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Friday, February 11, 1955
'Custard Pie' Sfyle Featured
In Masquers' 'Charley's Aunt'
By BRUCE KENDALL
Faculty Reviewer
Wednesday night In Temple Are
na Theatre, Nebraska Masquers
opened a show which continues
their practice of producing an an
nual play just for the fun of it.
. Two years ago, it was "The Cat
and the Canary"; last year, "Pure
M the Driven Snow."
This year, with Bill Walton di
recting, the selection is Brandon
Thomas' farce, "Charley's Aunt,"
whcih has become a staple in Brit
ish and American theater.
The audience enjoys a Masquers'
show in much the same way as
a TV panel show or a game of
charades. The cast seems to ge.t
''a tremendous kick out of giving it,
ana this enjoyment is communi
cated to the audience, if the open
ing night group was an indication.
Playing in the arena seemed to
add to the total effect.
No critic should view such a
presentation on the merits of the
play or the production. "Charley's
Aunt" has become wheezy with
age and repeated performance. It
is Oscar Wilde without the epi
grams, a prolonged gag which be
comes decreasinelv funnv with
each act. Four times, we hear
the line, "I'm from Brazil where
the nuts come from." If this strik
you as funny the first time, multi
ply it by four, and then by the
number of times you've seen the
show in one form or another.
$1.5 Million Assets
Foundation Increases
Benefits To Students
The University Foundation
$237,345 for the benefit of students
and the University in 1954, com
pared with $182,922 in 1953, Perry
Branch, director . secretary, an-
Reading
Jr. Division
To Sponsor
Ag Courses
Reading Improvement courses
will be available for Ag students
second semester, Lyle D. Edmison,
guidance consultant for Junior Di
vision and Counseling Service said.
Announcement has been previ
ously made of the reading and
study improvement courses for city
campus students, which will be of
fered second semester.
"There is considerable evidence
showing that some students do not
read to their capability, and this
reading course will be beneficial to
them," Edmison said.
Students evaluating the course
cave stated that - they have defi
nitely improved in reading speed
ana comprenension, Edmison said.
The best evidence of the effective
ness of the course is the continuing
increased enrollment.
Edmison suggested that students
who have trouble organizing and
taking class notes should enroll in
tne study improvement course.
Students at all levels, including
graduate students, have taken the
course.
The reading course will be of
fered at 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thurs
day on Ag campus. The crre is
offered for city students at 3 nd
4 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday,
and 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday
and Thursday. 1
The course is non-tuition and non
credit and will run for a ten-week
perioa. The study course is offered
at three succeeding sessions.
Wednesday is the beginning of
the first three-week session. Classes
will be at 3 and 4 p.m. Monday and
Wednesday. The second session
will begin March 14 and classes are
offered at 4 p.m. Monday and
Wednesday, and at 4 p.m. Tuesday
and Thursday.
The third session Is slated to start
May 2. Two sections are scheduled,
at 4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday
and 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Courses are scheduled to allow
tudenta ot take both reading and
study courses simultaneously, Ed
mison said. Students may enroll
ty seeing a representative of the
Junior Division and Counseling
gervict staff.
nounced at the annual Foundation
Trustees luncheon . Thursday.
Major items toward which
money was contributed were $63,
469 for scholarships, fellowships
and assistantships; $98,608 for re
search projects, and $73,742 for
items including lectureships, art
objects, faculty and department
support and specialized equipment.
The Foundation went over the
$1.5 million mark in total assets
during 1954, Branch said.
He called 1954 the "most for.
ward-moving period" in the Foun
dation's 19-year history. Assets
showed an increase of $306,252, to
taling $1,500,235. Over 5,000 for
mer students contributed during
1954, compared with 4610 in 1953
and 2657 in 1952. .
Chancellor Clifford Hardin said
the Foundation was a tremendous
asset to the University and that
it has been extremely worthwhile
in aiding teaching and research
phases which could not have been
accomplished otherwise.
The Foundation has planned to
give two yearly awards entitled
The University of Nebraska
Foundation Awards for Distin
guished Teaching" at the Honors
Day Convocation. The awards of
$1,000 each will be given to full
time faculty members in recogni
tion of distinguished teaching in
fields of humanities and science
and technology.
SC Proposes
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It "points the finger" at the Inno
cents and Mortar Boards.
New Housing Code
Council members also were asked
by Tom Gable, an investieator
from the University Health Serv
ice, to assist him in compiling a
health code for student housing fa
cilities. He said he has been in-
vestigating housing facilities on
campus and found the need to de
sign a new housing code for uni
versities. The municipal code, he
declared, is in many ways unsatisfactory.
Gail Katskee proposed a SDecial
session to review parliamentary
procedure be set ua for anv stu
dents interested. A faculty expert
on the subject would hold an even
ing review in procedure. The Coun
cil passed the proposal.
Student Council members also
ammendment which would have
voted to rescind a recent bvlaw
eliminated the necessity of hav
ing faculty members at the polls
during special elections.
In other business. Council presi
dent Rotters oresented members
with review-sheets on parliamen
tary procedure, and the Council
voted not to wear special Student
Council shirts.
Of all the cast members, Jack
Parris as the nephew, Charley
Wykeham, had the best feeling for
te comedy of the situation. Marv
in Stromer made the most of Lord
Fancourt Babberly alias Donna Lu
cia. At times, it seemed fortu
nate mat wis production was m
the arena and that Stromer had
no scenery to chew. , Morrel Clute
played Jack Chesney with much
the same volume and emotional
intensity he used as Biff Loman
in "Death of a Salesman."
