Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
UNIVERSITY NOTES

President Walter Hullihen enter
tained the star Of the University Of
Delaware Review, the weekly under
graduate publication al a dinner on
March 12. At the dinner Jannar
Bove and Michael pOppiti were nam-
ed co-editors Of the Review. succeed
| ing Arvid Roach and Joseph Menden-
hall. Thomas Minkus was named
managing editor 20 succeed Wilson
Humphries. and Leon LOtslein Is
business manager In place OF sim
clair Campbell. This dinner by
President Hullihcn for the staff OF
the Review is an annual affair.
Among the other guests were DR..
Cyrus L. Day. DR.. Joseph s. Gould,
W. d. Lewis, Miss Edith MeDOugIe,
W. H. Phillips and Charles Z.
Grubb. members of the faculty COM
mittee on Publications.
Sixteen dramatic groups from
schools and communities will par
ticipate in Delaware's first Drama
Festival. which will culminate in the
performance of eight plays, at the
University on April 13. Miss C.
Louise Jackson. chairman OF the
Festival Committee Of the Delaware
Dramatic Association, announced
that the Festival will take place in
three sections. There will be an
elimination tournament in Dover for
schools south of and including Mid
d.etOwn, another elimination tOurna-
ment for schools north Of Middle
town, and the finals TO be run of In
the University Theatre, Mitchell
Hall.
The Wilmington elimination tour
nGment has been tentatively schedul-
ed for April and 4 at Wilmington
High School and Claymont High
School Participating will be groups
Wilmington High
ClaymOnt High School, the
William Penn High School of New
Castle. Newark High School. the
Preparatory School, H. c.
Conrad High School and the Alexis
]. dupont High School.
The Dover elimination tournament,
for which a date has not yet been
set, will include plays presented by
High School, Caesar
Rodney High School. Middletown
High School and the winner of the
Kent County All Club Dramatic
On April 13. the two winners Of
each of the above tournaments will |
for the cup to be given the |
play in the high school
class To date one entry. from the |
IGennett Square Consolidated School, !
has been received for the out-Of-state |
school competition.
Another feature of the Festival /
will be the presentation of four
plays by community theatres on the
evening of April l3. The Wilmington !
Drama League, the University Drama
irOup of Newark. the "Y'' Players
If Wilmington. and the Kennett Lit
lc Theatre are entered.
The Festival is being jointly spon-
Iored by the Delaware Dramatic AS
ISOLATION and the University Dra-
matte Center. Announcements Of di-
'cctOrs. plays. and casts viii appear
ater
twelfth Night" the next and last
Of the season of the E-52
Players of the University of Della
ware, will be given on Thursday eve
ling. April 25, In Nfitehali Hall.
Joseph Tatnall will play the role
II OrsinO and Margaret Smith plays
Olivia. The other characters are ViO-
a. played by Nina Press; Sir Toby
3elch. Joseph Dannenberg: Sir An
rev Aguecheek, Alexander Boyer;
he clown, Fabian, Jane Hastings;
nd MalvOliO, Sol MarkOwitz. II
The production staff of the Esq
layers is as follows: Stage manag-
r, Jack Neeson; costumes, Margaret
elton: properties. Ann Kline, Je-
nne Remington: makeup, Blanche
zee; business manager. Emmelou
tevens; publicity. Sara Baldwin:
Gene painting, Ellen Simon: light
ig. John SwenehaTt, and prompting.
eth SOuthard
The University will close ON this
aturday, March %, at noon for the
,ring vacation and will reopen on
o