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Audience Unprepared for Full Impact| Of Maurice Evans' Portrayal of Hamlet |

By JAMES THRASHER| '

MAURICE EVANS

: RETURNED the most talked-of production of “Hamlet” in recent memory. The panegyrical preludes to this engagement have been ringing in our ears | .. for two seasons. But however they might have impressed those in last night's audience, they scarcely could have prepared them for the | | full zmpact of this exciting and memorable gvening ;

Mr, Evans has had the daring and integrity to produce the work in its entirety, the strength to carry ‘on this monumental task in two New York engagements and the present tour, the wisdom to sure round himself with a brilliant direction and company and the

art to recreate this most famous.

of roles in its full stature. What the unabridged “Hamlet” might be in less capable hands is another matter. But after having - had its full bounty of poetry and wisdom removed from the library and brought to life as it was last night, one may rightfully feel cheated to return to the compromise of conventional abridgements. Relatively few plays, .I imagine, are harmed by a little excision. But to cut “Hamlet” (often as it has been done) is like blue-penciling, say, the Schubert C Major Symphony. It is long, to be sure—but where to start? 2 ” 2 NO ONE NEED be reminded. that Shakespeare’s fertility has scarcely left a barren spot in the .whole drama. Yet it is only after Hamlet himself has been drawn in full as he was last night, line after matchless line, that he pos ,-sibly can stand forth as Sh peare, in his prodigal genius, sory ceived him. Mr. Evans’ performance w A delight to the ear and a joy to the soul.- He reawakens the almost forgotten music of our language—a music notoriously difficult of achievement. He might, Af he would, charm one superflcially by his beauty of voice, his effortless grace of motion, his _ rightness of gesture. But Mr. Evans has taken to heart Hamlet’s instruction to the players, which remains today the most + succinct and unassailable course = Dey acting in the theaters

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{lumination pf thought which brings the character to life. To think Hamlet with clearness and communication is a manifold task, to clothe this revelation with / such beauty and wisdom is a consummate achievement. To the ear attuned to dull realism Mr. Evans’ performance may sometimes seem a compromise, as it doubtless )is, But where he momentarily sacrifices the feeling of spontaneity or growth “of thought to the poetry’s music, I am only inclined to blame a modern world of tone-deaf playwrights. How this slight British actor has survived his herculean labor without loss of freshness or luster is beyond me. Yet never once could I notice any hint of vocal weariness. Nor has the brilliance of the whole production been marred by repetition. 2 2 2 CARMEN MATHEWS’ OPHELIA is a fragile and poignant creation of telling power. Mady Christians plays the Queen in a delicate balance of indecision, malevolence and tortured remorse. The Polonius of Raymond Johnson steers a subtle course which avoids dullness or buffoonery and emerges a be- | lievable and delightful human being, and Henry Edwards’ conception of the King is one of merit. The whole company has been infected, perhaps, with Mr. Evans’ example. And certainly Margaret Webster has directed the production with a discerning skill which beggars praise. It was interesting and heartening to note the difference in Mr. _Evans’ reception last night from that of his first appearance two seasons ago in “King Richard II.” On the earlier occasion he played to an yreriteq number of empty seats. time, however, every ticket was sold. And there were “many who rightly had concluded that the discomfort of standing for four hours was a small price to pay. Perhaps they found, as I did, that these hours sped past unmeasured. Mr. Evans’ appearance at the end of the play was the signal for an avalanche of applause the like of which has not been heard this season. Never, perhaps, has English's witnessed a performance more deserving of the tribute.

Allan Jones Here Tonight

Allan .Jones, screen and radio tenor, will make his Indianapolis debut at 8:30 o'clock tonight at the Murat Temple. His recital is being sponsored by the White Cross Music Guild for the benefit of the Methodist Hos-

pital. He will be accompanied by Gibner King.

MAY M'AVOY RETURNS

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 13 —May McAvoy, star of silent days, returns to the screen after a retirement of 10 years in a role in “Two Girls on Broadway.” Miss McAvoy retired from the screen in 1929 when she married Maurice Cleary.

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RECORDINGS

It probably will confuse you, after looking at George Raft’s suit, to learn that this scene is tions a But that’s Hollywood. The film will oven Friday at the Circle, and the cast includes William Holden, who is Mr. Raft’s companion on the Hight.

Tibbett, Martinelli, and Jepson Star in Abridged Verdi's 'Otello’

and “Rigolette” were the creme de

densed or in their entirety, have been coming back into their own, Latest offering from Victor is an abridged version of Verdi's “Otello.” The principals are that highly regarded trio of Otelloans, Lawrence

Helen - Jepson—who are the Iago, Otello and Desdemona, respectively,’ it need scarcely be added. Collaborating are the Metropolitan Opera

‘|Orchestra and Chorus. performance (which takes up 12

sides) is conducted by Wilfred Pelletier, If any music lover remains who still thinks of Verdi. solely as a writer of grind-organ « arias, he

|should straightway acquaint him-

self with “Otello” and alter his opinion. Those who. already knew this opera, the first of the two masterworks of Verdi's old age, will need no added urging. Here we find a sensitive and acute

