Friday. March 2. I962 SCARLET AND BLACK Page Three Pianist Johannesen has 'abi/ity, ins Igllt into war/(5' by Bill Johnson t It. is rare for a concert pianist. to build El program around mil—l sic which is not specificallyi \\ itten to impress the “Slew reer, it lacks the turbulence oil with the artist's technical facile This is not to say thatt ant Johannesen's recital last‘ night lacked difficult and do manding works. it It is (0 say that Joliannescn was concerned primarily with; the musical values of the ii'ol‘ksi he played. The Mozart fantasia which hml gan the program was perhaps the least representative of Jo— hannesen's talents. The fantasia is itself somewhat bland Mo \l'L and Johanncscn‘s too—numerous niigci-slips indicated, 1 felt, the‘ a Comparative inn presence of ‘ the music, V dll‘fel'ence to The Beethoven much better. Although an c>:;ime ple of the "early middle" period in Beethoven’s compositional 63' the opus numbers that cluster around itethe "Tempest" sona- ta for piano, the Seventh Violin Sonata. It is cheerful mum and Johanncscn brought this out with gusto and sympathy. The Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue is that composer's finest work fur solo piano. While heavily romantic, its structure is firmly disciplined and tightly conceived. it seem— ed to me that Johanncsen was very successful in uniting these somewhat antagonistic eleuielits,zintl that the Prelude, : us . Chorale and Fugue gave Brechi's 'The Measure Takenl scheduled for rebroadcas’ring by Ray Obstfeld Bertolt Bl'eclit’s play, “The Measures Taken,” was broad- cast on Feb. 18, in an adaption for radio by Samuel Schuman. The play, ivhich is scheduled for rebroadcast this Sunday over KGRN (650 and 680) at 4:30 pm, is both a technical and dramatic achievement. it is the story of a young Communist agitator before the Chinese revolution who places her humanistic ideals above the workings of the party, As a part of a mission assign- . ed to foment rebellion, she finds herself caught in the con- flict of what she feels is right as a human being and what the party expects of her. Her dilem- ma is in the end a fatal one. As the hard core Communist. and in several other smaller- roles, Ann Fetter delivers an excellent performance. Her voice, and in a radio play the voices assume even more im» portance than on stage, carries the ring of cold steel necessary for the part. Barbara Breckenridge,‘ as conflict within her movingly and does complete justice to ll difficult. role. Leigh Tracy, as the Contra Fades’ dilemma, and like questions which both Clarify the play and stimulate the listen- er. His performance, as one_has come to expect from him, is a polished one. Alice Allen and Mark Ferdinand, as 'the other two agitators, both turn in com. petent performances, though I'm not Sure that Miss Allen’s voice is entirely suited to the role. The technical part of the prev duction is superb. The difficulr ties of editing. adding musical background and adjusting voice level have all been handled ad~ mirably by James Wilcox. Samuel Schuman's direction is excellent; he sustains the movement of the play despite the fact that it was originally . meant for stage production. As a “first” at Gl‘inncll “The Measures Taken" is El welcome success and well worth listens the young comrade torn her ling to when it is rebroadcast tween two poles, portrays the ‘this Sunday altornoon. Huber argues 'Freeiracle case { l l‘inew play, “incident in a Deserts chorus, reflects the young com.]cd Railroad Station on a Snowyv theiNight," by a Grinncll chorus in a Greek tragedy, askngncn Petersille, '60. t l i evening. sonata iarcdi"tlie'hcst performance of the ihannesen play/edif hero ally,tliis manplc’scrvcsthe'iull house land beautifully. The electrifyingtonight he did not get last The Schumann.“Waldcsccnen” climax at the finale seemed IO‘nishL is very charming music, and itsi’lle a fitting climax to the ever; D(pining, and one almost wishes Jo—i brought on fay hanncsen had dispensed withi simplicity and intentional viousncss no the most part But one got the reeling that Johannesen was just taking a breather before the final number. The Prokoncn sonata in Hunt was written during the siege of Stalingrad in the Second World War and: the intensity of feeling which‘with, sure powers 0‘ interpremi all Russian people must have felt. zit the time is mirrored mi the sonata. It is an heroic work, and Jo-} ipianistlc en the encol’cs. , . l Grant Johannesen has gicat He has an abun— dance a! technical ability, ,clear insight into the different; types of music he is dealing tion, and a beautiful and master— fully controllcd touch. All I can say in closing is: i 3 Ed. Note: Johanncscn will play the following program , tonight in his second and last concert at 8 pm in Roberts i Theater: Praeludium and Fugue, A mi. nor, Each; Sonata in A-tiat, Opus ll, Betthovcn; six . ntermezzi," opus 4, Schumann; Theme et (Variations, Opus 73, Faure; .lmagcs (Book 2), Debussy; and‘ ,Masques and L'lsle ioyeuse. De- bussy. 