Announcements

LUNCHEON MEETING December 28, 1964 In the Gate of Cleve of the Sheraton Atlantic Hotel, N.Y. Luncheon attended by approximately 40 persons. Chairman Myron Peyton opened the business meeting with the presentation of a bound copy of Lope de Vega Studies 1937-1962: A Critical Survey and Annotated Bibliography, autographed by the editors and contributors , to Professor Fichter, who was given a standing ovation by the members . Professor John Peters raised the question , continued from the 1963 meeting, concerning the identity of the Comediantes with Spanish Group Three. After considerable debate it was generally agreed that the Comediantes, having sought and been granted Group status by the Modern Language Association, must of necessity conform to the rules and regulations of that body, but that in all other respects was to retain as much of its traditional character as possible. It was also the consensus that the Chairman of Spanish Group Three is also Chairman of the Comediantes. It was moved by Reichenberger and seconded by Ortigoza that the Editor of the Bulletin be appointed by the Advisory Committee for a period of three years, the Editor to name his Associate Editor and Business Manager . Motion carried unanimously. The three-year term runs from 1964 to 1966, inclusive. In answer to a question by Parker, Peters pointed out that subscription to the Bulletin, which includes membership dues, is on the calendar year. Collection is to be made by the Business Manager. Peters, as Business Manager, reported a balance of $304. Votes of thanks were given to John Peters for his stewardship, and to the University of Arizona for its financial support of the Bulletin. A. G. Reichenberger University of Pennsylvania ANNOUNCEMENTS After June 15, the address of Professor Selig, Associate Editor of the Bulletin, will be Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. If you have not paid your dues for 1965, please send your check for two dollars to the Business Manager, Professor J. Richard Andrews, if you should owe for former years, he will also be glad to receive your check for whatever that may amount to. In fact, he will not refuse checks in advance payment of dues for future years. Please indicate on the check or in an accompanying note, however, for which year or years you are paying. Lope de Vega Studies 1937-1962: A Critical Survey and Annotated Bibliography (xi, 210 pp.), edited by J. H. Parker and A. M. Fox, was published toward the end of 1964 under the auspices of Spanish 3. It is available for $5.00 from the University of Toronto Press (Toronto 5, Ontario). Renaissance Drama. Professor S. Schoenbaum (Department of English, Northwestern University) has written to suggest that the Comediantes might be interested in plans for Renaissance Drama, a new series of annual volumes of which he is editor: he intends to include essays on Golden Age playwrights . The descriptive statement which he sent with his letter is reproduced below, since it will undoubtedly be of interest to all Comediantes: "For a number of years S. Schoenbaum has been issuing an informal dup- licated publication in connection with the Modern Language Association conference on Research Opportunities in Renaissance Drama. With the 1965 number, Renaissance Drama will become a clothbound annual volume, printed by letterpress and appropriately illustrated. It will run to approximately 200 pages. Northwestern University Press will publish Renaissance Drama in the United States; negotiations are in progress with a British publisher for distribution abroad. Professor Schoenbaum's editorial committee consists of Miss Beatrice Corrigan (University of Toronto), W. A. Armstrong (King's College, London), R. C. Bald (University of Chicago), Alfred Harbage (Harvard University), and E. J. Webber (Northwestern University); the committee may be enlarged by one or two additions. "Renaissance Drama will not be restricted to any single national theatre. In the interest of breadth of coverage, the chronological limits of the Renaissance will be interpreted broadly; furthermore , space will be found for essays on precursors, as well as for studies of the utilization of Renaissance themes by later writers. Studies designed to shed light on theatrical history and actual stage production are especially welcome, as are comparative essays. Renaissance Drama will place emphasis on articles of...