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Dame Judith Anderson ^Greatest Living Actress" To Appear In Roles Which Gained Her Universal Acclaim, Knighthood To Recreate Lady Macbeth And Medea On Special Stag:. In Reid Gym Thursday Night idith Anderson, i'rc- iled by critics as "our greatest living actress," will ap- y-built I Gym- | her international acclaim and tventU I b.y Eng land's Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Performing with h< William ilita Scott and , idon. The double bill that includes her world famous characterizations of Lady Macbeth and Medea represents what are generally regarded as the high points of the celebrated Anderson career. These two roles have brought her two television Emmies as the outstanding dramatic actress of the year and half a dozen other national awards for distinguished performance. Her relentless characterization as the murderous Medea caused New York Critic Brooks Atkinson to hail her as an actress who "breathed immortal fire into the role." Although born in Australia, Dame Judith is one of the foremost ornaments of the American stage: one of the top two or three stars whose career reveals a splendor, a daring and excitement second to none. She served an ardous apprenticeship, and at last caught the public attention in "G would be I gotten • g in Dame Judith made her first appearance as a classical actress in "Hamlet," playing th: Queen to Sir John Gielgud's Hamlet, and followed that with her initial venture into her history-making portrayal of Lady Macbeth, which she recreated in six separate and highly successful productions, the first at the famed Old Vic in London opposite Sir Lawrence Olivier. She scored a stupendous personal success as Mary, the mother of Jesus, in "Family Portrait," and gave her first performance in a play that had long been dear to her heart — Robinson Jeffers' "Tower Beyond Tragedy." Then came her first New York appearance in "Macbeth," opposite Maurice Evans, and the Katherine Cornell all-star production of "Three Sisters." Leaving the New York stage for a time, she made a sensational film debut as the eerie housekeeper in "Rebecca." Her most recent major film assignment was the role of Big Mama in "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof." Frat Criticism Met With Denial Judith Anderson Predicts A Return To The Classics As On The British Stage Grand Forks, N.D.—(I. P.) — Reviewing the history of fraternities and sororities, Dr. George W. Starcher, University of North Dakota president, recently congratulated them on their contributions to university life. President Starcher commended UND fraternities and sororities "for their fine attitude toward this University and its administration and for the helpfulness toward achieving our ultimate goal of a greater University of North Dakota." "The National lnterfratern- ity and Panhellenic Conferences . . . have declared that the primary loyalty and responsibility of a student are to the university, and that the chapter must assume responsibility, as a group, for the proper conduct of each of its members." He reviewed what he called "standing criticisms" of the fraternity system — that they (fraternities) tend to busy themselves with the trivial, the unimportant; that the fraternity is founded on the idea of exclusion which he said is the very opposite of fraternity. "I am sure we can all do a better job . . . making clear . . . just what the official position of the fraternity Is . . . it is unfortunate that instances are picked up by critics, and often with gross exeration, spread before the public in such a way as to undermine confidence in the fraternity or sorority. Too often we try to meet criticism with denial and forget the necessity for a firm and courageous determination to correct the situation that is not right. "I prize my mebmership in my fraternity because I know of no other organization which, in quite the same way, stands for the academic development of each of its members through a home away from home; or that assumes certain responsibilities toward the student, toward the university and its administration, toward the faculty and toward the family and friends of its members." Dorm Hostesses Tell All. See page 4 Courtship Can Be Complicated. See pag 4 S*^ POLIO BIRTH DEFECTS A#THRms^TH£SALK -fJufSsI INSTITUTE Music Recital Is Scheduled A recital by student musicians will be held in Hoey Auditorium next Wednesday, February 20. The recital is presented by the Music Educators National Conference in conjunction with the Music Department, announced Richard Trevarthen, sponsor of the MENC. It will begin at 7:30, and no admission will be charged. The music of numerous composers, as well as original student compositions, will be presented, Trevarthen said. There will be piano, vocal, instrumental, and organ performances. Some of the students who will perform are Jesse Cline, Joanne Boden, Jac Murphy, Cathie Sandstrom, Janet Young, Geor- gie Henson, Kathy Bartlett, Fern Farris, Alice Abernethy, Joyce Waldroup, and Jo Hill. There will probably be others who will participate, also, Trevarthen said. Though the recital is a project of the MENC, the public is invited to attend. DAME JUDITH "BREATHED IMMORTAL FIRE" INTO the role of Medea, exclaimed Brooks Atkinson of the NEW YORK TIMES. The actress' powerful portrayal of the wife of Jason has gained her international acclaim. iur." "As successful I .