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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1941)
Sunday, April 20, 1941 'Sourpms' Goes on the Air 'ToVSO del ToiTO ' IS KoSIIiet S Klub's 30th birthday show DAILY NEBRASKAN ",:j;:-.;::Xv:-- r"-- to V 1 :l if i - ) r. V Sulphuric-voiced Ned Sparks, series of half-hour comedy and music programs Sunday. The series, called the "Ned Sparks Show," will originate in Toronto where the sour-faced comedian is devoting himself to war service work for his native Canada. Appearing with Sparks will be songstress Sair Lee and the popular Canadian bandleader, Luigi Romanelli and his orchestra. The show will be heard over CBS. Dial Dope Today' s highlights Helen Hayes playing the ruth less character of Olivia in the play "Manslaughter" presented over her own theater tonight . . . Baritone Nelson Eddy, as guest star on the Ford Sunday evening hour, sing ing the "Toreador Song" from Bi zet's Carmen . . . Free Company's presentation of Archibald Mac Leish's play, "The States Talk ing," verse drama centering around the states' replies to the challenge of a European dictator . . . "One Man's Family," for a relief from the ordinary run of programs . . . Recording Stirring reading of Alice Duer Miller's epic, "White Cliffs of Do ver," by Lynn Fontanne, of the Lunt and Fontanne stage team, has been preserved by Victor in a Red Seal album. Musical score forming the background of Fon tanne's reading was composed by Frank Black, general music direc tor of NBC. Dots and dashes Alec Templeton's most prized musical possession is a very an cient Chimes Bell on which he composes special melodies in the key of G . . . Fred Waring has been presented with the football which was used in the famous Dartmouth-Cornell game, the one that wasn't decided until a week after it had been played . .'. El mer Davis will speak at the 154th 6 Temple wooe rW PRQ I'lBliU, film comediaVi, begins a new commencement exercise on the campus of Franklin and Marshal) college. In the groove For an example of the color and versatility of Ray Noble's band, try "Harlem Nocturne." Its fine alto and clarinet choruses, and that even rhythm prove that Ray's crew Is really colorful and versa tile, to say the least. The ensemble has a punch . . . and is alternately oh-so-sweet. We like the easy jump of side B, "From Oakland to Bur bank." The brass backgrounds are as good as we've heard yet, and the arrangements are distinctive with a plus. T. Dorsey serves up a new plat ter a-la-hot which will satisfy our jazz taste for quite a while. Both sides are super. "Serenade to The Spot" begins with Ziggy Elmans' high trumpet and a driving intro duction. The saxes and unison trumpets ride too. Lip trills are hard things to do on a trombone, so Tommy's chorus wows us with some neat ones. Though Buddy Rich didn't solo ... we could hear some unusual things coming from his drums, and we liked them. , Up-and-ovcr The up-and-over is "Another One of Them Things." This is mu sic based on darky ideas . . . with that good old boom-chuck rhythm and that ooh-wah! brass. It opens with piano intro and fine unison saxes. The piano chorus stays on colored ideas and deserves a plus. Best chorus in a pack of needles is Ziggy Elman's trumpet . . . it's ultra. Definitely O. K., too, is the tenor sax. In the out chorus the i f 1S ii : v. . v. . t I 1 Kosmet Klub's 30th Anniversary Show TTODIlESaD Tickets On Reserve Theater With the presentation, of this year's show, "Torso del Tono," the 30th anniversary show of Kosmet Klub will be given. The Klub was founded in 1911 and has continued on tliis campus since that time. The first show in 1911 was given when several members of the jun ior class of that year joined in presenting a play for the enter tainment of the students. The venture was so successful that they decided to make it an annual event and so accordingly organ ized a men's dramatic society which they named Kosmet Klub. The founders of the Klub were Joel Pomerene, Morton Steinhart, J. Frank Mead, Searl F. Holmes, E. H. Graves and Henry F. Wun der. Mead originated the name of the Klub and Graves designed the pin. The purpose of the organization was to produce a musical comedy with an all-male cast each year although for a number of years tthe scheme was revised to allow ensemble backs Ziggy's high fly ing trumpet in a powerful take-off. Best of the recent Glenn Miller releases . . . "Sun Valley Jump." It is flawless, in the usual Miller manner, and infallibly solid. The clarinet is fine, and "Tex" Ben ekes tenor is as good as ever. Those perfect saxes top it all off, but it isn't sensational in ideas. The reverse is "The One I Love," with Ray Eberle and the Modern naires waxing sentimental in a manner to please. Ray and the Modernnaires sound almost like brother Bob and the sentimental ists with