Kansan Photog Looks
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Behind the Curtain
When the semester's first dramatic offering opened on the stage of Fraser theater Wednesday evening it was the culmination of many hours of work.
The whole production of "The Morning Star," with the exception of direction, is being done by members of the University theater. The performance that the audience will see tonight is just a small part of the work done for the play.
By Wednesday the cast had been drilled by Dr. John Newfield, the director, until everything was perfect and the play opened as if there were no effort or work behind it all.
Student seamstresses have been busy making, pressing and fitting 30 different costumes; electricians have been stringing lights and figuring out various color and lighting arrangements and stage hands have been building sets, furniture and painting the backgrounds for the show.
Many days and nights went into rehearsals. Fraser theater looked like a field of organized confusion. In between propmen loading the stage, actors were trying to memorize their lines, while others were trying to figure out their best positions on the stage. Until Monday night there seemed to be little continuity to the play. Then, at the first dress rehearsal all the rough edges were smoothed out and the onlookers were able to watch the play take form before their eyes.
—Photo Story by Don Moser
c Bolt,orsyth, and Gad C. Smith, college sophocation of 40 milimeter naval anti-aircraft auon as part of their naval weapons training.
Oct. 31, 1952