The Wilmington morning star., 1947-02-23
''Cynthia
Reports"
CYNTHIA JOHNSON

spent, and 1 want to share 1T with
you. II all began on Thursday aft.
ernoon when the Web Wig dra.
matte society gave q tee at. Miss
| Webster's home in honor Of the
members Of Delta Psi Omega, the
senior speech sorority. The house.
was decorated in a Valentine
motif with hearts and arrows, pa
per, Of course. hangihg from the
chandeliers, and valentines placed
around the center piece o. red
tulips "A d white snapdfagons.
Even the cookies were shaped like
hearts and iced with red. Miss
Webster save two Inonolosues
which were hilarious. During the
afternoon Miss Marie Hadad, 4
music major, played the piano
softly for atmosphere music.
Friday night l was fortunate TO-
see. this production. Glass Me.
nagefie" starring Pauline Lord In
the role u the mother. The play
itself depicts the life Of a mother,
her crippled daughter, and her
son during the depression in their
home in a St. Louis alley. The
son was. played by Richard Jones,
the daughter by Jeanne Sheperd,
and the gentleman caller by I'D.
ward Andrews. The son told the
story and Al he related It, the
action took place. The lighting
was the most outstanding / have
ever seen. The stage would be en-
tirely dark except Tor a white spot
light on the nafratof's face, and
as he spoke, the stage would
gradually light up, and the actors
would appear in the surroundings
OF their home and the play would
begin. 1t was said that 1t took
twenty men backstage to work The
lighting. "state Of the Union" be.
gan this past Monday. and II has
been rurnored that we will SEE
1.-THE Ice Man Cometh," Eugene
O'Neil's latest success. !
Saturday morning ! was Tea.
tured on an interview at Station
WGAY in Silver Spring, Md. My
radio Instructor chose me tor the
program and s3, bright and early
Saturday morning, 7!4S. 10 be 'ex-
act, / betook myself to the radio
station-and had the most inter
esting. time ever. Miss TIanley.
who is III charge Of the teensage
program over the station and
handles ali the Wonan's pro.
grams, met me ut the door and
introduced me to the station force.
We sat at 4 table on either side
Of a bi-direetional ribbon mike
during the interview, and she read
from a script which had been pre-
pared previously. My answers
were spontaneous, but we had
talked a few minutes before the
program went on the air, 50 !
had some idea what to expect. She
talked about my journalism work
and what I hoped to do in the
future. And at the end Of the inter.
view, the man In the control room,
played 'Cynthia's In Love" and
dedicated 1t to me. After the, pro.
gram was over, / met the director
Of the station, the progrAtnIning
director, the music critic. and the
fellas who work in the station. My
speech instructor said that she
heard The program and thought
had done well-but she could still
tell I was from the South.
The day students here at Web
ster entertained the boarders at q
formal. dance this past Saturday
night. The members Of the Art de.
partment ore in charge. OF deco.
rations, and they did q beautiful
Job with the gym, which. as you
know, Is always a hard place to
beauty. Az you entered The gym,
you walked through . huge wood
unframed heart thanked on either
side by neutral color&d backdrops
ana scattered with lace and paper
hearts. The top 81 the gym was
hung with twisted red and white
crepe paper caught UP in the
center Of the gym with. a huge
bunch Of red balloons. The light
ing came from twelve door lamps
down either side of the gym and
from one large spotlight on the
balcony overlooking one end Of the
gym. On one side Of the stage
was a huge basket containing
branches Of gresnery and q florist
box. The basket was outlined by
q lamp that shone from behind
it, illuminating it 50 it resembled
4 Silhouette. On the opposite side
Of the stage the orchestra was set
up, and a cluster. light outlined
them as the single lamp did the
basket. Strapless evening dresses,
full skirts, and especially hoops
were prominent among the girls
while tweed suits, tuxedoes, and
even "tails" formed the attire OF
the men. ! think gardenias held
the lead in flowers while white
orchids ran them / close second.
There were over three hundred
boys present, most OF them hav.
ing been invited from GEORGETOWN,
Catholic university, ana Maryland
university. Salnbas, rhusnbas, and
the good old jitterbug were the
most popular dances, and needless
to say, everybody sho' did have
AAfine time.
Things were pretty quiet afound
here the first Of the week. The
weather has gotten right much
warmer, but has bee. cloudy all
week. In the musical world, "You
Broke the Only Heart That Ever
Loved You" and "tM Close My
Eyes are in first place. But you
still hear the suppressed hur1 Of