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THE RED AND BLACK, FRIDAY, MARCH 8. 1935.
Seven
Dance Program Presented
By University Club Tuesday
Concert Directed by Miss
Frances Graham in Physical
Education Building
Sophomore President
The Dance club of the University,
assisted by the dancing students of
the physical education department,
presented a dance concert before a
large audience Tuesday night in the
Physical Education building. The
program was directed by Miss Fran
ces Graham, dance instructor.
The program was given in two
parts, the first manly illustrating
technique and elementary dance
movements. The second part includ
ed interpretative numbers by the
Dance club and several solos by Miss
Graham. How movements may pro
gress from simple forms to complex
and finally ot dance composition and
how dances are built on these move
ments was demonstrated by three
simple dances showing how the body
may be used as an instrument of ex
pression. Two of the dances, “Sailor
Song” and “Phric Spear.” were given
by the beginning class and the third,
a “Mazurka,” by the intermediate
class.
Graham's Dance
Miss Graham’s three solos were
given in the second part. Her most
original dance was "Primitive Rit
ual—Casting Out Devils,” a fantas
tic, creepy dance in which the per
former, in the spirit of voodooism,
represented a primitive medicine
man.
The Dance club gave “The Sea,”
a dance picturing the motion of the
waves; "Woman’s Work,” a humor
ous bit; “Eve and the Avenging
Angels” from “Judgment,” assisted
by Miss Graham, a melodramatic in
terpretation, and the last “The Day
of Judgment,” in which striking de
sign and lighting effects were pre
sented.
A German Dance
One of the most outstanding
dances given by the Dance club was
“Strike,” a powerful number illus
trating the influence of the German
Mary Lucy Herndon, Toccoa, pres
ident of the Sophomore class of
the Coordinate college, who with
Lee Rogers, Elberton, will head
the lead-out at the annual class
formal tonight in the Physical
Education building.
school. A frivolous little "Pioneer
Dance” concluded the program.
Miss Lucille Kimble, of the Uni
versity music department, was the
accompanist. The costumes were
made by Miss Nell Wood, Athens.
Members of the Dance club are:
Margaret Allais, Atlanta; Eliza
beth Blanchard, Crawford; Renee
Cannon, Conyers; Martha Fulford,
Atlanta; Ethlyn Goodwin, Greens
boro; Judy Harbour, Atlanta; Mary
Kellogg, Chamblee; Dorothy Kim-
brell, Athens; Mary Mullino, Monte
zuma; Ann Myddleton, Valdosta; Ag
nes Pitts, At’anta; Elizabeth Rice,
Elberton; Mildred Teasley, Athens,
and Lee Whiteman, Atlanta.
KA Masquerade Ball Memories Linger
After Gala Friday Night in Woodruff Hall
The sun may never set on the
British Empire, but neither does it
set on the empire represented at
the Kappa Alpha's costume masquer
ade Friday night in Woodruff hall.
Cosmopolitan would hardly be an
appropriate word for this empire of
make-believe.
Actually, some came from the east,
some came from the west, and some
came from the cookoo’s nest. China
sent her representatives, the Cos
sacks had a body, Frank Buck saw
several imitators in the empire of
“is it so,” nobles, chorus girls, and,
yes, Ghandi, were there.
Shotgun weddings were not at all
out of order for the empire laughed
as the parson pronounced “man and
wife” and two babies—second child
hood—sucked the nipples of the bot
tles, Paul Jones and Four Roses, and
called to mommer to hurry and get
tied so we can dance.
All the way down from Canada
the Dionne babies came, doctor,
nurses, and the five little girls, but
conspicuous in their absence were
papa and mama to whom showers
of credit should go. And there were
imitation babies present too.
Back to the dear old ante-bellum
days when great grandma and pa
were abedding, Little Annes went
to take the show. 'Mid hoop skirts
and two steps, and a Virginia reel
or two. Stringer and his boys had
little to do but play. Music meant
nothing to this empire of make-be
lieve. They cared only for the laughs
that this cosmopolitan group was
providing and they also were enjoy
ing.
Dainty little soldiers in black,
blue, and white—there is something
about a soldier .... her eyes always
shine, shine, shine—kinda won a lot
of battles for that empire’s weaker
sex. And men dressed up as wo
men, man, you should never have
missed that.
With the farmer boy and his gal
Sal aridin’ on ole Bill, it all but took
the show away from the big black
villain and our little Nell. Googoo
and Penner just couldn't let us alone,
not even in this laughing world of
“it’s not so.”
The ole man of the mountain, with
his crooked stick and all, nearly took
the show away from the prize win
ners after all, but Flash Gordon tried
to hold him down as someone else
took Dale around all attired as 1908’s
little country missus with long plait
ed curls.
And on and on the parade did go
’til nearly every land had at least
one representative in the show and
the real sun told the K A. break-
fasteers that (he "Empire’s sun”
must set. Fare Thee Well, Anna-
belle.
I OFFICIALS DENY LOWER
PRICES FOR THEATERS
(Continued from page 1)
Mr. J. (’. Strong,
I Mr. Tom A. Dozier,
University of Georgia,
Athens, Georgia.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am directed by the officers of
the Palace and Strand theaters to
reply to your communication without
date as follows:
We have the courteous petition
signed by yourselves as a committee
appointed by the student body re
questing of the management of the
Palace and Strand theaters a reduc
tion in admission prices. We have
given careful consideration to this
petition.
Before reaching a decision in the
matter, we made inquiry of a few
other cities, including college towns,
with a view of comparing our prices
with theirs. For your information
this comparative list is attached.
No fair minded person ran charge,
after reading this list, that onr ad
mission prices are out of line, espe
cially if consideration is given to
the high quality of shows produced
here, which, we state without fenr
of contradiction, are the equal of
any shown in any theatre in the
country regardless of the size of the
city.
