Friday, October 13, 1967
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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'Gypsy' takes off Oct. 26
LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU
Singing as she strips, Parmalee Bates as Gypsy "Rose" Lee, parades and peels her way across the stage. The real Gypsy was a vaudeville failure who became the burlesque queen of the state—but always remained modestly clothed during her act.
By Linda McCrerey Kansan Staff Reporter
The story of the rise of stripper Gypsy "Rose" Lee is the drama department's musical this semester, "Gypsy."
Directed by Jack T. Brooking, professor of drama, "Gypsy" will be presented at 8:20 p.m. Oct. 26-28 and Nov. 2-5 in the University Theatre.
Vaudeville songs and dances, live animals on stage, and a 1923 Dodge touring car are some of the novelties on stage in "Gypsy."
But beneath the glitter is represented the struggle of a determined woman.
The story of Gypsy's success is actually the story of her mother,a "stage mom"whose only concern in life is to see her daughters become stars.
Mama Rose, played by Verna Pierce, Winnetca, Ill., sophomore, starts pushing her daughters Baby June and Louise, into show business when they are children.
Somewhere along the way Mama Rose picks up Herbie, played by Kip Niven, Prairie Village senior.
Herbie becomes the girls' theater agent, mainly to be with Mama, whom he loves.
Years later, after being led on by promises that Mama will marry him, Herbie finally realizes that all Mama cares about is the success of her daughters.
Baby June, played by Susan Lotz, Wilmette, Ill., junior, is the younger daughter, who runs away from Mama and gets married.
Louise, the other daughter, stays and satisfies her mother's wishes, becoming the stripper known today as Gypsy "Rose" Lee.
"She was always the greatest stripper and the greatest show woman," said Parmalee Bates, N.Y. senior, who plays the part of Louise.
"She never stripped all the way down. That was her gimmick," Miss Bates said.
Anti-war demonstrator drafted
DUNCAN, Okla.—(UPI)—A 21-year-old antiwar demonstrator has been ordered to appear for induction in the U. S. Army Oct. 19.
Ordered to report was Jack Bateman, who joined demonstrators from Oklahoma University in protesting the second court martial of Pvt. Andrew Stapp at Ft. Sill.
Bateman was in the group with Maryann Weissman and Key Martin of New York City, who were later sentenced to six months imprisonment in connection with the incident. Mrs. Weissman, 29, and Martin, 21, were convicted on charges of violating an order not to enter Ft. Sill.
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THIS IS A RAISE?
RALEIGH, N.C. — (UPI)— The North Carolina Legislature has raised the pay of the lieutenant governor from $2,100 to $5,000 per year. Expense allowances were hiked from $3,000 to $4,000.
The original bill had called for an annual salary of $15,000.
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Don't just sit there, Wallace Middendorp. Make a noise. Or drink Sprite,the noisy soft drink.
What did you do when Joe (Boxcar) Brkcpzmluj was kicked off the football team just because he flunked six out of four of his majors? What did you do, Wallace Middendorp?
And when the school newspaper's WALLACE MIDDENDORP SAT HERE editors resigned in protest because The Chancellor wouldn't allow the publication of certain salacious portions of
SPRITE, SO TART
AND TINGLING,
WE JUST COULDN'T
KEEP IT QUIET.
"Night In a Girl's Dormitory"
"Might in a Girl's Dormitory"
you just sat, didn't you?
You've made a mockery of your life, Wallace Middendorp!
You're a vegetable.
Protest, Wallace Middendorp.
Take a stand. Make* a noise!
Or drink Sprite. The noisy soft
drink.
Open a bottle of Sprite at the next campus speak-out. Let it fizz and bubble to the masses.
Let its lusty carbonation echo through the halls of ivy. Let its tart, tingling exuberance infect the crowd with excitement.
Do these things, Wallace Middendorp. Do these things,
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