- |delineation of musical ‘character, |achieved with admirable taste and

an economy of means yet without sacrificing the full-blown Verdian emotionalism. It is heart-filling music, splendidly sung by the principals aifd by Nicolas Massue, who is the Cassio. A special word must go to Mr. Tibbett, not only for some golden singing but for the crafti-

ness and malevolence of his performance

which carry through without visual stimulus. Mr, Martinelli and Miss Jepson are in the best of form and Mr. Pelletier has turned in a vigotous and sonorous account of the score. Included in the album are the best-loved of the Opera's pages. You will find the Drinking Song, the first act duet of Otello and Desdemona, Iago’s Credo and his description of Cassio’s dream, the second act duet of Otello and Iago and the finale. From Act IIT are Otello’s monolog and the trio (Otello, Iago, Cassio). And from the last act, Desdemona’s “Willow Song” and and Ave Maria, and the final scene of Otello’s death, 2 8 2 SEVERAL INQUIRERS ABOUT the Intermezzo from Leslie Howard's recent picture of the same title should be glad to know that a recording of the piece is now available (Victor): It is played by Toscha: Seitlel, who also did Mer. Howard's off-film fiddling in the movie. The Intermezzo’s composer, by the way, is Heinz Provost. And en the.record’s other side is the

: Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 1.

For collectors of the popular platters, there are some “museum pieces” currently available, : Varsity has waxed two records by that -old master himself, W. C. pieces, “St. Louis Blues,” “Beals Street Blues,” “Way Down South Where the Blues Begin” and “Loveless Love.” On the first two the aging Negro composer takes trumpet solos, and on the “others hé does the vocals, t may come as something ‘of a shock-{o learn that Mr. Handy’s in. terpretation.are of another day than that of solid swing. They are, in fact, “corny.” Nevertheless the col-

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la creme of serious music on wax.

Sinee then orchestral recordings and the Wagner music dramas have been claiming major attention. But recently the Italian favorites, _con-

lector shouldn't pass up this item by a man who already has become a Swing Alley legend.

TOMMY DORSEY and his doughty men have done another ‘classic,” “Milenberg Joys,” on two sides for Victor, And the performance is, in a word, terriffic. Victor also has put out a repressing of “Mary” and “I'll Be a Friend,” featuring the trumpet choruses of that late and also legendary hero, Bix- Beiderbecke. The first is a Whiteman record, in the day when Paul had Benhy Goodman, Jimmy Dorsey and Gene Krupa in his outfit. 2 2 8 : For you Alec Templeton fans, there is a new recording by that remarkable young man of “Three Little Fishies” and “Night and Day.” (Victor). The first is a screamingly funny takeoff on music appreciation lectures, with Alec doing’ a devastating impression of Dr. Damrosch. “Night and Day” is arranged and played in Alec’s best Rachmaninoff manner. 2 2 '8 If you think only Americans can swing, lend an ear to Victor's secs ond release by the Sextet of the Rhythm Club of London. “Why Didn’t William Tell” and “You Gave Me the Go-By” are the numbers. - And they are, as the saying is, out of this world, 8 8 2

From the New Friends of Rhythm come “Shoot the Schubert to Me, Hubert” - (not quite as. clever as its title) and “Goulash”, . . and Fats Waller is his inimitable best in “Darktown Strutters Ball” and “I Can't Give You Anything But Love.” As Fats would. put it—Yeah! —dJ, T

CHICAGO TO VIEW “LIFE WITH FATHER’

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.—“Life With Father,” the current and resounding Broadway hit based on Clarence Day's famous stories, will open on Monday night at the Blackstone Theater. Heading the road company’s cast are Percy Waram and Lilliam Gish, as Mr, and Mrs. Clarence Day Sr. The dramatization is by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse, and the youthful Chicagoan, Oscar Serlin, is the producer. Mr. Lindsay 1s

playing Day Sr. in the New York company.

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Schasfor Again Takes Up Baton

Tomorrow night's broadcast by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will be directed by Ferdinand Schaefer, the orchestra's founder and conductor emeritus. Mr. Schaefer will make his annual appearance as conductor at the orchestra's subscription concerts on Friday afternoon and Saturday evening. ‘Mr. Schaefer -has chosen a program of Wagner, Strauss and Brahms. The first composer will be represented by the overture to “The Flying Dutchman.” The Strauss on the program is Richard, not Johann, and the composition is the early Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments. “The remainder of the program will be devoted to the Brahms Concerto in A Minor for Violin and

Fourth Symphony. Soloists in the double concerto will be Leon Zawisza and Emmest Friedlander who are, respectively, the orchestra's concertmaster and principal cellist. Meanwhile Conductor Fabien Sevitzky will be in Philadelphia for his midwinter concert with the Philadelphia String Sinfonietta on Thursday evening. Mr. Sevitzky still maintains the conductorial duties with this chamber music group, which he founded. The players are members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Soloist with Mr. Sevitzky in Philadelphia will be Bomar Cramer, the Indianapolis pianist. He will play the Mozart A Major Concerto.