'Three Experimental Plays done with finesse' by Alvnh Stanley On Feb 18 and 19 the Gl-ins nell theater presented “ancc‘ Experimental Plays” in the Hal— lie Flanagan Arena theater. The program consisted of three short plays—Garcie Lorcals “The Love ot Don Pel'limplm and Delisa in the Garden,” August Strinde bergs “The Stranger” and a alumna, The plays were done with a' good deal or imagination and finesse; the only complaint might be that the program represents the only bill of one—act plays scheduled in the Arena this sear son. It has only been Within the past. few years that the one-act. has come into its own as a ser— ious dramatic form. The selecc tion of the plays presented, and especially the Lorca, bear out the claim that the short play is Campus Inquirer Five Grinnell students werel asked- What is your feeling an lbout the fact that there will be not to be passed over lightly. “Don Perlimplin" presents many interesting and exciting problems both to the interpre— ter and the audience. Many of the problems arise from the fact that the play is more of a multiwoiced poem than it is a clearly defined drama. The effect and power that the play attains come more from its vivid imagery and the sheer beauty of its words than from the inclusion of the usual dra- matic functions—character, plot, and action, it is constructed with the sort of precision and econo- my that is more often asomatr ed with non-dramatic poetic forms. The problem for the actor be. comes one of giving “flesh and blood” to a construction of po- etic metaphors, and the prob» lem of the audience becomes one of abandoning preconcepr tions and allowing the play to operate on its own grounds. in both instances the problems were successfully solved. Miss Petersllie's play presents ‘othel‘ problems. She has wiitten a vignette which might be sev- erely critized if judged as a drama Takcn, however, as the dramatic presentation of simple experience—2i moment snatched from time and held for exam- ination—it can hold a good deal .of charm. The play has little or no action. The production of it must therefore rest on sharply defined and sufficiently detail- ed characterization. It is the simple story or two particular people who are thrown into a particular cir— cumstance. To ask more of the script would be a mistake, especially since it succeeds so well in its own right. “The Stronger” seems to be the least praiseworthy of the plays which were chosen for production. Although it is an in. eresting piece for the student of Strindberg and a worth—while exercise for the actor. the tale it has to tell is an old one and its style is a bit stiff for modern audiences. Q. Why no SGA connvenlion? A. Apathy, overwork the SGA elections. and the ah i David A. McBlain, sminr: “I sence of the convention detractslcan hardly be said to mourn ho SGA convention since onlyisomewhat from the campaignfithe absence of the convention. (:lliC-chijidlrloale is running for the‘ Steve Grooms, sophomore: ”“iAS a Senior, 1 find it hard to 1 9“ ‘ml‘ iis hard to believe Grinnell stunworry about the new SGA preS- Pat Nolan, sophomore: “For aldems m a: ,1 whole, political 'dent. I cannot name, nor could bv Patrick Huber President Kennedy has re- quested that Congress givc him» authority to substantially lower United States toi-ifls in change (or a reduction in the external tariffs cf the European common market countries. Der hate on this request has lnCllev ed the traditional pl‘Drtal'lfi ar- gument that U. S. businesse. paying relatively high wage, cannot compete equally with foreign business which does not pay as high a wage rate. This antirfi'certrnde argument ignores the reason why, in gen. eral, u. S. industry is able to pay high wage rates than their foreign counterpar , still make a profit This is pos— sible because American industry has easier access to most raw materials, has a greater quantity of machinery and has a morel advanced tecllnologyi These factors enable the U. s, worker to produce more in an hour than his European counterpart. It is this higher rate of productivity, not US. tarills, which