Evening star., 1946-04-29

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now undertake to set up their own {
ldealistS do quite bit for poor but +
somehow they overlook those with
talents for acting, playwriting, di-
recting and production. c.. U. stu
dents think this is shame and
should be corrected. They are TAX
ing direct and immediate action
toward the latter end.
First step in the establishment
of scholarship funds, to be known
as Fathers Fund in tribute to
Father Gilbert v. Hartke, head of
the school, has already been taken.
Arguing that democratic principals
should operate even to the dis
advantage of tradition, the students
talked the faculty of the speech
and drama department out of the
first performance of the schools
annual musical. Heretofore reserved
for the regular subscriber audi
ence, that performance this year
will be sold to scholarship patrons
and patronesses. (We'l take two,
please, one patron and one patron
ess). A minimum of IS has been
set as the price of patron tickets,
but the students have decided that
If any one wants to pay $4,000,
he will be humored; possibly even
pampered.
That's Where the Money Goes"
the title of this years musical, which
will be a revue instead of the musical
biography, was chosen considerably
before the Fathers Fund" cam
paign materialized. If it happens
to be an ideal title for a scholar
ship benefit, the student committee
points out that it is mere coinci-
dence. They hope, however, that
it turns out to be prophetic, that
in its revelation of how the money
goes, potential patrons will be in
spired to dig deeply so there will
be more money to go to more worthy,
but unrich, students.
Scholarships, which will be dis
trlbuted without reference to race
or religious background, will be
named in honor of former students
OF the drama department who lost
their lives during the war.
The patrons performance is that
which will be presented on May 9.
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Washington audiences will have a
chance, after all, to see Katharine
Cornell's repertory of "Antigone"
and Candida" this season. A quick
booking announced today sets the
productions for local presentation
the week of May 13. Sir Cedric
Hardwicke, as you may already
know, appears opposite Miss Cornell
in both productions; the more di-
rectly opposite in "Antigone' in
which he plays the tyrant.
"Antigone," the Sophoclean work
adapted by Lewis Galantiere, was
played in Paris for more than year
of the German occupation of the
French capital. 1t attracted the at
tention of both Miss Cornell and
Producer Gilbert Miller, both of
whom sought the rights, and who
eventually agreed to share them. It
will be presented Monday through
Wednesday, including the matinee
OF the engagement at the National.
Candida" the Shaw play which
has been a favorite of Miss Cornell
and her following for several seasons,
will be given for the weeks final
four performances. ''' 80 -.
Other members of the company
include Mildred Natwick, n Bertha
Belmore, Marion Brando, Wesley
Addy,F Oliver Cliff and George
Mathews.
The break has come in the rever-
ence in which Hollywood has held
the psychologist melodrama. And
Paramount is the studio which has
decided it was high time some one
did something about star after star
going temporarily insane. To this
enc it has summoned that old mock
er Eddie Beloin-who used to write
for Jack Benny-and iconoclastic
Director Elliott Nugent. They have
been ordered to put their wits to-
gether and see what can be done
about taking a satirical sock at all
this psychiatry going on in the
movies.
Bob Hope. a likely fellow for the
chore, has been selected as the male