Tuesday, March '17, 1931 , éficwiewa , 1 . . . ._ N... THE ADDING MACHINE lily Elmer Rice Presented by the Goodman Repertory Company “The Adding Machine" is a sur- prisingly unusual play about ever- so-usual people, presented in a most unusual manner. A serio- comic jibe at the middle-class American mode, it is more than satire, yet less than bitter invec~ tive; more than sympathetic hu— mor, yet less than out—and—out farce. So quickly does it change from one extreme to another that while we are still chuckling at some crazy inanity, the play developes a sorrowfully tragic quirk that makes us catch our breath. It is some— thing like playing “follow the lead— er” behind someone brilliant, devil- ish, and recklessly alive. Mr. Rice has a great time with Mr. Zero, his infinitesimal speck of person who thinks, feels, and acts like his thousands and thousands of fellow inflnitesimals; Mr. Rice pokes him. and Mr. Rice kicks him, then Mr. Rice sits on his head. But it’s all done with a tongue—in—cheek spirit. so wholly free from malice or bitterness that the entire business becomes quite entertaining and highly amusing (to us, at least). He gives Mr. Zero a job adding figures for 25 years and a berating, shrewish wife who has railed at her husband for just about as many. Then he fires Mr. Zero and he hangs Mr. Zero and sends him to Heaven and back. Now that sounds about as funny as an eyeful of cinders (33rd street brand), but our hero, by his total lack of imagina- tion and character, invests the situations with humor often ridicu- lous, sometimes tragic, even elo- quently appealing. Yet, the pathos of life which holds little else but unfulfilled hope remains as a back— ground, varying from complete en— compass of the scene to but a faint hint of overcasting shadow. The efiect, however, is not one of adulteratlon or loss of brilliance, but rather enhancement of even those parts which apparently con- tain no element of the serious. The acting and stagecrait in this presentation of “The Adding Ma— chine” was excellent. Harry Mervis, in the lead, gave a convincing and masterful performance. His han— dling of the crisis in the career of Mr. Zero was effective, yet com— pletely free from affectation. Kath- erine Krug, as the sensitive, thwarted spinster slave of the busi- ness world, was likewise pleasing. The best moments of the play were those in which these two held the stage. No small part of the suc- cess of “The Adding Machine" is due to the skillful employment of settings and stage lighting. Mod- ernistic central groupings with light concentration on the princi- ple resulted in distinct emphasis. The effect was surprising. I enjoyed “The Adding Machine” because it was interesting enter— tainment presented in an out—of- the-ordinary manner. It was dif— ferent from anything I had seen before. ——1Viorton Fagen. Twenty Armour Men In Invitational Meet (Continued from page one) jump, and Luckett, pole vault. Considerable competition is ex- pected in all events and several meet records will probably be broken. Members of the University of Chicago hold six of the ten records ma'de in the two previous meets. Butler, Armour, Chicago Normal and Marquette have the other four records. Bankers’ Relay Thursday Armour will enter a medley relay team in the Bankers’ Relay meet to be held at the 124th Field Artil— lery Armory next Thursday night at 7:30 p. m. The team will consist of the following men: Captain Fox, 440—yard dash; A. Jens, ZED-yard dash; Captain James, one mile run, and Nelson, sail-yard run. A. Jens Civiis Complete Work in Bridge Competition Twenty—seven senior civils, en— trants in the American Institute of Steel Construction Bridge Competi- tion, spent the specified nine hours last Thursday on their projects. In this space of time thebridges passed graphically through all the stages of construction, from the laying of the masonry piers to the installation of the lighting system. Three prize winners are selected from both the architectural and engineering entries. First prize carries an award of $500, second prize $250 and third prize $100 in cash. This is the first year that Armour students have participated in the competition. A total of 150 students entered these competitions last year. A number of the best looking designs are selected from ARMOUR TECH NEWS the ' - v ”” to compete in the final judgment. Those fortunate to survive the first elimination are notified and re- quested to enter a finished plate based on the preliminary entry. The problem for this year is the design of a bridge 1770 feet total length with a clearance for each span of 250 feet horizontally for a height of at least 70 feet above the surface of the water. This bridge is to serve the needs or a city of 150,000 inhabitants. The purpose of this competition is to encourage more beautiful de- signs of steel bridges from an en- gineering point of view. The Jury of Award will consist of three con— sulting bridge engineers of national reputation and two nationally— known architects. John Heckatorn of the University of Idaho was first prize winner last year in the engineering depart- ment. iiiiiihiiiiiiiiii Nuifiisiléf KAPPA DELTA TAU Monday, March 8, found the pledges of Kappa Delta Tau pre- paring themselves for the last lap of hell week. The pledges were busily engaged in changing half dollars into pennies, and providing themselves with candy and ciga~ rettes, that they may comply with the wishes oi? the more dignified members. A good crop of whiskers is also expected before the week is over. On Saturday, March 14, at 7:00 a. m., the K. I). T. fraternity will leave Chicago for their cottages at the Dunes, where the informal initiation will take place. The Alumni will join the boys later in the day, before the “zero hour." A good time is expected by all. DELTA TAU DELTA Probation week for the following reshmen will begin tonight and continue until Saturday, March 21: Robert Drum, F. P. E.. ’34. George Bills, E. E., ’34. Fred Lowry, F. P. E., '34. Thomas Peavey, F. P. E, ‘34. Robert Sohorllng, Ch. E., ‘34. Louis streb, C. E., ’34. Formal initiation will be held Sunday, March 22. TRIANGLE We are assured of the continu— ance of good fraternity dances if the Initiates’ Dance of last Satur- day may be taken as an indication of what the lower classmen are capable of formulating. Bob Johnson, ’30 looks quite prosperous after being with the Armstrong Cork and Insulating Co. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for the last few months. Page, Three [VIEW EOGKS NON-TECHMCAL Economic Policy of Russia Haensel, Pavel Petrovich Drifting Sands of Party Politics Underwood, Oscar W. TECHNECAL Electron Physics Hoag, J. Barton Handbuch der Spectroscopie Kayser, H. Organic Syntheses, Volume II Marvel, Carl S. 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