Friday,» February 2. l962 SCARLET AND BLACK ‘Obsfeldl' praises play l ,‘The. Thirteen Clocks' furnishes good entertainment of rather slow beginning and a couple or dead spots, the production achieved both movement and humor under Stanley. The sets, also in Stanley. were modern and functional, yet not so ahstiact that they detracted iron. the production. Pa ge Three BY KEN SCHIFF convolvulus I think of Naida Tiishnct.t Specifically, I think 01 a partic—; ular article which she wrote. it: was a list of things wtiich \vcl‘c' “In" and “out.” After the artielcl appeared, I heard hei roundly’ condemned for presuming to say what was in or out, [or falling prey to an unimportant and meaningless game, tor being arb—. is never given in vain. (10) The Jig is up. (11) No soul is ilawlcss. (12) Beauty is beauty, truth. There are two people, Cause precedes eiiect. Blasphemy would be a sin, l Posstlfly the most delightful; scenes of the production were ,those in which Tracy together with Michael Burr held the} ,lstage alone, Burr, as the Prince, proved as well at home iii “The Thirteen Clo ts" as he had in "The Caucasian Chalk Circle." by Ray Obsieldt 5‘ On Friday and Satui ay night of last week, Alvah Stanley's adaptation of Thurber's "The Thirteen Clocks” was presented in Roberts Theater. The fantasy of the Prince’s struggle to win tthe hand of the Princess Sara ’l in wicked t truth ‘, (13) kinds 01‘ (lo) (15) itrary in her categories, etc. The whole article was grossly misconstrued. But in all fairness, the critics here are not complete. ly to blame. How was one to know that it was a joke if she never announced it? These criticsi weren't fools, by any means, but there was nothing in the text to substantiate such an interpreta» This list is not intended to he the last word, nor do 1 sug» gest that it is inany way ex- haustive. 1 niysen would ve- hemently oppose any such con- clusion. t t 1 What i do suggest is that such The was the laughter it aroused and lnda, spite of the Duke, provided pleasant ent all of lvho saw 't. its success ainment roi- testimony he ovation it received. ' or vital importance to every further a list should be unnecessary. 1 if 1 say what's in or out, everyone shouldnntcrpreted for the audience. in: suggest that play is the duality of the act» ing through which the play is ‘Orcl’comlng a slow start in the 'Frst scene, which was more thel liauit of the script than of Burl .l he played the role of the Princ , with a beiuddled gallantry ihatl ‘lcft the audience roaring on or- ‘Cc’lslon. David Palmer, who perform- ed Saturday night in spite of i! lmllly twisted ankle, deliv- Stanlcy is also responsible for the adaptation of the play from the story by Thurbe~ The script. tion, any more than in this textlknow that what I’m saying i i"The Thirteen ClockS" the lead-l cred a hoe characterization rm trying to think of exam - ples of this type of misunder- standing. The only other one‘ that comes to mind concerns “The 13 Clocks.” Ray Obsfeldt defined it as a satire on chil-‘ drcn's stories, whereas it was actually a satire on people who say things like that. I’m losing readers sympathy toi- getting so personal. Lert and right I’m losing it, i can feel it in my bones. I guess i'm going to have to take the mad plunge. Laurel and Hardy are corny, in spite or the lact that everyone thinks they’re run. ny even though they're corny. You can’t trust anyone. People invariably say the exact opposite of what they mean. . But tar be it for me to as- sume such an omniscient p05)- tion, Atter all, I ask you,.who am I _to dictate, judgments to people twice or three times as intelligent as 1? There are a mul- titude of areas in which i canl speak with absolutely no author—l ity whatsoever. l At any rate, I think that l have siiiiiciently protected my.I self against misinterpretation with a network of foils andi shields and that what 1 say in! earnestness will not be taken in, Jest. To further make my stand; clear, 1 have prepared the tote; lowing list of fifteen assumptions which i have accumulated over past years and which iorm the bases for my beliefs I presentlyl hold: (‘1) (Z) (a) (4) (5) it's okay to write things down. That which is interesting is that which is important. We must be kind tor short): The last outpost of imag- ination is the mind. Many things are ugly. Liie isn't full of love of even deeply moving. You can have what you \vant.‘ D. H. Lawrence was no Richard Halibut-ton. The heart out of the bosom THOUGHTS OUT OF SEASON Contd, from p. 2 There's one thing. however, that makes me think Billy Jim and his legions are important enough 'to encounter. under- stand anol express myself against Billy Jim is just as much a potential artifact of American culture as Boo-Boo, the Golden. Gate, the cyclotron or even scrambled eggs, and if the Billy Jiins have their way, some in trepid band of archaeoleogists . with nervous geiger counters in hand will begin digging up these actual remnants in what once our lifetime, Yes, Virginia ,thel‘e is a Billy| James Hal'gis. was that such a judgement is pre umptuous,‘unimportant and orbs draw, and that it Zorn of Zorna leaves a rose with Hagga and this means‘ nothing. then one should not assume that its means inglessnoss, is meaningful. Let il l l \ an exercise in pointegctting. me try oncc lnol‘c' this has beenled equally well rig actors handled their/ roles well and in seine cases with a‘ good deal Tracy, ot tinesse. Leigh as tho Golux, captured he humor ot his role and on» ivencd the entire production vith his merry antics. lie seem— at home in ‘both pantomime and dialogue. with administrative ok by Pete M. Miller dlo station, is attempting in an interview with manager Bruce Porter. The chief reasons for such a‘ the present AM operation an interference of the type that plagues AM broadcasting. If the proposed switch is approved by President Bowen, the administra- tion would hear the initial $7500 cost. The cost of maintain- i pected to be than the present slooo a year drawn troni student activity fees.