PAGE TWO Irish Drama Struggles Play Role In O'Casey Play Poverty, success, and'rejection have all played major roles in the development of Sean O’Casey, leading Irish playwright, who will be, introduced to Center Stage audiences this weekend with Players’ “Juno and the Paycock” production. Social consciousness pervading all O’Casey’s plays were rooted in his Dublin childhood. As a youngster, he struggled through near-blindness, meagre education, and slum surroundings, and gathered a bitter perspective of the world around him. He saw life from the streets of Dublin. And even in those early years, O’Casey thought there was much wrong with what he saw". Sympathy for Working Class As a laborer, O’Casey developed a deep sympathy for the working class. >le tried to channel that in terest through various working men’s organizations such as the Gaelic League. Every new cause was entered ivith a fresh burst of energy and a plea for new hope. O’Casey’s social career was even more turbulent during the Irish War years, when he helped or ganize and develop the Citizen Army. But his social contribution was relatively uninfluential until he moved his preaching behind the footlights. First Plays Rejected Sarkas Wins Poster Contest With Portrait Three winners two students and one faculty member—in Play ers’ “Juno and the Paycock” post er contest were announced yester day. Albert Sarkas, seventh semes ter education major, won the first prize of $5 and two tickets to the play’s opening Friday night. His winning poster- featured an india ink drawing of the playwright, Sean O’Casey, against a modern backdrop. Nancy Woodward, fifth semes ter journalism major, and Russell G. Whaley, dramatics instructor, will also receive two tickets for their posters. The winners will receive slips entitling them to free tickets at the Dramatics of fice, second floor Schwab. Judges for the contest were Kelly Yeaton, director of the play; John Y. Roy, assistant professor of fine arts; and Yar Chomicky, assistant professor of art educa tion^ The posters were judged on ef fectiveness in attracting a sym pathetic audience, “legibility, and artistic quality of design. Blue Key to Study Interview. Proposal A constitutional amendment to provide for personal interviews for each applicant was presented Thursday night to Blue Key, jun ior men’s hat society. The amendment must be ap proved under parliamentary pro cedure before it is put into effect. John Speer, president, said the revision was proposed in order to base selection of members on character as well as recorded ac tivities. At present, applicants are tap ped on the basis of letters of ap plication. Bel levue-Straf ford Silent on Damages ' No reply has been made to a letter requesting further informa tion from the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel concerning the amount of damage of a room admittedly oc cupied by six students from the University, Frank J. Simes, dean of men, said yesterday. The students have sought clear ance for damage in the hotel. One student was listed by the hotel as the occupant of the room and. the other five voluntarily admitted they were involved in the action the weekend of Oct. 3. By BAYLEE FRIEDMAN O’Casey’s climb to literary suc cess was a hard one. One after another, his plays were rejected until the success of “The Shadow of a- Gunman” launched a new dramatic career. The play, was presented in a bad time for the Abbey Theater and produced part ly “to show the poor fellow. just how bad it was.” But audiences liked it. And the success of “The Shadow . . inspired him to con tinue in the literary line. ..... “Juno and the-’.Paycock’’-was received enthusiastically by audi ences throughout Ireland. O’Casey was doing the unprecedented commenting honestly on those war years and the people involved in them. He continued his com ments with “Plough and the Stars,” and this time outraged the middle class he mirrored. Broke Away from Abbey Rejection came with “The Sil ver Tassie,” a play depicting the inhumanities of World War I. The, Abbey Theater refused to produce it, and the enraged playwright broke all connections with the birthplace of his success. O’Casey’s courage kept him to his principles which brought on more rejections. But despite all opposition, the dramatic warrior criticized so cie t y unmercifully, practically breaking under popular pressure. Courage through opposition, through poverty, through disil lusionment of ideals helped