The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1945 Page: 4 of 4
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Los 8uKoi Wines
And Dines at the
'Mexico' Tavern
Last night Los Buhos held their
banquet at the Old Mexico Tavern.
When a delicious repast of typical
'Mexican food and the softened
strains of Spanish-American music
had mellowed the spirits and lulled
the suspicions of the company, the
entertainment committee went about
its deadly work.
Before adequate supplies of sun-
ripened tomatoes and weary cabbage
could be gathered, the limelight was-
invaded by Los Magnificos, a notable
troupe of local actors, who presented
a gripping drama entitled Una
Tragedia de Amor—a Tragedy of
Love!
The cast included W. R. Ferguson,
Otis James, Marilyn Johnson, and
Marie Virginia Barrett. In the first
act we met the King, Pedro el Cruel,
in love with La Pastora, but, unfor-
tunately, married to the Queen, who
is introduced in act II. In act III
the plot thickens as we discover that
La Pastora loves El Pastor. When
their marriage is prevented by the
King (act IV), the inevitable trag-
ic ending of the play draw.s menac-
ingly close.
The cast proved unusually incom-
petent in the customary fashion of
this unique organization and many
special credits are due.
Ferguson played the King as if
he expected someone to play the
ace; and died in satisfying agony
before the avenging dagger of El
Pastor, magnificently portrayed by
Otis James. An epitome of the sweet
and graceful innocence of sweet six-
teen was Miss Jackson as La Pas-
tora. La Reina, scorned and rejected
wife of Pedros was played to the
hilt by Miss Barirett, the sole sur-
vivor of the bloody and hectic sev-
enth act. Attention must also be
called to the superlb rendition by
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It is not the usud policy of this
column to review to any great ex-
tent dramatic or musical events that
have occurred in the Houston area—
the policy generally adhered to is
one of attempted evaluation of com-
ing productions—but the presenta-
tion of Noel Coward's "improbable
farce," Blythe Spirit, necessitates
some brief comment.
Although. Noel Coward has not
exactly endeared himself in the
hearts of the American people" by
his unfortunate remarks concerning
Brooklyn and its characteristic in-
habitants, he has a peculiar gift for
dry wit that, in its best form, pro-
duces extremely humorous plays.
In Blythe Spirit, this wit is at its
best in the handling of the intrica-
cies of a plot concerning the trou-
bles of a twice married man who,
while attempting to maintain mari-
tal bliss with his second wife, is
haunted by the ghost—and it is a
most amorous, physically appealing
creature—of his first wife. Obvious-
ly, the possibilities for interesting
dialogue rising in scenes between
the husband, his second wife, and
the morally uninhibited ghost are
practically unlimited. The best com-
mentary is merely that Coward does
not let the possibilities slip away
without getting the most out of
•them.
The cast brought to Houston for
the presentation was one of the best
to appear in the local theatre in the
last few years—it was certainly the
best of the current season. Reginald
Denny, as the harassed husband,
Mona Barrie, as the mystified and
outraged second wife, and Lilian
Harvey as the beautiful, physically
RIFLE TEAM—
(Continued from page 1)
the curtain.
points out of a possible 1000 placed
it four points ahead of its closest
Louise Zagst and Janet Croom of j competition, the Uiyversity of Okla-
homa, and twelve points ahead of
the third team in the match, the
University of Washington. All three
teams were congratulated in'the let-
ter from Admiral Jacobs.
Two members of the first team,
Kaplan and Lindsay, and one mem-
ber of the second team, Bresnahan,
received their commissions 27 Feb-
ruary and have already reported to
their new assignments.
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KEEP
THOSE
WAR BONDS
RECORD HITS
I Promise Yor.
Let's Take the Long Way Home
—Joe Stafford
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
Only Another Boy and Girl
—Charlie Spifak
I Don't Care Who Knows It
Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to
Dry—Harry James
Candy
I'm Gtfnna See My Baby
—Johnny Mercer
1201
Main
GOGGAN'S
ARCHI-ARTS—
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is no other affair at Rice like it. It
eclipses all others in scenery, cos-
tumes, pageantry and atmosphere.
You older students will doubtless
remember Archi-Arts of last year.
To new students and navy boys, here
is an opportunity to'see one of Rice's
most famous dances.
The Society will hold a meeting
Friday at 1:0O to select committees.
All members are urged to be there.
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appealing ghost, all contributed fine
talents to the production. Probably
the beet acting turned in, however,
was that done by Renee Riano,
whose characterisation of the force-
ful, slightly daft, and wonderfully
funny medium whose efforts caused
the materialization of the ghost left
nothing to be desired.
