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.THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, Novmbcr 20, 1947
Actors' Lab
Runs Three
Plays Tonite
Three outstanding successes of
the New York stage will be pre
sented by the Actors' Lab at 7
p. m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the
Experimental Theatre, Room 201,
Temple Building.
Acted and directed by students,
excerpts from Eugene O'Neill's
"Anna Christie," Ferenc Molnar's
"Liliom," and Lillian Hellman's
"The Children's Hour" will be
shown The three previous Broad
way hits were chosen because of
the social significance of their
themes.
"Anna Christie," Eugene
O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize winner, re
lates the struggle of a prostitute
for acceptance by society. An old
sea captain's daughter is united
with him aboard his coal-barge
for the first time since early child
hood. She goes to sea with him
and meets a sbip wrecked stoke,
with whom she falls in love.
Gay Marr Directs.
Anna is portrayed by Betty
Laird, Don Clifton plays her
father, Old Chris and Homer
Ilauptman is Matt Burke. Gaylord
Marr directs.
"Liliom," familiar to American
audiences as "Carousel," is adapt
ed from the Hungarian of Ferenc
Molnar. Liliom, the Hungarian
slang term for a "tough," is an
amusement park barker. When he
flirts with .lulie, he is jealously
discharged by Mrs. Muskat, who
owns the carousel. Julie's admira
tion attracts him and she pleads
with him not to return to Mrs.
Muskat.
The cast includes: Mary Nelson
ns Marie, Shirlee Wallace as Julie,
Charlotte Wilson ns Mother Hol
luncler. Phyllis Baldridge as Ma
dam Muskat, and Jack Macdonald
as Liliom. Portraying Ficsur is
the director, Dale Wisser.
Ilellman Drama. -
"The Children's Hour," Lillian
Hellman's outspoken study of the
havoc a lie can, create, tells the
story of two school teachers whose
lives are tragically destroyed by a
psychotic child's malice. After un
successfully fighting a libel suit,
the two women, alone in the
world, remain at the empty school.
Directed by Don Johannes, the ;
cast is as follows: D. Ann Midi- !
ardson as Martha Pobi, Gladys .
Jackson as Daren Wright. Alfred
1 TV. . .1 '
C ooper as a grocery ooy, r.nu.i
Woodv ;is Loly Mortar and Rich
ard Tool' as Dr. Joseph Cardin.
Admission to Actor's Lab pro
ductions is free.
Former 'Daily
AVit.s Editor Noiv
Sl'jdies in Canada
A 1047 Graduate of the Univer
sity of Nebraska, Jack Cressman
is now attending McGill Univer
sity in Montreal. Quebec, Canada,
under a Rotary Fellowship for ad
vance study which he received
last June.
A journalism major while in the
University. Cressman is a member
of Sigma Delta Chi. national jour
nalistic honorary fraternity. Ho
served as a Daily Nebraskan news
editor for the spring semester of
194.
In giving his reasons and pur
poses for undertaking graduate
study at McGill University, Cress
man said: "I desire a more thor
ough background in the social,
political, and liberal elements of
the world's makeup. I am in
terested in analyzing national and
international news, and thus 1
seek new viewpoints and addition
al knowledge to acquaint me with
world situations."
Deadline for applications to Ro
tary clubs for the 1948-49 fellow
ship awards is Jan. 15. 1948. In
formation may be obtained from
the nearest Rotary club. Fellow
ships are offered to male students
between the ages of 20 and 28.
The awards provide for one year
of study and the grants range
from $1,800 to $2,900.
XMAS GIFT WRAP
With Matching Norcross
Ribbons, Tags and Seals
Goldenrod Stationery Store
215 No. 14th Open Thur. Till 9
Block & Bridle
Club Releases
Eligibility List
Thirty-four men were named
eligible for initiation into Block
and Bridle, National Animal
Husbandry organiaztion at a
meeting hejd Tuesday night.
Rick WahLstrom, president of
the club, announced that the fol
lowing men had been approved
for admission to the club:
Krank Amlermm, Kclffl Arturburn, W.
Ntul Baxter, Mnurlca Ferxmler, Owen
Briilnnril, Vtrnnn ("alilwull. Tluimm Chtl-
vttrri, Allrt ClHWflnn, Janifa CurtiH. John
Davla, John DaWulf, Bob Dili. Ralph fa
K(. DuIb Flowenlay, Merwyn Krnneli.
Don irii, Harold Orahniiakl, Wayna
MaKfrbaiiiuar, Dun KoIIokh, Kon Knonbla,
Htanloy LMmhert, Hohcrt Mal, Imuran
Nicmitn, Wilbur I'aulry, Don Popkn,
Dunne frVMln, Thomaa Slii-rman, Rohrt
Sim M or In Stuldcr, Wlllard Hlnwell,
Noriiort Krri-ninn, Konntth Torczaon,
Clifford Wegener, nnd Don Janaen.
Initiation was scheduled for
December 9, and Rolland Ess
man, Norman Walker, Clay Ken
nedy, Gene Jensen and Fhil
Skinner were named as a com
mittee in charge of procedure.
It was decided to sponsor a
supper along with the initiation.
Robert Schick and Berl Dam
kroger were appointed chairmen
of the food committee.
Engine College
Forum Debates
Varied Topics
Engineering faculty members
and seniors led discussions on a
variety of topics from, "What Is
being done about the parking sit
uation on the campus?" to "What
opportunities are available for
foreign employment?" at the for
um in Social Science Auditorium
at 7:15 p. m. Wednesday.
The open meeting for all en
gineering students was sponsored
by the engineering t executive
board. Board President Paul Mur-
fin, electrical engineering senior,
conducted the meeting.
Dean Roy M. Green explained
the forum as an opportunity for
the undergraduates to get ans
wers to some of the non-technical
questions within the scope of the
engineering college.
Written questions submitted to
the executive board during the
past month were screened and re
ferred to faculty members and
qualified students so that compre
hensive answers would be avail
able.
Carl Leonard, chemical engin
eering senior, explained the qual
ifications and. purposes of Sigma
Tau, the honorary fraternity for
upperclass engineers of all
branches.
Curricular and building prob
lems of the university were dis
cussed by various faculty mem
bers. Dean Green explained the
administrative and instructional
programs designed to relieve the
present overcrowded conditions.
HI. IIW 1 I.O KNI'ANOI..
El Clrcillo Hapnnol, Hnnlxh club, will
mttet at 4 p. m. tmluy In Jtoum 313,
Union. Memhcra ahould brlnu rtuea.
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