Kathleen Kelley and Gloria Koll
morgan chirped their lines effect
lvely as Amy and Kitty. To add
contrast, one or the other might
have shown a little more daffiness
in her character
John Forsythe and James Copp
were suitably pompous and har-
rassed as "Donna's" chief suitors
Eugene Peyroux played Brassett
skillfully, although more in the
stereotype of a French cobbler
than an English butler. Kathleen
O'Donnell and Margot Hunt did
well in smaller roles.
If you enjoy seeing a man dressed
as a woman being chased innumer
able times around the stage; if
you laugh uproariously at Martin
and Lewis; if, in other word, you
prefer the "custard pie" style of
farce comedy, you should have a
fine time at "Charley's Aunt,"
which has its final performances
Friday and Saturday.
Incidentally, don't eo out for a
smoke between acts. Some of the
best fun of the evenine is watchinsr
the prop changes, particularly the
goldfish.
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Nebraska! Photo
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Opera Stars Rehearse
Shown in rehearsal for the Uni
versity Theater production of
"The Consul" are Nancy Nor
man, John Poutre and Sue Kirk
man. .
Those in charge of ticket sales
said seats were going much fast
er than they expected for the
presentation which will open
Tuesday.
Reports from the box office say
that good seats are still avail
able for Tuesday and Wednesday'
performances. All seats for the
Gion-Menotti musical drama are
reserved.
Lapel Pins
Ten Students Honored
By NU TV Station
Near Capacity
Crowd Views
Charley's Aunt
A near capacity audience viewed
the opening night production of
"Charley's Aunt." according to
j Bill Walton, play director.
The play will continue through
Saturday night, starting at 8 p.m.
"Charley's Aunt" seems to have
been popularly received by the
University students in its open
ing Wednesday night," Walton
continued.
"Student reactions were better
than expected and surpassed the
popularity of the guest perform
ance," he said.
The Arena Theater is adding 40
seats in preparation for the Fri
day night show. Seventy per cent
of available tickets have been
sold for the Saturday night performance.
Ten students who have worked
more than fifty hours at University
television, station KUON-TV . were
presented silver lapel pins at a
luncheon recently in the Union.
The luncheon was held to recoz-
nize all students who worked for
the station since it first broad
casted in November. ' Students
working in. every capacity, were
present.
Those presented pins by Jack
McBride, assistant director in ed
ucational television, were Ted Nitt-
ler, Loyd Peterson, Butler Shaffer,
Morse Weisgurt, Kirk Woodward,
Dave Chapman, John Terrill and
Ray Magorion. Margot Hunt and
Kathryn Bruggeman have been
honored since the luncheon.
Among the 43 present were the
University TV staff, Dr. Leroy
Laase and Dr. Clarence Flick of
the University speech department.
Dr. W. F. Swindler and Dr. L. J.
Martin represented the School of
Journalism.
New Officers
Glenna Berry To Direct
Campus Religious Council
nlonnu Rrrv was elected oresi
Aont nf tVi rikv Cammis Relieicus
Council at an election recently.
Other officers elected were
Richard Syre
To Instruct
Bible Course
A Bible lecture and study series
entitled "The Gospel and the Evan
gelists" will be taught by Dr. Rich-
nrri Svri nrofessor of Biblical the
ology at Central Lutheran Semin
ary, Fremont, Nebraska, at tne
Lutheran Student House, 535 North
16th St.
The rnnrsa will he held Tuesday
at 7!1S n.m. for ten weeks start
ing Tuesday and continuing through
April 26.
The purpose of the course is to
Hcnnaint the student with the cen
tral message of the Gospels. Al
though credit will not be given, the
course is taught on a college level.
The course is open to all students.
The registration fee is $1.
Syre received his early educa
tion in Vienna. He was graduated
from the Biblical Seminary in New
York and completed graduate work
at Lutheran Theological Seminary
at Gettysburg, Princeton Theolog
ical Seminary and the University.
Picture Library
Pictures mav still be checked
out from the Union Picture lend
ing library until Friday at 5 p.m.
There are a few pictures left in
the collection located in the Union
Music Room. There is a limit of
one picture per person.
Nancy Timmons, vice-president"
Miriam Morton, secretary and
Sandra Reimers, treasurer.
Glenna Berry is vice president
of YWCA which she represents on
CCRC. A member of Pi Beta Phi
she is a junior in Arts and Science
and a Student Council member.
Representing Lutheran Student
Association, Nancy Timmons is a
junior in Arts and Sciences and a
member of Chi Omega.
Miriam Morton represents Bap
tists and Disciples and is a sopho
more in Ag College. Sandra Reim
ers, a representative of the Pres
byterian - Congregational Student
House, is a member of Delta Sig.
ma Rho. ,
CCRC is composed of student
representatives from religious
groups on campus.
'Candlelite Room'
Reopens Saturday
The Union Candlelite Room will
open this Saturday for the first
time this semester, Marilyn Staska
chairman of the dance committee
announced.
c Located in the Union Round-Up
Room, the Candlelite Room will be
open every Saturday evening from
8:30 to 11:30 p.m. for informal
dancing and refreshments. The
Union Dance Committee sponsors
the dances. No admission is
charged.
USE NEBRASKAN
WANT ADS
Room and board available at the Norrff
House Co-op at $12.50 per week. Meals
alone are 9.00 per week. Ph. 2-5848
at 172S Q Street.
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