Weekly Cost $3,000
That your committee may have
some understanding of our difficul
ties, let us say to you that It costs
approximately $3,000 per week to
operate our theatres. No money is
spared to obtain for the Palace the
best pictures for the same release
date as New York and Chicago, and
numbers of times we are weeks ahead
of Atlanta, Memphis and other large
cities of similar size throughout the
country. Further, we go to great
expense in providing modern seats,
talking equipment, cooling system
and to keep the theatres in an abso
lutely sanitary and fire proof condi
tion at all times. It cannot be fair
ly argued that we should continue to
operate our theatres on this high
standard and compete in prices with
a theatre in some rural town, or a
side street theatre in some eastern
city with cheap rent, cheap equip
ment and producing second, third,
and fourth run pictures. The Palace
theater has the latest improvements
in talking equipment. Athens was
one of the first cities in the South
to install equipment of this type, and
it is not surpassed in quality by any
talking equipment anywhere.
10 Cent Theaters
We cannot reduce our prices un
less our management radically
changes its policy and also makes
sharp reductions In salaries paid Its
employees. The management has
contemplated the opening of another
theater in Athens showing second
and third run pictures at an admis
sion charge of 10 cents, if a suf
ficient demand should develop to
warrant this action.
We do not concur In your state
ment that our plan of a free show
monthly and reduced rates on cer
tain days do not meet the desires
of the student body. Our free shows
are given to provide entertainment
for students at the University who
could not afford to go to shows at
any price. Of course, other students
come and we want them. Our rec
ords show that the student attend
ance at free shows averages twelve
hundred per day, and last Thursday
there was a normal attendance.
As you know, our admission prices
at the Stand theater are 35 cents,
day and night, for five days In the
week, and on each Wednesday the
price is still further reduced to 15
cents. This reduction on that day
is not made to attract patronage,
i but is for the sole purpose of giving
j every one In the city an opportunity
[ of having this entertainment at least
[ once each week. Then, we give the
: monthly complimentary admission at
I the Strand to the students of The
University of Georgia without charge,
j So far as our knowledge extends
these complimentary admissions are
I not given at stated periods In any
j other college city or town. It must
also be understood that the Strand
[ theater is not strictly what Is known
as a B theater, as a number of first
run pictures are shown there.
Matinee Extended
At the Palace theater our admis
sion charges are 25 rents for four
days in each week up to six p. m.
In most places the matinee charges
cease at one p. m., but we have pur
posely extended the matinee hours
in order to permit the students to
avail themselves of the lower price.
We note what you say In connec
tion with the growth of tin 1 Univer
sity, which all good citizens have ob
served with pride. May we claim a
small part in this development, in
asmuch ns we have at nil times co
operated to the limit of our ability
with the administrative officials of
the University, the Individual stu
dents and the student body as a
whole, in any worth while activity on
the campus. Mny we too express a
little pride in the development of
our theatrical institutions growing
from very modest quarters to their
present size, having invested In one
building and equipment therein alone
considerably over two hundred thou
sand dollars for the comfort and
entertainment of our patrons.
You must know there has been
considerable talk throughout the
state that the tuition charges at the
University are too high and should
be reduced. We think It can be safe
ly left to the University authorities
to make the charges as small as pos
sible to maintain the high plane on
which the University is operated.
Certainly no one would suggest that
the curriculum of the University be
lowered and the salaries of its pro
fessors be reduced to bring the tui
tion charges down to those of some
educational institutions of inferior
standards, with which the Univer
sity cannot nnd ought not to com
pete.
Should Not Be Criticized
By the same token we feel that we
should not be criticized for charg
ing prices to maintain, for a large
majority of our patrons, including
the larger portion of the student
body who desire us to do so, the
present quality of entertainment and
to pay to our employees, some of
whom have been with us over two
decades, salaries In line with the
government code.
It is the policy of all successful
business concerns to sell their prod
ucts as cheaply as they can, and this
has always been the policy of the
Strand and Palace management.
You point out the fact that the
students are admitted to the ath
letic contests on the campus at re
duced rates. We do not think the
Illustration is at all fair to us. The
student body is a part and parcel of
the University—In fact it is the very
life of the college. There are some
who contend that no admission
charge at all to athletic events should
he charged the students. We do not
charge any admission fee to those
connected with our organization, but
we certainly would not contend that
other businesses should accord them
the same treatment simply because
our employees have been patrons of
j theirs for years. In this connection
we will state that we have nineteen
employees upon our payrolls, most
of whom have dependent families.
You may be surprised to learn
that the Inrge part of our patronage
comes from small towns within a
radius of fifty miles of Athens. They
leave and pass by the cheaper the
aters to come to the Athens theaters,
and while here patronize our other
business houses, and also become
better acquainted with The Univer
sity of Georgia. We are constantly
requested by patrons In these towns
to sell them tickets In bulk Nat
urally people want to buy as cheap
ly as they can. But if we reduce the
prices to one class we would have
to do so to another and then to all
classes. This would result in a com
plete demoralization of our business.
Discrimination of any kind has al-
wnys been most distasteful to the
general public.
“We Must Decline”
In view of the foregoing state
ment of facts, we must respectfully
decline to reduce our prices. In do
ing so, let us express to the hundreds
of students and citizens our pro
found thanks for their thoughtful
and sincere consideration of us dur
ing nnd subsequent to the regretta
ble demonstration a short while back
by n few misguided students. It
mnkes us very happy to know that
such a large number of people ap
preciate our efforts to serve them
and that we can count them as our
friends.
Very respectfully,
A. D. ROBERTSON,
Manager.
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