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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
OCTOBER 28,1946
Modern 'Beggar On Horseback Will Appear In Fraser Theater Nov.4
From the proverb, "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride," comes the title of the drama, "Beggar On Horseback," which will appear for a four-night run in Fraser theater beginning Nov. 4.
The plot, too, borrows from that proverb the idea that the world would indeed be topsy-turvy by the wishes of beggars were granted.
The central figure in the play is a modern-day beggar, a young musician who can't find the time or opportunity to compose great music and still keep from starving.
He's all set to marry a wealthy heiress, which would satisfy most boggars, but, this musician thinks her family wouldn't appreciate his talent.
So he goes to bed with his problems, and the resulting nightmare provides twenty-one fantasy scenes.
He's whisked through a jazz wedding ceremony, and into the whirl of living a worry-laden life in the sunnyptuous home and spacious offices of his in-laws.
The hero murders the whole family in his dream, and goes on trial, before a jury composed of his dream-wife's dancing teachers.
In an attempt to plead for freedom, the musician stages his fantasy composition, "A Kiss in Xanadu," which is one of the high spots of the production.
"Beggar on Horseback," requires 23 changes of scenery, and has 75 speaking parts. It was presented once before at the University, in 1937.
The plea fails, but just as the hero is ready to die, he wakes up in his apartment.
Phi Alpha Theta Asks For Eligible Students
Plans for initiation of new members sometime in December were discussed at the first meeting of Hi Alpha Theta, honorary history organization, recently.
Undergraduate students who have taken 12 hours of history, have a B average and are interested are in the civilim, president, in the office history.
Prospective members will be guests at the November social meeting.
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Always A Salesman
Robinson, Ill. (UP)—Marley Harrison reversed the usual procedure when he left the hospital after a operation and presented it with a bill. An appliance dealer, he spent the time while he was recuperating talking the staff into buying a deep freeze unit.
Dauville, Ill. (UP)—Harold Brown was almost drooling as he thought of all the fish he was going to catch and eat in Minnesota. But the day before he was to have left on his fishing vacation he shattered his store teeth while lunching.
Lost Teeth Spoil Vacation
New London, Conn. (UP)—The Horst Wessel, a trim Zinn ship used to train German naval officers in the Baltic Sea during World War II, has been commissioned The Eagle and is used for a similar purpose at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy here.
Horst Wessel Makes Good
Yes, Mother, I let Stevenson's supply the paint for redecorating the apartment.
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