To return to the more mundane
interests of reporting coming events,
the imminent appearances of Sig-
mund Romberg's musical review,
Earl Carol's collection of walking
pin-ups, the violinist Isaac Stern,
and the incomparable MarJSn Ander-
son all are worthy of attention. In
fact, it seems that the next two
weeks will bring entertainment for
all types of interest varying from
the physically intrigued—and who
isn't by the Carol girls—through the
"middle-brow" music of Romberg,
to the more sedate interests of clas-
sical music as presented by Stern
and Anderson. Of these, Front Row
is at a loss to pick the best as that
must be done by the individual in
the light of his own personal de-
sires and interests.
Men 9*i
S&uuce
By Ellen Picton
Ens. William R. Garrett, U. S. N.
R., class of '45, is now on a twenty-
day leave which he is spending at
his home in'' Gibbsland, La., in Hous-
ton, and in Austin. "Sweetie" left
Rice in November, '44, received his
commission in the Seabees in Rhode
Island in January, '45, and is now
to report to San Francisco, Calif.,
for active duty overseas.
Ens. John B. Mackenzie, U. S. N.
R., class of '44, is in Houston now
visiting his fiancee, Mary Qjyfk Jar-
vis. John received his Commission
from Cornell University the first
of this month and is to report short-
ly to Denver, Colo., where he will
train in Naval Intelligence for four-
teen months. He received a B. S. in
Ch. E. from Rice last November and
was a member of Tau Beta Phi and
on the championship basketball
team.
Ens. Vincent H. Buckley, U. S. N.
R., class of '44, is now on the staff
of the Admiral who is the Com-
mander of Forward Areas, Central
Pacific. "My specific duty is con-
cerned with top secret material, and„
it's a bit more responsibility than
I had hoped for. But the work is
very interesting and keeps me busy
— physically and mentally," says
"Buck." Recently he saw Leon
Drescher and Windell Williams at
Pearl Harbor and several other
friends who did not attend the In-
stitute.
Enfe. Glen F. Russ, U. S. N. R.,
class of '44, commissioned this
month at Cornell •<. Midshipmen's
School, Ithaca, N. Y., is spending
his twenty-day leave in Houston.
Glen was secretary-treasurer of the
Senior Class and a memltfer of Tau
Beta Phi before he received his de-
gree in Chemical Engineering at
Rice last November.
Phil H. Arbuckle, S 1/c, class of
'45, finished his training at Great
Lakes, Illinois, in the Signal Corps
this month and is spending his leave
with his family here. Phil was in
the V-12 at Rice and left last year
for Great Lakes. He is to report
Thursday at New Orleans, Louisi-
ana.
Ens. Jack Puckett, U. S. N. R.,
class of '45, received his commission
frojn Harvard this month and is now
on leave. He visited in Houston a
few days before going to his home
in Colorado.*** At the end of hie leave,
Puckertt will return to Harvard and
receive specialized training there.
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By Beverly Taylor
The Ave Maria Club will
tber Lane to apeak at its
today at Autry House at 1 o'clock.
There will be a gathering of the
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row at 12:16 in Autry House. All
members are urged to attend to par-
ticipate in an election of officers.
It is important that all Episco-
palian students attend Monday's
meeting of the Canterbury Club at
12:15 in Autry House, as Mr. Hines
will speak. The usual corporate
communion will be held on Friday
at 7 a. m. in the Palmer Chapel.
On Tuesday *■ at 12:15 in Autry
House, the M. S. U7 plans to have
Dr. Miller of the Univeristy of Hous-
ton as speaker.
The Girls' Club will bold a very
important meeting this Friday at
12:45 in Autry House to discuss
further plans for the forthcoming
party.
Jocile Raggett has an important
announcement to make to the Ten-
nis Club at 12:30, Friday afternoon.
Thursday at 12:15, the B. S. U.
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Dr. Ayrac to Spec* On
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Dr. C. E. Ayres, Department of
Economics of the University of
Texas, will speak at the second of a
series of three public forums to be
held at the Central YMCA on Fri-
day, 1£ March at 8:00 p. m. The sub-
ject pf his presentation will be "The
Economic Cost of World Order."
The meeting is open to the
public with no admission
Dr. Ayres received his bachelor of
arts and master of arts degrees from
Brown University, continued his
study at Harvard University, and
received his doctor of philosophy
degree from the University of Chi-
cago. He was associate editor of the
New Republic in 1024-25 and served
as professor of economics at vari-
ous universities before coming to
Texas University in 1980. He is the
author of two books, "The Problem
of the Economic Order" and "The
Theory of Economic Progress."
will have Mr. Joe Burt as speaker,
with luncheon following.
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1945, newspaper, March 15, 1945; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230646/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.