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Summer Session Kansan
Friday, July 17, 1964
Football Ticket Sales Indicate Record Crowds
As the KU football season draws near, the advanced ticket sales begin to show promise of a fine season.
The football program at KU has advanced greatly in the past few
Leading Lady Recreates First Ladies
By Jack Gaver UPI Drama Editor
NEW YORK — (UPI) — Without intent to age her by so much as a minute, I'm quite prepared to believe that Helen Hayes occupied the White House for 120 years, off and on, as 10 of the first ladies of the land.
That is the magic she is asked to work in A. E. Hotchner's "The White House," new tenant of Henry Miller's Theater. As always, the Hayes magic is potent.
THIS IS AN ODD piece of theater. And an effective one in an honest, informative, humorous, nostalgic way. It is not a drama in the ordinary sense. It is a series of vignettes linked together by the piece of federal real estate that provides the play with its title.
Using for dialogue, in the main, the actual private and public utterances of the persons involved, the play provides a candid look at most of the presidents of the United States, from Washington through Woodrow Wilson, and their ladies.
This is not one of those "readings," with the performers on stools or at leeterns. There is much movement under the skilled direction of Henry Kaplan. There are no costume changes; the clothes have a sort of indeterminate nature that seems to fit all periods. Ed Wittstein's sets are spare but colorful.
MISS HAYES does not try, through makeup, to look like any of the presidential wives. It is only by chance that a couple of the actors may give a fleeting impression of resembling an occasional male character.
It is Hotchner's point that, for good or bad, the occupants of the White House have been human beings and that often the little personal things give the best insights into their characters and help explain their public images. All in all, he sums up, we have a proud heritage that the presidential couples have done much to help shape.
Miss Hayes, gay and funny on occasion, sometimes making you want to weep with her, starts with Edigail Adams and winds up with Edith Wilson. Along the way she does a Mary Todd Lincoln that is an emotional gem.
THE MAJOR presidential assignments are taken by Fritz Weaver and James Daly, two eminent actors whose versatility does much for the play. Weaver's Lincoln and Wilson are outstanding, as are Daly's Andrew Johnson and Grover Cleveland
Sorrel Booke provides high moments as Daniel Webster, who lived through many administrations, and his Ulysses S. Grant is a highlight of the production.
The other skilled performers, all playing several roles, are Eric Berry, Gene Wilder, Michael O'Sullivan, Bette Henritze, Eugene Roche and Nancy Franklin.
Hotchner has done a good job with tricky material, and "The White House" is something that every American should see.
years and the fans are showing a definite interest in the team, according to Monte Johnson, director of public relations for the athletic department.
As the Big Eight overall competition steadily improves, each game reigns as significantly as the next. This is one clue to the success of the KU ticket sales.
Johnson said the season ticket sales are going very well and show signs of exceeding the 16,000 mark. This will be a very valuable contribution to increasing the overall attendance average of 36,000 per game as in past years, he said.
KU PLAYS FIVE home games during the regular season, and all of these promise to be great as far as attendance and overall excitement go. The opener is the traditional TCU game. It is expected that this game will sell out about a week ahead.
The game is scheduled for Sept. 19 and constitutes a great traditional rivalry. Actually, fall semester classes do not start until the following Monday, as the game is played on Saturday.
The second home game is Oct. 3, against Wyoming. This date is selected as Band Day and will pull from 4,000 to 6,000 band students and parents. A near-sellout is possible for the game.
ON OCT. 17, KU meets Oklahoma in possibly its biggest regular season game. It is almost a certainty that the 44,900-seat stadium will be filled for the contest.
Nebraska will follow OU Nov. 7 and be the opposition for the traditional Homecoming game. This game will constitute an almost sure sellout because of both the rivalry for the Big Eight crown and Homecoming festivities.
The NU game probably will reign as great in importance as any other because of the possibility of a tight Big Eight race. MU, OU, NU, and KU are expected to put up a tough fight for the crown.
THE FINAL GAME will be against Colorado University and is designated as Parents' Day. This no doubt will continue the string of sellouts.
The season ticket sales are expected to cover the west side of the field from goal line to goal line. This, along with the increased number of students, faculty, and visitors plus the 4,000 or 5,000 visiting team tickets on the east side will combine to raise the average attendance per game to well above the previous highs.
The KU team is expected to have a good year, and with the competition it will face at home it undoubtedly will set many attendance records. All of the games show sellout possibility. Games such as TCU, which will play KU for the last time under the present agreement, will draw well as sentimental value.
Johnson expects this to be one of the finest seasons in KU history both in team merit and game attendance.
Jacob Kleinberg, chairman of the department of chemistry, is doing special research work on inorganic chemistry at the University of Michigan.
KU Chemistry Head Studying at Michigan
Working with Kleinberg is C. N.
McCarty, director of the institute for
chemistry at the university. The
work is being done over a three-week period starting July 9. Dr.
Kleinberg will return July 28.
Air-Conditioning Work Closes Union Bookstore Upper Level
The entire upper level of the Union Bookstore will continue to be closed to customers until Monday because of work being done to replace the air-conditioning system.
The north end of the upper store has been shut off with plastic sheeting for some time.
ine work to replace the inadequate air-conditioning system was begun early in June. In addition, a
new storeroom will be created and more floor space made available.
The new air-conditioner weighs 1.700 pounds and has the cooling power of 50 tons of ice, about 17 times as much as the largest window air-conditioners.
The job should be completed by July 31.
The construction is financed by the bookstore's expansion and remodeling budget.
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