Play opens Thursday
'Oliver' has young twist
B By JACKI CAMPBELL
Kids, kids and more kids. One, two, five, nine—gads—look at all those kids!
"Oliver," a musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, is entering its final week of rehearsals. It is due to open Thursday, Nov. 3. at 8:20 p.m. in the University Theatre. Its technical rehearsal was held last night.
During the rehearsal, the stage's yawning youngsters went through scenes again and again. The cast is made up largely of men under five feet tall. They were ironing out difficulties in entrances, lighting, choreography and smoothness.
JACK BROOKING, director was on the stage, then in the audience; talking to the props
girl, then to the man running lights. Up and down, up and down. Over here, over there. He should get paid by the mile.
Actors gathered in small groups and rehearsed individual difficulties while Brooking worked on the overall effect.
Saturday night the Kansas Union Ballroom was transformed into a continental masquerade as nearly 250 people from many nations gathered for the International Ball, celebrating Halloween.
Continental party transforms ballroom
The event was sponsored by the KU Arab Club and the International Club.
Many of the guests wore their native costumes and masks. An atmosphere of camaraderie and gaiy reigned throughout the evening.
THE PRESIDENT of the Arab Club, Omar Sahli, Libya graduate student, said, "This ball is something new for us and we are very happy with the results. It turned out much better than we expected."
Maniea Khaleseh, Saudi Arabia freshman, said, "It was a great party—the best one this year."
During the evening of dancing and different contests the guests tried to determine the nationalities of the masked persons by the flag emblems they wore.
The four persons who correctly
guessed the most nationalities were asked to choose partners for a waltzing contest.
Margarita Suner, Buenos Aires, Argentina, graduate student, won the contest and received a $15 book donated by the Kansas Union Bookstore.
Sociologist to talk in Union at 4 p.m.
Amitai Etzioni, Columbia University sociologist, will lecture at 4 p.m. today in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union on "Toward a Theory of Social Guidance."
A native of Germany and holder of two degrees from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1958, Dr. Etzioni already is a recognized authority on organizations, political sociology and international relations.
At one time, props men were nailing gliders onto a casket on the right side of the stage. Brooking was giving advice on a boy's gesturing in the middle of the stage, and a boy and girl were practicing an argument at stage left.
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IN ONE WING A props girl discussed her problems with someone in the back of the theatre.
A man walked calmly to the front of the stage and announced, "London is four miles—not kilometers, okay?" He was referring to a road sign on stage.
A lighting director in the middle audience section spoke to the light man in the balcony on some type of walkie-talkie.
"Okey, we'll paint over the 'k'
and add an 'm.'"
A COUPLE OF BOYS were trying to throw hats onto each other's heads.
The part which would seem the most difficult was no problem at all. The boys' English accents were effectively distinguishable.
Only a couple more days left—and that is all they need. When this final polishing is done, the story of Oliver Twist will be an enjoyable change-of-pace for next week-end's date.
The Johnson administration was laughed at, the war in Viet Nam condemned and present U.S. standards of morality ridiculed at an anti-war poetry read-in last night.
Protest in rhyme intune with times
Seventy persons were present in the Kansas Union Forum Room as five KU and Lawrence poets read their works denouncing the war in Viet Nam. The poets were participants in the first of several "read-ins" planned by the KU Viet Nam Committee.
The readers and poets were Bill Holm, assistant English instructor, David Ignatow, KU poet-in-residence, George Kimball of the Abington Bookstore, Ricki Landon, Pittsburg graduate student, Jim McCreary, Norman, Okla., graduate student, and John Rezmerski, assistant English instructor.
Poem topics ranged from the conscientious objector to the bombing of North Viet Nam.
Daily Kansan
Monday, October 31, 1966
Presenting The Drinking Song for Sprites "ROAR, SOFT-DRINK, ROAR!" (To the tune of "Barbara Fritchie")
Traditionally, a lusty, rousing fight song is de riguror for every worthy cause and institution. But we wrote a song for Sprite anyway. We'd like you to sing it while drinking Sprite, though this may cause some choking and coughing. So what? It's all in good, clean fun. And speaking of good, clean things, what about the taste of Sprite? It's good. It's clean. However, good clean things may not exactly be your idea of jollies. In that case, remember that Sprite is also very refreshing. "Tart and tingling," in fact. And very collegiate. And maybe we'd better quit while we're ahead. So here it is. The Drinking Song For Sprite. And if you can get a group together to sing it--we'd be very surprised.
Roar, soft drink, roar!
You're the loudest soft drink
we ever sawr!
So tart and tingling, they
couldn't keep you quiet:
The perfect drink, guy,
To sit and think by,
Or to bring instant refreshment
To any campus riot! Oooooh--
Roar, soft drink, roar!
Flip your cap, hiss and bubble,
fizz and gush!
Oh we can't think
Of any drink
That we would rather sit with!
Or (if we feel like loitering)
to hang out in the strit with!
Or sleep through English lit' with
Roar! Soft drink! Roar!
Yvahhhhhhhhh SPRITE!
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