Friday, December 1, 1978
University Daily Kansan
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Lawrence
By MELISSA THOMPSON
Staff Reviewer
There are ghosts upstairs in the Elizabeth Watkins Community Museum.
'ghosts' haunt museum
They stare plaintively from photographs hanging on display boards. Their somber expressions hint at an environment different from one that exists here now.
The "ghosts" are part of a three-part exhibit at the museum that illustrates the history and development of Lawrence. Part I, on display until Dec. 31, is "On the Banks of the Kaw": A History of Lawrence, Kaupunakee; Part II and III will be shown next spring.
The exhibit is a collection of photographs, drawings, diagrams and information about the generation of Lawrence, the people who settled here and the people who were driven
It is a fairly impressive collection—don't expect to breeze through it in a few minutes.
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exhibit's material is as boring as a third grade history book. It's more of a short course for those who want an overview of this area as it existed in the 1800s, before parking lots and football stadiums cut into the hillsides.
The topics covered include Douglas County geology, the changes in the animal and plant life during the past 100 years, the history of the land and its trivia about the people who lived here.
One particularly delightful part comments about the unpredictable Kansas weather, quoting settlers' letters and diaries.
Another woman echoed Snow's sentiment when she complained about the spring weather. "The winds of March and April are like windstorms, outdoor arrangements in Kansas."
One man tried to maintain his sense of humor in a letter to a friend in the East Coast.
"Mud is the predominant element just
"Mud is the predominant element just
Snow wrote," and the mud is
Snow wrote."
A montage of individual portraits gives a scattered impression of the type of people who lived here. Some of the faces have sunken eyes that suggest a hard life. One woman's picture gives the impression that she was shy and soul together in the thread in her clothing.
Another woman represents a more vivacious side of Lawrence life, with a flashing smile and crisp lace around her throat.
The exhibit also is meticulous in its demographic detail about the people in early Lawrence. An 1860 census painstakingly details every resident's soci-
cupation. Among the townpeople there were 18 merchants, 13 grocers, 4 farmers, and 6 other people.
Some impressive photos in the exhibit are "before and after" pictures of scenes around Mt. Oread and the University of Kansas.
Next to this is a current photo of the same hillside—a parking lot, at the foot of the hill.
One large photo depicts a grassy hillside with a tiny house on the uppermost horizon, a board fence running through the field and a mule team and a mule team moving across the scene.
The illustrations of change are probably what make this exhibit worth attention. Lawrence residents—be they 9-month transients or permanent—would be invariably responsible if their duet ever casually investigate their city's background.
Mimes clown with human nature
By KATHLEEN CONKEY
The European press named her theatre dance troupe The Lotte Goslar Pantomime Circus. The troupe was said to have so many different, magical elements that it was like a circus anyone could enjoy, Goslar said.
Staff Reporter
Goslar is the director, creator, choreographer, costume designer and main performer in the Lotte Goslar Pantomime tour of touring dance troupe that she started in 1984.
She has been at the University of Kansas since Nov. 23. The members of her circus gave master classes to various groups on campus and performed at several venues throughout the country. These classes are informal lessons that professional performers give to students.
Tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the University Theatre, the Pantomime Circus will perform a two-hour show of ballet, modern dance, pantomime, acrobatics and humor
TICKETS FOR the show are available at the University Theatre and the SUA box office for $2.75 for students and $3.75 for the public.
"It's a fun show with a serious problem," Goslar said. "The people will laugh and have fun and then when they go home they will realize there was more. I'm proud that the numbers are all very siet, yet say so much."
Goslar said the numbers varied from satirical to nonsensical to serious.
"I'm interested in human relationships. What people do to each other, both good and bad. The subtile is 'Clowns and Other Fool's' and that explains a little of what the show is about—how foolish people can be," she said.
Goslar, a tiny, ageless woman with bright intense eyes, sat drinking coffee as she explained how she started her circus. Her mother, a sweet girl, had to make visible everything she said.
GOSLAR GREW UP in Dresden, Germany. She came to the United States during World War II and has stayed since then. She began performing her unique brand of dance mixed with humor and mime and it caught on.
"It developed without a plan," Goslar said. "I was always crazy about dancing. My mother used to say I danced in the club, but it didn't. It judge it's true. I was very soft but I danced."
She wanted to take dancing lessons but could not afford them. Her aunt then paid for lessons as a gift for Goslar. She didn't like the rigid instructions, however, and she was a fan of her teacher. Later she heard about a new, young dance instructor and auditioned for her classes.
"SHE PUT ME in her professional dance group right away. that was my start. I liked what she taught but I still wanted to do my dance. I wanted it gradually and it snowballed." Goalar said.
She said her ideas come to her through music and through observing life and
nature. She said she uses all kinds of music; the accordion, saccharin sentiment and treads.
She said she picked her dancers for their evening skills, not for mine. All of these are behind her.
"They all love to dance," Goslar said.
After performances, they go to the dance school.
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GOSLAR SAID teaching takes more out of her than performing when she is on tour, because she never knows for sure what she needs. She knows how to group students and discovers their needs.
"With performing, you do all the work beforehand; the performance is a bonus."
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