‘ According to Porter, the star tion presently does not meet its full potentialities, KGRW has been in existence since the end of WW, II when it was decided that tor the amount of money, available a hall-to-hall closed‘ circuit system would best suit the college's purposes. The sys» tem, however, was not very satis-‘ factory and at the height of the Station’s career it was broad- ,easting illegally (reaching the lsurroulldlng town area by means ,0: an illegal antenna). The sta- tion had iie license to broadcast outside of the dorms and when title FCC discovered the illegals! lity the station was iorced to res ‘Sume its closed circuit operation._ 1(wa is still broadcasting on a closod'cireuit. Now this system is outmoded, Porter Said. At the present time all the transmitting equipment has to he student built since there is no suitable commercial AM transmission equipment on the market. The closed circuit sys- tem cannot he heard in all the halls. The Norrises can not res eeivc KGRW because oi their unique electrical wiring, which iiitcrreres with the station's signals, Since the transmitters must he Selishuilt they are more difii it to service and can be m tained property only in skilled station engi— neer is on hand. The station's quality varies from year to ‘ year depending on the com- petence of the engineer. t An FM operation has a great considerably less readily t l Stop in and see our . Fine Selection of Baked Goods DANISH MAID 818 FOURTH —- We lfcature Pastries or All Kinds _ KGRW may switch to many advantages KGRW, Gpirmgtl‘s campus pg. cording to Porter. He explained a that FM equipment of the proper switch from AM to FM broadwallage could easily be obtain- casting, it was learned recently ed commercially and easily sew, station vlced at much less than iL Pres-,it is just that, with the actlngt ently costs to maintain the star was the result at either mis—t ltion’s AM equipment. could surrounding ten mite area thusithe Play- permitting iaculty, students find] all other college personnel liv—l partments, speech, physics departments could use 'aining purposesl Faculty supervision would. in aft—l dition, keep the quality of pro-l graniining on a high level. the station for such radios and sell them to students at CosU FM operation over AM, at:- 11 the Station goes FM the switch are that an FM operation quality of me Sigmi would he would be more powerful than . A . _ d 33$; iztrglngf'sug’éaitsaflry‘ “F‘fifuen. in the light, however, of‘ls witty and delightful, though that it would have little or no 59mm“, The station would , r ~ l he“? “hnda‘d FCC ‘cmsetoama‘cance on the overall cilect of play, where legally broadcast ng ”off campus” to listen to the ing the station afterward is ex- station. The station could more serve the various de- in Particular the journalism, music and In a recent polling of close to one hundred percent oi the face “5 llty, appl matcly two th ‘adlos the in large quantities As of the moment, the de- cisioll or whether or not 1(an should go FM is up to President Bowen. A report drawn up by the station man- ager and Herbert Prescott (Englislhjournalism) and unanimously approved by the committee on student Publica- tioiis was submitted to the President tor his consideration by Richard Cervcne, committee chairman (Art). GLASSES Made and Repaired in our Laboratory. Contact Lenses CASES AND SOLUTIONS EYES EXAMINED E. J. Jensen. O.D. Optometrist Across from Post, Office l or the wicked Duke, Though obviously handicapped, he aet— ed one or the piny’s more dii- ‘ hcult roles with a good deal or success, 1 Barbara Hansen did, I think. lull that could be done with the part she was given. For most or the play,lsl\e was little more lthan decoration. and when to ‘ward the end she had a chalice lto act shc Tulnlled all the good lthmgs that l have heard or her. lMai-y Blair as Hagga also turn- Ccl in a fine pei-iormancc dise playing a good deal oi natural talent. Perhaps my only quibble, and casting or misinterpretation on the part of a couple oi the mi~, nor characters in the produc—, all the good their errors acting we w,‘ had little signifiei Stanley lioth directed the i production and designed the sets. His direction proved in _l most parts quite excellent, andl his use of Roberts’ spacious stage gave the play a leeling l of motiolL With the exception l Senate plans se i The Student Senate will begin; second semester sessionsi next Wednesday evening, accor N were in favor of an FM over :mg to Speaker Cameron Hendc l tion In regard to the fact that shot. Senators will receive ft not too many students have FM ther information concerning the station will oblallLin-st meeting by mail next week. the Aws constitution which ire-s l The Senate's Committee on BraVO Burrl Mike Burr strikes a soulf’il pose in last week‘s prnductioll of “The Thirteen Clocks.” it iS error. marred perhaps by o The last ‘scene of the the Prince a 1 Princess, newly clothed, «hid goodbye to Hark, is unfort — natety antircllmaclic. The all: . ence apparently felt that no play should end with the scene where the Prince wins his bride. 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