•ome fewer, we will return to i do'," called the to the land to escape boredom. When his commanding officer asked him the next day his opinion of the play, he replied, "i understand a damn thing, but it got me to thinking and I'm back tonight." "That," says Dame Judith," is what this country needs." Dame Judith is cor, this country will accept the classics. She remarked that her most cherished award of the last television season was the T.V. Guide Award, for her role in Macbeth, "because the people watching television voted that award, and it shows they admire things besides "Have Gun, Will Travel." Although most of her work l'.V. il role. ii knighthood by her When -lolly- or on ti. Dame Judith lives in ;: . On the e or- ion and avocado ranch she run,. She relaxes by gardening, although there has been lit tor her in I year, with a national in appearand work on her biogra- will be published by knnpf ' (all. A h: , >erson, she collects charms and good luck objects. "If you told me of a new superstition this minute, I would immediately adopt it," she admitted ruefully. A delightfully feminine woman, who loves color pageantry, and all flowers, she claims to be de- cidely short on homemaking talent. "Every time I try to cook, the oven is in flames." Inadequate Facilities Buchanan: Lyceum Posed Problems Preparation for Dame Judith's Thursday visit to Cullowhee was not without its headaches, says Lyceum Committee Chairman Lilian Buchanan. "Not having adequate auditorium facilities, we were faced with the problem of how to present effectively the world's greatest living actress on a basketball court." But WCC's head librarian was not to be out done. "As the presenting of programs of this nature has given us difficulty ever since we out grew Hoey Auditorium, it seemed that the time for immediate action was at hand." Conaeqaently, Mrs. Bucban- an met with college purchasing agent Bill Simpson and Mr. James Kirkpatrick, WCC Business Manager, to discuss the possibility of securing a cyclo- rama stage on which to appropriately accommodate the famed actress and her troupe. After months of corresponding with scenic designers and Dame Judith's theatrical a- g.».n;y, the group considered three bids for the proposed sta-je faclllt'et. The American 3-e.iic Company in Greenvl e re:elv«d th? comnrssion to btgin work immediately. Appointed with black background and side curtains, the new cyclorama will be accented with a brilliant gold valour front curtain. Mrs. Buchanan notes that Dame Judith was 'very precise" about her request for an all black background. Men from the American Scenic Company in co-operation with •?ollege Engineer Petit are to begin work on the installation of the cyclorama only hours before Dame Judith's appearance. The Lyceum Chairman says she is ' keeping her fingres crossed" that the installation will go smoothly. Comparatively easy to disassemble and reassemble in a few hours, the cyclorama will be available for future Lyceums notions in Reid Gymnasium. Dame Judith Gets Unqualified Praise Plaudits don't come easily to a classical actress in the age of television and second-rate films, yet Dame Judith has brought audiences to their feet in London, Paris, Berlin and throughout the United States. The actress's opening of "Medea '62" and "Lady Macbeth" in Los Angeles excited critics into unsurpassed raves: "It is a treat to see Miss Anderson perform on any stage, for she lends a potency, persuasiveness and range of emotions rarely encountered these days. When the Robinson Jeffers' reshaping of the Euripides classic opened in New York in 1947 with Miss Anderson in her starring role it took the city by storm . . ." Her 'tigerish ferocity' moved Brooks Atkinson of the New York Times to exclaim ". . . perhaps Medea was never fully created until Miss Anderson breathed immortal fire into it last evening. The inner fires have only been banked in the interim, for Miss Anderson exploded anew on the Hartford stage Monday night in what must be considered the definitive in- teipertation in our time of the tortured Greek queen." Hollywood Citizen-News: "It is seldom that local play-goers are able to witness such compelling and fascinating threatre as last night's opening of Dame Judith Anderson at the Huntington Hartford. It is vivid theatre — extraordinary in imaginative scope and visonary depth and startling in realism. "The stage comes alive with picturegraphs and colorful scenes, underscoring beauty and wisdom, hate and love, loathing and condemnation, bitterness, lust, murder and greed. Each work, each expression, each fluidity of body movement and Dame Judith held the audience in the palm of her superbly talented hand. "It is easy to see why she is hailed as one of the World's greatest living actresses." Los Angeles Examiner: "These grisly doings, invested with noetry of Shakespeare and of Robinson Jeffers, gave Miss An derson scope to reveal why she has been so frequently called the greatest tragic actress of our time. Her Lady Macbeth was merciless but also remorseful, and the sleepwalking scene was a study in guilty penitence. "The role of a vengeful Medea has been so vivified by Miss Anderson that other players would scarcely be brash enough to attempt It. Miss Anderson's tireless intensity and her endless resources of vocal coloring made the theatre vibrate with the essence of drama . . ." Hollywood Reporter: "Dame Judith Anderson's performance is a wonder of intensity and fire. In William Roerick she has a leading man worthy to be on stage with her. Fine atmospheric lighting and sets . . ." Theta Xi's Attend Annual Conference At Auburn University This past weekend Brothers Steve George and chapter president Nelson Kirk journeyed to the campus of Auburn University for the annual Region Nine conference of Theta Xi Fraternity. Represented at the conference were the host chapter Beta Zeta Chapter of Auburn, Beta Alpha Chapter of eGorgia Tech, Alpha Lambda Chapter of the University of Alabama, and Kappa Phi Chapter of W.C.C. Also present at the conference were Elmer F. Blumenkamp, National Director of Theta Xi, and James L. Caldwell, Regional Director. Following the planned activities, a party was given Saturday night by the host chapter for the attending delegates. Brothers George and Kirk also paid a visit to Beta Alpha Chapter located at Georgia Tech on their return to Western Carolina. Mr. Blumenkamp paid a visit to Kappa Phi Chapter Tuesday while en route to the Lenoir Rhyne Chapter. DISCONTENT — Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a REJECTED BY JASON, THE FIERY Medea schemes to cause her husband's downfall. nation. —Oscar Wilde Contentment with the past and the cold conventionality of materialism are crumbling away. —Mary Baker Eddy i

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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  • Date original: 1963-02-15;
  • Date digitized: 2017-10-02
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  • Pages: 6 pages
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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