Tommy Dorsey's crew. If your forte is the sweet stuff, you'll like this disk, especially Miller's clever arrangement . . . slow, sentimental and with an odd blues color. Blues While speaking of blues we ll mention the Dinah Shore sides from the recent waxings of the Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street. Dinah does "Mood Indigo" the way you'll like it . . . with plenty of feeling and that haunting voice. It's in the best blues tradition, even though it re minds of Ella Fitzgerald, dean of the college of blues musicology. If you like Dixie, turn it over for "Muskrat Ramble," as played by Dr. Henry Lavinne and his "Bare footed Dixieland Philharmonic," and featuring Professor Sydney Bechet's alto saxophone. If you don't like Dixie, try it anyway. You may change your mind. NOW SHOWING 'Til JamfK STEWART rnlr(lf M (iOI)DARD I "POT O' GOLD" with HORACE 1IUDT BAND Colo' CrtooO Sport"!" TTdDUdD" April 22-2' Tickets 55c women in the productions as is the case this year. In 1927, how ever, feeling that there wns again a demand for an all-male cast, the Klub returned to its original policy and continued that until, this year. First comedy "The Diplomat." The Kosmet Klub's first musical comedy was "The Diplomat" writ ten by Trof. R. D. Scott and pre sented May 3, 1912. It and future productions met with such success as to firmly establish the Klub on this campus. Shows have been given each year since then with the exception of from 1918 to 1921 when the Klub was inactive. Prizes are awarded annually for the most original manuscripts and songs submitted for the shows. Kosmet Klub also sponsors a fall revue which consists of a num ber of selected skits presented by the various fraternities and soror ities. It is at this time that the Nebraska Sweetheart, elected by men students is presented. On Ivy Day the Klub conducts the Inter fraternity sing contest and pre sents the winner with the Kosmet Klub Song Trophy to be kept for the following year. Leo Cooksley, president. President of the Klub this year is Leo Cooksley and Prof. E. F. Schramm is faculty advisor. Ac tive members are Clyde Martz, John Mason, Carl Hamsberger, Elton Wiley, George McMurtrey, Walt Rundin, Hugh Wilkins, Ed Calhoun, Bert Smith, John Gayer, George Frischer, Kenneth Miller, Robert Aden, and Jack Stewart. Workers this year are Larry Huwalt, Dick Harnsberger, John Douglass, Bob Gritsfeld, Bob Shoe maker, Frank W hite, Bob schlater, Bob Gelwick, Cal Menzer, Don Young, Max Laughlin and Max Whittaker. Several years ago the Kosmet Klub established a scholarship fund for some worthy student on the campus. As soon as all of the funds are paid in, the interest will be awarded annually as a scholar ship. Female talent again. Women were admitted to the show again this year because the Klub felt that there was a great deal of talent among women on the campus which did r.ot have 0OOOOOC-S og.viuiiniunv TONIGHT Hour of Superb Music Starting at 7:30 P. M. iimmu mo V 40c Ea. Befor. nn f Tax w A.55C Ei After W tt Pids. 2-5P.M. Each i 44V2 any opportunity to participate in h university production. Women in major parts of the play and in the choruses adJ a great deal to this year's show, according to Ar mand Hunter, -director. Irving Kuklin is in charge of dance rou tines. The show centers around Joe, a millionaire playboy whose father owns rubber plantations in Mex ico. There is sabotage on the plantation when a rival country has agents cut down the rubber trees. Joe and his show girl friend take a group of chorus girls down to Mexico and the sabotage is discovered by a cab driver who follows them because Joe owes him money for an accident they were in. A bull fight is the highlight of the show as well as several dance routines and song .numbers by members of the cast. It is a fast moving musical comedy and should provide first class enter tainment for show goers. Elmer Davis goes to England on survey trip Planning to conduct an intensive survey of actual conditions within the British Isles, news analyst Elmer Davis will leave for Eng land Wednesday aboard the tran Atlantic clipper. He will inter view many of England's foremost leaders in government, military, political, and social affairs, and expects to return to the stat'es about June 1. While in London, Davis will also contact Edward R. Morrow, chief of the CBS European staff, who is remaining at his London head quarters. During his absence, Be Trout will replace him on his da broadcast and William L. Shirer, formerly stationed in Berlin, will be his substitute on his Saturday period. Need a Spring Tonic? Come in ami listen to these latest Victor and Bluebird Records B11110 Sun VJlly Jump Glenn Miller. BtlOM Sahara Larry Clirton. V27374 Sereoad to the Spot Tomniey Dorsey. V2".3M-Mood Indigo Dinah Shore. WALT'S 1140 "O" 2-6921 1 - - 7-9P.M. i 19 d- k)b ily V
