TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 13. 1962
Anderson Wonts
To Ploy Hamlet
By ROCHELLE MICHAELS
Dame Judith Anderson, famed
for her dynamic portrayal of two
of the most infamous women in
classic drama, said after her per
formance here Friday that she
would like more than anything
to play ‘the title role of Shake
speare's. “Hamlet.’'
t The Australian actress appeared
Friday and Saturday nights in.
condensed versions of “Medea" by
Robinson Jeffers and scenes from
“Macbeth.” highlighting,the'role
of Lady Macbeth. Her perform
ance was part of a four-week tour
of colleges and universities.
!
Commenting on her desire to
play the male role in “Hamlet."
.Dame Judith jsaid, “Some people
. question me and say as a woman
I couljdn’t do it, but Sarah Bern
hardt played it. with great suc
cess.”- Miss Bernhardt is the
actress to whom Dame Judith is
most often compared.
'■ "AFTER ALL." she continued,
“the love scenes are really not
very masculine. But what fasci
nates me about the part *ss the
great inner turmoil which Ham
let suffers.” - . ' •
' The reason Dame Judith said
,she. has never played this role is
University Theatre Will Present
Eighteenth Century Satire-Farce
The first 18th century comedy ' Lydia Languish, played by Judi
to be produced at the University Sieber (4th-liberal arts-Thompson
in many years will open at 8 p.m. j town l- —'' i'
Thursday at Schwab when : the ; Playing the famous Mrs. Mala-
University Theatre presents “The P r °P will be Joanne-Beetle (grad-
Rivals.” - uate-theatre arts-Mahanoy). War
r,- , , ... .... i ren Burns (graduate-theatre arts
■ s ; state College) is cast*-as Bob
Produced in England in Acres, the bungling country
1775. revolves around schemes of . numbskull. y
courtship. It is famous for its off- •
beat list of' characters, including i The play is directed by Frank
Mrs; Malaprop, contriver of : NeusbaumJ
strange words, known as Tickets for the production may
“malapropisms.” ; be purchased at the box office In
Handsome, dashing and poten-}
;tially rich Jack Absolute is forced •
[to disguise himself as a half-pay j
ensign in this madcap comedy. [
He' must satisfy the romantic!
motions of the sentimental young,
woman he, loves. j
; ADD TO THIS duo a meddling, j
pretentious aunt, an uncompro
mising father of the old school,
a bold and bankrupt Irish noble
, man,- a . starry-eyed sighing
young lover plus servants and
scheming maids and therein
’ lies the plot of “The Rivals.” !
Included in | the cast are James
Dewsnap fgraduate-theatre 4 rts -
State College) as the Handsome,
dashing Capt. Jack Absolute who
contrives to win the hand of Miss
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that the conditions offered have
never been "quite right.”
“I Lwant everything to be ab
solutely perfect,”j she said,,
cluding the! director, costume and
set designers—well, everything.”
“But I will never be bored with
‘Medea’ no matter how. many
times I play it.” Dame Judith
emphasized. Later she added that
“there is always a different audi
ence,, or ‘third person,’ which ha?
noVbeen there before.
“Every audience has: its own
characteristics, and fthe actor
must play to its specific mood,’
she noted. ! J
IN ANSWER question con
cerning . some of
the drunken sc£ne in “Macbeth” as
comedy. Dame Judith said that
this was not at all the way she
meant it to be.
”1 am just supposed to have
had a little too much. It is not a
comical scene.”
Dame Judith said that she most
enjoyed playing on a single stage
With few props or elevations, as
she had doneTriday night.
’The extras are not hecessary
with a great play,” she explained.
"On the simple stage you best see
the .genius of the author’s mind
and music.”
the Schwab lobby from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. today
through Friday. Reservations may
be made by calling UN 5-6309.
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Blood Disease
Causes Death
Of Student
: Kathleen | Mary, Bauman (7th
arts and letters-Lewistown) died i
at 9:15 a.rii yesterday in Lewis
town Hospital of Meningococcem
ia (meningitis germs in the blood),
according to Dr. Michael DeVitn.
of Lewistown.
j Dr. DeVija, the .
family physician. . -ITT. i
Said the cause of
peter
topsy completed
shortly before OfTXmjpjr, i
noon ydsterday. ! ' 5
Miss Bauman -
was admitted to
Ritenour Health tU
Center atjB a.m.
Friday in sen- batman
;ously ill condition. University
officials said. She was transferred
!to Lewistown Hospital at noon on
the same day.
Miss Bauman was a member of
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and
had recently been elected presi
dent of the group. Members of
jher sorority and others who had
contact with her have been given
medication as a precautionary
measure, according to health
center officials.
i! Born in Philadelphia on Aug.
29. 1942. she was the daughter ol
iMr. and Mrs. Julian J. Bauman.
She was a 1960 graduate of Lewis
town High School.
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Lectures
James H. Barrow. Jr., of Hiram
College. Hiram, Ohio, will present
the next lecture of the Biological
Sciences Series at 355 in the
Hctzel Union assembly room.
His subject will be "Ecological
Factors in the Host-Parasite Re
lationships of Water Birds and
Haemosporidians."
Harold Mit/el. assistant dean for
research in the College of Educa
tion. will speak oni "A Generalised
Scheme for Research in Teacher
Effectiveness” at 6 p.m. in the
HUB. He will address the local
chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, pro
fessional education fraternity.
Fall Forum
Leonard Swidlor, of the —Du-
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ment. will speak on "Ecumenism"
at the Newman Club meeting- at
7.15 pm in the HUH assembly
room. Thus lecture is the last of
the Fall Forum series.
Other Events
Association of the U.S. Army, 7.30
p.m.. Kappa S-gma fraternity.
Dress • m ilian elothys.
Camera Club. 7:30 p.m... tit
Bouoke. Bill Hansen:will speak
on "The Photographic Art of
Seeing."
Joint Management-Finance Club
' meeting. 8 p.m.. Alpha Tau
Omt'Ra fraternity
Junior Class Advisorjt Board, T
pm, 214'1U8.
Plant Science Club. 7
Tyson.
University Christian
Student Council. 7
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minisiraturs acting, a;
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