UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Monday, October 16, 1995
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Sports auction draws small crowd
By Craig Lang
Kansan staff writer
Hannah's House learned a lesson the hard way on Saturday night: Do not plan an event on the same night as "Late Night with Roy Williams."
About 38 people arrived Saturday night at Alvamar Country Club, 1809 Crossgate Drive, for "It's a Hit," a sports memorabilia auction to benefit Hannah's House, 2216 Alabama St. Hannah's House provides housing and counseling for unwed pregnant girls, ages 10 to 20, and their children.
Since March, collectors from Overland Park have donated their time and effort to finding 79 items, ranging from a New York Jets helmet signed by Joe Namath to a baseball and bat signed by Joe
However, because of the lack of participants, only 45 items were sold, raising $5,269 for the house.
"When we first planned this event on this night, we didn't know there would be 'Late Night,' said Hank Booth, auctioneer and announcer for radio stations KLWN and KLZR, 305 Iowa St.
Montana. However, not as many people attended the auction as the organizers had hoped.
Chris Schneweis, volunteer for Hannah's House, said that last year, the first year of the auction, the house raised $9,600. He said he had hoped they would raise more money this year because the items in this year's auction were better.
Susan Schneweis, executive director of Hannah's House, said that when she scheduled the event in June, "Late Night" had not been
scheduled. Despite the lack of participants, she still was happy that some money had been raised for the house. She said that she still intended to hold another auction next year.
Susan Schneweis said that the money raised from the auction would go to a project called "For the Love of a Child," a program which would house, educate and counsel unwed mothers for a maximum of three years, instead of only allowing mothers to stay at the house for eight to 10 months, which is the current limit.
"Something like this doesn't get me down." she said.
"That's not nearly enough time," she said. "These girls have a low self-esteem, we want to work on building that up and give them the right things they need."
'The Bald Soprano' is on an insane note
By Scott Mullen Kansan staff writer
It's "The Donna Reed Show" on an LSD trip.
Last weekend, the University of Kansas Theatre performed its third show of the season, "The Bald Soprano," followed by "A Dozen Prima Donnas." Both were directed by Ron Popenhagen, assistant professor of theatre and film.
"The Bald Soprano' is an absurd play," Popenhagen said. "It's visually surprising. Things appear that aren't anticipated. On the surface, it appears to be illogical, but in fact, it's about an idea that people talk to each other without really saying anything."
The play takes place in the late 1940s and is set in the living room of the Smiths', a London suburban couple who invite the Martins over for dinner. The conversations they have don't seem to make sense — which is the playwright's intent.
"Eugene Ionesco wrote the play while he was learning English, and he picked up on a lot of problems the language has," said Nathan Croner. Croner, Wellesley, Mass., senior, plays the part of Mr. Martin. "A lot of things we say don't really make sense."
The play's cast includes a maid who dusts in time to cong drums and a fire chief who wears a gold helmet with a dragon wrapped around it.
"From a plot aspect, not much happens," Popenhagen said. "It just gets wackier and wackier as the play goes on."
Wackiness is a mild word to describe the mood of "The Bald Soprano." By the end of the play, Mrs. Martin and Mr. Smith have engaged in various forms of foreplay, Mrs. Smith is squirming on
Sound bizarre? The play that follows, "A Dozen Prima Donnas," has all the insane elements of the first play times two.
Popenhagen created "A Dozen Prima Donnas" himself, using Ionesco's text to form what appears to be an interpretive dance of "The Bald Soprano." Just about anything takes place in the second play, from men prancing around in black skirts to girls making out with pieces of furniture.
the living room sofa like a dying cockroach, and Mr. Martin is screaming about douches.
"The Bald Soprano" and "A Dozen Prima Donnas" will play at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Crafton-Preyer Theatre. Tickets are $10 for the public, $5 for KU students and $9 for other students and senior citizens and are available at Murphy Hall, 864-3982; Lied Center, 864-ARTS; and the SUA box office, 864-3477.
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