[Phoenix Theatre to Present Hamlet at Thursday's Forum
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Patronize Campus Caravan our WWHG 1320 KC Advertisers Saturday 10 A.M. FIAT LUX Phone 5402 Vol. 49, No. 3 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1961, ALFRED, NEW YORK Davis Honored [Phoenix Theatre to Present Fourth A.U. President 59 Hamlet at Thursday's Forum Is 1961 "Alfred's Great _ • i Joar. n T'n»VAILarkeyT, miiafmusicr anHd «trinsonge s toy The Phoenix Theatre, under the hood Playhouse in N.YiiC. and at Boothe Colwell Davis, fourth president of Alfred University, auspices of the ¡New York State the Circle-in-the-square. He worked David Amran, and fencing chore- will be come the second of "Alfred's Great" when he is honored at the Council on the Arts, will present in "Drums Under the Window," ography by Guy Burton. Charter Day Convocation, Oct. 19. their highly-praised production of "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll," PHOEtfIX THEATRE Dr. Finia G. Crawford of Andover, an alumnus and trustee of the Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at the "Our Town," and "The Power and The Phoenix Theatre was found- University, will deliver the tribute. first Alfred University Forum on the Glory" at the Phoenix Theatre. ed by T. Edward iHamtoleton and Appropriately, it was Dr. Crawford, who as president of the Alum- October 17. This is the production He also appeared in "As You Like Norrls 'Houghton in 1963; sinoe ni Association, paid tribute to the' that was termed "not to be for- It" and "Richard III" at the New then they have established it as retiring president in 1938 at the gotten" and "whizzingly. exciting" York Shakespeare Festival. On a permanent institution. Mr. alumni banquet and in a com- by the New York Times last sea- television he has appeared in the Houghton is a Princeton graduate; mencement address. son. Play of the Week, the "Saoco and he studied theatre aboard for & Vanzetti" special and Art Carney's The custom ol honoring persons Starring in this Shakespearean year on a Guggenheim Fellowship "Our Town." who have been prominent in the tragedy will be Nicholas Kepros, and was a member of the Univer- history of the 'University, or to a native of Salt lLake City. He OPHELIA sity Players. During the '40's he distinguished alumni, was inau- helped found Theatre Incorporated obtained both his BA and MA de- Mary Weed, who plays Ophelia, gurated last year at the "Founder's which brought the Old Vic Com- grees In theatre at the University attended Boston University and Day" excerises. This was the "Ap- pany to the United States for the of Utah His first professional role first appeared professionally in preciation Speech" presented by first time. He produced "Pygmal- was as Lorenzo in "Merchant t*«f "La Ronde" at the Charles Play- Dr. Ernest B. Finch, Chairman of ion," directed ".MaeBeth," and Venice" at the Southwark Festi- house in Boston. She also appear- the English Department, honoring both produced and directed "Billy val in London. He has since ap- ed in "The iCrucible," "The Rose the Universities first president, Budd." He was formerly a lect- peared in Maxwell Anderson's Tattoo," "'Our Town," "Separate William €olgro;ve Kenyon. urer on drama at Princeton and 'The Golden Six," and "The Re- Tables," and the 'Waltz of | the Columbia. Universities, and is now Boothe ColWell Davis served as demption." He. appeared as Oota- Toreadors." 'In New York she ap- Adjunct Professor of Drama at President of the University long- ius in "Julius'«Caesar" at the New peared in "The Hemes' Egg" in Barnard College. er than any other man — for '58 York Shakespeare Festival. the Living Theatre. * years from 1&95 until 1933. He was The Phoenix's other ^Manag- CLAUDIUS The play has been adapted for elected to the office by the board ing Director, T, ¡Edward Hamtole- the tour by Tom Gruenewald and of trustees only 10 years after he The part of Claudius is toeing ton, is a graduate of the Drama porduced by Stuart Vaughan. The first enrolled as a student. Boothe Colwell Davis played by Dana Elcar, a graduate School at Yale University. He op- costumes and settings are by Pe- In that decade he had worked of the University of Mlichigan. erated a summer theatre at Ma- known as Ag-Tech. ter Wingate, . with lighting toy his way through Alfred Univer- He also worked at the Neighbor- tunuok, R.I., for three years, and It was during his reign that a sity, graduated from Yale Divini- spent four years in the Navy as Summer School, a secondary ty School, earned a master's de- an Air Intelligence Officer. He School teacher training program, gree, and become minister of the later worked with the Experimen- a pre-law course sanctioned toy the Smithsonian Institute Awards large Alfred Seventh Day