HDC Will Give Two Productions

The Harvard Dramatic Club will produce two plays without fail this spring, even if it can't present both at the Loeb Drama Center.

At a recent meeting, the HDC voted to submit Shakespeare's "Tempest" and Marlowe's "Jew of Malta" for consideration by the Loeb Advisory Committee. If the Committee turns either of the plays down, the HDC will seek to produce it at another theater.

The purpose of the decision is "to make the HDC a stronger club, responsible for producing the plays," and to make the club "an independent voice," said Joel F. Henning, President of HDC.

Robert H. Chapman, Director of the Loeb Drama Center, refused to comment on the decision last night, since he had not yet received word directly from the drama group.

On Thursday the Advisory Committee will select four plays for its spring schedule from those submitted by the HDC, the Gilbert and Sullivan Players, the Harvard Opera Guild, and other groups. Chapman was unable to predict the chances of the HDC suggestions.