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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, November 11, 1959
Box office keeps busy with Brigadoon tickets
"Brigadoon" Tickets -
Going, Going... Gone
Hustle, hustle, hustle if you want to see the "Brigadoon" musical. Ticket sellers predict a sell-out by 5 p.m. today.
And take a book along if you buy a ticket today. It is an hour-long project to reach the University Theatre box office.
A solid line of theatre goers has filled the lobby since tickets to the musical went on sale Monday.
There are many ways to utilize your time as you stand in line.
Some of the students shuffled blindly through the line, engrossed in textbooks. The sleepy students lounged against the walls and dozed.
Two young mothers talked about baby foods as they rocked small babies in their arms. Another mother hulled a baby boy to sleep by rocking his stroller.
Some of the people stood patiently with their hands thrust deep into
their pockets as the line creeped and inched along. Others fretted and groaned and muttered as they watched the minutes tick by on the big clock.
In some cases it was dishearten to reach the box office.
Imagine the consternation one girl must have felt when she stood in the "Brigadoon" line 49 minutes to buy a "Dear Liar" ticket. The "Dear Liar" tickets were on sale upstairs.
Then there were the dismayed couples who discovered there were no more double seats left for Saturday night.
"Well, I'll meet you in the lobby between acts. honey."
"About 4,000 tickets have been sold and there are probably 600 seats left altogether for Monday and Tuesday nights," said Lewin Goff, director of University Theatre. "Wednesday and Saturday nights are sold out."
"The only tickets left are a few singles, side-row and balcony seats"
Prof. Goff dismissed the rumor that the seasonal theatre tickets purchased in advance by Lawrence townpeople crowd out the students, who are admitted free by identification card exchange.
"We don't sell enough coupon holders all together to fill one night," he said, "and even if all of them were used, only one-fourth of the seats would be taken up each night."
Prof. Goff pointed out that shows are run four nights because most of them are not sell-outs.
"Usually only a musical draws a full house," he said. "When the theatre becomes so popular with students that we have full houses for every production, we'll add an extra performance."
Students interested in creative writing have an opportunity to see their work in print by qualifying for membership in the Quill Club.
Quill Club Is Seeking Membership Applicants
Interested students should submit manuscripts at 203 Fraser before Nov. 23. The manuscripts may be poetry, short stories or essays and should be type-written with the author's name on the last page.
The winning entries will be published in the fall issue of "Quill"
magazine and the authors will be asked to join the Quill Club.
The authors of other manuscripts which are of good quality but not published will also be offered a membership in the club.
Any student is eligible to submit manuscripts. The winning entries will be chosen by the "Quill's" editorial board.
The Quill Club will meet at 8:30 tonight in the Kansas Union.
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