Bap- tal Theatre, sponsored by the A- State Education Department, and tist Church. merican National Theatre and A« a pre-medieal course arranged in Then at the 3ge of 32 he resign- Grants to Two Grad Students cademy, to present for shoTt runs cooperation with Yale University ed as minister to accept the (Uni- Kim DeGourcy and Don Reitz, and from what I have heard from new plays Which might not other- were begun. .......:, versity Presidency. Free living tooth students in the College of members of the ceramic faculty, wise be done. quarters and a $»00 salary were iDavis was the first President to Ceramics at Alfred University it is evident that the work being CRITICS AWARD his compensation for the first year root for an Alfred football team have been awarded commissions done is outstanding. We can all During their first season, the in office. when the first fully organized from the Smithsonian Institute for be proud of the manner in which Phoenix production of "The Gol- Under his leardership the phy- team opened its season in 1895 work to he done in a proposed $30 these men have applied their in- den Apple" won the Drama Cri- sical and financial growth Of. the with a game against Wéllsville •million building. struction in pottery to the field of High School. The first intercol- architectural design. tics Circle award as the best mu- University was accompained toy When the directors of the legiate basketball games were sical of the season. Since then expansion of enrollment, curricu- Smithsonian planned the building, played 31 years later in a gymna- the Phoenix has presented many la, and freedom of student life. they decided to award commis- sium built during his administra- Admissions Post outstanding plays and actors, u- It was at this period that the sions for the design of certain tion. tilizing tooth new talent and es- New York State School of Clay- portions of it on a competitive Filled By Member President Davis also took up the tablished stars. It has recently working and Ceramics, now the basis. The competition, held here defense of off-campus supervised joined forces with Theatre Incor- (College of Ceramics, was esta- at Alfred last year, was judged Of Class Of 1958 porated to become a permanent blished. dances by students and won grud- toy a delegation from the Institute. Mr. William Clark was appoint- institution with a classical pro- The New York State School of ging recognition of such social These men had the authority to ed to the new position of admis- gram and an acting company. Agriculture was also founded, and affairs as an acceptable student award prizes fbr the worik, or to This state-wide tour of the is now the separate institution activity. grant an actual commission if the sions conuselor last year. He re- Phoenix The a tire (production of work was good enough. ceived a B.A. in History and ¡Po- MimriwfittinnitimjiMf -iff a '»• . •'Hamlet" is the first effort being As a result of the contest, Kim litical Science from Alfred in 1958. sponsored by the New York State Football Game And Breaktast was assigned a ceramic wall Ah adntissions counselor was Council on the Arts. This Council screen, while Don was given a added to the Admissions Office was created toy a bill of the State ceramic fountain to build. Al- staff to handle the increasing legislature last year and was gi- though each project is an inde- number of applicants being inter- ven an appropriation (of $45,000.; The Highlight 1961 AfteHomecominr the Sports Breakfast therge Almonst 1,000 Opeople are ex pendent and individual under- viewed. Mr. Clark's job will in- money is to toe used to bring will be an Alumni Council meet- pected to attend Alfred Univer- taking, they have both been co- clude interviewing high school what it considers the finest cul- ing at Howell Hall. An Admissions sity's 1961 Homecoming Weekend. ordinated to produce a unified and students, corresponding with high tural achievements available in Seminar in the Campus Center The program will begin Friday, •coherent effect in the room which schools in the eastern .states and the areas of theatre, ballet, sym- and a cross country meet 'With Oct. 13 and continue through Sat- they will occupy. writing fellow-up studies on stu- phony orchestra and opera to up- Toronto will follow at 11 a.m. Af- urday evening. dents accepted into Alfred's fresh- state comunities which could not ter luncheon, the Alfred-St. Law- The fountain that Don is work- man classes. otherwise afford them. Included in this year's program rence game begins at 2 p.m. A ing on is a self-contained, water- are the Alfred-St. Lawrence foot- circulating unit. It is- composed Buffet Supper at 5:30 is followed AfteT graduating from Alfred, BUFFALO PHILHARMONIC ball game and a new Sports of a 5'x7' poured concrete toase, Mr.