,
coliseum,
Oct. 31: Homecoming party,
coliseum.
Deo. 4: Military ball, coliseum.
Deo. 11: Mortar Board party,
coliseum.
Feb. 6: Interf raternity ball,
coliseum.
March 5: Junior-Senior prom,
coliseum.
March 26: Good Friday.
May 8: Farmer's Fair.
The calendar gives the following
program for September:
Sept. 14: Freshman day,
Sept. 14, 15, 16: Parties for the
women students.
Sept. 17: First stmister
classes begin.
Sept. 18: Faculty reception.
Barb council party.
Freshman eonvoca-
decree from !he T'nlverstty nf Nebraska,
instructor In obstetrics and gynecology a!
Omaha.
pnnaid I, Jo tenser, formerly Instructor
in phsics and mathematics at Dodge Cltv.
Km . tnstm-tnr in physica In placa of
Krsnk L. Roth, resigned.
Ir rail! M. 7cs, formerly fellow m
political science at Princeton university.
Instructor In political science.
Jean Ttlrhe. formerly professor and head
of derailment of French In College of
American Institute In Florence. Itmv. in
structor in romance languages In rlace of
John Weller. deceased.
Charles fingers, formerly director of the
Little theater. Wllkesbarre. Pa . Instructor
In stage design and scenic artist for I'nl
versitv Havers In place of I Mine Id Frledlv,
resigned
lr. Richard Miller. Nebraska graduate,
formerlv with rrc hospital at Fort Riley
and Ashland. Kas . resident physician in
place of Pr. Charles Hirms on leave.
Catherine V. Co, graduate of Oherlln.
Instructor In cello In r'are of Bcttle Za
briskie on leave
IT Fdna Watt SchricH. graduate of
Nebraska, resident physician In placa of
lr lne Phlll.rick.
Kucene C. tinrcla. formerly assistant
Instructor at Toiane. Instructor In English
In plan of Dr. W. F. Thompson, re
signed. Anna C. Frechllng. Nebraska graduate,
assistant Instructor In nursing at Omaha
In place nf Helen Oanshorn.
Barbara Tiarher. Nebraska graduate, as
sistant Instructor In horns economics at
Curtis.
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Sept
Sept
tion.
Sept. 25:
night.
Sept. 26
All university church
CAMPUS PARTIES
BEGIN FRESHMAN
SOCIAL PROGRAM
(Continued from Tagt 1.)
charge of the entertainment at the
party and Irma Bauer will arrange
the refreshments. Betty McGee,
heading the invitation committee,
Issued more than five hundred in
vitations to the affair during the
summer.
The Y. W.-Y. M. freshman party
will be held at Grant Memorial
Tuesday evening, Sept. 15, from 8
to 11. All freshman men and
women are Invited. During the eve
ning the freshmen will be given
an opportunity to learn the Ne
braska songs and yells for the
football season, led by the unt
versity cheer leaders.
Jane Keefer, president of the
Y. W and Howard Wright, head
of the Y. M.. and Miss Mildred
Green and C. D. Hayes, the secre
taries of the two organizations
will be introduced.
Sponsored Jointly.
Betty Cherny and Edward
Ewart are co-chairmen for the
party. Evelyn Taylor is chairman
of the refreshmen committee and
Virginia Griswold of the program
committee.
Guests will be Miss Amanda
Heppner, Miss Elsie Ford Piper,
Mrs. Ada Westover and Miss Lulu
Runge. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Hayes
and Prof, and Mrs. C. E. McNeill
will chaperon the affair. Sponsors
are the social staffs of the Y. W
and Y. M.
The third freshman party will be
given by the W. W. A. on Wed
nesday night. Sept. 16, from 8 to
10 ' at Grant Memorial, for all
freshman girls. Stunt programs
will be advertised and intra-murata
explained, and girls will be given
an opportunity to register for their
favorite sports. Patricia Lahr is
in charge of the affair.
been allotted to undergraduate
university students in Lincoln, ac
cording to Dean T. J. Thompson,
chairman of the student work re
lief committee. Approximately 64
jobs will be given to graduate
students.
Total undergraduate allotments
from the government will total
$9,540 monthly, from which the
average wage must be $15 or
tinder. This last is a new require
ment, as is the no minimum wage
condition, the maximum totaling
$20. The average wage for gra
duates will be $30 or under, with
a maximum of $40 monthly.
The allotments exceed the
amount allowed by 10 percent,"
Dr. Thompson stated. "This is to
allow for resignation and jobs
cancelled thru investigation. Un
questionably some students had
work last year who didn't need it,
If we hear of any such cases this
year, we will of course investigate
immediately."