accounts for the superior standard of living of the Us, worker. A country exports product A to another country in exchange for product B, because the first country can make product A more efficiently than it make product B in terms of the cFElciency of the second country‘ in producing products A and B. Thus both countries end up proe ex-, and1 cant iducing that which they producc ‘the most crliciently. Both tor all) countries bene— rit from free , ; it is not a; matter of a rich Unitcd State isacrincmg its standard of living, in order to help out Europe. The primary way in which} the standard or living of a rich, country can be lowered toward {the level of a poorer country is" thy the moselnent rrom one country to another of the two; major factors of pl'OdUCllonil men and capital. ‘ A counti s standard of llVr‘ ing is generally lowered if capi— tal iiwestmont in that country decreases. This is because there would then be fewer capital goods (machines, factories, high- ways, etc.) ior the same nume lbcr of people. The resulting so. ciety would be less mechanized and therefore probably less abundant, A similar reduction in the’ standard of living results when; large numbers of peoplc movel ,tContd, p. 11, col. 3) 1' College Churchi Winston King, (philosophy andi religion) dean of the chapel, Willi ispeak at the Communion Sel‘ve‘ ice this Sunday morning at 11:30 iin Herrick chapel. i-lis topic be “Discipleship: Cost- ‘will > Plus ‘lcveled at school which prides itself on its; activity surrounding national! and inter utional governmental" affairs. Grinncll has reached a new low this year in pollticall lactivity on its own campus. Res productive attacks have beam the Admissions Ofsl lies. the Ford grant, the faculty,‘ the student body and the office of SGA president, Absence of political compeli—t tion is a threatening commenti’ on the democratic system onl this campus Absence of lhe‘ ‘convelition itself is a loss in elu-' pirical political education to ev-, cry student To rephrase a quote, “It. shows that a goodl idea does not necessarily makcl l u *lol‘ :i sound systemi Stu During, junior: “The fact: that only one candidate is run! ning for the presidency certaimi ly does not indicate any lasting: sign of a lack of intcrest in stu-l dent government on the part ofi the students. l However, the inhabitants of: Gritincll College will so y inissi the annual spring me ’um fol" trelcasing their penbup frustra~l tions and anxieties which arci especially enhanced this year lay,’ the dctcstablc climate and the resumption or nuclear testing," Eleanorc Smith, ireshman: "Not having observed on SGA coll» vention before, but having} heard much about it from uprl perclassmen, I was quite interl ested and looked forward to, it. it seems to me that the cone vention is an integral part oi ‘i l 1y apathetic, is 559m aquaiiyitwo seniors l consulted. a single improbable that Grinnell lackslsamprs aegionsgginuaflogtandce un- . » 1 erta on y . is oesn’t Tough. fiapablefipmplc m Ill‘tcount rubber stamping or at- “0 "mm “m“ ltempts to represent this or that: candidatesfiposltion as the one held by a l’maiority — or all — of Grin< nell’s students on various na- mes because the F‘emands OEi‘tional issues; these are not that office are incompatibleInsampus issues of immmmey with their scholastic work’load,tThis equates SGA with the Sen- What is needed is constitiitionaliatei I admit-) Perhaps there are reform to equalize the politicallnonei The only reason which work load over a greater num.‘conies to mind lor desiring the her of officeholders." 'offlce would be “for the record.” Many prospective decline to run for campus Dfr KGRW PROGRAM SCHEDULE MONDAY 74:30 p.111. “Johnson’s Show” — Bill Johnson 3:30le pm, “Classics Corner" ~ Ray Obstfeld 10—12 p.ni. “Lullaby 'n Rhythm" — Bert Budd TUESDAY 7-8:30 pm. “The Quiet Hours” — Ann Fetter a, melt) pm, ”et cetera” — Pat Balcun 10.12 p.m, “CL 1355" — Bob Taylor WEDNESDAY 7-8'30 pm, “Classical Sutleties" —— Peg Sutley 8:30710 pm “A Study in Soloists" — Mark Ferdinand (News at 9 pm.) 10—12 pm. “Midnight Special" — Sam Schuman THURSDAY ietizao pm “The Lonely Crowd" — Skip Weyraucli a- 0—10 pm. “Varicty Workshop” _ Pete Miller 10.12 pm. “Gazette" — Ralph Wittcofi FRIDAY 7-8:30 pm. “The Manager" — George Spclvin a 30710 pm, “Notes on Jazz 7 Howard Smith 10-12 p.m. “Discord” 7 Jack Morris (with live broadcast lrom Chatttcrbox from ill—11:30) SUNDAY it] ainel pm. “Songs for a Sunday Morn" — Al Stanley 9 0 pm. “Sunday Workshop" — Paul Nelson 2. 04:30 pm. _ Special Events — Ray Obstfeld