mold O’Casey into an ar.tist of grand stature. Even the critical George Bernard Shaw admired his fight, and said, “There is a new drama rising from unplumbed depths to sweep the nice little bourgeois efforts of myself and my contem poraries into the dustbin; and your name will live as the man who didn’t run away.” THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Rescuer Sought By Patrolmen Campus Patrol is looking for the student who Sunday night found a third semester horticul ture major lying in a dazed con dition outside the University Hospital. The student, George Brown, apparently had fallen on his way to his room in Nittany. He re ceived a cut lip and swollen jaw. A student found Brown about a half hour later and took him to the Infirmary. Brown lost his glasses in the fall. According to Capt. Philip Mark of the Campus Patrol, Brown “needs his glasses very much.” Mark has requested that the student who found Brown or any one knowing where Brown’s glass es are see him. Brown was in a dazed condition when brought to the hospital. He could not identify the person who had brought him there, according to .Mark. The student thought he had lost his wallet after he had fallen, but patrolmen found it in his room yesterday morning. Mark said last night “No foul play of any kind” is suspected. Krynine Collapses At Staff Meeting - Paul D. Krynine, professor of petrology and sedimentation, col lapsed late yesterday afternoon at a faculty meeting of the College of Mineral Industries. , Paul Carney, a University phy sician, was summoned from the Infirmary; and an ambulance was called. Thomas Bates, associate professor of mineralogy, said the ambulance was called as a con venient means of taking Krynine to his home rather than as an emergehcy measure. Krynine is reported to be rest ing comfortably. B>. ' ' . '. Take that good 3BSh .jjflHWpßßy fjl snap shot negative ' & and place your 0 order for the \ ~~ $P easy on the budget W**#? | » 3& M I *2 f^ 5 A beautiful 5x7 "I"**!/ JflF F w sepia toned or f * . black and white W' . |F 'in an attractive v / : _ , mount. .' s isi <ng ■< W gg 59c for S , , 4b sl49 for 3 2 sepia toned or > - 1 black and white —;~ ~~ 39c for I | _ -H 99C for 3 , ' $ ; ® iiwinni From Now ■Til! Christmas ... S Gals and Fellows, this makes a swell extra stocking gift 2 for that girl or boy friend. Really dress up that special J® snapshot and give it to your everlovin , with the big gift *T you also planned to give. ~ Samples are now on display at $ * THE CENTRE COUNTY FILM LAB « '■.& to \m & njured Mars's 2 THE CANDY CANE % ' 123 W. College Ave. (between the movies) Examination Schedule The fall semester examina tion schedule will be published in tomorrow's Daily -Collegian. 2 Grads Electee! To School Council Mrs. Dolores Van Norman, graduate student in education, and Robert Berger, graduate student in physics, have been elected to the executive council of the Grad uate School Council. Moylan Mills, editor of the Graduate Council Newsletter, said the publication will be distributed this week. PSCA to Hear Dickson, Dr. Harold E. Dickson, profes sor of fine arts, will discuss “Christmas in Art” at 7 p.m. to morrow at the Penn State Chris tian Association Assembly in 304 Old Main. Glamorize your hair for the Military Ball! All that glitters is not gold! For a sparkling evening, 0 3^” let. us add glitter to your j N hair to match your favorite gown. For an added touch of glamour, we will wind through your hair any tL— jeweled strand of your choice. Make this a special weekend with a special hair style! 122 W. Beaver Ave. and TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1953 Council Drops Leader Course Hat Society Council has dropped consideration of sponsoring a campus student leadership course proposed two weeks ago by Rich ard Gibbs, council president. The proposed project was dropped because the National Student Association has already set up a similar course to begin next semester. Gibbs suggested last night the council observe what progress NSA makes with the course. The council decided to transfer a formerly suggested Hat Socie ty Council philanthrophy, such as sending an underprivileged child to a summer camp, to the nine individual hat societies as a com bined hat societies project. Under this plan, each society would con tribute an equal amount of money to the project and the council would act as coordinator.
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