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University Daily Kansan
Thursday, Oct. 29, 1964
Romeo, Juliet Becomes New West Side Story
Romeo and Juliet never met Tony or Maria and the aristocratic Montagues and Capulets would probably tremble at the sight of a rumble between the Sharks and the Jets.
William Shakespeare's famous love story will take a space age twist when "West Side Story" opens Nov. 6 in the University Theatre.
LEONARD BERNSTEIN'S musical adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet," set in the slums of West Side New York, has become as popular in a few years as Shakespeare's drama has in three centuries. The musical was chosen for production here because of its popularity, Lewin Goff, director, said.
The 38-member cast has been rehearsing since early October under the combined direction of Goff, Robert Baustian, professor of orchestra; Clayton Krebbiel, professor of
Traffic Survey Made For City
The interviewing of five per cent of the residents of Lawrence, including KU students, began last Tuesday as part of a travel and transportation survey to be used by the City of Lawrence in a comprehensive transportation planning study.
Addison H. Meschke, director of highways, said that six local interviewers, hired and trained by the Highway Commission, will be asking questions in the residents' homes about the number of trips made in a 24-hour period and the mode of travel used.
Questions include the number of people living in that dwelling, the number of cars, all trips made the previous day for all persons five years old or older, point of origin, mode of travel, destination, and purpose of trip. These will include even simple things like a trip to the grocery store.
In addition to the home interviews, 25 per cent of all trucking companies and truck operators will be asked similar questions, and all taxi travel in the city will be recorded.
An external survey that studied traffic moving into and out of the city has already been completed. Completion of this survey will provide the city with information if needs to plan an adequate and safe system of major streets.
Meschke said the interviewers would be at work for about four weeks. The individual interviews will take about ten minutes.
KU Ladies Meet
The University Women's Club will hold a program meeting on Thursday Nov. 5 that will include a salute to the life members of the group.
Mrs. Kenneth Bloomquist will give a talk on "KU in the Far East." As a chaperon to the KU Brass Choir last summer she will tell of some of her experiences with the group while traveling in the Far East.
Mrs. Gerald Halls is general chairman for the meeting that will be held at 2 p.m.
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Chez Haehl, assistant professor of speech and drama, designed costumes for the show and James Harrington, visiting instructor of speech and drama, is the set designer.
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"As musicals go, this is not a costume show," he said. "Lighting will give the show its color."
GOFF DESCRIBES the costumes as "modern and rag tag."
He described the sets as "fragmentary." "They attempt realism through suggestion of a building or room instead of imitating the real thing," he said.
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Goff said the musical is difficult to produce because it is hard on everyone. All of the cast members dance and sing.
SCENE CHANGES will be made by turning the revolving stage. Goff said the stage is moved during theatre productions only once or twice each year.
"We haven't had too many technical problems, but rehearsals have been a test of the cast's stamina," he said.
EVEN THOUGH he has worked with the show every day for more than a month. Goff still finds it challenging and exciting. "I never get tired of a show," he said.
Tickets go on sale at the box office in Murphy Hall tomorrow. Admission to the first (Alumni) performance is at regular prices only. ID exchanges can be made for all the other shows.
The musical will run Nov. 6, 8, 10 und 13.
Deller Consort To Play Series
Alfred Deller and the Deller Consort, an ensemble of five English singers, will appear Nov. 2 on the KU Chamber Music Series. The concert will be at 8 p.m. in Swarthout Recital Hall.
Deller is a counter-tenor, a type of voice obsolete for more than a century. He and the Consort, who are singers with special training, are able to give authentic performances of music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
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Editors' Day To Feature Chancellor
Chanceellor W. Clarke Wesco will be the speaker for the annual Kansas Editors' Day program Nov. 14, at KU, Dean Burton W. Marvin of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information announced today.
Weekly and daily newspaper editors from throughout Kansas will be guests for the morning program in Flint Hall, a luncheon in the Kansas Union, and at the Kansas-Colorado football game in the afternoon.
In addition to the talk by Wescoe, the program will include announcement of the election of a deceased Kansas editor to the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame and the annual wrangle session, in which editors discuss problem topics submitted by them in advance.
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E. R. Woodward, publisher of the Oberlin Herald and president of the Kansas Press Association, will preside over the wrangle session.
Marvin will announce the name of the editor elected to the Hall of Fame. Since the creation of the Hall of Fame in 1931 Kansas editors have elected 47 persons for this recognition.
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