'Merry Widow' Slated for February
By JERRY KNUDSON
For over a month the creative wheels of University Theater have been turning and are now gathering momentum for the third production of the year—Franz Lehar's "The Merry Widow," to be presented Feb. 9, 10, 11, and 13 in Fraser theater.
Dr. John Newfield, director of University Theater, terms the Viennese operetta "the biggest piece of property in entertainment that has ever been created."
Rehearsals began Dec. 1 for the 24-piece orchestra conducted by Gerald Carney, associate professor of music education. The 20-voice chorus, under the direction of Clayton Krehbli, assistant professor of music education, began practicing the middle of December.
Stage rehearsals, directed by Dr. Newfield, began Jan. 2 with the actors returning early from Christmas vacation. Sonia, the merry widow, will alternately be played by Jeanne Aldridge, assistant to University Theater, and Gretta Reetz, fine arts sophomore. Dale Moore, fine arts junior, will portray Prince Danilo, the male lead.
Topeka Contractor Turns in Low Bid
Other leading parts will be handled by Barbara Blount, fine arts freshman, as Natalie, and William Oldham, education senior, as Camille de Jolidon. Joseph Meyers, college senior, is understudy for Camille.
A Topeka contractor made the low bid of $66,500 for the steam piping from the University power plant to the new science building on the south slope of Mt. Oread.
Bruce Calder, the contractor, made the lowest of four bids. It was about $8,000 over the estimated cost of the work made two years ago.
Comedy roles will be in the hands of Bob Allen, KLWN announcer, as Popoff; Bob Parke, fine arts sophomore, as Nish; Bill Moore, college junior, as Marquis Cascade; Larry Burt, fine arts sophomore, as Raoul de St. Brioche, and Charles May, college freshman, as Khadja.
Others in the cast of 21 soloists are Suzanne Armentrout, fine arts senior, as Malitza; Edward Kindley, fine arts sophomore, as Novakovich; Phyllis Nehrbass, education junior, as Olga, and Harriet King, fine arts junior, as Praskovia.
The Maxim girls will be Mary Gayle Loveless, fine arts junior; Edwina Jones, education junior; Virginia Reenbaugh, fine arts freshman; Betty Southern, fine arts freshman; Joan Guthridge, college junior;
Life Magazine Pictures Graduate
A KU graduate's picture appears in the latest issue of Life magazine in connection with an article on recent chemical advances in plastics.
Dr. Robert J. Slocombe, '43, research chemist with the Monsanta Chemical company, is pictured on page 39 of the Jan. 5 issue of the magazine. The caption explains that Dr. Slocombe is engaged in research to predict the development of new plastics on the basis of material which is represented in a three-dimensional graph.
ASC Financial Report Released
The following figures represent the second quarterly All Student Council financial report of receipts and disbursement of funds; they cover the period from the first week of November through the first week of January:
Balance from November statement... $ 1054.05
Receipts since November statement:
Activity tickets (summer session)... $ 280.00
Allowance for cheerleaders' expenses from Athletic assoc... 179.40
Balance from fall, 1951, sale of freshman caps by Bookstore ... 104.41
Deposits on use of ASC Constitutions... 32.00
Payment for banquet with Kansas State... 9.00
Total receipts... $ 604.81
Add: Balance from November... $ 1054.05
Total Funds Available... $ 1658.86
Disbursements since November statement:
ASC business expense... 30.27
Freshman election... 93.15
Miscellaneous expense... 13.98
Conferences... 61
Cheerleader expense... 258.23
Appropriations:
Statewide Activities... 400.00
Engineering Exposition... 500.00
YWCA... 250.00
Forensic League... 125.00
AWS... 50.00
Total Disbursements... $ 1721.24
Balance on Hand (deficit to be absorbed by second semester.
share of activity ticket)... $ (62.38)
Rhonda Bakyr, fine arts sophomore;
Patricia McGehee, fine arts junior;
and Linda Stormont, fine arts junior.
A ballet group of eight Sigma Tau members, directed by Miss Shirley Hughes, instructor of physical education, will also be featured in the production. Miss Hughes is doing the choreography.
Lyle Anderson, treasurer
Al Long, architecture senior, has designed the sets which are now being constructed in the University Theater workshop. Long also created the sets for "The Morning Star," presented last fall.
Seniors: Have Jayhawaker photos taken at Estes Studio now. Deadline Jan. 15
KuKu Club: Get basketball tickets for both sets of games at Athletic office.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
Versammlung des deutschen Vercins;
5 uhr. 502 Fraser. Dr. Juergensen, "The
S spirit of German Literature," in English.
organization: 7 p.m.
Danforth chapel.
Red Pepper: Wear uniforms and be at stage. Hoot auditorium at 7:15 p.m. If you have your ID card punched for set 1, bring your own ID card along with one punched for set 2 and present them at the ticket office for admittance.
Young Democrats: no meeting tonight.
Undergraduate English club: 7:30 p.m.
313 Fraser. Voice recording, play reading and refreshments.
Newcomers club: 8 p.m. Spooner lounge. Mrs. Domenico Gagliarlo, illustrated lecture, "Books for Pre-School Children."
Hiliel service: 7 p.m., Chapel of Myers ball.
FRIDAY
Kappa Phi: 7 p.m. Danfort chapel,
Kappa Phi: for all girls interested in
bledging.
MONDAY
FACTS: party meeting 8 p.m. English room, Memorial Union. Election of presi- dential candidates.
Pre-Nursing club: banquet, 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 14, English room, Memorial Union.
Tickets available in Miss Patterson's office.
18 Fraser through today.
ISA meeting: ISA office, Memorial Union.
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