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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, November 6, 1968
Gilbert and Sullivan troupe organized here
KU's theatrical scope will be broadened this year with the founding of the Mount Oread Gilbert and Sulivan Company.
John Bush Jones, acting assistant professor of English, founded a Gilbert and Sullivan Guild last year at Northwestern University. With the assistance of his wife, Sandy, a graduate student in art history, Jones said the Mount Oread company will first perform "The Mikado" March 5-9 in Strong Hall Auditorium.
The company is currently seeking staff members. More information about these positions and casting will be given at 7:30 p.m. today in the Kansas Union Forum Room.
Jones feels many talented singing voices need more outlets than KU has provided in the past. But the company is not just open to drama and music students. All students, faculty members, and their spouses are welcome.
"This is a tremendous training ground for actors," Mrs. Jones said. "We like to run things like 'group therapy'."
SUA exhibits wood sculpture
Wood sculpture by Marguerite Baumgartel is now on display in the south lounge of the Kansas Union.
Mrs. Baumgartel, assistant professor of art education, did some of the work in India last year while on a sabbatical leave. She received a Fulbright Travel Grant to study Indian sculpture.
The display, sponsored by the Student Union Activities, features wild cherry, catalpa, osage orange, Indian teak and cedar wood sculpture.
Everyone in the company will contribute. "It's the whole theory of ensemble acting," explained Jones.
Jones feels that the company will be a contribution to the community. To further this contribution, a more popular comic opera will be presented one semester and a lesser-known one the alternate semester.
Jones said he first became interested in the two playwrights when he was 14. At Northwestern he directed scenes and finally a production with which his wife helped. Now preparing an anthology of critical studies on Gilbert and Sullivan, Jones said there are persons at KU extremely interested in the playwrights' works. "There has already been a great deal of student and faculty enthusiasm," he said.
The March play has nine principal roles and 16 chorus members. Casting for this year's comic opera will be later this semester.
"The principals should have strong voices," Jones said, "But untrained people often turn out the best performances."
"Gilbert and Sullivan operas are a lot more intelligent than Broadway shows and it's all just plain fun," his wife said.
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