IRISH TO CHOOSE IDOLS OF FILMS

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 13 (U. P.),— The Irish begin voting this week on their favorite Irish film actor and actress. : Last year’s winners were Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne. The vote is nationwide and will be concluded March 10. The winning actor will be awarded the Irish *Oscar,” a statuette of St. Patrick, and the actress, one of St. Brigid. The awards will be made at a St. Patrick’s night dinner. A ballot is taken among members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and other Irish organizatiens ‘fcr the nomingtions, and the final selection is made by a committee including Prof. Martin Work of Loyola University of Los Angeles, Mrs. Thomas H. Hearn of the reviewing board of the Legion of Decency, and others.

BRUSH UP HARDYS

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 13. —Katharine Brush, famous novelist, has been signed to write an original story for the next Judge Hardy

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BUTLER BEGINS | HEALTH COURSE | WITH HOSPITALS

Dr. Harry G. Nester Director; Nurse’s Certificate and Degree Possible.

.Dr. Henry G. Nester, president of the Indiana Student Health Association and member of the Butler University faculty, has been appointed director of the university's new department of physiology and health. The department will be in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Courses are designed to give stu-

|dents a knowledge of the structure

function and preservation and improvement of health. Special needs

Jof students in physical education

home economics, biology, teaching, pre-nursing, pre-medical and biochemistry also will be met. Co-operative arangements have been made with. the Indiana University hospitals, the City, Methodist and St, Vincent’s Hospitals. Upon satisfactory completion of the’ Butler pre-nursing curriculum and the hospitals’ nurses’ training courses, students will receive a graduate nurse certificate ‘and bachelor of science degree. Dr. Nester graduated from Butler in 1925 with a bachelor of arts d:gree. He received his master of arts degree from Indiana University in 1938. and his doctor of .phil.zuphy degree there in 1930. He has been a memes of the Butler faculty since 1930 He helped found the student| health association in 1933. He is chairman of the Men’s Council and the scholarship committee.

2 Women Honored By Alumni Association

Mrs. Ralph Coble, Indianapolis, a 1937 graduate, and Dr. Vera Koehring, New York, a 1916 graduate, have been made life members of the Butler University Alumni Association, Prof. George A. Schumacher, alumni secretary, announced today. Mrs. Coble was president of her senior class and has been active in alumni work here since graduation. Koehring, who holds degrees from Smith College and the University of Pennsylvania, is a member of the University of Pennsylvania faculty.

Butler Delegation

To Attend Conference

Dr. Roy M. Robbins, head of the history and political science department, will head a - delegation of Butler faculty members and students to a conference on social science at Indiana State Teachers ColS lege Friday. Others from Butler who are to attend include Dr. James H. Peeling -of the sociology department; Prof. A. D. Beeler and Prof. Warren R.alsom of the history department; Miss Carolyn Varin and Russell W. Curtis, graduate students. “Building a Better Social Science in the Schools” will be the conference theme.

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Business Rushing ' For State Cupid

Times Special

rushing marriage Hcense business as long as it lasts is prophesied by County Clerk Russell RobWhen Indiana’s new law goes into effect March 1, ‘eloping couples from Ohio will have to. find some other “Gretna Green,” probably in Kentucky, and the mild boom - experienced by the County Clerk and justices of the peace here will be over, - Mr, Robbins issued 21 ‘lcenses in one day recently, but that “gold mine,” he predicts, will soon be “played out.”

STATE ROBBER GETS 10-YEAR SENTENCE

WINCHESTER, Ind., Feb. 13 (U. P.) —~Kenneth Morris of East Palestine, O., has been sentenced to a 10year prison term: after his plea of guilty in Randolph Circuit Court to the robbery of the People’s Loan and Trust Co. here last week.

Shortly after his arrest Morris confessed robbing the local institution and the day following admitted holding up the Auburn, Ind. State Bank of $5748 on Aug. 1, 1939. He was capturad near Hollans-

the robbery here when David Clark,

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MITCHELL ‘TO GET ‘U.S. SENATE FLAG

MITCHELL, Ind, Feb. 13 (U.P). —A presentation program was planned today at Mitchell High School to receive an American flag which flew over the U. S. Senate Office Building af the time of thé death of Senator William E. Borah of Idgho. The 1lag was sent here by Chris Moritz, a member of the Senate police ‘force and brother of James Moritz of Mitchell. ,

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BODY OF TWEEDSMUR 1S TAKEN TO OTTAWA

MONTREAL, Feb. 13 (U. P.)~ The body of the late Lord Tweeds« muir, in a coffin mounted on & gun carriage drawn by 60 naval reserve ists, was carried through the streets of Montreal today and placed aboard a train for Ottawa, Where the body will lie in state.

A military escort of 1000 officers and men accompanied the viceroy's body and thousands lined the streets. Tomorrow night the body will be returned to Montreal for cremation. The ashes will be accompanied to

‘|Scotland by Lady Tweedsmuir and

John Buchan, their youngest: son, for burial.

POSTMAN KNOCKS 21 YEARS TOO LATE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (U. P.), —The : Interior Department recently sent a letter to one of its employees Theodore Chapin of the geologic survey. It thought he was at Anchorage, Alaska.

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