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THE THRESHER
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24,
ALLEY'S NEW PLAY
OK IN ITS WAY
Hedda Gabler, one of Henrik
Ibsen's more famous plays, is the
current attraction at the Alley
Theater. The director, Nina
Vance, admits in her column,
"Notes from Nina," that "the
problem of gaining audience iden-
tification with a drama set
among the conventions of 1890"
has raised doubts in her mind
about producing the play at all,
and this is a problem with many
of Ibsen's plays.
The more a play is concerned
with one convention or custom
of an age, the less it will appeal
to future ages. And I think the
principal failure of this produc-
tion of Hedda Gabler is its lack
of communication: what. Ibsen
felt and expressed through Hed-
da is not vital with us today.
A Bored Woman
The play deals with a bored
Student Council—
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any member of the council who
was interested in the proposal
presented to question the
Thresher staff and view the
problem of the publication first
hand. Not" one member of the
council availed himself of this
invitation hence the obvious con-
clusion was that they didn't
care to know about the problem.
Bruce Montgomery (JR) and
Bill Fulkerson (JR) opposed the
new proposal since its purpose
was negative and would do noth-
ing to improve the quality of
the publications. John Zimmer-
man (SR) favored the proposal
because in his opinion money
should not attract pei
job. As an example he said, "If
we paid Burton McMurtry a
thousand dollars a year, we
couldn't have gotten a better
man for the job." Joe Brown
(JR) cautioned that the council
not be "sentimental and tear
jerky." He felt that the compli-
ment for a job well-done was
tear jerking.
Slide Rule Used
Obviously many motions were
made and the voting was ex-
tremely complicated. Burton Mc-
Murtry solved the problem by
tabulating majorities on his slide
rule.
Two By-Laws changes which
require publications to report
their financial operations to the
council and requires council ap-
proval for publication's officers
were passed unanimously.
Homecoming Changed
The Alumni revised their pre-
vious position on Homecoming
and changed it to the Texas
game to accomodate the stu-
dents.
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Mellowdrama—
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ler and Mary Virginia Pittman;
with Beverly Taylor and Cor-
rinna Carr playing the sheriff
and the chief. Alcohol is repre-
sented by Nancy Head and Ei-
leen O'Leary while Alice Cowan
and Barbara Veyon present ^Jie
WCTU's case. The entire cast
is to be commended for a splen-
did performance.
As a final attraction the EB's
have lined up a line of kickers
which leave little to be desired
in their routines.
o
There are more birthdays in
August and September than in
any other months of the year.
Demographers, men of science*
say they have lib scientific ex-
planation.
woman, who is not courageous
enough to leave her husband and
home. Since she cannot control
her own destiny, she attempts to
control the destiny of another
person, in this case an ex-lover
who is the professional rival of
her scholar-husband. Though the
play is chilling in spots, and
though it seems that its violence
might convince if nothing else
did, the play has only a historical
appeal.
Miss Erin-O'Brien-Moore plays
Hedda, and one feels that much
of the violence in the play is her
own doing. She, oddly enough,
semes to have a "feel" for the
character. William Larsen, who
plays her husband, and Jim Hil-
burn, who plays a Judge who
would like to be a future lover,
seem competent enough, while
the other characters range from
adequate to inadequate.
This comment, overheard on
leaving the playhouse, seems apt
and summing-up, "It seemed
pretty good in its way."
. . . PMLA
March 5 Deadline
For Draft Exam
College students interested in
taking the Selective Service Col-
lege Qualification Test have un-
til midnight, Monday, March 5,
to submit their application. The
test center in this area is No.
1051 (The Exam Room, Fondren
Library).
To be eligible to apply for the
test, scheduled to be given April
19 to college students in 875
test centers, a student must in-
tend to request deferment as a
student, be satisfactorily pur-
suing a full-time course of in-
struction, and must not have
previously taken the test.
Students interested in taking
the test to qualify for possible
draft deferment in order to con-
tinue their college , education are
urged to have their completed
application postmarked no later
than midnight, March 5. Appli-
cations dated after March 5 will
not be accepted.
For additional information, ap-
plications, and addresses of test
centers, students should consult
the Selective Service Board at
372 M&M Bldg.
Trio to Present Concert March 1
The Britt Trio of the Univer-
sity of Texas will present a con-
cert of chamber music Thursday,
March 1, at 8:15 pm in the Fon-
dren Library faculty lecture
lounge.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Leigh
Bartlett sponsor the annual con-
cert. The trio is composed of lltel-
en Haupt, pianist; Alfin Pignotti,
violinist; and Horace Britt, cell-
ist.
The program announced for
the evening will include works by
Beethoven, Romeau, and Ravel.
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Selections by Beethoven . will
be Trio in C Minor, Opus 1,
No. 1—Allegro con Brio, Andante
Cantabita con Variagioni, Men-
uetto (quasi allegro), and Finale
(ptaslisslmo).
The trio will perform pieces in
concert by Rameau, including
La Pantomime, La Cupis, L'ln-
discrete, and Tambourin.
Ravel will be represented by a
Trio — Modue, Pantoum (assez
vif), Pkssifccaille (tres large),
and FinteleHanime).
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1956, newspaper, February 24, 1956; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth231019/m1/2/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.