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The DAILY NEBRASKA
Wednesday, December S3,
EDITORS
Ibntertainment
Movies . MorUm Margolin
Drmmm ........... Eliabth Clurk
Radio ............ Mary Kerrigan
Hunt HuSh WUkint
Broadway
Collegian
Joe Whitley.
(The author of thli column Ic a Texas
Diversity graduate, now ia New Vork.
Hla writing la tent to many college paper
and DAILY editors are ot the opinion
that It li a valuable addition to th En
tertainment page.)
SHAKESPEARE VS. SWING.
New York City, Dec. 18 It may
make you sad to hear it, but it
will certainly delight the gentle
man who teaches English 89 or
however you label the course in
which Shakespeare is interpreted
to the young and baffled.
The fact is this: That goofy
version of "Midsummer Night's
Dream," exhibited here for a
month or so under the tag "Swing
ing the Dream," is a mere cadaver.
The only mourners are several
companies of incurable jitterbugs
most of whom didn't have the
modest admission fees required to
eee such high priests of swing as
Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong
(he played "Bottom") and Max
ine Sullivr.n shove the bard into
the grove.
To complicate things further for
the swing lovers, there's another
play by the same playwright that's
just packing 'em in a few blocks
down the street "Hamlet" it's
called with Maurice Evans up.
POLITICAL NOTE.
A man who kindles our imagi
nation and restores our dormant
hero worship is Dan O'Brien, a
first-rates economist and sage, as
well as holder of the title, "King
of the Hoboes."
Right now Mr. O'Brien wants
the democracy to know that he's
out to get himself elected presi
dent when Mars Frank steps down.
His platform is positively en
chanting: a two-hour work-day
and no work at all for one year to
get rid of over-production.
Step right up, folks.
SCOOP ! ! !
You may not know it, but Bren
da Marshall of the films ia thi
wife of Broadway actor Richard
Gaines who stepped into Raymond
Massey's shoes in the Pulitzer
Bmash "Abe Lincoln in Illinois."
As you read this, Mr. Gaines
who hails from Texas will be
checking in at the Twentieth-Century
Fox lot to ready himself for
the starring role of the dramatiza
tion of Vardis Fisher's "Children
of God" in which he'll play Brig
ham Young.
And it's his first role, too.
BACKWARD, OH BACKWARD.
Time ought to stand still, or
maybe David Whitmore, George
town university '33, shoulda Btood
In bed the other day.
He didn't and to make the things
worse some oafish acquaintance
made some alighting remark hint
ing Davey was no grid jiant.
Up jumped Mr. W. snatched up
huge urn weighing three stone,
passed It at the doorman, follow
ing thru with chairs, flower pots
and assorted furniture within
grabbing distance. Then he pro
ceeded to do some fancy tackling,
finally making a lunge at himself
In a tricky mirror.
It took a reserve eleven of New
York's finest to bring him down,
and now a Judge is dreaming up
aome penalties. But tough!
BROADWAY 'N MINATURE.
Niftiest musical comedy of the
month is "Du Barry Was a Lady,"
a wash-room reverie In which your
favorite Bert Lahr and the much
desirable Betty Grable (180,000
volts) and Ethel Merman are on
display. . .
Fred Waring, that wag, paid off
a football bet by leading a live bull
Into Plummer's swanky 5th ave.
china shop. Waring brike the
dishes. The bull was too polite...
After 1,899 performances as the
Jeeter Lester in 'Tobacco Road,"
which is now in its seventh year,
James Barton has enough of the
show and he's quitting. Will Geer
will take over. . .
That legendary dancer, the light
of the world of pirouette and ara
besque, Vaslav Nijinsky, in short,
is at long last returning to this
country. But not as a dancer. He'll
continue his convalescing here,
safe from possible injury in a war
tom Europ. . .
God bless you. Merry ladies and
gentlemen.
Found: Mary Christmas herself
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name, Mrs. Mary Christmas of
Racine, Wis., will be presented in
person on the "First Nighter" pro
gram Friday night at 8:30 over
KFAB on the CBS network. Be
cause of her unusual name, Mrs.
Christmas formed one of the most
RADIO . . .
Hampden,
Laura Crews
act tonight
by Mary Kerrigan.
Walter Hampden, famous trage
dian, and Laura Hope Crews, dra
matic favorite of two generations
of playgoers, team up to treat
"Texaco Star Theater" listeners to
a radio version of "The Goose
Hangs High" tonight at 8 over
KFAB... Santa Claus, in the per
son of William Mclnnis, will be a
guest on the Hollywood half of the
program....
Georee Burns and Grade Allen
open up a bag of Yuletide joy in
anomer oroaacast or their new se
ries tonight at 6:30 over KFAB. . .
Grade attempts to "copy" Santa
Claus by climbing down the micro
phone with presents strapped on
her back only to find the mike is
no chimney.. . .
