| Show Communication ons w r r r To 10 the Editor s 1 sIn r rIn In the last issue you take tak tex tex- e exception ex- ex to the ch choice ot of the school school play this year As As I l' l lam Iam am responsible b ble e for the choice it Is due you yo and th student body that yo you should know my my reasons This Is the centennial centennial th thone the theone theone one hund hundred ed fiftieth anniversary o othe of the first performance of ot Richard Brinsley Sheridan's immortal com com- edies edles The entire English speak speak- Ing world for over a a year Las has I I been celebrating doing homage t to this great man and to the be best besl comedies ever written written in the En English Eng Eng- Hsu lish language Every large Jarge center cente center has h had bad d several professional companies com om every very every college college con community 1 has given elaborate elaborate productions o othe of the School for Scandal and The Th Rivals You will remember las I spring pring Mrs Mrs Fisk risk was here bere with an all star cast cast in The Th Rivals Th This company is still still en ro te to Ne New NewYork NewYork York playing to the he heaviest bo box office re receipts in all 1111 parts of th the country of ot any play modern O or otherwise 1 in years The Sch School ol for Scandal candal Scandal has now two atonal companies east one o on Broadway the other the Tyler Tyle company playing Boston and other other oth otho er large eastern cities The latest lates and finest theatre built this year yea the Boston Repertory theatre opened opened op op- ened with a gala I performance o of The Rivals The The School to for tor Scandal was one of ot the best paying pay ing log bills we ever had at the Social Soda hall haIl with the Varsity players S So these plays must have the desired desire appeal The University of ot Utah has some som recognition for tor its plays and It seemed the time now to keep u up our reputation and take our place with our sister institutions and do honor to our great Irish drama list it was now the time to prove that the University of Utah student student stud stud- ent body appreciated drama in th the large large arge and and not the small We have hav been been rather severely and justly justly Justl criticized because we have catered too oo much to the commonplace ace ordinary or or- contemporaneous drama Our sister sister institution on the north puts us us to shame by the loyalty o oler of her ler student body and faculty support support sup sup- port to the greater things Jn drama Would our student tion Ion enjoy a Greek play The A. A C drew drew wonderful crowds crowds last y year ar t to Its ts production on Oedipus Rex Ar Arwe Are we as as' as an an educational institution to show neither taste culture no nor Ideals In our public performances 1 If It we reach no higher than those who have not the advantages of a college education of what worth 1 Is Its training If It we never see the better things we will have no love Jove for them We are what we feed fee upon Perhaps Mr Editor you were unfortunate to have seen The School for Scandal Friday night Two hundred students trailed in late during the entire first act so the audience had difficulty in finding finding find find- ing out what the play was about These students trailed trailed out out with no consideration for audience or play No play can stand such discourteous ous treatment This same trouble L was was al slog evident ld I S Saturday night but that night we had a more gen general gels gels' eral theater going public who not notwithstanding noT notwithstanding withstanding the fact they were were cheated ut of the first act act were were v very very 7 enthusiastic i Th The cu curtain curtain l calls the applause the spontaneous spontaneous ous laughter were all we have ever had The audience audience enjoyed th the play Immensely immensely Thank you for your kind words the cast May MayI to the director dIrector- and I here take occasion to publicly thank my players N No football basket basketball baIl c or r track track team ev ever r put pui in as i many any hours ever worked harder ever ever received mor more merciless merci merci- less grilling than than an t these these e s students u did in order order to to do their their best best for Utah I was was deligh delighted d with the work of all a better group of men They would win hon honor r from any institution not not that tI the women were were not good but usually they dare are stronger stronger Inthe Inthe in inthe the plays This This time lime the the men l held eld their own own I 1 I appreciated d th their lr service service ser ser- service vice for their for th their lr fellow tellow students as aswell aswell well weIl as their thell excellent perform ances May I also thank Miss Cassidy for the scenes scenes We should feel very proud that we are able to tomake tomake tomake make and design our own back back- grounds This is a very necessary part of a a play as necessary as acting and a very thankless Job Mr Nelson must not be left out His fine professional training and experience in London and New NewYork NewYork NewYork York as well wel as his understanding of the play play play-he he saw performances of It in both capitals made capitals made him himot of ot the the gr greatest value He lie Ie worked with me double shift ever since the op opening ning of ot the new quarter and the play would have suffered much without his aid ald Yours truly in the service of ot the University MAUD M MAY Y BABCOCK |