Grades Required.
Scholarship and need are the
mnin requirements. An under
graduate must have a ranking
above the average of his high
school class, and a graduate
student a ranking well above the
average of the university. In add!
tion. the latter must submit a
recommendation from some school
department.
Last year a graduate was re
quired to be working for an ad
vanced degree. This year, how
ever, he must have only his first
degree and be carrying three
fourths of the normal graduate
work.
Fifty-five jobs have been al
lotted to medical students In
Omaha. These wages will come out
of the total allotment. Applications
will still be accepted at the ad
ministration office. They will be
filed in order and taken up as
jobs become open.
A psychology professor at Ore
eon State claims that students
who receive A's are usually the
meek and submissive type who
can be molded to suit the prof's
will. The independent defiant type
average C. And figures show that
the graduate averaging B is most
apt to be successful.
Learn to Dance
Clone to Inicerm'ly
116 So. 15th
LUELLA WILLIAMS
Private Lessons Every Day
by Appointment
Classes for beginners only
Monday A Saturday
7:30 to 9:30
L9810 B4258
Freshman Varsity
football game.
Sept. 26: Reception, sg col
lege students.
Sept. 27: All university church
night.
36 NEW INSTRUCTORS ON
UNIVERSITY'S TEACHING
STAFF FOR COMING YEAR
(Continued from page 1)
tudents at the University nf Chicago, In
structor In Germanic languages la Macs of
Mathilda Steckelherg. resigned.
Alfred C. F. Bcherer. hoider ot two de
grees from University of Illinois, assistant
Instructor In Germanic languages.
Eric A. Albrecht, Nebraska gradmte, as
sistant Instructor In Germanic lan
guage. Dr. Rudolph A. Wlnnacker. formerly In
structor in history at the University of
allchigan, assistant professor of history
Marlon Lucille Relnke. formerly assistant
instructor In institution administration at
Stata Teachers college, Mankato, Minn
assistant Instructor In Institution adminis
tration department of home ecotmaks and
assistant cafeteria director In tlece of
Helen Hengstler, resigned.
Dr. C. B. Nutting formerly asiistant
professor of law at I'ntversity of Texas
associate professor of law m Uare nf
Prof. M. H Merrill, resigned.
Robert A. Miller, formerly suDerrlsnr of
departmental libraries at the stats sever
alty of Iowa, assistant librarian wtta rank
of assistant professor In placa ot Nellie J
Compton, resigned.
Agnes L. Byke. formerly assistant to
the director of the echmtl of aarsing
Washington university, 81. Ixuls. Instructor
In obstetrical nursing and supervisor ( ,r.
stetrtcal nursing service, Omaha, t tne
place of Anne fci. Collins, resigned.
Pr. David P. Kimlley. Instruct! fc, 0h
atetrlca and gynecology, Omaha, la place of
Dr Charles T. Mason, resiirned.
Dr. Harold O. O. Hoick of the Unfvrity
of Chicago, associate professor of aaarma
coloiy. New Gym Instructress,
Muriel Mosle, formerly graduate student
Vnlverslty of Washington. Instructor In
hyslcal education for women la piece of
desse Dahlgren. resigned.
Alena Good, formerly graduate (hident
and part time teacher In the l'nyenv
Texas, assistant Instructor in physical edu
cation for women In placa of llelei Sitim.
ger. resigned
Wilbur W. Hansen, holder of two farces
from the L'nlversltv of Nebraska, aauatant
instructor In physics.
John G. Nesbitt. formerly profeaxtt of
French. Sterling college. Kansas. Instructor
In romance huiguagea In placa ot .(.
worth Flint, on leave.
Dr. Cecil W. Scott, formerly ptincjiai of
Westwood. N. J . senior high school.
ctate professor of school administration
Ilo A. Tritely, former instructor l rlvii
ngineertng , the University of Soutk Da
kota. Instruc.or in clvtl engineering.
Dr. Ralph W. Ludwlck. Lincoln, assist
ant professor of crown and bridge a-nrk
at dental college.
Dr. Ralph L. Ireland. Lincoln. muvtor
In operatnve dentistry in place of Dr. J c
Brevier, resigned.
Dr. Dewey R Stmt, formerly IIl,nt
professor of psychology and educau t
Carleton college, assistant pnlrsnr of t)j.
rational pevcrmlugv and mrnureruera n
place of pr. Stephen M. Curev, resign.
K. K. Avllt. holder of two ilcsrc .-.m
the t'niversltv of Chicago. Instructs ,n
Knglish In rlece of L. J. Pavlriaoa, .
signed.
Dr. Rrbert M. Collins, holder of wu
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