Ricnard Maxwell's philisophical
program of cheer and comfort
takes on the significance of the
season at 2:45 today The morn
ing choral program in the period
of "Columbia's American School of
tlvi Air," on holiday vacation until
after New Year's, is given by the
Greenwich, Conn., public school
chorus....
For the Christmas weekend....
A group of Christmas carols and
a melody of holiday tunes with
chorus and Gus Haenschen's or
chestra are featured on the Satur
day Night Serenade, Dec. 23, at
8:45 Mary Eastman, soprano,
and Bill Perry, tenor, are solo
ists.. ..
Carols that have been sung over
the centuries at Christmas time
are presented in the modern set
ting of a great railroad center
with a Droeram from Cmm? cen
tral Terminal in New York....
Jsaturaay, Dec. 23.... A choral
group under the direction of Mary
Lee Read will sin? from tho north
balcony as thousands pass through
the station on their way to holiday
points, and homes. . . .
Northwest
dents have chosen the timpiw
ject, "Ad on earth, good will to
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mspirational clubs in the world,
"The Mary Christmas Shut-In
Club" and she corresponds with
thousands of invalids, mostly
about this time of year in addi
tion to playing postoffice for hun
dreds of letters addressed to Santa
by children.
whom," lor the "Bull Session"
broadcast in which they'll partici
pate Dec. 23.... The subject, of
course, refers to the ill feeling
which is spread over a large part
ot the world as another Christmas
approaches The undergraduates
tell of their ideas on ways to bring
about a real good will among
nations. . . .
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grid Jones' boys carry off honors,
the last by a 7-0 victory over Kan
sas university.
Nov. 15. Student Council plan to
disqualify candidates of parties in
stigating riots during pre-election
rallies, is withdrawn, Nov. 16.
uoug Davies, Hastings freshman,
receives fatal injury during foot
ball tilt.
...sweetheart! I 1
Nov. 18. Beth Howley is an
nounced as Nebraska Sweetheart
at Kosmet Klub's Fall Revue.
Sigma Chi'g give Tessy Thomas to
burlesque's hall of fame. Delta
Gamma's also win with "Ye Olde
College Daze," and Phi Mug pre
sent winning curtain skit.
Nov. 21. "Family Portrait" as
enacted by University Players
draws unfavorable publicity In
DAILY columns. Nov. 23. The
DAILY comes out with a per
fumed fashion edition, which re
ceives nationwide comment.
Nov. 28. MaJ. Hampton Wilson.
Dies committee "terrorist," hints
that communism has raised lta
ugly red tresses on the Nebraska
campus. University authorities
deny knowledge of student com
munists or communist activity on
campus.
. . .Kldd takes over.
Dec. 3. Rormation of a new
modern languages department
headed by Dr. Joseph E. A. Alexis,
university linguist, is announced.
Dr. Alexis, former head of Ger
manic languages department, suc
ceeds Prof. Harry Kurz, chairman
of Romance languages department,
whose resignation will become ef
fective Aug. 31, 1940.
Dec. 6. Oratorical fireworks ex
ploded in Student Council meeting,
upon election of Dwight Burncy
and Marian Bradstreet as co
chairman of Junior-Senior prom
committee. Dec. 8. Elizabeth
Waugh Is new Honorary Colonel.
Red Nichols nlavs at annual Mili
tary BalL Dec. 12. Thirtieth anni
vei.ary of tbe initiation of the
University Extension division Is
ccieoraiea at Danquet in Union.
Dec. 14. DAILY sponsors first
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MOVIES . . .
Ninotchka, most publicized
recent picture, opens today
By Morton Margolin.
One of the most publicized pic
tures of the season open in Lin
coln today. It is Ninotchka, star
ring Greta Garbo, which opens at
the Nebraska. Miss Garbo's first
picture in two years, it ia the
Swedish actress's first migration
into the field of light sophisticated
comedy.
The film, directed by Ernst Lu
bitsch, shows Garbo as a Russian
commissar raised in the stern So
viet code. She is sent to Paris by
her government to negotiate the
sale of some jewels. Here she
meets Melvyn Douglas, hired by
a former duchess whose jewels
Garbo is selling. He tries to get
the jewels back. The two fall in
love. Affairs of the two are
straightened out before the end of
the picture.
Brilliant lines, whimsical situa
tions and some dramatic touches
handled by a deft Lubisch touch
help keep the picture going.
"The Dead End Kids On Dress
Parade" is showing at the Stuart
for the last time today. The film
tells the story of the sextet and
all-university gripe session. Results
are termed encouraging. Dec. 1G.
Mortar Board party brings mis
chievous nature of coeds to the
surface. Dec. 17. Handel's Messiah
under direction of Dr. West brook
is presented in Coliseum with 400
singers and 70 orchestra musicians
participating. Dec. 19. Union's first
Christmas party draws record
crowd.
Whitney - -
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ment of Science, American So
ciety of Zoologists, American So
ciety of Naturalists, and of Gene
tecists, to name but a few.
