The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
Cynthia
Reports"
CYNTHIA JOHNSON

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ls last . minute movie enthusi.
.,+s hurried down the aisles to
.,oir seats, the overture faded into
IGNORES, the house-lights glowed,
.,ere dimmed, and went out. And
.,e curtain rose on the first Wash
acton showing of the lates. Eu-
rane O'Neill nit, The Ice Man
eometh." The setting was that of
y cheap, depressing bar, and the
Characters were typical of those
.,ho might be constantly found in
,sese morbid surroundings. The
..st included nineteen actors and
dresses, everyone conveying a
Certain type to perfection. There
wore about eleven main parts with
.nnroximatly five leads, but each
a ar had a definite bearing on the
rin+ There were four acts, all of
hem taking place in the same bar
which was run by Rocky, the
,n1ghie bartender. Although the
,Jay lasted for a little over four
Fnlrs. l was one of the few who
ii. not tire of the acting or dia-
lnsue Many did, however, and be-
foTe the third act had begun, seats
we're vacated, and the capacity
crowd was lessened. The Ice
Man Cometh" is not the play to
.ep if you wish to be waited out
n the events in your everyday
If. It is sordid, morbid, and COM
nIetely depressing, but in my es-
timation, it is one of h e best
nortraits of that type of human
life yet written.
This past Thursday members of
the Webster student body were
among the honored guests who at
tended open-house at the White
House Guests entered through the
Fast Room, and proceeded to the
Red Room where they were re-
ceived by their gracious hostess,
Mrs Harry S Truman. Mrs. Tru-
man was dressed in a powder
bBle crepe afternoon dress and
wore a shoulder corsage of Or
chids. Particularly noticeable was
tbe outstanding and meticulous
hair-do of the Lady of the White
House After being received, the
guests went on an inspection of
the rooms of Importance in the
White House, including the Green
Room. the Blue Room, and the
state dining room During Lent no
teas or parties of any sort are
given at the White House, so there
no refreshments, but the fact
that you had been there was
enouqa to suff. Gle. The open-house
was given in honor of the mem
bers of the Woman's Action Com
nittee which includes over half
the student body of Websters.
Prior to the going-home rush,
ne all took time to look ahead
10 next year, and elected our
council officers for the
coming school year. Nine council
members were chosen and from
nine, a president of the
council was elected The
honor was bestowed on one who
so deserving-Miss Bess Lun-
Jeen of Atlanta. Ga. And. just this
past week Bess had another honor
to ard to her long lit. 1t seems
that the Chamber of Commerce
from her home sent a plane load
ed with freshly picked jonquils to
the capitol to be placed in the
offices of all the representatives
md senator's. And the girls from
Atlanta we're chosen to distribute
to the various offices. Bess
said they met many of the men
important in the politics of the
lay, and had lunch in the dining
room at the House. They also had
he pleasure of riding on the pri-
yate subway which takes the gov
eminent men to and from their
work. And, best of all, when the
morning paper came out, all OF
Us took one look at the lovely girl
on the front page and realized we
knew her. 1t was Bess, laden down
with ionuuils. and wearing that