A liberal or a vocational educa
tion? "It depends on what you're
going to do. A girl who's going to
get married shouldn't waste h.:
time specializing in a certain field.
On the other hand, a boy who's
going to be a farmer should take
chemistry and physics along with
mechanics and ag studies."
Fighting natural to men.
Conditions today compared with
twenty years ago? "More unset
tled. We thought then there
would never be arymore wars.
Now those of us who have studied
biology see that this war is just
a continuation of other wars."
Fighting, he thinks, is natural to
man. But there is still hope that
reason will triumph over the de
sire to fight
The sequence of European war
was impressed upon Whitney's
mind by the trip he took thru Eu
rope last summer. Following a con
gress of genetecista in Edin
borough, Scotland, he went with
two other scientists thru nearly
every country except Spain and
Italy. He followed the trail of
war's history as marked by monu
ments centuries old.
He had been on the ship bound
for home 36 hours when war broke
out Previously, his English boat
from Glasgow had been taken over
by the government The American
Express informed him that a ship
would leave Amsterdam In 24
hours. With a party of 15 he took
an all niht trip thru England,
rode the test train to run in Hol
land. Arrives home on schedule.
Their brightly lighted ship with
"Holland" painted on It. vnt hnm
safely. He arrived In Lincoln the
aay ne naa planned.
"I had a grand time," Whitney
said. Interested In art, he visited
11 royal palaces. Germany he
found "spic and span" with every
inch of ground used, mostly old
people and women in the fields
using hand tools. He saw Hitler's
palace but the chancellor was out
of town.
Whitney's classes are delighted
once each year to hear him an
nounce that they have their choice
of taking his final exam (in Evolu
tion and Genetics) or going to a
tea at his home. The tea is always
a hilarious affair with Whitney
happily ahowing off his fine col
lection of New England furniture.
In his researches with rotifers
Whitney has learned to control
the weakness and vigor of the ani
mals and can produce either males
their adventures in a military
academy. Starting tomorrow at
the Stuart ia "Everything Hap
pens at Night" starring Sonja
Heine. There's plenty of action on
the ice for Miss Heine In this new
picture. Her skating, of course, ia
tied up with a hilarious comedy,
built on the rivalry of two young
gallants for Sonja's hand.
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"Mr. Smith Goes To Washing
ton," the picture with which Frank
Capra is making his bid for the
academy award for direction, is
still playing at the end of its sec
ond week at the Liberty. Next at
traction at the theater is "The
Amazing Mr. Williams." Another ,
top picture scheduled soon for the
Liberty is "We Are Not Alone,"
starring Paul Muni. It is one of the
pictures no one will want to miss.
Playing its last day at the Var
sity is "Espionage Agent" with
Joel McCrea and the "Five Little
Peppers." Tomorrow "Smashing
the Money Ring" with Ronald Re
gan and "The Girl Was Young"
opens at the Varsity. The latter
picture stars Nova Pilbeam.
Mowbray
heads Ball
Interfraternity Council
opposes political rally
Bill Mowbray was appointed
general chairman over five com
mittees in charge of the Interfra
ternity Ball and a resolution bar
ring the rally system from this
campus was passed when Inter
fraternity Council members met
Monday night
Committees in charge of the In-'
terfraternity Ball which will be
presented Feb. 17 are: orchestra,
Webb Mills and Bob Miller; Pub
licity, Chris Peterson and Leonard
Friedel; decorations, Jack Stew
art and Bill Moore; chape rones, Ed
Segrist and Bill Randall; tickets,
Verne Rawalt and Jim Stuart
Student Council plan presented.
Appearing before the fraternity
group, Lowell Michael as a repre
sentative of the Student Council,
outlined the plan suggested by the
Council In order that rowdy and
dangerous rally fights could be
eliminated from campus politics.
The Interfraternity Council con
sidered the Student Council plan
and then passed a resolution more
extreme than the one outlined to
them. Under the resolution passed
by them, even university controlled
rallies in the coliseum would not
be permitted.
Library purchases
more new volumes
New additions to the university
library. For your vacation read
ing the following books are listed:
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diet
Fond of 'colors and form.'
He says that he is "very fond of
colors and form" and advises stu
dents to take an hour or so of
art work so that they can enjoy
colors in nature.
His scientific writings have ap
peared in numerous Journals and
his books are well known. He
thinks the ideal teacher is one who
combines research and teaching.
The observer is so Impressed
by Whitney's knife-like mind and
singular comments that he fails
to notice his appearance. The
zoologist is short of stature,
slightly stooping, all but complete
ly bald. His age might be any
thing from forty to eighty.
One gets the impression that he
has been talking with a very ener
getic young man whose thoughts
are too fast and too keen for an
average young man to follow.
Whitney'i unusual qualities as
a teacher serve to emphasize and
to Improve his total worth. H
is, in any estimation, a valuabl
factor In the university.